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The Ukrainian Navy confirmed the destruction of a Russian Ka-27 helicopter over the Black Sea.

Footage of Russian prisoners returning. They don’t look very happy to be going back home.

Fighters of the strike UAV platoon of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Brigade shared videos they filmed while entering and leaving their positions.

These include military personnel of the Armed Forces, the State Transport Service, border guards, and members of the National Guard.

Ukraine and Russia have conducted another round of prisoner exchange. Two hundred people were returned from Russian captivity. Among them are defenders of Mariupol, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia, President Zelensky reported.

Financial Times reports that the United States and at least one Persian Gulf country are negotiating the purchase of Ukrainian interceptor drones to counter Iran.
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It seems that Ukrainian sanctions didn’t let the residents of Sochi sleep at night.

In Ukraine, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War condemned this, calling it a Russian provocation and urging "not to make Ukrainian servicemen a bargaining chip".
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After Péter Szijjártó’s visit to Moscow, Vladimir Putin handed over two captured servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Hungary. They arrived in Budapest together with the Hungarian foreign minister.

And this is Myrhorod, Ukraine, this morning. A Shahed drone was flying very low over the houses. The Russians do this deliberately, because at such a low altitude, the drone is very difficult to shoot down.

In the morning, an Iranian Shahed drone struck Nakhchivan Airport in Azerbaijan. Two people were injured as a result of the strike. Another Shahed fell near a school building in the village of Shekerabad.

NATO Secretary General Rutte said that Iran played an important role in supporting Russia’s military efforts against Ukraine by supplying drones.

Trump rated the military operation against Iran as "15 out of 10."

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It is loud in the Russian city of Saratov this evening. Locals report explosions. Social media users also say that a UAV attack has caused power outages in the city, and that an oil refinery may be under attack.

An Israeli F-35I fighter jet shot down a Russian-made Yak-130 combat trainer of the Iranian Air Force over Tehran. This is the first recorded case in the world of a manned aircraft being downed by an F-35 fighter.

Zelenskyy said that Ukraine will help with Iran. The president stated that he had instructed officials to present options for support and to provide assistance in a way that would not weaken Ukraine’s own defense.

Power has gone out across all of Iraq. The blackout comes amid Iranian strikes across the region in response to American and Israeli attacks.

"For four years, the White House was led by an extremely inexperienced leader who generously transferred much of our advanced weaponry to another country - Ukraine." - a spokesperson for the White House.

The BBC reports that 200,000 Ukrainians in the United States are at risk of deportation. Even people with valid documents are reportedly being held by ICE for months.
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Chris, an Irishman, comes to the Russian Embassy in Dublin every day to perform the Ukrainian National Anthem.

Putin has issued a decree setting the size of his army, including civilian personnel, at nearly two and a half million people, of whom one and a half million are military personnel.

Apti Alaudinov, commander of the special unit "Akhmat", said he is ready to "go and help Iran even now", but so far all Russia does with its allies is abandon them.

A US Navy submarine sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena with a torpedo in the Indian Ocean. According to crew reports, approximately 100 people were killed, and 78 were injured.

Lasar’s Group of the National Guard of Ukraine carried out an operation to locate and neutralize a S-400 "Triumph" air defense system in Belgorod region, in coordination with the 429th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade "Achilles" and the Joint Forces Grouping.
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The United States and Israel continue to attack Tehran.

In the RF city of Kirovo-Chepetsk, a mineral fertilizer plant belonging to a branch of Uralchem was reportedly struck. Residents report a drone raid, smoke near the facility, and a hit on the ammonia workshop. The regional governor confirmed the attack but stated that no damage had been recorded.

The armed forces of the USA and Ecuador have begun a joint operation against drug cartels in the country.

Details regarding those responsible, including whether the submarine was American and whether it carried out the attack, have not yet been confirmed.