Global Conflict

One person was killed and 4 wounded as a result of shelling of Izium. On Sunday, around 11:37, Russian forces shelled Izium (Kharkiv region) with MLRS, with a hit recorded in the central part of the city near a gas station. "As a result of the enemy attack, preliminarily using MLRS, 1 person was killed and 4 were wounded," reports the Izium City Military Administration.

Maritime intelligence firm Windward says six ships have changed course from the Omani corridor while Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boats patrolled the area.

An Israeli airstrike has targeted the town of Kounine in southern Lebanon.

Fresh overnight strikes hit electricity substations in Russian-occupied Crimea, reportedly causing outages and further disrupting Russia's military logistics.

A Russian combat drone struck the Kyivskyi district of Kharkiv, with two people suffering acute stress reactions. KharkivIgor Terekhov reported this on his Telegram channel.

The head of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdi (callsign "Magyar"), confirmed strikes on energy facilities in Crimea, saying 16 energy nodes were hit over the past two days. Russian-installed officials in Yevpatoria and Saki reported widespread power and water outages.

Russian warships have docked at a Chinese port ahead of scheduled Joint Sea naval exercises between the two countries.

IDF says Gaza airstrikes killed two Hamas commanders.

Three Nigerian soldiers were reportedly killed and several injured in a suspected IED explosion, with no group claiming responsibility yet.

An explosion occurred in Chernihiv, in northern Ukraine, during an air raid, reported the Ukrainian television channel 'Public'.

A cargo vessel in the Red Sea reported coming under attack from armed assailants on Sunday, the latest instance of security risks for ships transiting the Middle East region.

Netanyahu says Trump did not ask Israel to refrain from acting against Hezbollah tunnels.

Netanyahu: We have obtained legitimacy to remain along the entire "Yellow Line" in southern Lebanon

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated the State Strategic Command Headquarters, known as "the Octagon," in Egypt's New Capital east of Cairo, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. Sisi described the facility as a significant leap in Egypt's command and crisis management systems and said it is the largest command center of its kind in the Middle East.

Overnight on July 5, Ukrainian defense forces struck the "Hvardiiske" airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea as part of efforts to reduce Russia's offensive potential, theStaff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported. The airfield is described as one of Russia's key military airfields on the Crimean peninsula, used for basing operational-tactical and naval aviation aircraft and supporting combat sorties, logistics, and maintenance.

The Indonesian National Armed Forces will add defense personnel in several vulnerable areas in Papua following the shooting of a pilot and the burning of an AMA airline aircraft by separatists.

Iran's Army warns that any miscalculation by the enemy will be met with a crushing response.

Israeli artillery targeted the town of Barashit within the security zone of Southern Lebanon, with the source reporting a ceasefire violation.

Netanyahu: The threat coming from Gaza has been removed.

A military-grade drone has been discovered washed ashore on a beach on Türkiye's Black Sea coast, according to local media reports.

Putin claimed at a meeting with his generals that Russian forces had captured more than 3,000 km² since the beginning of the year, nearly five times more territory than ISW says they actually did.

Kremlin: The buffer zone was established due to Kyiv's hostility.

Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces reported disabling 16 power substations across Russian-occupied Crimea and occupied parts of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk over the past 48 hours. Reported targets included substations in Bakhchysarai, Saky, Henichesk and other locations.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed Kyiv is striking Russia's energy sector and civilian infrastructure that has no connection to the military-industrial complex.

Kremlin: The West is helping Ukraine target Russian facilities

Israeli bulldozers are leveling Palestinian land near the town of Surif in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, amid preparations to build an Israeli settlement in the area.

Within 24 hours, Russia reveals the toll of widespread strikes on Ukraine.

Ukrainian Zelensky says Russia relies on ballistic missiles to prolong the war, and Ukraine is working to strengthen anti-ballistic air defense. Over the past week Russia used about 2,200 strike drones, over 1,730 guided aviation bombs, and 106 missiles against Ukraine — nearly half ballistic — with a massive strike on Kyiv killing 31 and wounding 102 including four children, he said on Telegram on Sunday.

Over 20 people were wounded in Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities overnight July 5. In Zaporizhzhia one woman was killed and 16 wounded including two children; five were wounded by a drone attack in Kharkiv, a strike hit an enterprise in Dnipro, and at least eight were wounded in attacks on Kramatorsk and Sumy the evening of July 4.

Fars News Agency reports that IRGC boats diverted six ships from the Omani passage.