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The Strait of Hormuz is closed to all vessels at entry and exit passages, with the IRGC Navy not issuing any passage permits for over 96 hours, according to IRIB News Agency.
Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Pakistani military airstrikes hit Gayan District in Paktika, Tsamkani District in Paktia, and Manogai District in Kunar overnight, causing dozens of civilian casualties including women and children. Pakistan's InformationAttaullah Tarar said 29 TTP terrorists were killed in a ground operation and airstrikes against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Jamaat-ul-Ahrar along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
The number of dead from the Ukrainian Armed Forces attack on Voronezh on June 22 increased to six, 68 people were injured, the governor said.
Russian air defense forces shot down 143 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russian regions and over the waters of the Black and Azov Seas, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
Ukraine struck a space communications center in Moscow and a bridge near Zaporizhzhia.
Russian nuclear chief accuses Ukraine of killing Zaporizhzhia power plant worker in drone attack
Scores of Ukrainian drones struck Moscow, hitting the Russian capital's oil refinery for the second time this week and launching the lid of an oil storage tank into the sky.
Ukraine launches largest drone attack on Moscow since start of Russia's full-scale invasion, hits oil refinery
Russian Foreign Minister: Russia will now regularly strike targets that affect the combat capability of Ukraine's Armed Forces.
Explosions and sustained gunfire have been reported at an airport in Niger's capital, according to witnesses.
A video shows Zelenskyy stating that Moscow in flames is a justified response to Russian attacks.
Ukrainian drones struck the Moscow Oil Refinery for the second time in a week, sending flames and thick smoke over the Russian capital. President Zelenskiy called it a 'fair' response to Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities.