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The Ukrainian government has initiated a phased demobilization plan for military personnel and announced salary increases as part of a broader army reform effort.
The White House has formally notified the US Congress that the war on Iran is terminated, notwithstanding the continued deployment of US military forces in the Middle East.
The White House has notified Congress that active combat operations with Iran have concluded following a ceasefire agreement.
President Donald Trump informed Congress that combat operations against Iran have concluded, though he noted that U.S. forces will remain in the region for the time being.
Ukraine has conducted long-range drone strikes against Russian oil storage facilities, ports, and refineries, including targets located 1,600 kilometers from the border in the Ural region. The Kremlin has characterized the strikes as terrorist attacks.
Fourteen members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard were killed in an explosion caused by remnants of a bomb, according to reports from state television.
The White House has formally notified the United States Congress that the conflict with Iran has concluded, according to the Associated Press.
The White House has informed Congress that military operations against Iran are concluded, according to reports from the Associated Press.
Israeli aircraft conducted two airstrikes targeting the towns of Shaqra and Majdal Selm in southern Lebanon.
Fourteen members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed and two others injured following an unexploded ordnance detonation in Iran's Zanjan province, according to local media reports.
Fourteen members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed in northwestern Iran following the explosion of unexploded ordnance.
Israeli forces have demolished a monastery and school in the town of Yaroun in southern Lebanon following earlier bombardment of the town's church.
CNN reports that Iranian strikes have rendered at least 16 U.S. military bases in the Middle East inoperable, including the air operations center at Al Udeid Air Base.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Russian forces have taken control of the village of Pokalyane in the Kharkiv region. Additionally, Russian air defense systems reported intercepting 141 Ukrainian drones overnight.
The Israeli military has demolished a monastery and a school operated by the Sisters of the Holy Savior in the town of Yaroun, southern Lebanon, according to local media reports.
RIA Novosti reports, citing a CNN investigation, that Iranian strikes have rendered at least 16 U.S. military bases in the Middle East unusable, including two strikes on the Al Udeid Air Base aviation command center.
President Donald Trump stated that the Strait of Hormuz is completely closed.
President Donald Trump stated that the Strait of Hormuz is 100 percent shut down.
The US Secretary of War appeared before Congress for the first time since the start of the conflict with Iran, as a deadline approaches for President Donald Trump to justify the war's continuation or end it.
Two Lebanese individuals were killed in an Israeli strike targeting a motorcycle in the town of Tulin, southern Lebanon.
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) has confirmed a strike on the Shagol airbase in Chelyabinsk, Russia, located approximately 1,700 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. The SBU reports that four aircraft were destroyed in the operation.
The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces struck the Shagol airfield in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on May 1, damaging a Su-57 and a Su-34 fighter jet.
An Israeli airstrike hit a residential building in the town of Zrarieh in southern Lebanon, resulting in multiple fatalities.
Israel reportedly supplied the United Arab Emirates with its Iron Beam laser defense system during the war with Iran to assist in intercepting drones and missiles. The Financial Times cited two individuals familiar with the matter regarding the deployment of the technology, which Israel first fielded in December 2025.
Lebanon reported strikes in the village of Habboush in the south of the country following an evacuation warning issued by the Israel Defense Forces.
Israeli forces conducted at least four airstrikes on the town of Haboush in southern Lebanon amid ongoing reports of ceasefire violations.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced reforms to the Ukrainian army, including pay raises and new service terms that will allow previously mobilized soldiers to eventually leave their posts.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that its air defense forces intercepted 100 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones between 8:00 and 17:00 Moscow time.
A U.S. official and two other sources report that Iran is utilizing the current ceasefire with the United States to relocate and excavate its weapons stockpiles.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that air defense systems intercepted 100 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over Russian regions within a nine-hour period.