Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrskyi, appointing the current commander of the United Forces, Mykhailo Drapatyi, to this post.

Zelensky announced that the decision was made as part of the restructuring of the Ukrainian military leadership.

He said that, together with Mykhailo Drapatyi, Yevhen Hmara and Pavlo Palisa, the way in which the structure of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine should be reorganized has been determined.

The Ukrainian President praised the work of Oleksandr Syrskyi, emphasizing that he has achieved significant results during the defense of Kiev, the counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region, and the operation in the Kursk region.

"Ukraine has come a long way. The defense of Ukraine continues, and every soldier must be treated with dignity. I am grateful to Oleksandr Syrskyi and every one of our soldiers that Ukraine continues to hold strong positions on the battlefield," Zelensky declared.

Pse komandanti i ri Forcave të Armatosura të Ukrainës quhet "Leopardi i Borës"?

The Ukrainian leader added that Mykhailo Drapatyi shares the same vision for the future of the Ukrainian army.

Zelensky also announced that he has held talks with Oleksandr Syrskyi and Andrii Hnatov about their future roles in the military and an orderly transfer of duties.

The change in leadership of the Ukrainian army comes at a difficult period of the war, as Ukrainian forces are facing continued pressure from the Russian offensive along the front line. /Telegraph

US President Donald Trump said Iran may have moved its enriched uranium stockpile to another facility in the Natanz area, but stressed that the US has no official confirmation of this.

Commenting on US media reports that Iranian nuclear material may have been transferred to a location known as Pickaxe Mountain, Trump said there is a possibility that this has happened.

"I think they might have done it. We don't have it recorded as a confirmed fact," he said, writes skynews .

Izraeli pretendon se Irani i ka zhvendosur centrifugat bërthamore thellë brenda një mali graniti

The issue of Iran's enriched uranium reserves has become one of the most sensitive points of conflict between Tehran and its opponents.

According to reports in the Wall Street Journal, Israel believes it has identified the location of thousands of Iranian centrifuges for enriching uranium.

Trump also warned that the area could be the target of a possible US attack.

"We're going to hit that area very quickly and there's nothing they can do about it," the US president declared.

The statements come at a time when Iran's nuclear program remains at the center of international tensions and military clashes in the Middle East. /Telegraph

Azerbaijan expands energy exports to Europe.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has announced that his country has started exporting natural gas to Germany this year, describing this as an important development in energy cooperation with Europe.

Aliyev said that Azerbaijan's natural gas currently supplies ten European countries, including ten European Union member states.

"This is an important contribution to Europe's energy security," the Azerbaijani president declared.

He emphasized that Azerbaijan also continues to export crude oil to Germany, while in the future it aims to expand cooperation through the export of green energy to the European market.

According to Aliyev, energy cooperation between Azerbaijan and European countries will be further expanded, with a focus on diversifying energy sources and strengthening the continent's energy security.

Otherwise, Germany has in the past been supplied with gas by the Russian state. /Telegraph/

Ukraine claims to have shot down a Russian MiG-29 fighter jet and air defense system in Kursk.

Ukraine has said a drone strike hit a Russian air base in the Kursk region, damaging a MiG-29 fighter jet and a Pantsir-S1 air defense system.

According to Ukrainian authorities, the target of the attack was the Khalino air base, where Russian military equipment was located.

Kiev claims that the strike caused damage to important Russian aviation and air defense assets.

Russia has not yet given an official comment on the Ukrainian claims and has not confirmed the reported damages.

Drone attacks on military targets and infrastructure on Russian territory have intensified in recent months, as Ukraine aims to weaken Moscow's military capabilities in the context of the war that has been ongoing since 2022. /Telegraph/

Italian financial police and customs authorities have seized more than 770 kilograms of cocaine at the port of Vado Ligure, Italy. The drug was hidden in a shipment of bananas that had arrived from Ecuador.

According to Italian authorities, during the search in a refrigerated container, around 650 packages of narcotics were found. Initial analyses showed that it was very high-purity cocaine.

