The IDF claimed that its recent airstrikes on the city of Rafah, southern Gaza, killed the commander of Hamas' East Rafah Battalion Muhammad al-Bawab, along with his deputy commander, a regional company commander of the battalion, and a security guard from the battalion.

The East Rafah Battalion is one of four battalions which makes up Hamas' Rafah Brigade, operating in and around the Rafah Governorate in the southern Gaza Strip.

The Rafah Brigade has been heavily degraded over the past two years and has lost most of its combat capabilities due to Israel's Rafah offensive. The IDF's continued operations in the southern part of the Gaza Strip have forced it to largely relocate its command structures to the neighbouring Khan Younis Governorate, with some cells still operating in Rafah due to the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.

From now on, all outspoken Zionists and Resistance supporters will receive harsher punishments when breaking rules in the chat.

We are NOT about to turn into a low-IQ channel of people constantly insulting each other.

Russian forces have captured the city of Vovchansk, Vovchansk direction, Kharkiv Oblast.

Pre-war population: ~17,459.
Total land area: ~26.00 km²

The fighting for Vovchansk lasted approximately 1 year, 7 months, 1 day.

Vovchansk direction ➡️ Bilyi Kolodyaz direction

UKMTO reports that 15 small boats approached a vessel 15 Nautical Miles west of Yemen and engaged in an exchange of fire.

The boats have since left the scene, and the vessel is continuing on its journey towards its next port. No casualties are reported.

The Ukrainian General Staff map still shows 100% of Pokrovsk, 100% of Myrnohrad, and 100% of Rodynske under Ukrainian control 🤣🤣🤣

Tonight there will be a large-scale, combined Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine.

At least 4 Tu-95MS strategic bombers redeployed from Ukrainka Airbase, Amur Oblast. 3 landed at Diaghilev Airbase, Ryazan Oblast, and 1 landed at Engels-2 Airbase, Saratov Oblast. All are equipped with Kh-101 cruise missiles.

1-2 Varshavyanka submarines are equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles at Novorossiysk Naval Base, Krasnodar Krai. There are likely other surface carriers which are also equipped.

Deliveries of Iskander-M ballistic missiles have taken place to OTRK installations in Kursk, Voronezh, Bryansk, and Rostov Oblast.

Launches of Geran-2 drones are taking place. At least 500 Gerans have been accumulated at various launch sites and are expected to be used in Ukraine.

Currently, communications on strategic frequencies between Diaghilev Airbase, Engels-2 Airbase, and Moscow have been recorded.

There likely won’t be any departures of Tu-95MS for at least the next 4 hours.

Launches of Geran-2 drones have been recorded (not all confirmed) from:

Khalino Airbase, Kursk Oblast (x2).
Navlya Test site, Bryansk Oblast (x1).
Millerovo Airbase, Rostov Oblast (x1).
Tsumbulova Test Site, Oryol Oblast (x1).
Hvardiiske Training Ground, Crimea (x1).
Kacha Airbase, Crimea (x1).
Primorsko-Akhtarsk Airbase, Krasnodar Krai (x1).
Cape Chauda, Crimea (x1).

The airspace over the launch lines for MiG-31Ks has been closed in Lipetsk, Tambov, and Ryazan Oblasts.

Launches of Kinzhal hypersonic aeroballistic missiles are expected in the coming hours.

Mass launches of Geran-2 drones have begun from Khalino Airbase, Kursk Oblast. The drones are being launched one by one and will fly in a chain formation at high altitude over Ukraine.

The long-range missiles and drones will likely target the western regions of Ukraine tonight, but there is still a threat to Kyiv.

As for Iskander-M ballistic missiles, they will target the usual regions in the eastern half of Ukraine.

Several Geran-2 drones are now over southeastern Kyiv Oblast.

If they fly further west to Zhytomyr/Vinnytsia, it will confirm that Kh-101s and Kinzhals will target the western regions later on.