🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "The situation on the border with Ukraine in the Kursk region, where clashes are currently taking place, is not critical," – Alaudinov, Russian Commander of 'Akhmat' Special Forces.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukraine has captured "two villages" in Kursk, Russia, and further "reinforcements are on the way" – 'Skadovskiy', Ukrainian military correspondent.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Medical services have been put on high alert. Temporary medical facilities have been prepared at other locations. Local population is being evacuated to temporary accommodation facilities – Vasily Shuteyev, Russia's Kursk Governor.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Scenes from Sudzha, Kursk, Russia.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- The municipality of Dimona, where Israel's nuclear power plant is located, has announced the opening of shelters.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- There are no fighters from the Russian Voluntary Corps or the Freedom of Russia Legion on the territory of the Kursk region, Russia – Ukrainian Military Intelligence, GUR.

Ukraine had earlier confirmed it was the Ukrainian military, 22nd Brigade.

🇷🇺🇯🇴⚡- Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, discussed the situation in the Middle East with Jordan's Foreign Minister by phone. Lavrov called on all parties to exercise restraint.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Yahya Sinwar has been appointed the new head of Hamas following Ismail Haniyeh's assassination.

🇨🇦🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli outlet Yedioth Ahronoth reports that Canada has begun evacuating its diplomatic staff from Israel

🇮🇷🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli outlet Kann estimates that Hezbollah will likely attack before Iran does, followed by an Iranian strike and possibly a joint strike with all Axis of Resistance members

🇮🇳🇧🇩- Indian Intelligence blame Pakistan and China for ousting former Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina.

🇺🇦🇳🇪⚡- Niger announced the severance of all diplomatic relations with Ukraine. The reason is the alleged "sponsor of terrorism".

Niger becomes the second country, following Mali, to end all relations with Ukraine.

🇮🇳🇧🇩⚡- India has reached out to Bangladesh Chief of Staff, Waker-Uz-Zaman, urging him to restore peace.

🇧🇩⚡- After a meeting held at Bangabhaban, Dhaka, Muhammad Yunus will head the new Interim Government of Bangladesh.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian forces have captured Sverdlikovo, making it the second town in Kursk, Russia, to fall.

Ukrainian sources claim they hold a total of four towns, however no evidence of this is provided.

Ukrainian sources claim they are inside Sudzha, also without evidence. However, Russian UAV footage shows Ukrainian forces inside Goncharovka, 1,500 meters south of Sudzha.

Russian sources claim fierce battles ongoing for Gornol and Gogolevka.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Scenes from Kurchatov, Kursk.

Russian sources claim a third wave of Ukrainian reinforcements are on their way to the border.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Sounds of explosions across Sumy, Ukraine. The air alerts have been ongoing for 14 hours straight in the region.

🇺🇲🇮🇶⚡- "We are certain that militants supported by Iran are behind the attack on our forces in Iraq," – US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Air raid alerts in both Russia's Kursk and Ukraine's Sumy for 15 hours straight.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡️- Syrian air defenses were activated over the city of Daraa.