Four of eight total F-35B Lightning lls, CUBE41-44, assigned to U.S. Marine Corps’ Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 224 (VMFA-224), departed this morning from Burlington Air National Guard Base in Vermont, bound for Rovaniemi Airport in Northern Finland.

True to our initial assessment, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has announced a 21st sanctions package against Russia, following the Russian drone impact against a Romanian apartment complex.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reports that intelligence has been received which suggests that Russia is planning a massive new drone and missile attack against Ukraine, only days after launching an intermediate-range ballistic missile against the Kyiv Oblast.

The first four F-35B Lightning IIs, CUBE31-34, also assigned to U.S. Marine Corps' Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 224 (VMFA-224) from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, SC departed to Finland yesterday with support from a pair of U.S. Air Force KC-46A Pegasus, BOBBY81-82 for NATO exercise Ramstein Flag 2026.

Compilation of drone/loitering munition strikes against Russian logistics and support vehicles in Eastern Ukraine, published by the Main Directorate of Intelligence for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (GUR/HUR), as both the Armed Forces of Ukraine and GUR step up attacks on Russian logistics lines behind the front in Western Russia, Ukraine, and Crimea.

Romanian President Nicușor Dan has declared the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Constanța as persona non grata and ordered its immediate closure, following last night’s Russian drone strike against an apartment building in the Eastern Romanian city of Galați.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump posted on his Truth Social app earlier commenting on former First Lady Jill Biden. The post was centered on former President Joe Biden’s lackluster performance during his 2024 debate with President Trump. Trump’s comments stem from an interview with CBS News where the former first lady said she thought former President Biden was “having a stroke.”

Amidst the ongoing U.S.-Iran negotiations, centered on the 60-day memorandum of understanding currently on the table, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf has said that Iran will not take any action on the issues at hand until the U.S. does. Speaker Ghalibaf said that Iran “does not make concessions with dialogue, but with missiles.”

Following a Russian drone impact on an Eastern Romanian apartment complex and the subsequent announcement of additional European Union (EU) sanctions on Russia, Deputy Chair of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev has warned EU nations, saying that their authorities “have unilaterally entered into a war with Russia.” This has been the public Russian position for some time now, due to their military and economic aid for Ukraine. However, Russia has since chosen to sequester their efforts to hybrid actions across Europe.

According to a new release from U.S. Central Command, as of today, U.S. forces have redirected 115 commercial vessels in support of the naval blockade of Iran, and 4 more have been disabled.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells CBS News that Ukraine sees Russia preparing for a “big massive attack” using drones, cruise and ballistic missiles to take place today or tomorrow at night, with reports that large waves of one-way attack drones have already been launched at Ukraine.

According to U.S. President Donald J. Trump, a meeting will happen now in the White House Situation Room to make a final determination on a potential U.S.-Iran deal. Per President Trump, the U.S. blockade of vessels traveling to and from Iranian ports will now be lifted. According to Trump, Iran will also remove mines and commit to allowing the removal enriched material under the watch of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Additionally, per the statement, "Other items, of far less importance, have been agreed to.”