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According to a report, a polish man has been accused of helping russian intelligence in a plan to assassinate the president of Ukraine. Reportedly, the suspect who has been charged with being prepared to pass on airport security information to russian agents was arrested by polish police on Wednesday. According to the report, the man was ready to pass on information about the Rezeszow-Jasionka airport in Poland which is controlled by the u.s. military and is a gateway for international humanitarian aid military aid for Ukraine. Reportedly, the arrest was the result of close cooperation with security services in Ukraine.

According to the report, two men have been detained, accused of an attack on an aid of the late russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny. Reportedly, Leonid Volkov was attacked with a hammer outside his home in Vilnius, Lithuania. According to the report, lithuanian intelligence said the attack was the work of russian special services.

Reportedly, Russia are increasing their attacks on ukrainian forces and are using more gliding bombs which allow planes to strike from a safe distance. According to the report, russian troops are advancing towards the city of Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region which will allow them to advance to other strategic cities under ukrainian control.

Reportedly, the russian president has promised to instigate a zone to protect Russia’s border regions from ukrainian attacks.

According to a report, the u.s. and uk are sanctioning seven leading military figures and six entities for helping Iran conduct warfare against Israel. Reportedly, a range of sanctions target leading figures within Iran’s drone industry. According to the report, this adds to more than 400 sanctions already imposed on Iran; previous sanctions include the islamic revolutionary guard corps.

Reportedly, an israeli missile hit Iran on Friday morning. According to the report, iranian media said 3 drones were destroyed by Iran’s air defence systems in Isfahan, the region houses an airbase, a missile production complex and some nuclear facilities, no damage was reported.

Reportedly, hamas has criticised a u.s. decision to veto a palestinian request for full u.n. membership, Palestine is considered a u.n. observer state. According to the report, the u.s. said they would not support full membership until there was a bilateral peace agreement in place between Palestine and Israel. Reportedly, the uk and Switzerland abstained.

According to a report, two men of dual russian german nationality accused of spying for Russia have been detained in Bayreuth, Bavaria. Reportedly, the men are accused of scouting military facilities and other sites, taking photos and videos and handing the information to a russian contact. According to the report, the main suspect is accused of planning an explosion, arson and maintaining contact with russian intelligence, the other is accused of helping him identity potential targets for attack, preparing explosives and arson.

Reportedly, the first suspect was alleged to have fought in eastern Ukraine from 2014-2016, it was alleged that since October 2023 he discussed potential sabotage operations in Germany with his russian contact. According to the report, a u.s. army base in Bavaria was spied upon, it was one of the bases that the u.s. sent battle tanks to for ukrainian soldiers to train on.

Reportedly, last year in Poland authorities said they had dismantled a russian spy network preparing sabotage attacks aimed at paralysing military aid to Ukraine. According to the report, Germany has sent Ukraine two air defence systems, has promised a third and have made available military aid worth €28 billion to support Ukraine over the next few years.

According to reports, 17 people were killed and 60 injured in a russian missile attack which struck an 8 storey building in the city of Chernihiv. Reportedly, Ukraine said another 4 high rise buildings, a hospital and a higher education institution were also damaged.

According to the report, the president of Ukraine said the strike would not have happened if Ukraine had received sufficient air defence equipment. Reportedly, he blamed Ukraine’s decreasing air defences for Russia’s ability to destroy a thermal power plant last week. According to the report, 11 missiles were fired at the Trypillya plant, Ukraine armed forces intercepted 7.

Reportedly, earlier there was a ukrainian strike on a russian air field in Crimea, no reports of any injuries.

According to a report, russian military deaths have surpassed 50,000 and the estimate does not include soldiers dying in russian occupied eastern Ukraine. Reportedly, in the second year of war the death toll was 25% higher than the previous year. According to the report, Ukraine said 31,000 ukrainian soldiers have been killed.

Reportedly, wagner estimated that 22,000 soldiers died in Spring 2023 during the battle for Bakhmut, and Russia’s capture of the city of Avdiivka in the autumn led to another outpouring of deaths. According to the report, two out of five deaths were new recruits, some were prisoners.

Reportedly, wagner began recruiting from prisons in 2022, data showed on average they survived for 2-3 months. According to the report, following a deterioration in the relationship between wagner and the kremlin, the kremlin began recruiting their own army of prisoners.

Reportedly, the mother of a deceased ex prisoner Alexander said he grew up in Ukraine and had family there so didn’t believe Russia went to war in order to fight fascism.

According to a report, the u.s. said extra squadrons and navy ships moved to Israel and the wider area before the weekend will remain there.

Reportedly, the u.n.’s atomic energy agency inspectors said they are concerned that Israel will possibly target Iran’s nuclear facilities. According to the report, as a precaution Iran closed their nuclear plants on Sunday but reopened them on Monday. Reportedly, the u.n. atomic energy inspectors paused their iranian inspections for a short while which were said to resume on Tuesday.

According to the report, Lebanon state media said an airstrike hit a home near the city of Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon. Reportedly, the explosion could be heard 22 kilometres away.

According to a report, the u.s secretary of state addressed the second Black sea security conference saying Russia believed Ukraine’s neighbours would be divided but they were wrong. Reportedly, he said the u.s. will continue to support Ukraine. According to the report, Ukraine say they need ammunition and air defence systems, Germany has agreed to send Ukraine an air defence system.

Reportedly, russian strikes continued on Monday in Sloviansk, the Kherson region, Dnipro and Donetsk. According to the report, their attacks on Ukraine’s power plants are affecting power supplies.

According to a report, four people were injured during an attack in Christ the good shepherd church in Sydney. Reportedly, people screamed and ran to help when Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed during a church service.

According to the report, 3 others were hurt, one man suffered lacerations and was taken to hospital in a serious condition. Reportedly, New South Wales police said a man had been arrested.

According to a report, Paris will host the paralympic games in August and the plan is an opening ceremony on the river Seine, but security is concerned following threats from the islamic state group to football matches in Paris, Madrid and London. Reportedly, islamic state Khorasan province (is-k) claimed responsibility for the attack in Crocus city hall in Moscow.

According to the report, if the plan goes ahead over 10,000 athletes will sail along a 6 km stretch of the Seine in 160 barges but spectators will need a ticket invitation and the venue could be moved if the risk is judged too high.

According to reports, a meeting of the u.n. security council was requested by both Israel and Iran, Israel want the u.n. to designate the revolutionary guard corps as a terrorist organisation.

Reportedly, in a meeting held on Sunday the iranian representative to the u.n. said (in the event of non retaliation) Iran now deemed the matter concluded. According to the report, he said that Iran had written to the u.n. security council saying the attack on Israel was defensive after the attack on their consulate in Damascus. Reportedly, he reminded members that the charter of the u.n. prohibits attacks on diplomatic premises. According to the report, Iran’s media said Iran was closely watching Jordan which might become the next target in the case of any more moves to support Israel.