🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces have captured Lisichnoe (Pokrovsk direction) – both sides confirm.

Russian forces have also reached the outskirts of Severodonenvka, just west of Lisichnoe.

In the center, Russian forces have captured the first of four Ivanovka's fortifications.

There are reports claiming Russian DRGs are already operating on the outskirts of Grodovka. Grodovka is the last remaining town before Mirnograd and Pokrovsk.

🇯🇵⚡️- A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Japan, causing a tsunami with a height of 1 meter to strike the southern island of Japan.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian forces continue to advance in Kursk, Russia.

In the north Ukrainian troops have captured Zeleniy-Shlyakh, Novoivanovka, Leonidovo and Aleksandria. Some Ukrainian and Russian sources claim Ukrainian troops control everything towards the outskirts of Koronevo - this is incorrect. Ukrainian DRGs operate around Koronevo, but their military have not yet advanced this far.

In the far-north Ukraine attempted to create another front overnight. Ukrainian forces unsuccessfully attacked Troitskoe and Gordeevka.

In the south Ukrainian forces finally gained success, capturing Gornal and Guevo. Some Russian sources also claim Ukraine has captured Plekhovo - there is no evidence of this.

In the center Ukrainian troops captured Kurilovka, Melevoy and Rubanshchina.

There is a lot of false information claiming Ukrainian forces captured Sudzha. Ukrainian forces operate along the outskirts but the city still remains under Russian control. There are very recent footage showing evacuations still occuring, meaning Russian troops still have control.

🇷🇺🇮🇷⚡- Russia has begun delivering the S-400 air defense system to Iran – New York Times.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian forces captured Kruglenkoe, Kursk region, Russia.

A Ukrainian flag was raised at 51.34223, 35.17139.

Russian war correspondents, 'Two Majors', report Ukrainian DRGs operating at Anastasyevka and Ivnitsa.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "This is no longer just an operation to return our official territories and punish the Nazis. It is necessary to go to the lands of the still existing Ukraine. To Odessa, Kharkov, Dnepr, Nikolaev, Kiev and beyond. There should be no restrictions, it is necessary to talk about this openly, without embarrassment." – Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council.

🇮🇷🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- Hezbollah could attack Israel in the coming days regardless of Iran's intentions – CNN.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Internet resources of the Kursk region, Russia, were subjected to a massive DDoS attack, many services are out of order and temporarily unavailable – Kursk Administration Press Office.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- The local population in Kursk, Russia, are forming armed groups to defend their towns from the advancing Ukrainian military, many are reportedly "former servicemen and women" and others are "hunters".

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇸🇰⚡- "Russian gas supplies through Ukraine to Slovakia are under serious threat due to the situation in the Sudzha region, Kursk, Russia," – former Slovak Economic Minister, Karel Hirman.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian F-16s were spotted over Russian-controlled Kherson – TASS.

🇷🇺⚡- Russian President, Vladimir Putin, to meet with the Governor of the Kursk region, Alexei Smirnov.

🇮🇱⚡- "I apologize for the October 7 attacks and I am very sorry that something like this happened," – Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "The units from Chechnya defending the Russian-Ukrainian border in the Kursk region were unable to prevent the advance of Armed Forces of Ukraine, since the Ukrainian military passed by the Chechen strongholds," – Russian Commander of the "Akhmat" Special Forces, General Apti Alaudinov.

🇮🇱⚡- "Expanding the Gaza war into a regional conflict is a risk I am aware of but willing to take," – Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

🇮🇱⚡- "We are not only facing Hamas but an entire Iranian axis and we must organize ourselves to defend on a broader scale," – Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

🇮🇱⚡- "Our goal is to completely destroy Hamas' capabilities, after Hamas, I want to recruit Arab countries to help establish an entity that does not threaten Israel," – Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

🇮🇷🇸🇾🇱🇧⚡- An Iranian military transport aircraft, Il-76, landed at Khmeimim airbase, Syria, taking off from Tehran, Iran.

The plane had its transponders turned off during the entire flight.

🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- Iran is abandoning the restraint that has prevented open conflict with Israel. The suburbs of south Beirut are emptying as residents flee to the mountains. Airlines are cancelling flights to Beirut, Tehran and Tel Aviv. The Middle East has been on tenterhooks for more than a week - Iran’s frightening new playbook for war – The Economist.

— 🇮🇷 / 🇮🇱 NEW: The Shin Bet reported on Thursday that Iranian intelligence operatives have been contacting Israeli citizens on social media via fake profiles. The report added the Iranians attempted to recruit Israeli agents to carry out tasks across the country aimed at harming national security

@Middle_East_Spectator

🇮🇱⚡- Israeli Ministers have been informed that tonight's Government cabinet meeting has been moved to Kirya (a military base with an underground bunker).