The UK ministry of Defence announced that Eurofighter Typhoons from the Royal Air Force carried out airstrikes against a Houthi military target in Yemen.

In a statement, the MoD said that this is "to defend freedom of navigation, strengthen regional stability, protect UK economic security, and reduce the Houthis' capacity to launch further attacks."

This was in conjunction with U.S. airstrikes on various targets in the Saada, Sana'a and Al-Jawf governorates of Yemen.

A Ukrainian UAV impacted an unknown target near Rylsk, Kursk Oblast during last night's attack.

Most of the UAVs flew to Ryazan and Nizhny Novgorod Oblasts, causing temporary restrictions to be placed on the operation of airports in Ivanovo, Nizhny Novgorod and Yaroslavl Oblasts, however all of these drones were eventually shot down.

A Russian Su-57 is airborne over Belgorod Oblast, deviating from its usual patrol route. This is also an unusual time for one to be airborne. Considering this, there is a threat of Kh-59/69 cruise missile launches.

Update: It was indeed just patrolling

In the Yunakivka direction, Russian forces continued to advance and have entered the village of Bilovody.

Russian forces advanced south from their positions in the southern part of the village of Zhuravka and captured the rest of the forest which runs along the eastern bank of the Loknya River. They also seized the small forest plantation north of Bilovody. From there they pushed into northern Bilovody and captured positions in the houses, before expanding their zone of control south towards the central part. Additional positions were captured in the forests on the northeastern approaches to the settlement.

Further east, Russian forces advanced across the international border and captured two forested areas and a treeline and also took up positions in the empty forest plantations which run just south of the border. They then pushed southwest, capturing further forest plantations, before advancing southeast, seizing further positions, levelling out the frontline from Basivka to Veselivka.

+ ~22.0km² in favour of Russia.

In the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces advanced and captured most of the village of Kamyanka.

Russian forces continue to expand their northern-most bridgehead on the western bank of the Oskil River and have made further progress in Kamyanka. They moved from their positions in the southern part of the village and captured the rest of the main part.

Ukrainian forces likely maintain positions in the outer houses to the north and west.

+ ~0.92km² in favour of Russia.

In the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces from the 272nd regiment of the 47th Tank Division advanced and captured the village of Stepova Novosilka.

After months of attempts to seize the surroundings of the village, Russian forces finally managaed to dislodge Ukrainian forces from their positions east of Stepova Novosilka and broke through to the settlement.

They advanced west from the village of Ivanivka and captured the treeline outside Stepova Novosilka. They then pushed further, entering the village and clearing it out. Russian forces also advanced east along the railway line, gaining a foothold in the next windbreaks, and advanced up the Rubizhne - Kupyansk highway, capturing multiple trench strongpoints.

Most of these newly captured positions are on the tactical heights, however much of Stepova Novosilka is in the low-lying ground.

+ ~9.33km² in favour of Russia.

In the Siversk direction, Russian forces are continuing to advance and have reached the village of Hryhorivka.

Russian forces advanced west from their positions in the first forests of Donetsk Oblast near the Siversky Donets River and pushed down the road from Bilohorivka. They were able to capture further positions in the forests.

Ukrainian forces then withdrew from the eastern half of Hryhorivka (the entire village lies in ruins with little cover) and covered the area with FPV drones. Two Russian soldiers managed to enter the village but were killed by FPV drones. Despite some reports, there has been no consolidation yet.

+ ~0.72km² in favour of Russia.

In the Kostyantynivka direction, Russian forces continued to advance and have captured most of the village of Stupochky.

Following the capture of the eastern part of the village, Russian forces, under the cover of tank fire, advanced further west, capturing the northern houses.

As for some further information regarding the fighting in this sector, for the past month, Russian forces have been conducting a widespread operation south of Chasiv Yar to destroy as many Ukrainian drone launch points and antennas as possible in order to mitigate the constant threat that Ukrainian drones pose to advancing Russian vehicles and infantry. The village of Predtechyne has been one of the focal points for these operations. As a result, the number of Ukrainian hexacopters and FPV drones in the sky has slightly decreased following an increase a couple of weeks ago following further Ukrainian drone operators being brought in, which continues to allow Ukraine to keep up the pressure despite the widespread Russian countermeasures.

