Explosions reported in the sky of Dubai, as interceptors are engaging aerial threats, likely Iranian ballistic missiles. Simultaneously, explosions are reported over Tel-aviv, Israel. Air defense is active there as well.
❗️Misinformation is spreading that the EU has already approved a €90B loan to Ukraine “overcoming Hungary’s veto.”An EU source told BRGnews this: the loan was agreed earlier and “will not be renegotiated,” with a final decision expected soon. Leaders also pressed Hungary to stick to the prior deal.
❗️Finland’s president Alexander Stubb said Europe could offer help securing the Strait of Hormuz against Iran in exchange for US support to Ukraine, and planned to present the idea to US President Trump.
❗️Clashes reportedly broke out between security forces and civilians in Tehran’s Jannat Abad area. Also, a drone struck an Iranian forces checkpoint in the Rasalat district, eastern Tehran. Many reports coming in of a tense situation in the Iranian capital.
Iranian state media said Ali Larijani was killed alongside his son Morteza Larijani, a senior security official, and several bodyguards in a strike.
US Central Command said it destroyed Iranian military targets and released footage of the strikes on the 18th day of the ongoing war.
❗️Moldova outlined a reintegration plan for Transnistria, proposing a temporary international administration, economic pressure through unified tax and customs rules, and no special status for the region, while relying on Western pressure on Russia for troop withdrawal.
A strike damaged a building at the 123rd aircraft repair plant in Staraya Russa used to service Il-76 and L-410 aircraft. Nearby engine test stands indicate the facility likely specialized in engine repair and post-maintenance testing operations.
Ukrainian drones from the 79th Air Assault Brigade destroyed a BM-21 Grad system concealed in a private yard in occupied Novoekonomichne near Myrnohrad, with the launcher reportedly fully loaded.
Ukrainian “Aquila” unit of the State Border Guard Service struck Russian positions in the Kursk region, destroying 2 FPV launch sites, 7 field depots, 5 antennas, and 11 shelters used by Russian forces.
Russian sources, increasingly getting worried about Ukrainian drone attacks, said Ukraine used upgraded “Chaika” drones with extended range up to 750 km to overwhelm Russian air defenses, launching them in large waves to exhaust systems before follow-up strikes with more powerful drones or missiles.
Israel struck Basij forces and checkpoints across Tehran after killing the group’s commander, releasing drone footage showing targeted strikes on Iranian security personnel across the capital.
A new barrage of rockets launched towards Israel by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
❗️BREAKING: A strike hit the territory of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, with Iranian authorities saying no casualties or damage were recorded, while the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran confirmed a projectile impacted the site.
Russian air defenses opened fire near Kerch, with gunfire reported from the Churbash Lake area toward the Kerch Bridge. Ukrainian drones are reportedly active.