The Financial Times has claimed that Iran and Russia have signed a €500 million contract for the purchase of advanced missile defense systems. The agreement, finalized in Moscow, reportedly includes the delivery of 500 “Verba” man-portable launchers and 2,500 “9M336” missiles between 2027 and 2029.
Last night and into this morning, the Russian military launched a massive, coordinated assault on multiple targets across Ukraine, including the capital. Kalibr missiles were fired from the Black Sea, while long‑range bombers launched X‑101 missiles. Tens of “Geran” suicide drones (the Russian version of Shahed) carried out successive waves of attacks against designated sites.
Over the past 12 days, Russian forces captured the town of Seversk in Donetsk province. Other notable developments include advances in Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia province, while clearing operations continue in Myrnohrad against remaining Ukrainian units.
Russian forces have continued their offensive in the besieged city of Mirnograd, pushing deeper into the eastern sectors and reaching the city center. Additional gains have reportedly been made in the southern neighborhoods and nearby farmland.
The Russian army has finally captured the city of Pokrovsk after weeks of fighting. This marks the largest city seized by Russia in Donetsk Oblast since Bakhmut (Artemovsk).
Russia has announced the successful test of its new nuclear-capable cruise missile, the 9M730 Burevestnik.
Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, head of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and a member of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak during his official visit to Moscow.
During a meeting in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the Russia–Syria Joint Cooperation Committee will soon resume its activities. Both sides emphasized the expansion of strategic and economic relations.
A Syrian military delegation led by Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Ali Al-Naasan visited Russia’s Central Armed Forces Military Park in Moscow. The group inspected air defense systems, combat and reconnaissance drones, and heavy weaponry as part of efforts to deepen military cooperation and enhance Syria’s defense capabilities.
One of the most striking scenes captured from the ongoing war in Ukraine shows a Russian Geranium-3 suicide drone hitting a Ukrainian oil depot. In the footage, the drone flies at low altitude, passing directly above a firefighter’s head before impact.
Last night, the Russian military carried out one of its most extensive and complex airstrikes against Ukraine since the beginning of the war. This multi-phase combined operation utilized nearly the full capacity of Russia’s aerial arsenal to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defense systems and target critical infrastructure with a high success rate.
After months of relentless combat, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have achieved a strategic victory by liberating another Ukrainian fortress, the large stronghold of Chasov Yar in the Donetsk People’s Republic. The Russian Defense Ministry announced the complete control of the city’s ruins, marking a turning point in the war. Though Ukrainian forces maintain a presence on the outskirts, the city itself now flies the Russian tricolor and Airborne Forces flags, proudly raised by paratroopers in the last liberated Shevchenko and Yuzhny districts.
