• President of the Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, affirms Sudan's keenness to upgrade and strengthen its relations with Russia in a way that serves the common interests of the two countries, upon meeting today the Russian Special Envoy for the Middle East and Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov, in the presence of the Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hussein al-Amin, who said the visit represents a message of solidarity with Sudan, government and people, and carries the Russian leadership's support for Sudan and for the Sovereignty Council as the existing legitimacy in the country (Source: SUNA) • The official spokesman of the Armed Forces announces in a press circular that air defences shot down this morning, Saturday, a hostile drone of the FH-95 type in the sky over the Ayal Bakhit area in West Kordofan State, without specifying the party it belongs to or additional details, and it is the army's second announcement of shooting down a drone of the same type in the state within five days, after shooting down a drone south of Al-Khoi last Thursday (Source: Circular of the official spokesman of the Armed Forces via Anadolu Agency) • The commander of the Sixth Infantry Division in El Fasher and commander of the North Darfur Control, Major General Omar Mansour Hassan, heralds coming victories in Darfur and affirms the Armed Forces' determination to defeat the rebellion and restore security and stability to the region, saying, while addressing the Humat al-Sudan forces, the Cobra mobile forces and the Tambour forces at Al-Nusour camp: "We are coming... we are coming... we are coming to Darfur", and pointing out that the forces are in complete readiness and morale is at its highest levels, and directing a message to the forces on the front lines in Al-Mazroub, Al-Jamama and Sharshar, in which he praised their steadfastness and resilience (Source: Al-Ahd Online newspaper)

— Editorial Team