Two GRU agents were arrested for plotting to bomb 'industrial and military sites in Germany to disrupt the delivery of aid to Ukraine.' ft.com/content/9ee73d…

“Russia's military death toll in Ukraine has now passed the 50,000 mark - the BBC can confirm. In the second 12 months … we found the body count was nearly 25% higher than in the first year” bbc.co.uk/news/world-688…

The number of those wounded in the Hezbollah drone and missile attack in northern Israel has risen to 18, with one in critical condition, two in serious condition, four in moderate condition, and 11 in light condition.
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Interesting new Mandiant report. Shows that GRU-linked hackers may have messed with control systems at water utilities in the US & Poland (17-18 Jan), and credibly claimed (2 Mar) to have interfered with a dam in France. This is not normal. services.google.com/fh/files/misc/…

Statement from Chairman US Rep. Mike Turner and Ranking Member @JAHimes:

10/10

Russia 'capitalizing' in war as U.S. aid to Ukraine continues to stall: ISW newsweek.com/russia-capital…

Last week, ISW Founder & President Kim Kagan shared the following message while moderating a panel on the state of Russia's invasion of Ukraine with Gen. David Petraeus (US Army, Ret.) The Cipher Brief's 2024 Kyiv Economic & Security Forum:

NEW | Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 14, 2024

Israel’s success in defending against large-scale Iranian missile and drone strikes from Iranian territory on April 13 underscores the vulnerabilities that Ukrainian geography and the continued degradation of Ukraine’s…

Truly

NEW | The Iranian April 13 missile-drone attack on Israel was very likely intended to cause significant damage below the threshold that would trigger a massive Israeli response. The attack was designed to succeed, not to fail. 🧵(1/9)

NEW: The composition of the ongoing Iranian attack on Israel is similar to that of strikes that Russia has repeatedly conducted against Ukraine in efforts to determine the optimal package to penetrate Western-style air- and missile defenses. 🧵(1/8)

New: The Israeli military said Sunday that “99%” of the more than 300 projectiles fired at Israel by Iran were intercepted. Only “a small number” of ballistic missiles reached Israel, with the remaining ballistic missiles, all cruise missiles and all drones being intercepted…

Dozens of surface-to-surface missile launches from Iran were identified approaching Israeli territory. The IDF Aerial Defense Array successfully intercepted the majority of the launches using the Arrow Aerial Defense System, together with Israel's strategic allies, before the…

IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Hagari: More than 200 drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles were fired from Iran. Most of the threats were intercepted outside Israeli airspace. A very small number of missiles hit Israeli territory with minor damages to a military base in…

UPDATE: The Israeli military confirms that ballistic and cruise missiles are being used in the attack against Israel, along with attack drones.

Iran has launched a second salvo of 70 missiles toward Israel, First salvo was 80 missiles per a senior US official.

“In accordance with our ironclad commitment to Israel’s security, U.S. forces in the region continue to shoot down Iranian-launched drones targeting Israel. Our forces remain postured to provide additional defensive support and to protect U.S. forces operating in the region,”…

There is no evidence at this time that Iran has launched ballistic missiles as part of the attack against Israel.

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