Friedrich Merz, who is set to take office as the chancellor of Germany next month, stated that Germany is willing to send Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine as long as it is jointly agreed with Germany's European partners.

He also condemned the Russian Iskander-M Ballistic missile strikes on Sumy as "a serious war crime" and said that Ukraine needs help to “get ahead” in the conflict.

The Taurus KEPD-350 long-range air-launched cruise missile has an operational range of 500km, a maximum speed of mach 0.6 - 0.95 and a 480kg warhead.

The CEO of MBDA Deutschland (one of the manufacturers of the Taurus missile) stated in 2023 that it would take 6 months to integrate them into the Su-24M, including 2 months to install the weapon and another 4 months to prepare the personnel. Experts predict that it could take between 12 and 18 months for this process to take place for F-16s.

1 Russian Su-57 departed from Akhtubinsk Air Base in Astrakhan Oblast. The Su-57 can carry Kh-59/69 cruise missiles.

Flying towards the launch lines in Kursk Oblast.

Its been airborne for a while and is currently over Oryol Oblast.

A Russian reconnaissance drone is active over northern Chernihiv Oblast.

Returning to Akhtubinsk Air Base.

A Palestinian carried out a hit and run ramming attack south of the city of Hebron, West Bank. The Israeli Army Radio reported that one Israeli soldier was wounded. Other reports suggest that another person was injured and is being evacuated by military medical personnel to a hospital in Jerusalem.

Israeli forces are currently in pursuit of the vehicle.

The IDF has entered the town of Ad-Dhahriya, south of Hebron, presumably where the Palestinian involved in the ramming attack fled to.

Ukrainian media is beginning to report that Yuri Yula, the commander of the 27th rocket artillery brigade was killed as a result of the recent Russian missile strikes on Sumy.

The 27th rocket artillery brigade operates in the Sumy and Zaporizhzhia directions.

11 years ago today, acting Ukrainian President Olexander Turchynov announced the beginning of an "anti-terrorist operation" on the city of Slovyansk, Donetsk Oblast, which was the first stage of the war in the Donbas.

Russian forces advanced in the Kostyantynivka direction and took up new positions in two main directions.

In the east, Russian forces advanced north along a treeline towards the low-lying ground, pushing the trenches to the east into the grey zone. In the west the frontline was corrected, with Russian forces back in control of the northeastern houses of the village of Krymske.

+ ~0.17km² in favour of Russia.

Russian forces advanced in the Pokrovsk direction and captured new positions north of the Kazenyi Torets River.

They advanced from their positions near the Novotoretske Gulley, crossing the river at the dam and captured the forests to on its northern bank. From there, they advanced and captured further positions on a treeline to the north, pressuring the village of Yelyzavetivka from the southeast.

+ ~1.36km² in favour of Russia.

In the Bahatyr direction, Russian forces continued their advance and captured new positions south of the village of Rozlyv.

Russian forces advanced west from positions in the treelines southeast of Rozlyv, capturing five treelines on the tactical heights, as well as two forest plantations in the low-lying ground, therefore levelling out the frontline south of the village.

Additionally, the frontline was corrected near the village of Rozdolne, with Russian forces in control of further treelines north and northeast of the settlement.

+ ~18.89km² in favour of Russia.

Unidentified missile towards Odesa

Ukrainian channels are reporting that it could be a jet-drone

Whatever it is, its currently along the border between Mykolaiv and Odesa Oblasts, over the Tylihul Estuary.

Somewhere near Veselynove, south of Voznesensk.

Changed course to Nova Odesa, Mykolaiv Oblast. Its heading east now.

Possibly a cruise missile