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I'm a Dutch journalist bringing you a news selection about the war in Ukraine and Iran. General defence issues may pop up as well. Was correspondent in Geneva, Berlin, Prague, and Brussels. Also: former correspondent of Jane's Defence Weekly.

Hans de Vreij

So-called "head" of Russian-occupied Crimea says that the bridge from Henichesk to Arabat Spit has been under attack. Traffic was closed down temporarily. The bridge needs repairing.

Zelensky said Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles struck a military plant in Cheboksary that supplies components for Russian drones and missiles. He also confirmed strikes on the Kuibyshev refinery and two oil infrastructure sites in Vladimir region. #Ukraine

"War is not the best time to discuss complex history," - former FM of Poland. www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polyt... #UPA

Norway's biggest defense company bought the American startup making missiles designed to be produced by the thousands. Its rockets are already being used in Ukraine. defence-blog.com/norways-kong...

For the first time, Taiwan fired its U.S.-supplied HIMARS launchers into the Taiwan Strait off a beach at a location deemed a potential landing point for China’s PLA. Read a @wsj.com report from on the ground: www.wsj.com/world/china/...

Fast-growing Amsterdam-based start-up Intelic is seeking to bring the lessons learnt in Ukraine to Europe through an internet platform for drones, to which manufacturers from nine European countries are connected. Intelic develops software for drones that is widely used by drones in Ukraine.

⚓️🔥 Drone operators of the 1st Azov Corps have rendered the Port of Mariupol inoperable. Electrical substations, radar equipment, repair facilities, the port control tower, fuel storage tanks, tugs and the sanctioned cargo vessel Lady Augusta were hit during the operation.

Iran targets US bases in Jordan and the Gulf after Trump orders strikes near Hormuz reut.rs/4fwXMFR

Iran strikes on US base in Jordan – targeting F‑35 hangars IRGC says they hit "4 important targets" at the Al‑Azraq airbase, including F‑35 fighter hangars and the command control center, using long‑range solid‑fuel missiles.