CENTCOM announced targeting the Curaçao-flagged oil tanker "M/T Belma" with Hellfire missiles, after it allegedly ignored repeated warnings while sailing towards Iran's Kharg Island.

The missiles struck the vessel's smokestack, stopping its movement.

Large rallies in Kyiv against the dismissal of Ukrainian Defence Minister Fedorov right now.

Ukrainian SBU drone-boats struck the Russian "Louise 1" and "Banda" oil tankers in the waters of the Black Sea.

Day 11 of Ukraine's large-scale attacks on Russian commercial vessels in the Sea of Azov:

The Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces claims that 7 more ships were hit overnight. A video of the strikes will probably be released soon.

I really hope the TCC doesn't exploit these large-scale protests for extra forced mobilisation...

I fucking knew it.

If anyone reading this is of military age in Ukraine, DO NOT attend these rallies.

A Russian Su-35 is trying to shoot down a Ukrainian tactical aircraft near Putvyl, Sumy Oblast, with an R-37/77 air-to-air missile right now.

Explosions are reported in Bahrain.

Reportedly air defence activity outside Bahraini airspace.

Another interception attempt is being made now, this time near Buryn, Sumy Oblast.

This time, an explosion was heard in the city of Bilopillya, Sumy Oblast.

It is unclear if this is from the air-to-air missile self-destructing, or from a successful interception of a Ukrainian tactical aircraft.

Heavy fighter jet activity over Kuwait for the last hour.

2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles launched from western Belgorod Oblast just struck something near the town of Kehychivka, Kharkiv Oblast.

Correction: the missiles impacted closer to Merefa, Oblast. Explosions were heard.

They were launched from near the town of Tomarovka, Belgorod Oblast.

In a statement, outgoing Ukrainian Defence Minister Fedorov advocated for the dismissal for Ukrainian Command-in-Chief Syrskyi and Chief of the General Staff Andrii Hnatov, stating that Syrskyi - instead of finding a way to asymmetrically defeat Russia - found a way to "split the country".

He stated that Syrskyi issued an ultimatum to Zelensky, that either he or Fedorov should be dismissed. He went on to say that "All the initiatives we propose are being blocked, and Syrskyi is unwilling to openly and directly address the problems".

At the same time, he acknowledged that Syrskyi saved Ukraine in 2022 with the Kharkiv and Kherson counteroffensives, but emphasised Syrskyi's unwillingness to address issues while being paranoid about people trying "orchestrate campaigns against him".

Zelenskyy offered Fedorov a position as an advisor, but he declined.