Two Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missiles were reported flying over Russian-controlled Kherson Oblast on a southeasterly course. They have since disappeared, they may have been shot down.

Russian channels expect another Ukrainian UAV attack on Crimea today, possibly involving jet drones from Kryvyi Rih.

Reports of a shooting attack at the Hamra checkpoint, east of Tubas, West Bank.

Clashes broke out between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in the city of Beit Lahiya, Northern Gaza. Israeli media reports that a "security incident" has taken place, which usually means Israeli soldiers have been killed and/or wounded. Israeli artillery shelling is targeting the area, coinciding with heavy gunfire from armoured vehicles advancing through the city.

Several Israeli airstrikes are now targeting Beit Lahiya.

An Israeli helicopter has landed to evacuate the Israeli casualties. They are being evacuated under heavy artillery cover.

Israeli channel 12 reports that the first phase Israel's ground offensive dubbed "operation Gideon's Chariots" has begun.

Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile strike on a Ukrainian 79K6 "Pelican" air target detection radar system near the village of ​​Novokalynivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

An Orlan-10 reconnaissance drone spotted the radar system in its position and relayed the coordinates to an OTRK crew, who in turn launched the missile with a cluster warhead from the Kuzminsky tank training ground in the city of Taganrog, Rostov Oblast.

The IDF announces the beginning of Operation "Gideon Chariots" - a military offensive aimed at expanding Israel's control in the Gaza Strip and achieving all goals in the war, including the complete defeat of Hamas and the release of the remaining hostages.

They stated that over the past 24 hours, they have launched "extensive attacks" and mobilised significant forces to seize new areas in Gaza.

2 Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers are redeploying from Engels-2 Airbase in Saratov Oblast to Olenya Airbase in Murmansk Oblast. They are equipped with Kh-101 cruise missiles.

In the Borova direction, Russian forces began advancing towards the village of Zelenyi Hai, recapturing previously lost positions.

Russian forces advanced west down two parallel forest plantations in the low-lying ground and captured new positions in them, to the northwest of the village of Stepy. Additionally, they advanced northwest of the village of Vyshneve, reaching the next treeline over and capturing new positions along it and the perpendicular treeline to the south. These treeline positions are on the tactical heights.

+ ~4.98km² in favour of Russia.

In the Lyman direction, Russian forces advanced and entered the village of Ridkodub.

Following a previous failed atttempt at storming the village, Russian forces regrouped, before advancing west from their positions in the treelines north of the village of Nove and entered the first houses of Rikodub. They were able to take up positions in the northwestern part of the settlement, as well as to the south on the easternmost street.

+ ~0.35km² in favour of Russia.

In the Lyman direction, Russian forces began a new series of assault operations in the direction of Lyman itself and have entered the village of Kolodyazi.

Russian forces advanced in two main directions here. Firstly, they pushed southwest down the road from the village of Ivanivka, seizing the forested areas that run parallel to it. They then entered the northern outskirts of Kolodyazi, capturing positions in the first couple of industrial buildings. After reinforcements were brought in, Russian forces pushed south, capturing the rest of the agricultural and industrial buildings, as well as a small residential area.

To the north, Russian forces advanced downhill to the southwest, capturing a forested area, before crossing over the gulley and capturing the large forest plantations to the southwest and west. Further positions were captured in forest plantations north of Kolodyazi in a separate attack. Additionally, a treeline northeast of Kolodyazi was captured.

+ ~7.32km² in favour of Russia.

In the Lyman direction, Russian forces recently advanced and recaptured previously lost positions in the village of Torske.

Russian forces captured the forest plantation on the northeastern approaches to Torske and entered the northern houses of the village. They then pushed south, capturing further houses in the direction of the centre of the village.

Ukrainian forces maintain control over the fish farm in the northern part of the village, in the form of a separate bridgehead on the eastern bank of the Zherebets River.

+ ~2.41km² in favour of Russia.

In the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian forces broke through Ukrainian positions in Chasiv Yar, capturing most of the city centre.

Russian forces advanced across the whole front in the city centre, capturing dozens of buildings, including 4-story buildings which served as the primary strongholds for Ukrainian troops. Fighting is still ongoing for the last buildings in the southern part of the city centre; however this is in the grey zone now. Most Ukrainian soldiers have pulled back to the forests to the rear.

+ ~0.19km² in favour of Russia.

In the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian forces advanced north of the village of Ozarianivka and expanded the bridgehead on the western bank of the Siversky Donets-Donbas Canal.

Russian forces advanced over the Ozarianivka water treatment facility and captured positions in the opposite forest. They then expanded their zone of control to include the rest of the forest, before storming the trench systems and dugouts along the western bank of the canal from behind, capturing them.

+ ~0.25km² in favour of Russia.

In the Kostyantynivka direction, both Russian and Ukrainian forces have made advances, capturing various positions.

Ukrainian forces were able to maintain partial control over the Matrona Moskovskaya mine, which allowed them to bring in reinforcements and counterattack, recapturing the rest of the mine. They then pushed further down the highway to Toretsk and recaptured the small residential area in the northern part of the city. They attempted to storm the city centre with a mechanised force, but all vehicles were destroyed, and the attack was repelled. Additionally, Ukrainian forces recaptured the Terykon which overlooks western Toretsk.

Russian forces made a small advance north of Toretsk and captured positions in the forests west of the summer camp on the southern bank of the western reservoir.

+ ~1.70km² in favour of Ukraine.
+ ~0.17km² in favour of Russia.

In the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian forces are making further progress in clearing the rest of the Zabalka district in southern Toretsk.

Russian forces advanced in two area. In the north they pushed down Tobolenka, Skachkova, Peremohy, and Shcherbakovoyi Streets, recapturing positions in the residential areas there.

In the south they pushed down Popovycha, Komarova, Kosmonavtiv, and Kochubeya Streets, recapturing further positions.

+ ~0.17km² in favour of Russia.

In the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian forces have made significant progress, captured numerous new positions and threatened the encirclement of a large salient.

Just under a week ago, Russian forces completed the capture of the village of Oleksandropil and achieved a localised breakthrough to the east, for nearly 5km, reaching the western bank of the Kalynivka River. They were able to entrench on the southwestern approaches to the village of Zorya, therefore meaning that Ukrainian forces in the sub-salient to the southwest will need to cross the Kalynivka River in order to escape encirclement. Additionally, further positions were captured on the southern ends of treelines on the northern flank of the breakthrough.

To the southwest, Russian forces advanced southeast of the village of Zelene Pole. They crossed the gulley and seized the forest plantation opposite to their initial positions. They then pushed up two more treelines, capturing the positions in them.

In the east, Russian forces made further progress in the direction of the village of Romanivka and captured two more treelines. They then gained a foothold on a third, and captured most of it, with the northern end still being in the grey zone for now. Additionally, Russian forces were able to make further progress through the forested areas in the low-lying ground on the western bank of the tributary of the Kryvyi Torets River, capturing new positions towards Romanivka.

+ ~9.71km² in favour of Russia.

In the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian forces made further progress in and around the village of Novoolenivka, and captured two large trench fortifications.

Russian froces advanced out of Novoolenivka and captured a trench strongpoint to the west. They then advanced north fom the village to the next fortification, capturing it too. They also advanced to the southern edge of the northern residential area of Novoolenivka which is separate from the rest of the village, and captured part of it.

+ ~1.83km² in favour of Russia.

One of the Tu-95MS bombers flew to Diaghilev Airbase in Ryazan Oblast. The other went to Olenya as expected.