🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — The U.S. is considering using the Defense Production Act to expand oil refining capacity as the Iran war pushes fuel prices higher ahead of the midterms, Reuters reports.

The law has never previously been used to add refining capacity, while industry executives argue that expanding existing refineries would be faster and more practical than building new plants, which could take years and cost heavily.

🇵🇱🇺🇦⚡️ — The Polish far-right politician Grzegorz Braun published a video showing him smashing a monument to UPA soldiers in the town of Bialystok, and called for its demolition.

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called this "a shameful and immoral act that can only evoke shame and condemnation," and stated that they expect the Polish authorities to provide a legal assessment and restore the monument.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — UAV crews of Russia’s Southern Group of Forces detected and destroyed two Ukrainian Kozak armored vehicles.

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🇾🇪❌🇾🇪🇸🇦 — Houthi forces struck newly arrived Saudi reinforcements in eastern Al-Jawf with ballistic missiles.

🇸🇦❌🇮🇶🇮🇷 — Saudi Arabia shuts down the East–West pipeline as a precaution after multiple attacks Thursday, with injuries confirmed.

🇷🇺🇱🇹⚡️ Dmitry Medvedev warns Lithuania could be wiped off the map if it enters a military confrontation with Russia.

He says NATO would not defend Lithuania after any Russian retaliation over nuclear weapons being deployed there, arguing that invoking Article 5 could trigger a global catastrophe.

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🇾🇪🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 — Ansar Allah (Houthis) launched ballistic missiles at newly arrived armored vehicle reinforcements in Yemen’s eastern Al-Jawf Governorate.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — In the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces continue to close the encirclement north of Velykyi Burluk.

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🇾🇪🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 — Sirens are sounding in Khamis Mushait, southern Saudi Arabia. King Khalid Air Base is likely the target, as in previous attacks.

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🇧🇾⚡️ — The entire Belarusian army will be tested for combat readiness, including the ability to carry out mobilization

— Lukashenko

According to him, the country is preparing for war so that there won't be one.

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🇾🇪🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 — While the exact positions of Ansar Allah forces in the Marib direction remain unclear, the main axes of the Houthi offensive appear to be shaping up roughly along these lines.

The situation looks increasingly fragile for the Saudi-backed Emergency Forces, with videos emerging online showing their troops fleeing the front lines.

Map created by @johnboltonstan

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🇾🇪🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 — Ansar Allah forces have begun their assault on the town of Harib, just south of Marib.

The town is held by the UAE-backed Shabwa Defense Forces, which primarily focus on defending Shabwah Governorate.

Map created by @johnboltonstan

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🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — Operators of the 5th Separate Guards Tank Brigade of the 36th Army, East Group of Forces, continue to destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the Zaporizhzhia direction.

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