Geolocated footage indicates that Russian forces continue to advance in Luhansk Oblast and have captured most of the key village of Makiivka.

Makiivka served as one of the last strongholds in Luhansk Oblast for Ukraine and was key to the defence of the bridgehead on the eastern bank of the Zherebets river.

Russian forces were able to advance in two directions here, expanding their bridgehead on the eastern bank of the river and gaining a foothold in a forested area. Additionally, they were able to advance and capture the agricultural buildings in the south of Makiivka, along with several houses.

Russian forces reportedly achieved a sudden 4.5km breakthrough in Kharkiv Oblast and have apparently captured the villages of Andriivka (Luhansk Oblast) and Vyshneve (Kharkiv Oblast), forming a wedge through Ukrainian positions in the direction of the Oskil river.

Israeli media reported that two occupation soldiers died, while 18 others sustained various injuries, during fighting on Lebanese territory.

Earlier at dawn, Hezbollah's fighters confronted an Israeli infantry force that attempted to infiltrate Lebanese territory in the southern town of Odaisseh, inflicting casualties among the troops and forcing others to retreat.

Looking back on this video, it not only shows the power of these bombs but also the incredible strength of those soviet-era apartment blocks. They have been hit over and over again by artillery and FABs but are still withstanding what is apparently the strongest non-nuclear bomb in the world.

Rockets in the direction of Safed, Northern Israel

Explosions in Safed. A direct hit was reported on a building.

A new report from Hezbollah suggest that Israeli forces have made their first advance into southern Lebanon. The IDF has managed to cross the international border and entered the settlement of Maroun El Ras, likely taking up positions in the eastern houses.

Hezbollah artillery is currently striking the IDF soldiers. If Israel can maintain this foothold, then it would significantly help further advances as Maroun El Ras is situated at the top of a hill and serves as a perfect outpost which overlooks the surrounding area. Even a small foothold on the top of the hill will undermine the Hezbollah defence as the Israelis can use that for troop concentration and to protect reinforcements moving up the slope of the hill from small arms fire.

Meanwhile, heavy clashes are being reported further north in Kfarkela. It is unclear if Israel has managed to gain a foothold.

It is now reported that at least 8 IDF soldiers have been killed and 27 wounded since the beginning of the invasion.

At least 50 IDF soldiers have now reportedly been killed and wounded since yesterday.

Currently it appears that the IDF's 98th Division is the main attacking force in Southern Lebanon. The 89th brigade (part of the 98th division) which specialises in anti-guerilla warfare, special reconnaissance and direct action, is also conducting ground attacks.

Geolocated footage shows that the Ukrainian 17th Kryvyi Rih Tank Brigade conducted a mechanised assault in the direction of Novovodyane, Luhansk Oblast.

In my opinion, the likely goal was to undercut Russian positions in the bridgehead on the western bank of the Zherebets river and capture the forest highlighted in red.

It is currently unclear whether the assault was successful or not.

A Russian ballistic missile was launched in the direction of Sumy.

Disappeared from the radar

Explosions near Damascus

Israeli forces have been attempting to advance in multiple directions in Lebanon over the past 12 hours, but are meeting fierce resistance from Hezbollah. It appears that most, if not all of the attacks have been repelled.

I’ll make an overview of the day’s ground attacks later today.

The 36th division is now reportedly engaged in violent battles on the Lebanese border too. Previously only the 98th division was known to be conducting attacks. This comes as the 36th was pulled from the rear and deployed to the border.

30 minutes ago, Israel conducted their first air strike on central Beirut since 2006.

4 deaths have been confirmed.