Ukrainian forces storming Russian positions in Torskoye, Donetsk region.

FT:

Biden will ask Congress to finance arms for Taiwan as part of the additional budget for Ukraine.

The White House request is aimed at speeding up the supply of arms to Taipei amid a growing threat from China.

Politico:

No breakthrough in Ukraine’s counteroffensive.

The latest attack, in which Ukraine deployed thousands of Western-trained fighters to move south from the city of Orikhiv, has not yet yielded significant results, Pentagon officials said.

If Ukraine’s supporters were hoping for a breakthrough after Kyiv’s forces made a new push in the southeast of the country last week, they were sorely disappointed.

19-round M261 launcher of American 70mm Hydra 70 unguided rockets on one of the Mi-24V helicopters received by Ukraine from the Czech Republic.

WSJ:

Between 20,000 and 50,000 Ukrainians have lost one or more limbs since the beginning of the Russian invasion.

200,000 Ukrainians were seriously injured and in 10% of cases amputation of limbs was required.

The publication emphasizes that the figure may be higher, as the process of prosthetics takes a long time.

Bloomberg:

Russian oligarchs, despite Western sanctions, have grown rich by $ 32 billion since the beginning of the year.

An oil storage facility was destroyed in Izmail on the Danube River in Odesa.

Ukrainian MoD says grain silo was also damaged in Russian attack.

The military of Niger opened the country's borders with Algeria, Burkina Faso, Libya, Mali and Chad, which were closed after the coup.

Explosion reported in Gvardeyskoye district of Crimea.

Gvardeyskoye Air Base is located right there, where 37th Mixed Aviation Regiment of the Russian Federation is based.

Italian Foreign Minister rules out Western military intervention in Niger:

It will be perceived as a new colonization.

The new authorities in Niger have also appointed new heads of the country's regions, all of them from among the military.

Ukrainian Defence Minister Reznikov:

The 10th model of the FPV drone is officially put into operation in the Armed Forces.

In 15 months, we’ve already adopted more than 30 models of UAVs of various types.

Turkish Deputy Minister of Defense Celal Sami Tufekci:

Very soon, within this month, we will be meeting with our Pakistani counterparts to officially include Pakistan in our National Combat Aircraft (KAAN).

Russia hands over assault rifles, anti-drone guns and UAZ vehicles to members of the territorial self-defense in Belgorod region.

A photo of a Wagner PMC member on the border with Poland is circulating on the Internet.

Türkiye’s Erdogan, Russia’s Putin agree on Putin’s visit to Türkiye.

Turkish President Erdogan told Putin that he will continue efforts and diplomacy for reinstating Black Sea Grain Initiative, calling it “bridge of peace”.

Turkish security forces neutralized yet another German citizen from the PKK terrorist organization in northern Iraq.

Eva Maria Steiger, code-named Elefterai Hambi, was neutralized in 2019 in Sedare region of Gara in an operation conducted by Turkish Armed Forces.