Ukrainian soldiers are fleeing their positions in Loknya, on the western side of the Kursk salient.

Clashes have resumed in Jableh, Latakia Governorate between Pro-Assad rebels and HTS government forces.

Reports of a new Israeli incursion into southern Syria as Israeli reinforcements enter the town of Jamlah, Quneitra governorate.

Russian FAB-3000 glide bomb strike on a river crossing in the village of Kazachya Loknya, Kursk Oblast.

Update from Kursk:

The situation continues to deteriorate for the Ukrainians, and the lines collapse under Russian pressure.

The main advances occurred in the northeastern part of the salient where Russian forces conducted a mechanised assault down the R200 highway. They were able to advance for around 9 km, before infantry dismounted and took up positions in the key Ukrainian stronghold village of Martynovka. Martynovka was captured within hours, as Russian soldiers cleared the houses.

Groups of Russian soldiers also infiltrated behind Ukrainian lines by moving through the gas pipeline (the gas flow was cut off at the beginning of the year). They popped out near the railway line and were quickly covered by Ukrainian artillery, drones and MLRS. Many of them were killed, with some of them reportedly climbing back in the pipe and subsequently suffocating, however a couple of groups of infantry were able to reach the railway line, and under the cover of the trees on either side of the railway tracks, they were able to infiltrate the Sudzha industrial zone, taking up positions in the basements of buildings.

Additionally, supporting attacks were carried out with Russian forces clearing out positions in the forests near the highway where any Ukrainian soldiers left behind would've remained.

Shortly afterwards, Russian forces launched an offensive on Cherkasskaya Konopelka and Kositsa. They lay heavy artillery and MLRS on Ukrainian positions, and struck a river crossing with a FAB-3000 glide bomb, before beginning their ground assaults. Ukrainian forces put up more resistance here, with the battles raging throughout the day and into the night. Russian forces were eventually able to clear Cherkasskaya Konopelka and reached the centre of Kositsa where Ukrainian forces made a last stand, however due to superior Russian manpower and firepower, the resistance broke down, and Ukrainian forces withdrew to the neigbouring villages of Pravda and Ivashkovskii. The adjacent forest plantations were also captured.

+ ~81.60km² in favour of Russia.

Russian FAB-3000 glide bomb strike on houses reportedly occupied by Ukrainian drone operators in Guevo, Kursk Oblast.

I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't be giving this fool any more attention, but how on earth is it physically possible to change your predictions and stances on something so many times and so often??

I'm not the only one who remembers him repeatedly saying that Ukrainian troops in Kursk was a good thing... right?

Russian forces continued their assault operations in the border area of Sumy Oblast, making new progress.

Russian forces advanced from their positions near the border and captured the rest of a forested area in the low-lying ground, pushing Ukrainian forces back to the approaches of the village of Basivka.

+ ~0.73km² in favour of Russia.

In Toretsk, Ukrainian forces continued their counterattacks and have made further progress in the southern Zabalka district of the city.

After securing at least 6 residential blocks, Ukrainian forces pushed north, recapturing postions in the houses directly east of one of the terykons. They then pushed east, occupying around half of the private sector.

+ ~0.19km² in favour of Ukraine.

In the Toretsk direction, Azov is continuing their counterattacks and forced a Russian withdrawal from the village of Novospaske and most of Shcherbynivka.

Ukrainian forces from Azov attacked south down all of the streets in the villages, moving down both banks of the Kryvyi Torets River, resulting in Russian forces pulling back to Leonidivka and the southernmost part of Shcherbynivka. Northern Leonidivka is already in the grey zone.

+ ~1.89km² in favour of Ukraine.

Sneak peak of a possible future map animation that I might make. Let's see how this battle plays out, and I'll decide whether to post it or not at the end.

The main Russian assault detachments have entered Sudzha, Kursk Oblast, linking up with the soldiers from the pipeline.

Ukrainian forces now "control" less than 230km² of Kursk Oblast, down from 360km² just 24 hours ago.

Ukrainian forces have mostly withdrawn from the stronghold village of Malaya Loknya, towards northern Sudzha.

The frontline is moving towards Sudzha from almost all directions.

Clashes have broken out between the Kurdish YPG and Syrian government forces in northern Aleppo.

🇸🇾⚡- Scenes from Bani Zaid, Aleppo city, northern Syria.