Reports emerged of Ukrainian forces partially withdrawing from Dzerzhinsk in the DPR, while Russian forces claimed control of Mikhailovka. The Russian military reported repelling five Ukrainian counterattacks in the Kursk region border area. In the Middle East, tensions escalated as Israeli tanks allegedly entered a UN peacekeepers' base in Lebanon. A Hezbollah drone strike in northern Israel injured dozens. Former US President Trump warned of potential World War III in the coming months. SpaceX successfully landed its Super Heavy booster for the first time. German media reported that heavy weapons deliveries to Ukraine would cease until after the US elections. Oligarch Alexander Smolensky, a key figure from the 1990s, passed away.