🇺🇦 - Alexei Reznikov, Ukraine's Minister of Defence, was seen wearing a patch containing an anti-Christian cartoon at a press conference. Ukraine's war on Christianity continues.

🇺🇦⚡️ - Odessa has (yet again) been de-energized.

🇺🇸⚡️ - The airspace above parts of North and South Carolina has been closed in preparation for the downing of another Chinese balloon.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- American fighter jet passing a Chinese balloon over Myrtle Beach, Sourh Carolina.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- Residents of Mecklenburg and Gaston County, North Carolina have been urged to “not take potshots” at the Chinese balloons.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- Some “experts” in America claim the Chinese balloons are “practice runs” for a “Chinese invasion of America.”

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- Fox News says the second balloon over the Carolinas will be shot down within the next 45 minutes

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- The airspace from Charleston to Wilmington is fully empty, aside from two American military aircraft.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- Biden has taken the decision. The balloon will be shot down shortly.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- Myrtle Beach, just moments ago

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- Three American aircraft, likely F-18 Super Hornets or F-16 Fighting Falcons, are circling the balloon over Myrtle Beach.

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- The balloon has been destroyed

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- Footage of the balloon being shot down

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- There is an alleged third Chinese balloon flying outside the United States.

🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️- Earlier today, the IDF raided a hideout for the Al-Qassam Brigade in Jericho, resulting in a clash between Palestinian and Israeli forces

🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️- China released a statement saying they are “strongly discontented” with the shoot down of their balloon and reserve the right to “any necessary reaction to this incident.”

🇺🇦⚡️ - Alexei Reznikov has resigned as Ukraine's Minister of Defense.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 - Kirill Budanov, Ukraine's new Minister of Defense, has said he expects a Russian offensive this month.

Some commentators have said that Russia will look to open a second front near the Russian-speaking region of Sumy, in the northeast of Ukraine, whereas others have predicted that a second front will be opened in the west of the country, perhaps with the goal of capturing Kiev or Lvov. At this stage, it's too early to tell what will happen.