Damage to the Kupol plant, struck by Ukrainian drones, was confirmed via satellite imagery, Schemes reports. The facility manufactures Shahed kamikaze drones; the hit affected Building 1, where production was underway.

🇺🇦🇺🇸 “All details on U.S. defense aid, including air defense components, are now being worked out at operational level,” President Zelensky said. He noted that Ukraine’s defense and foreign ministers reported today on relations with the US and ongoing military support discussions.

30,000 North Korean troops may join Russian forces, — CNN reports, citing Ukrainian intelligence.

“North Korea will send its soldiers in the near future,” the report states.

Tragedy in Zhytomir.. Eyewitnesses speak of a high number of casualties after a gas station reportedly exploded.

😂💯 “Lavrov — Russia’s foreign minister since, what, the birth of Christ? And nothing useful has come out of his mouth since,” — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte jokes about Russia’s FM.

Footage of the explosion in Zhytomyr region is being shared online. As of now, 2 people are confirmed dead and 15 injured, according to the Zhytomyr Regional Administration.

The U.S. is proposing to supply Ukraine with significantly less weaponry—only enough to “bring the war to a conclusion,” WSJ reports.

At the time deliveries were paused, over 20 PAC-3 Patriot missiles, more than 20 Stinger systems, Hellfire missiles, and over 90 AIM missiles were stored in Poland.

🇺🇸🇺🇦 “We have not suspended weapons deliveries to Ukraine. This is not a halt in our support,” — U.S. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said.

Boom.

Drone strike results at Kirovske airfield in Crimea: According to the SBU, a Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system and three helicopters were destroyed. Satellite imagery confirms strike marks on three helicopters and burn traces near the Pantsir-S1, indicating it was likely damaged.

A UK-supplied "Raven" short-range air defense system has been spotted bearing kill marks, confirming its success in destroying multiple aerial targets.

In Korenovo, Kursk region, a strike on a Russian command post reportedly eliminated Major General Mikhail Gudkov, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. Over 10 others were also killed, most of them senior officers.