The reaction of chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov upon discovering that his name was added to the list of "terrorists and extremists" by Vladimir Putin's regime.

Oleksandr Matsyievskyi was captured while defending his country from a terrible and brutal invader. He was forced to dig his own grave and, as a final act of brutality, was ordered to say "glory to Russia" in front of the cameras, hoping to use him as Kremlin propaganda. But he, impassive and calm, took a final drag on his cigarette, looked into the eyes of his killer, and said: Slava Ukraini (Glory to Ukraine). He died defending his home, his family, and his country in yet another of the countless acts of war crimes committed by Russia in its war of expansion and conquest. This video, released exactly 2 years ago, is a symbol of the Ukrainian spirit of struggle and Russian cowardice. May the memory of Oleksandr Matsyievskyi inspire not only Ukraine to continue defending itself from brutal and cowardly aggression, but also all those who are suffering at the hands of an invader.

After a Chinese coast guard ship collided with a Filipino vessel, there were calls for the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., to invoke the Defense Treaty with the USA, a military alliance that obligates the USA to defend the Philippines in the event of foreign aggression. However, today the Filipino president stated that "for now," he will not invoke the treaty. Recently, President Biden said that if the Philippines request military support, the U.S. Navy is ready to provide it. The Philippines recently granted the USA five new military bases, increasing the total number of U.S. bases in the country to nine.

Boeing 777-300 passenger plane being struck by lightning shortly after take-off from Vancouver International Airport on Sunday.

The initial footage of the confirmed destruction of a US-supplied M142 HIMARS launcher in use by the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the Russian military. The launcher was positioned at the edge of a field and was hit by what seemed to be a single Islander missile, leading to a munitions cook-off of the HIMARS. In the later part of the video, the M142 HIMARS can be clearly seen burning. It is presumed that the launcher had been parked there for an extended period, allowing the Russians to locate and target it with the missile. Geolocation of the destroyed Ukrainian M142 HIMARS launcher. 📍48.427233, 37.268233 Nykanorivka, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. 40km from the frontline.

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The Iron Dome defense intercepting rockets fired by Lebanese Hezbollah terrorists against the city of Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel.

More and more countries are joining in the aerial delivery of humanitarian aid over the Gaza Strip. Following Jordan, the USA, and Egypt, today France also dropped several tons of food and medicine over areas free from the presence of Hamas terrorists.

The Iron Dome remains vigilant in northern Israel, intercepting the rockets that Lebanese Hezbollah terrorists are launching tonight.

⚡️Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan: "Any deal for a prisoner exchange will take place only after a ceasefire and acceptance of all our conditions."

⚡Lebanese caretaker PM Najib Mikati says negotiations on a calming in southern Lebanon will begin in Ramadan — Reuters

⚡Hezb-Allah is restraining itself, it wants to reach stability in south Lebanon, Lebanese caretaker PM says — Reuters

🇷🇺🇺🇦 | The Russian Project 22160 large patrol ship Sergey Kotov was destroyed by the Ukrainians. The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (HUR MO) released footage from an attack using unmanned surface vessels (USVs) on the Russian Black Sea Fleet's Project 22160 large patrol ship Sergey Kotov. The warship was struck multiple times, resulting in fires and ammunition explosions on board. It is very likely that "Sergey Kotov" suffered irreparable damage and can be considered another loss for the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

In a statement made today, French President Emmanuel Macron told European leaders not to be cowardly regarding defensive support for Ukraine. It's interesting to note how Macron's stance has changed over the last two years. From a frightened European leader trying at all costs to appease Vladimir Putin, to a committed European leader dedicated to creating a coalition of countries to provide direct defensive support on Ukrainian territory. French President Macron stated, "We are certainly approaching a moment in our Europe where it will be appropriate not to be cowards." He added, "We will have to live up to history and the courage it implies," during a visit in Prague.

The first video evidence of the destruction of a HIMARS launcher in Ukraine has been released on Russian state networks. The Kremlin claims that more than 30 launchers have been destroyed, but this is the first case where the launcher can be precisely identified.

Undersea fiber-optic cables were damaged off the coast of Yemen, controlled by the Houthis, a group funded and armed by Iran. There is no final conclusion about the authorship of the attack, but suspicions fall on the Houthis. The damage was extensive, affecting 25% of data and voice traffic between Asia and Africa.

About a dozen interceptors appear to be fired at projectiles launched from Lebanon. As the Israeli military has made progress in the Gaza Strip, the majority of the rocket fire is now coming from Lebanon.

Thousands of people are still in line in Moscow to pay their last respects to political opponent Alexei Navalny.

Four people died, including a 3-year-old child, in the attack carried out tonight by Russia against the Ukrainian city of Odessa. Rescue operations continue.

🚨North Korea 🇰🇵/Russia 🇷🇺: NORTH KOREA has sent 6,700 containers with 3 million 152mm shells to RUSSIA. This is roughly 10X more than the entire EU provided for Ukraine.

East of Stepove, a Ukrainian FPV munition hits the engine of a disabled Russian BTR-80.