🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- 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.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian forces continue to advance in Kursk, Russia.

In the north, Russian sources confirm Ukraine has captured Nikolaevo, Darino and Nizhniy Klin. Russian sources confirm Ukrainian DRGs are attacking Pokrovskiy and Obukhovka. Ukraine claims they have already established control over these two villages - without evidence. Ukrainian forces established control over Sverdlikovo yesterday, overnight they began pushing further north, Russian sources confirm Ukraine has already reached the outskirts of Lebedevka, however Ukraine has not yet confirmed advancing this far.

In the center, both sides confirm Ukraine has captured Gogolevka. The capture here joins the two Ukrainian assaults into one axis. Russian sources confirm heavy battles in Rubanshchina, where "Akhmat" Special Forces are reportedly deployed. The most concerning loss is Goncharovka, UAV footage showed Ukrainians present in the town yesterday, today Russian sources are admitting the loss. This puts Ukrainians just south of the vital area of Sudzha.

In the south, nothing has changed, both sides claim control over Gornal, which likely means it's a grey-zone.

A total of 7 Russian towns in Kursk are confirmed to be under Ukrainian control. Ukrainian claims of holding 11 are incorrect.

Overnight both sides were seen bringing heavy reinforcements into the area.