🇰🇵🇰🇷⚡- A garbage balloon launched from North Korea has landed at the Presidential Palace complex in Seoul, South Korea – South Korean media reports.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Red alerts in northern Israel (Yarka direction.)

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "I know that we will win, and how we will win," – Ukrainian Commander-In-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "We know when the F16s will arrive, but we won't say so. They will approach the frontline no closer than 40km to avoid being shot down," – Ukrainian Commander-In-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "The Russian Federation invaded with a force of 100 thousand, now it has 520 thousand in Ukraine, and by the end of 2024 they plan to increase the number to 690 thousand soldiers." – Ukrainian Commander-In-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "The Russian Federation has superior technological advantage. Since 2022, the number of Russian tanks have doubled and artillery systems have tripled." – Ukrainian Commander-In-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "The Russian Federation tried to capture Kharkov and the neighboring Sumy region, but this attempt of theirs failed," – Ukrainian Commander-In-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "The Russian Federation is preparing an offensive in the south, in the Zaporozhye region," – Ukrainian Commander-In-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "We will do everything possible to achieve the internationally recognized 1991 borders," – Ukrainian Commander-In-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi.

🇺🇦🇨🇳🇹🇼⚡- "Kiev supports China's position on the Taiwan issue and will continue to support the One China Policy" – Dmytro Kuleba, Ukrainian Foreign Minister, while on a visit to China.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇨🇳⚡- "Kiev is ready to negotiate with Russia, but negotiations must be rational," – Dmytro Kuleba, Ukrainian Foreign Minister, while on a visit to China.

🇬🇷🇹🇷⚡- "One night we may suddenly go to Ankara with F35s," – Adonis Georgiadis, Greek Minister of Health.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Ben Gvir: “I believe that with Trump, Israel will receive the backing to act against Iran. With Trump it will be clearer that enemies need to be defeated.”

🇬🇷🇹🇷⚡- "60 million tourists come to Turkey annually, the Greek Minister is also welcome to come on a touristic trip." – Yasar Guler, Turkish Minister of Defense.

🇸🇩⚡- The US has called for negotiations and invited the Sudanese Armed Forces, SAF, and the Rapid Support Forces, RSF, to Switzerland on August 14th.

RSF have confirmed they will attend.

Representatives from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt will be present. Ethiopia did not receive an invitation.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡️- American newspaper TIME: "It is time to rethink the special relationship between the United States and Israel. Washington's strong embrace of the Israeli war in Gaza does not serve its interests and does not enhance regional stability."

🇩🇪🇮🇷⚡️- The Iranian Foreign Minister has summoned the German Ambassador to Iran following Germany's closure of Shia Islamic centers in Hamburg.

🇫🇷🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli media reports that Israeli President Isaac Herzog is being prevented from deplaning in Paris due to a security incident

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Visual confirmation: Russian forces have captured Novoselovskoye-Persha (Avdiivka direction).

A pro-Russian flag was hoisted in the south-west of the town.