In addition to this, Russian forces are continuing to strike Ukrainian positions and strongpoints, resulting in large fires to break out which burn for long periods of time. Russian drones are also targeting and destroying armoured and unarmoured vehicles, complicating the delivery of mortarmen to mortar positions which are notoriously effective against Russian assault operations and trenches.

However Ukrainian mortars, drones, tanks and incredibly dug-in and fortified positions placed at strategic points are significantly slowing Russian progress here, resulting in heavier casualties for Russian troops.

Russian forces are focusing mainly on countering the Ukrainian drones, with drone observation points being set up throughout Russian-controlled territory close to the frontlines. The soldiers stationed at these points are equipped with 5.45×39mm converted smoothbore AK-47 assault rifles. These are often used on hexacopter drones (also known as Baba Yagas) and have been quite an effective countermeasure.

+ ~0.28km² in favour of Russia.

Guys, remember that just because one interesting event happens, it doesn’t mean something major is about to happen next in relation to that.

Russia capturing three villages in Sumy Oblast does not indicate an offensive on Sumy city in the near future.

Russia launching three KAB glide bombs at Kherson does not suggest a Russian river crossing.

A 2km advance in a critical part of the frontline is not the prelude to an imminent collapse.

Don’t get ahead of yourselves. This is a war of attrition. The goal is to wear down your enemy. Russia is effectively wearing down Ukraine, but Ukraine is also a big country which has had a lot of support put behind it.

While they are severely weakened and their manpower issues are visible, mobilisation is having its effect. Defences are also being mass-constructed. The end of the war is not in sight and it will take some time for a Russian victory.

Any peace plans are unlikely to go anywhere and Zelensky isn’t about to cede territory. We’re likely going to witness a full Russian victory to the Dnipro River - but this is a long way away.

Russia may enjoy an advantage in nearly every aspect of this war, but they still have issues that are yet to be resolved. Yes, the collapse is underway, but it is in stages. Ukraine is not weak enough for a complete military collapse and Russian breakthrough. Of course the Russian advances are not and will not be linear, for now they are relatively slow and steady.

Putin knows that a massive, all out offensive is counterproductive. Why do such a thing when you are winning? Why bomb Kyiv over and over again when you are winning on the battlefield? It would make no sense.

Patience is a virtue.

Early in the war Ukraine could actively counter any Russian advances, as well as perform an impressive counter-offensive that took the Russians by surprise.

We’re currently at the stage where Ukraine no longer has this ability, they are in the stage I like to call the ‘plug’ stage. You see it with small Russian advances, 2-3km deep into Ukraine lines, forcing Ukraine to react by moving manpower, therefore plugging the gap and halting the Russians.

As a result of this the reserves that Ukraine has available is depleting, not being replaced at a fast enough rate. Obviously this is not being seen on the frontline as it is not an issue at the frontline. Only when the Reserve numbers are low enough to force Ukraine to decide which ‘plugs’ are worth doing will we start to see a collapse.

Ukraine themselves are fast tracking this with the Kursk offensive, Belgorod debacle, and likely future poor decisions.

This too. Poor decision making is playing a major role. We are already seeing the effect of this, in fact since the failed counterattacks at Vovchansk and Lyptsi in mid 2024.

The effects of these decisions will become more apparent as time passes. Time will tell if Russia will take advantage of these to their fullest extent.

These decisions extend to the “plug” theory. Where Ukraine chooses to shift their units will have major effects. Prioritization is already taking place and will become more common in the near future.

Unidentified missile over Sumy Oblast. Possibly just MLRS

It flew towards Lebedyn and disappeared.

Senior advisor to the Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Shah stated in an interview in Al-Jazeera that he has received information that India will attack Pakistan within hours or days. "We are ready to respond to any Indian attack targeting our country," he added.