British ministry defence: Russia is likely removing the nuclear warheads from ageing nuclear cruise missiles and firing the unarmed munitions at Ukraine. Open source imagery shows wreckage of an apparently shot-down AS-15 KENT air launched cruise missile (ALCM), designed in the 1980s exclusively as a nuclear delivery system. The warhead had probably been substituted for ballast. Although such an inert system will still produce some damage through the missile's kinetic energy and I any unspent fuel, it is unlikely to achieve reliable effects against intended targets. Russia almost certainly hopes such missiles will function as decoys and divert Ukrainian air defences. Whatever Russia's intent, this improvisation highlights the level of depletion in Russia's stock of long-range missiles.
Ukraine security service arrested a man who wanted to hand over to Russians a USB stick containing the information of members service, Ukraine armed forces, security service and the Azov battalion.
📝According to reports from Syrian sources, Russia asked the YPG to withdraw all its military forces from the Turkish border until M4 road and hand over the entire area to the Syrian army. Russia warned the YPG that Turkish army operations are inevitable. So far, YPG has rejected this request.
📝Israel plays a key role in the events that are happening in north of syria and iraq. Turkey with order of Israel, plans to penetrate to depth 35 km in northern syria and iraq in order to create a safe route for F-16 fighter jets in these areas so that they can pass through the syria and iraq airspace away from the air defense radius of S-300 and with support United States air force in Erbil, penetrate into iran territory and target nuclear centers. Iran has learned about this plan and for this reason it plans to start its ground operations in north of Iraq and deploy its air defense systems in this area.
Russian forces are building more than 50 km of defense lines in the Svatove region, Luhansk oblast
British ministry defence: The area around the towns of Pavlivka and Vuhledar in south-central Donetsk Oblast has been the scene of intense combat over the last two weeks, though little territory has changed hands.Both Russia and Ukraine have significant forces committed to this sector, with Russian Naval Infantry having suffered heavy casualties.This area remains heavily contested, likely partially because Russia assesses the area has potential as a launch point for a future major advance north to capture the remainder of Ukrainian-held Donetsk Oblast. However, Russia is unlikely to be able to concentrate sufficient quality forces to achieve an operational breakthrough.
📝Iraqi officials ordered the deployment of border guards of the Iraqi army along the northern borders with Iran (Iraqi Kurdistan region) for 220 km in order to maintain the security of this area. Last week, Ismail Qaani, commander Quds Force traveled to Iraq and told the Iraqi officials; If Iraqi forces do not maintain the security of northern Iraq, Iranian ground forces will enter northern Iraq.