A delegation from North Korea's elite military training institution, the Kim Il Sung Military University, has departed for Russia.

This marks the first military exchange between North Korea and Russia since their leaders signed a cooperation pact.

3 Russian soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces today.

U.S. officials believe Russia is unlikely to make significant territorial gains in Ukraine in the coming months.

— Some officials believe Ukraine could emerge victorious by moving closer to NATO and Europe, even without reclaiming all lost territory.

— Neither Russia nor Ukraine is seen as capable of significantly changing battle lines.

— The U.S. and allies are focusing on long-term investments to help Ukraine hold its position and wear out Russia.

Source: NYT

Terror organization PKK has shifted to using First-Person View (FPV) drones, particularly "kamikaze" drones against Turkish forces in northern Iraq recently.

— In June 2024, the PKK conducted at least 17 FPV drone attacks against the Turkish army, causing minor material damage.

— The PKK has established FPV drone-manufacturing workshops in areas between Sulaymaniyah and Qandil in northern Iraq.

— They've set up a supply chain for materials through Ukraine, European drone markets, Georgia, and Iran.
The group is also acquiring technology from China and Iran.

— The PKK is working on enhancing Chinese-made drones with improved signal and receiver systems.

— They aim to produce their own drone bodies and engines. Efforts are underway to develop ammunition and payloads for FPV drones, including armor-piercing ammunition.

— The group is working on improving data transmission quality, increasing drone range, and enhancing tracking and striking precision.

— The PKK is utilizing its networks in Syria and international funding for these developments. They may have access to munitions developed in Ukraine.

— The group is reportedly receiving software support from Iran.

— Türkiye has deployed anti-drone systems like the Korkut at its bases in Iraq.

— Note that FPV drones are vulnerable to electronic warfare.

Source: MEE

Last moments of Iranian Navy's Sahand frigate before it completely sank.

Hiroshima, Japan on March 1946.

— Atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people.

— The uranium bomb, nicknamed "Little Boy" destroyed around 70% of the city's buildings.

— The explosion killed an estimated 70,000 people instantly, with many more dying from radiation exposure and injuries in the following days.

Hamas sniper takes down IDF soldier in Gaza.

#BREAKING $320 million US Army Gaza pier to be officially "permanently dismantled".

Ukrainian soldier after losing part of both arms trains to fly Ukrainian FPV drone pilots in his new condition to continue fighting.

Russia's FSB says it prevented a "terrorist attack" on board the heavy aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov in Murmansk.

"Ukrainian intelligence services contacted one of the ship's crew members, proposing to carry out a terrorist attack.

The serviceman contacted the counterintelligence authorities, after which, in the course of an operational game, components for the manufacture of an incendiary bomb were received from the “customer”.

Russian FSB operatives staged a staged terrorist attack and sent the video to the “customer,” after which communication with him was interrupted."

"I am a father, I am the President, I am a guarantor, I am a person. It is very difficult to lose people, to lose children. At such moments, I want to kill Putin," Zelensky says on Russian strike at Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv.

Ukraine needs at least 128 x F-16 fighter jets, not 10-20, as the West promises us, Zelensky says.

“The Russian Federation uses 300 aircraft against Ukraine every day. We had a decision on 10-20 [F-16s]. Even if there are 50, it’s nothing.”

Ukraine can use Storm Shadow missiles to strike military targets on the territory of the Russian Federation, Britain’s new PM Keir Starmer says.