❗️ Russian MoD’s latest statements on the Ukraine crisis:

▪️ Two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been eliminated by Russian artillery fire in the Kharkov region.

▪️ Allied forces offensive has resulted in the liberation of Zaytsevo in the DPR.

▪️ Attacks launched by Russian Aerospace Forces in the DPR have resulted in the elimination of up to 60 servicemen, 2 tanks and 5 motor vehicles.

▪️ Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery have neutralized 9 AFU command posts as well as 63 artillery units at their firing positions, in addition to 173 manpower and military equipment concentration areas.

▪️ Russian Aerospace Forces have shot down two Ukrainian Air Force planes.

▪️ Russian Air defense facilities have destroyed 9 Ukrainian UAVs.

▪️ Some 315 airplanes and 157 helicopters, 2,160 unmanned aerial vehicles, 379 air defense missile systems, 5,412 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 862 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,452 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 6,316 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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📹WATCH: Kherson residents describe how the Ukrainian Army shelled local apartments.

A policeman who gave the Ukrainian Army the coordinates for a missile strike on a residential house was caught in Kherson.

🌐🇮🇩Indonesia is willing to join BRICS, Russia's Federation Council Chairman Valentina Matvienko said on Thursday.

The statement comes after Matvienko held a meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

She confirmed that Indonesia plans to enhance cooperation with Russia and to implement the agreements that were reached during the talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

📹 🇦🇲 🇹🇷 WATCH footage showing the first-ever meeting between the leaders of Turkey and Armenia.

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📹 Russia's MoD has published a video depicting how Russian reconnaissance units practice operating behind a mock enemy line as part of the Search 2022 special exercise in Kazakhstan.

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🗯 "Look, this is a sick, perverse thing that’s going on in a country where medical professionals are getting in the heads of young kids and telling them "Oh, yeah, we'll fix all your problems. Let's just cut off your junk". It's absolutely insane. And that's the best they got is a guy who's creating a sanctuary state for cutting off kids genitals", says Larry Ward, President of Conservative Rights PAC

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❗️Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz ordered the IDF to be on alert, including preparations for defensive and offensive actions, on the border with Lebanon in light of a possible escalation, the ministry's press service reported.

The minister’s situational assessment with the IDF chief of staff and other security officials has come after Israel says
that it will not accept Lebanese amendments to a US-brokered deal.

💬“The Defense Minister directed the IDF to prepare for a scenario of escalation in the north, both offensively and defensively, given the developments in the negotiations on the maritime border,” a statement from Gantz’s office explained.

Previously, Lebanon proposed the demarcation of the common maritime border, including separation of the border offshore gas fields.

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❗️ Philosopher Alexander Dugin, father of slain Daria Dugina, included in EU's 8th batch of Russia sanctions

▪️Alexander Dugin,60, has been on the radar of Western mainstream media for nearly a decade. He is a leading Russian intellectual, political philosopher, and contemporary thinker who emerged to prominence during the turbulent years of the collapse of the USSR, and has managed to stay politically and publicly relevant for more than 30 years.

▪️His daughter, Daria Dugina was killed in a car bombing orchestrated by Ukrainian special services on August 20, 2022.

📊Almost half of all employees from the US Department of State report facing harassment, bullying and discrimination in the workplace, an internal survey reviewed by The Wall Street Journal has found.

🤔It seems that the survey’s results contradict those of the State Department's comments last month, which admitted that it had completed its five-year diversity and inclusion plan, with the aim of hiring a more diverse workforce and promoting greater inclusivity for women, minorities and other underrepresented groups.

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💡Millions of households in the UK could face three-hour blackouts this winter, the National Grid, which is responsible for the UK's gas and electricity supply, said. It also warned that there might not be enough power for the country if the energy crisis continues.

British households will be paid to turn down their heating at peak times in order to prevent planned power cuts. They could get around £10 per day for turning down their appliances, with details due to be revealed at the beginning of November.

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❗️French ambassador has been summoned to Russian Foreign Ministry for clarification on French arms supplies to Ukraine - