Russian forces likely entered the main part of Vuhledar this morning.

Rockets in the direction of Nazareth, Northern Israel. Explosions were reported in Afula.

I've noticed lately that the Russian Geran drone attacks have been lasting longer than usual. For example, they used to begin at around 10pm local time, but now they are starting at around 6pm (around 4 hours earlier). As for when they ended, it used to be at around 4am local time, but is now around 10am (around 6 hours longer).

This means that they are lasting for around 10 hours longer on average. This is likely to cause strain on Ukrainian air defences by tiring out the operators and possibly even forcing them to rotate who is operating them. This means that Ukraine requires more trained air defence operators, something that I can imagine they don't exactly have a surplus of. Additionally, it also means that Ukraine is wasting more air defence on larger swarms of drones which fly for long periods of time.

Ukraine has responded to this by letting the drones fly until the late morning, as they know that many of them aren't intended to hit targets, but are instead for the reasons above. The issue with this is that it lowers the morale of the civilian population as many feel the need to stay awake for the whole night due to the risk of being hit by a drone. Ukrainian propaganda has convinced many people that Russia will hit civilian targets constantly with their Gerans, and their crazy shoot down rates claims support their narrative as they can say that they didn't hit civilian targets because they were shot down.

Civilians in Ukraine therefore believe that there is always an underlying risk of their homes being hit. This means that they are sleep deprived when they need to go to work or school the next day, slightly decreasing economic output and education, however the main issue for them will always be morale. They will be more inclined to wanting peace negotiations with Russia to end the daily attacks.

Russian forces have reportedly entered the eastern high-rise buildings of Vuhledar along Magistralnaya and Desantnikov streets.

If true, then they likely firstly advanced to the Water pumping station on the eastern outskirts, before advancing to the Hotel, the university campus and high-rise residential buildings.

I expect that the advance inside the town will speed up significantly as the remaining Ukrainian troops withdraw. It's unknown how much of the 72nd mechanised brigade is still there, but it is known that conscripts from the 110th mechanised brigade have already surrendered outside of the town.

Russian forces have reportedly advanced in the Hirnyk direction and have apparently captured the villages of Zhelanne Pershe and Zhelanne Druhe.

While this is not confirmed, if true it would effectively cut off any remaining Ukrainian groupings north of Krasnohorivka.

It is also reported that the Russians have captured a large trench fortification northwest of Zhelanne Druhe. They might use this to launch flanking attacks on the eastern part of Hirnyk.

Reliable reports suggest that Russian forces have advanced west of Ukrainsk and captured a series of Ukrainian treeline positions.

Following the consolidation of positions inside Ukrainsk, Russian forces began an assault to the north of this most recent advance. That allowed for an advance directly on the fields outside Tsukyrne, with some preliminary reports suggesting that they have already entered the eastern residential buildings and have taken up positions in the 3-story buildings.

Keep in mind that none of these advances have been confirmed, but if true would cause significant issues for the AFU as the town could be used as a staging ground for attacks to the rear of Hirnyk and would create yet another cauldron for Ukraine.

Russian forces are reportedly probing the Ukrainian defence in and around Vasyukivka.

A reliable source reported that Russian forces advanced in Kursk Oblast in the direction of Plekhovo.

Following the recapture of Borki, and the consolidation of Russian positions, Russian forces reportedly launched another series of ground assaults in a westerly direction. Unconfirmed reports suggest that they were able to capture three forested areas.

There is still one more forest east of Plekhovo that is under Ukrainian control, which may be used to fire on advancing Russians. This means that the Russians will probably try to clear this forest before conducting direct assaults on the village.

Smoke is rising over Belgorod after what was likely a Ukrainian MLRS attack.

Ukraine's Magyar drone company claimed that some of it's drones will be controlled by AI within 6-8 months time.

I wonder what the frontline will look like in 6-8 months..

A barrage of rockets was launched towards the lower Galilee region in Northern Israel.

Hezbollah rockets falling in Kiryat Shmona. The Israeli iron dome defence appears to not be working as well here. It could be due to recent Hezbollah attacks on the Beria barracks near Safed which houses patriot batteries.

The Israeli Airforce has reportedly begun a new wave of airstrikes on Southern Lebanon.

Artillery shells fired from the rebel RSF forces in the city of Omdurman, Sudan killed at least 15 civilians and wounded 61 others on monday after they struck a bustling market. Mohamed Ibrahim, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health in Khartoum state said that the death toll is likely to rise as many of the wounded were in critical condition. This attack has forced the market to close which had previously remained a rare hub of commercial activity despite the ongoing conflict in the city and surrounding areas.

The SAF reportedly responded by launching airstrikes in the Halfaya neighbourhood north of Khartoum Bahri on the eastern bank of the Nile River. Plumes of smoke rose from the area while RSF air defence was active.

An unknown number of Russian Geran-2 drones were launched from the Khalino airbase of Kursk Oblast around 30 minutes ago.

~2 Gerans flew over the international border and are headed in the direction of Sumy city.

This is very early for a Russian Geran attack.

Explosions were reported in the Khotyn community of Sumy Oblast. Either a Geran attack or Ukrainian air defence.