CENTCOM released footage of last night's airstrikes against Iran, which they claim targeted Iranian coastal radar installations, air defence installations, maritime capabilities, as well as missile and drone storage.

They also claim that strikes targeted IRGC forces which launched the ballistic missiles that killed U.S. servicemembers in Jordan yesterday.

This was the 8th consecutive night of U.S. airstrikes on Iran.

I just realised something insane - Kostyantynivka might actually fall BEFORE Chasiv Yar does.

If you told me this back in April 2024 (over 2 years ago) when the battle for Chasiv Yar began, I would've called you crazy.

But here we are...

How has Ukraine managed to hold out on the western suburbs of Chasiv Yar and in the villages west of the city for over a year, despite Russia controlling most of Chasiv Yar?

Well, once again, it comes down to the age-old tactic of controlling the high ground. While the majority of the precarious salient west of Chasiv Yar is situated in the low-lying ground, Ukraine retains control over the entire tactical ridgeline surrounding it, essentially forming a sort of "basin", which Russia is unable to penetrate into from the surrounding heights as they do not fully control them.

Despite the last several weeks seeing intense fighting for Chasiv Yar, Russia has only made minor advances in the city, and has been unable to push the Ukrainians off this high ground. The same can be said for the railway line west of Chasiv Yar, where Ukrainian forces have also been holding strong for well over a year. Additionally, Ukraine holds positions on the tactical heights east of Kostyantynivka, which Russia has chosen to bypass as they focus on taking Kostyantynivka, rather than advancing north into this "basin".

In my opinion, the Russian command will not try to take this salient until Kostyantynivka is captured and secured. Once this is the case, they will likely try to consolidate and expand a bridgehead in the Molocharka area, and simultaneously pressure the northern flank in the Virolyubivka area, in order to force a withdrawal from the salient. But this cannot be done without capturing Kostyantynivka. This could also explain why Ukraine has been counterattacking east of Virolyubivka in recent weeks.

Russian Geran-4 jet-drone strike on a logistics warehouse in Dnipro.

Russian Geran-4 jet-drone strike on a Ukrainian locomotive in the city of Vilnyansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that the overnight missile attacks targeted enterprises involved in the production of components and control systems for FP-5 "Flamingo" cruise missiles, FP-7 ballistic missiles, FP-9 ballistic missiles, and Neptune-MD cruise missiles.

They also claimed to have targeted enterprises involved in the production of components for guidance systems, long-range drones, FPV drones, batteries for FPV drones, and fibre for fibre-optic FPV drones.

Furthermore, the Russian MoD claimed that strikes targeted infrastructure used for receiving, storing, assembling, and distributing drones, components for drones, electronic warfare equipment, and robotic complexes

One of these enterprises was also reportedly used for the maintenance and modernisation of on-board optoelectronic sighting systems and on-board radar stations for MiG-29 aircraft. Strikes also reportedly targeted fuel and lubricants tanks at the Yuzhnyi Port in Odesa Oblast, intended to be used by the Ukrainian military.

While these claims remain unverified and unconfirmed, some of the publicly available information about the enterprises hit does line up with the claims made.

Sirens in Kuwait due to the threat of an Iranian missile/drone attack.

Footage showing the impact of 6 Russian Iskander-M ballistic missiles in Kyiv last night.

Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile strike on a claimed Ukrainian Neptune-2 missile launcher near the village of Rybakivka, Mykolaiv Oblast.

A tactical ballistic missile launched from Khuzestan Province, western Iran, was seemingly intercepted by a Patriot system in Kuwait.