China and Indonesia will hold a joint naval exercise east of Taiwan Island in mid-August, China's defense ministry says. Frigates will carry out communications drills and maritime replenishment operations.

US military fires on Panama-flagged vessel attempting to break Iranian port blockade, WSJ reports; no casualties reported.

The US military fired on a Panama-flagged vessel that attempted to break through the maritime blockade of Iranian ports. There have been no reports of killed or injured, WSJ reports.

Ukraine stops publishing data on Russian missile launches amid interceptor shortage, Bloomberg reports. The change follows August 5 overnight strikes when Ukrainian air defense failed to intercept any Russian missiles.

Ukraine's Armed Forces have stopped publishing data on Russian missile launches amid a shortage of interceptor missiles in Kyiv, Bloomberg reports. The changes occurred a few days after the night of August 5, when Ukrainian air defense failed to intercept any missiles launched by Russia's Armed Forces.

UK maritime agency reports incident between tanker and military forces in Gulf of Oman near Gwadar, Pakistan; no details yet on casualties or damage

The UK maritime agency has reported an incident involving a tanker and military forces in the Gulf of Oman near Gwadar, Pakistan, providing no details on casualties or damage off Pakistan's southwestern coast.

Ukraine strikes one of Russia's largest petrochemical complexes in Tobolsk, Tyumen region, with drones traveling 2,000+ km, causing fires and damage — Ukraine's SOF.

Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said on Monday that Ukrainian forces struck one of Russia's largest petrochemical complexes in the Tyumen region's city of Tobolsk, causing fires and damage. The SOF statement said drones traveled more than 2,000 km to reach the target and that the complex produces basic raw materials for industrial products including those used in the defense industry.