🇷🇺 #Russia: A drone struck a high-rise building on Mosfilmovskaya Street in Moscow overnight. Footage shared on Russian Telegram channels shows alleged debris from the building, while police have cordoned off the street at the scene of the incident. (04/05)

🇲🇲 #Myanmar: Footage shows rebels from the People's Defence Forces (PDF) firing a Chinese heavy machine gun at a military aircraft operated by the Burmese military. (04/05) (via @war_noir)

🇺🇦 #Ukraine - 🇷🇺 #Russia: Russian forces have launched a ballistic missile during the day targeting the city of Merefa, killing five people and injuring at least 19. A store and several homes were destroyed as a result of the strike. (04/05)

🇮🇷 #Iran - 🇦🇪 #UAE: The Fujairah Oil Industry Zone was reportedly struck by an Iranian drone earlier today. As a result of the strike, a fire is currently taking place at the petroleum complex. (04/05) (via Reuters)

🇮🇩 #Indonesia: Militants from the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) have attacked two ships which were reportedly carrying Indonesian military troops around the Yahukimo - Asmat border. (05/05) (via @war_noir)

🇺🇦 #Ukraine - 🇷🇺 #Russia: Russia's VNIIR-Progress military plant in Cheboksary was struck twice, once overnight and once just earlier by Ukrainian drones. The plant specializes in producing EW (Electronic Warfare) equipment, as well as components that are integrated into Shahed drones and several other types of missiles. (05/05) (📹 via @NOELreports)

🇺🇸 #US: A multi-agency drug bust in Houston, Texas, led by the Houston Police Department’s Gang, Narcotics, and South Gessner divisions, along with the FBI, DEA, and Texas state troopers, resulted in the seizure of approximately 31 firearms and several bags of drugs last week. Among the weapons were pistols and rifles, including a gold-plated AK-style rifle and a matching pistol. The rifle was engraved with “El Más Buscado” (“The Most Wanted”). Two men were arrested and are suspected of having connections to a cartel. (05/05) (via @submundooriginal)

🇺🇦 #Ukraine – 🇷🇺 #Russia: Footage reportedly shows a Ukrainian drone striking an apartment building earlier today in Cheboksary, Russia, during a wave of drone strikes targeting the VNIIR-Progress military plant. (05/05)

🇺🇸 #US: US forces struck another vessel allegedly operating along "known narco-trafficking routes" in the Caribbean Sea yesterday. Two people were killed as a result of the strike. (05/05)

🇱🇧 #Lebanon - 🇮🇱 #Israel: Footage showing Hezbollah militants carrying out rocket strikes against IDF positions in Al-Bayada using an improvised rocket system. (06/05) (via @war_noir)

🇸🇾 #Syria: Clashes broke out overnight between the Syrian Army (HTS) and alleged Uzbek jihadist militants in the Idlib countryside, around the villages of Al Foua, Kafraya, and Binnish. Reportedly, the clashes occurred after several days of protests following the arrest of several Uzbek fighters. (06/05) (via @KurdishFrontNews)

🇮🇷 #Iran – 🇫🇷 #France: A French shipping vessel, San Antonio, was reportedly attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Injured crew members were evacuated from the vessel and transported for medical treatment. While several reports suggest that the ship may have been struck by an “Iranian missile,” the company operating the vessel, CMA CGM, has declined to provide further details about the incident. However, the company stated that just last month, another one of its vessels came under “warning shots” while attempting to transit the Strait. (06/05) (via Reuters)

🇺🇦 #Ukraine - 🇷🇺 #Russia: Russia has launched a wave of drone strikes across the city of Sumy, hitting several civilian buildings, including a kindergarten struck by two drones. (06/05) (via @wartranslated on X)

🇵🇰 #Pakistan: Footage showing the Pakistani armed group Ittihad-ul-Mujahideen ambushing an armoured police vehicle in the Bannu District. After firing several magazines and rpg rounds in the armoured vehicle, the police officer inside is still alive. The militants, after attempting to smash the window of the vehicle, force the person inside to open the door, shooting him point blank with a pistol. (07/05) (via @war_noir)

🇸🇴 #Somalia: Clashes broke out overnight in Somalia’s capital between local militias and government forces. Tensions reportedly escalated after days of unrest over unpaid salaries and economic instability. The situation was further fueled by an incident in which Mogadishu’s council allegedly sent police officers, accompanied by bulldozers, to evict residents and demolish several homes in the low-income Deynile district, due to unpaid debts to the city's council. Regional reports also suggest that factions formed within the army during the incident, with some soldiers allegedly siding with residents affected by the evictions. (07/05) (via SomaliGuardian)

🇪🇹 #Ethiopia: Footage showing Amhara Fano National Movement (AFNM) forces firing towards ENDF (Ethiopian National Defence Forces) soldiers during a two-day battle around the town of Majete after it was encircled by government troops. Regional reports mention that the ENDF military, in an attempt to kill AFNM militants, is indiscriminately shelling the area, resulting in multiple civilian casualties who get caught in the crossfire. (07/05) (via @Zeyede1264 on X)

🇨🇳 #China: Two former Chinese defence ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, have been sentenced to suspended death sentences on corruption charges. China’s military court sentenced the two former ministers to death with a two-year reprieve. Under Chinese law, this means the executions will be suspended and the sentences are expected to change to life imprisonment if they do not commit further crimes during the reprieve period. In this case, Chinese state media said no parole or further sentence reductions will be allowed after commutation. The court alleged that both men accepted large sums of money and luxury items as bribes. (07/05) (via CNN & Reuters)

🇺🇸 #US - 🇮🇷 #Iran: CENTCOM has confirmed that US naval forces exchanged fire with Iranian units while transiting the Strait of Hormuz toward the Gulf of Oman earlier today. According to the US military, Iran has launched a wave of missiles and drones against three warships, the USS Truxtun, USS Rafael Peralta, and USS Mason, during the incident. While the US claims that all incoming attacks were intercepted, the IRGC Navy released a statement alleging that three American vessels were damaged and forced to change course. The US further stated that it later carried out retaliatory strikes on Iranian military infrastructure allegedly involved in the attack, including the Bandar Kargan naval checkpoint in Minab, as well as Qeshm Port and Bandar Abbas. (08/05) (via @CENTCOM on X)

🇲🇲 #Myanmar: Helmet cam footage showing People's Defence Forces (PDF) rebels ambushing Junta troops somewhere in Dawei. (08/05) (via @war_noir)

🇺🇦 #Ukraine - 🇷🇺 #Russia: Ukraine has launched a wave of drone strikes across Grozny, Chechnya. Regional reports indicate that the base of the 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division, along with the local FSB headquarters, was struck. (08/05)