European Commission proposes to triple the production of ammunition in the European Union.

Israeli Knesset approves death penalty for “terrorists”.

30x165mm Russian round stopped by the armor plate of Ukrainian soldier.

Probably fired by BMP-2, BTR-82A, etc.

Two Ukrainian tractors pulling out an 18-ton Turkish Kirpi 4x4 MRAP stuck in the mud somewhere in the east.

Russian State Duma Defense Committee chairman Andrey Kartapolov:

The Russian Federation is not protected from Ukrainian UAVs.

This is now our reality.

Only military enterprises are safe.

Russian Su-25 aircraft made a hard landing after taking a hit from Ukrainian air defence.

The pilot survived and was evacuated.

Russian A-50 AWACs aircraft at the Machulishchy Air Base in Belarus.

The same aircraft was claimed to be destroyed or damaged.

New York Times:

Russia lost the biggest tank battle since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.

Russia’s three-week offensive on Vuhledar became the largest tank battle of the war.

Russians lost more than 130 tanks, IFVs, APCs.

Ukrainian soldier retrieve ammunition from a flooded trench.

AP:

Slovakia considers delivery of 10 out of 11 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine.

“We will never use MiGs again. They have no real value for us. If we give them to Ukraine, they can help save lives,” Slovakian Defense Minister said.

Russian Army hit a residential five-story building in Zaporizhzhia.

At least 2 killed. The rescue operation continues, people may be under the rubble.

Reuters:

The U.S. is discussing with allies the imposition of sanctions against China if it provides military assistance to Russia.

What specific sanctions are considered is unknown.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abdollahian:

Ukrainian authorities have not provided evidence that Russia used Iranian UAVs during military operations.

Iran does not support the war in Ukraine.

Financial Times:

German Army will have enough stocks of weapons for several days in the event of war.

20 billion euros are needed to "fill in the gaps”.

Russian drone bomber strike on a Ukrainian T-72B3 tank.

The tank was captured from Russian forces.

Explosion reported in Russia’s Berezovsky, Tula.

A deep crater was formed at the explosion site.

Law enforcement officers cordoned off the area. The cause of the incident is currently unknown.

Bloomberg:

Iran seeks to obtain Russian S-400 air defence system that Israeli officials say will narrow the window for a possible strike on Tehran's nuclear program.

Unique Ukrainian design of 4 x Maxim machine guns to shot down Iranian-made Shahed kamikaze UAVs.

German Chancellor Scholz:

Peace in Ukraine cannot be achieved with the cessation of arms supplies.

Russian sources claim Ukrainian sabotage/reconnaissance group took hostage about 40 people in Sushany, Bryansk.

Clashes reported.

Russian media feeding consumers with lots of unconfirmed reports from Sushany, Bryansk.

There are now claims that about 50 Ukrainian saboteurs “with yellow armbands” took hostage an entire village.