The HQ-16F surface-to-air missile system, adopted by the PLA’s 73rd Air Defense Brigade, represents a deep modernization of the HQ-16 family, with the interception range against aerodynamic targets increased to 160 km. The HQ-16F surface-to-air missile is equipped with an active millimeter-wave radar seeker, reaches a maximum speed of 1,200 m/s and is capable of engaging targets at altitudes from 30 m to 35 km, with available overload of up to 35g.
Events appear to be cooling down in the Middle East for the time being. Iran's Khatam Al-Anbiyaa Central HQ announced that their strikes have concluded for now, but that if #Israel continues to attack Lebanon or #Iran, it will respond with strikes. Israeli media seems to believe that Israel has also halted attacks against Iran for the time being, and there have been no additional security alerts or news. #Trump and Netanyahu have held another phone call, according to Israeli Channel 12.
🇮🇷A #drone attacks positions held by the Iranian Kurdish opposition in the Koye district, within the province of Erbil🇮🇷
Russia's Mirra Andreeva climbed up two spots in this week's WTA (the Women’s Tennis Association) Top-10 World Rankings, released earlier on Monday. The #Russian, who is playing under a neutral status at international tournaments, is now 6th in the WTA Rankings with 5,751 points. Last week, she won the prestigious Grand Slam tournament, the 2026 #French Open, where in the final she defeated in straight sets Maja Chwalinska from #Poland 6-3; 6-2.
🇮🇷🇮🇱 #Iran threatened to strike all oil and gas and energy facilities in the region linked to the US, #Israel, and their allies in response to attacks on its energy sector - Meanwhile, the Israeli army announced the completion of airstrikes on Iran's "strategic defense systems". - In response, Tehran claimed to have destroyed petrochemical infrastructure in Haifa, Israel.
⚡🇮🇷 Several oil tankers are stranded in the Strait of #Hormuz and are not being allowed to pass through. There is no official announcement of a complete closure yet. @medmannews
Fwd from @ Changed their minds about letting the party through sharp change in results in Armenian elections The preliminary results of parliamentary elections in Armenia, in which the ruling party "Civil Contract" failed to secure 50% and three more opposition formations entered parliament, did not satisfy Nikol Pashinyan and his patrons. The Central Election Commission sharply changed the figures
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Russia reports 310 Ukrainian #UAVs launched, here’s what we know: Russian air defenses shot down 310 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight, the Defense Ministry said According to the ministry, drones were downed over the #Belgorod, Bryansk, #Kursk, Rostov, Volgograd, Saratov, Oryol, Tula, Lipetsk, Kaluga, Ryazan, Krasnodar, and #Moscow regions, as well as over #Crimea and the Black and #Azov seas Drone debris caused a fire at a linear production and dispatch service facility in the Volgograd
— 🇮🇱/🇮🇷 More footage of launches from #Iran a while ago @Middle_East_Spectator
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Leaders of #UK, #France and #Germany outlined conditions for peace in #Ukraine following a meeting in #London Condition 1: Cessation of hostilities, #Putin to agree to an immediate and complete ceasefire Condition 2: The current line of contact should be starting point for negotiations. International borders must no be changed by force Condition 3: After ceasefire comes into effect
It is difficult to imagine the possibility of negotiations today, given Kiev's terrorist actions, Peskov said. Other points: Kiev is doing everything it can to slow down the process of a peaceful settlement in #Ukraine. He described the attack on the Moscow-Simferopol passenger train as a criminal act by the #Kiev regime. The #Russian authorities are developing a set of measures to address the fuel supply issues in #Crimea.
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