Preparing for the worst. Secretary of Russia's Security Council Sergei Shoigu said the Ural region is now within range of Ukrainian strikes, adding no part of Russia can be considered fully safe from attacks.
A joint Ukraine-UK military team placed second among 36 teams at the Defence Cyber Marvel 2026 exercise in Singapore, where Ukrainian specialists handled technical cyber defense tasks and the UK side focused on coordination and communications.
Ukraine’s special forces struck Russian missile command posts in occupied Crimea and Zaporizhzhia, hitting a control site and mobile fire group near Verkhniokurhanske, an S-400 element near Shkilne, and an ammunition depot of the 58th Army in Terpinnia.
❗️BREAKING: Iran rejected a US ceasefire proposal delivered via intermediaries and signaled continued escalation, with leadership vowing attacks on US bases and Israel while maintaining plans to disrupt key maritime routes and global trade flows.
Israel said it killed Iran’s de facto leader and Security Council secretary Ali Larijani, while a message appeared on his X account mourning fallen Iranian sailors.
❗️Ukraine accepted EU funding and technical support to restore the Druzhba oil pipeline, saying transit of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia could resume within 1.5 months if no further attacks occur. Hungary had linked the issue to blocking EU aid and sanctions.
Ukraine struck a Russian Tor-M2U air defense system in Bryansk region and a Bastion coastal missile unit in occupied Crimea, while also hitting a communications node, fuel depot in Melitopol, ammunition warehouses, and drone command centers across several frontline regions.
Campaign banners in Hungary displayed messages claiming “Uzhhorod is a Hungarian city” and “Borscht is a Hungarian dish” alongside AI generated imagery of Zelensky as part of Viktor Orban’s campaign positioning against Ukraine, rather than focussing on domestic issues.
Explosions were reported across multiple areas in central Israel’s Gush Dan area as air defenses intercepted incoming threats over the region.
❗️Update: Israel said it killed Ali Larijani and a Basij commander in overnight strikes on Iran, according to Defense Minister Israel Katz, who ordered continued targeting of Iranian leadership.
❗️Israel killed former Basij chief Gholam Reza Soleimani in an airstrike in Tehran, while the Israeli military said Ali Larijani was also targeted in the latest strikes on Iran, though the outcome of that strike remains unclear.
❗️Israel killed former Basij chief Gholam Reza Soleimani in an airstrike in Tehran, while the Israeli military said Ali Larijani was also targeted in the latest strikes on Iran, though the outcome of that strike remains unclear.
A Ukrainian strike set an oil refinery on fire in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Russian authorities said, adding one worker died from a reported heart attack with no direct casualties from the attack.
Ukraine launched the Defense AI Center “A1” to analyze battlefield data, predict enemy actions, and develop autonomous systems, with support from the United Kingdom. Additional centers for drones, strike systems, and artillery are planned.
A major fire has broken out at the military training base of Russia's 76th Guards Airborne Assault Division in Kislovo, Pskov region. The 76th is among Russia's most prominent airborne units.