The Serbian flag was placed on some of the drug packages, while authorities have not yet provided details about the people or groups who may be behind this trafficking.

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According to Italian police, if the drugs had reached the illegal market, criminal organizations could have profited around 250 million euros.

The operation is considered one of the largest seizures in recent years in the port of Vado Ligure.

Italian authorities said the action was the result of increased controls on trade routes connecting South America with Europe, which are increasingly being used for drug trafficking. /Telegraph/

Israeli intelligence services claim that Iran has moved thousands of uranium enrichment centrifuges to a fortified complex deep inside the so-called "Pickaxe Mountain" (also known as Kolang Mountain), raising concerns that Tehran could secretly rebuild its nuclear program.

According to reports, the centrifuges were transferred to this underground facility after Israeli and American airstrikes on three of Iran's main nuclear facilities.

The complex is located near the Natanz nuclear power plant and is estimated to be built about 90 to 140 meters under granite rock, which makes it extremely difficult to destroy it with air strikes, reports WSJ .

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Israeli authorities have passed this information on to the United States, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling for continued military pressure on Iran.

Even US President Donald Trump has recently stated that the complex could be a potential target for future attacks.

Experts from the Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS) have observed continued activity in the area over the past 15 months, including truck movements, reinforcement of tunnel entrances, and expanded security measures.

However, there is no public evidence confirming that uranium enrichment is currently taking place at the facility.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has not had access to the complex and has not commented on the Israeli claims. Iran continues to insist that its nuclear program has only peaceful purposes. /Telegraph/

A plot to assassinate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the failed coup attempt in 2016 has been uncovered.

According to published information, the suspected perpetrators had planned to capture Erdogan at the hotel where he was staying on the night of the coup, then take him out of Turkey on a foreign plane and kill him during the flight, the media wrote.

The plan, however, failed after the Turkish president left the hotel shortly before the group of assassins arrived at the scene.

The coup attempt occurred on July 15, 2016, when a group of military officers attempted to seize control of Turkey's key institutions.

After the clash between government forces and putschists, more than 250 people lost their lives.

The Turkish government has blamed cleric Fethullah Gulen's network for orchestrating the coup, while the now-deceased imam and his supporters have denied the allegations.

The event remains one of the most important political moments in modern Turkish history. /Telegraph/

In the Kingdom of Denmark, recruitment for military service is carried out through a lottery system. After reaching the age of 18, men and women are invited for a medical examination and an assessment of their physical and psychological abilities.

Each eligible candidate draws a number at random. Those with the lowest numbers may be called up for military service if the required number of soldiers is not met by volunteers.

After the checks, recruits receive numbers that will be entered into a draw. The system works like a mathematical lottery, where lower numbers mean a greater chance of being called up, while higher numbers usually exclude the candidate from military service.

On the day of assessment, known as "Defense Day" (Forsvarets Dag), candidates who pass the health and psychological tests draw a number from a special drum. The numbers usually range from 1 to several tens of thousands.

Numbers from 1 to approximately 8000 are considered the "danger zone", as the Danish Armed Forces first send out calls for service to those with the lowest numbers. However, if there are enough volunteers, only as many recruits are called up as are needed to fill the annual quota.

People who draw high numbers are given the status of "frinummer" ("free number"). If their number is far above the army's needs, the likelihood of being called up in peacetime is practically zero, as the quota is filled much earlier.

This system aims to make the recruitment process as objective and fair as possible, as the decision does not depend on subjective assessments, but only on the result of the draw.

According to the Danish Ministry of Defense's plan, 6,500 recruits will be trained each year from 2033, about 40 percent more than at present. Denmark, with a population of about six million, has about 9,000 professional soldiers. The new rules also make it easier to accept people with diabetes and ADHD, while the Defense Minister has the power to send recruits on missions abroad if necessary.

Among the Scandinavian countries, Denmark was the last to include women in the compulsory conscription system. Norway did so in 2013, while Sweden did so in 2017. /Telegraph/