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Iran targeted two bases of the Baluchi militant group Jaish al Adl in Pakistan with missiles and drones, following previous attacks on Iranian security forces in the border area. The bases were reportedly located in Pakistan's Balochistan province, but Pakistani officials have not confirmed the attack. This comes after Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards attacked targets in Iraq and Syria with missiles.
Ukraine's Air Force destroyed 20 Russian drones and a missile, causing a fire and one fatality in the Odesa region. Russia claimed to have destroyed or intercepted 35 Ukraine-launched drones over its regions. The Freedom of Russia Legion, a Ukrainian paramilitary group, claimed responsibility for a cross-border attack in Russia's Belgorod region. Drone footage revealed Russian casualties in battles for Avdiivka, with bodies of about 150 soldiers, mostly in Russian uniforms, found. Ukraine's security service launched a criminal investigation after a "technical device" was found in an office. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy announced progress in aligning legislation with the EU, and Putin dismissed Biden's remarks about Russia attacking a NATO country. A US congressional negotiator expressed optimism about a solution, and Finland seeks to imprison a Russian man accused of war crimes in Ukraine.
The Freedom of Russia Legion, a Ukrainian-based paramilitary group opposing President Vladimir Putin, claimed responsibility for a cross-border attack into Russia's Belgorod region, stating that they destroyed a platoon stronghold of Russian troops near Trebreno village. The group, designated as terrorists in Russia, left mines behind but did not specify casualties. The claims could not be verified, and Ukraine has denied involvement in previous attacks by the group. The governor of Belgorod region reported ongoing clashes with Ukrainian forces, resulting in damage to houses and power lines.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Hezbollah that if the Iran-backed group continues its attacks on Israel, Beirut and southern Lebanon will be turned into Gaza and Khan Younis. This comes after an Israeli civilian was killed in a guided missile attack from Lebanon. The Israeli military stated that the attack was carried out by fighters from Hezbollah, who also claimed responsibility for targeting an Israeli barracks. In response, the Israeli army conducted airstrikes on a Hezbollah command and control center. The situation between Israel and armed groups in southern Lebanon, particularly Hezbollah, has been tense, with frequent exchanges across the Israel-Lebanon border.
Hezbollah claimed to have caused "confirmed" casualties among Israeli soldiers in a cross-border attack on two military barracks. The Lebanese group stated that its members launched guided missiles at Israeli forces, resulting in casualties and injuries. In response, the Israeli army conducted airstrikes on Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon. Tensions have been escalating along the Israeli-Lebanese border, coinciding with Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip following a cross-border attack by Hamas.
Anti-Russian militias attacked at least 10 villages in Russia's Belgorod region with heavy shelling, while Moscow claimed to have blocked the beginning of a large-scale Ukrainian counteroffensive. Ukrainian officials have said that there would be no official announcement that the counteroffensive had started, and some have said that it could already be underway. The pro-Ukrainian militias, which claimed to have carried out a series of cross-border incursions in recent days, said their forces had mounted another attack on government facilities and taken Russian soldiers prisoner over the weekend.
An anti-Putin Russian group, aligned with the Ukrainian army, claimed responsibility for a cross-border attack in Russia's Belgorod region, calling it a "peacekeeping operation" and stating their goal is the "complete liberation of Russia." The group also claimed to have destroyed a Russian army motorized rifle company on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the head of Russian mercenary group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, acknowledged that the Ukrainian army is "highly organized, highly trained and one of the strongest armies in the world." The acting head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic visited the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, saying it would now be known by its former Soviet name "Artemovsk."
Anti-Putin Russian nationals fighting in support of Ukraine claimed responsibility for a cross-border attack on Russian soil in the Belgorod region, which borders north-eastern Ukraine. The attack resulted in one civilian death and caused confusion and anger in Moscow. The group behind the attack, the Freedom for Russia Legion and Russian Volunteer Corps, wanted to "liberate our motherland from the tyranny of Putin." The incident has drawn sharply different accounts from the Kremlin and Kyiv, with Moscow blaming Ukrainian militants and Kyiv acknowledging that the units had carried out an operation in the area but insisting they were acting independently.
Russian forces are fighting a cross-border incursion by fighters, described as either armed Russian opposition groups or Ukrainian saboteurs, who crossed the Ukrainian frontier in what appeared to be one of the most daring attacks on Russian territory since Moscow’s war on Kyiv began 15 months ago. The Liberty of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps, consisting of Russian citizens, were responsible for the attack on the Belgorod region, according to Ukrainian military intelligence sources. The RVC was founded last August and reportedly consists mostly of anti-Putin far-right Russian fighters who have links with Ukrainian far-right groups.