German Defense Minister Pistorious on why Germany isn’t supplying Taurus cruise missile to Ukraine:

We're not the only ones not delivering.

Russian Foreign Ministry:

A military solution in Niger could lead to a prolonged confrontation and severe destabilization of the situation in the Sahel-Sahara region.

Moscow Police is now patrolling with anti-drone guns after the recent Ukrainian kamikaze UAV strike on Moscow.

Thousands of supporters of Niger's coup leaders gather in front of the French base in Niamey.

Crowds calling for French troops to leave Niger.

WSJ:

The top military commander of one of the ECOWAS member states predicts that it will take six months to prepare for any intervention in Niger.

Ukrainian marines completed a 6-month commando training course in the UK.

Royal Navy Marine Special Forces trained 1,000 Ukrainian troops, focusing on raids and complex amphibious operations using small boats day and night.

About 900 Ukrainian fighters were able to complete the course completely.

WSJ:

Iran has slowed down the pace of uranium enrichment in recent weeks.

WSJ:

Since spring, the United States has been trying to get Egypt to start supplying weapons to Ukraine, but Cairo is not succumbing to pressure.

Kyiv Post:

Ukraine is going to seek the exclusion of Israel from the Ramstein Format as Israel isn’t supplying weapons to Ukraine.

Ukraine claims Israelis "take advantage" of the meetings, has “some unfriendly actions towards Ukraine” & they never provided “real help.”

NYT:

The losses of Ukrainian forces, according to estimates by Western officials and analysts, have exceeded 150,000; either killed or wounded since February 2022.

Bild:

According to the latest data, German Air Force has more than 300 repaired and combat-ready long-range KEPD-350 Taurus cruise missiles, out of 600 delivered in 2005-2010.

Russia claims 2 x Su-34 & 2 x Su-35 fighter jets were “affected” by the guidance systems of two F-35 fighter jets over Syria.

The onboard defense systems of Russian aircraft worked automatically, said Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria.

Ukrainian Intelligence (SBU) strikes on rare Russian BMPT Terminator-2 AFV.

Russian forces tried to evacuate damaged Terminator with the help of T-80 tank, but it was also hit by SBU strikes.

Crimean Bridge, now.

Traffic across the bridge is blocked, explosions and gunshots are heard.

Massive Ukrainian attack reported on Crimean Bridge.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak shares “The Beatles - Yellow Submarine” on his TG channel after reports of explosions at Crimean Bridge.

Sergey Aksyonov, the Russian-installed head of Crimea claims air defense forces shot down two Ukrainian missiles in the Kerch Strait area, the Crimean Bridge was not damaged.

Another photo showing smokes around Crimean Bridge at several points.

According to the adviser to the head of the Crimea, the special services “put a smoke screen on the Crimean Bridge”, the traffic will resume in the near future.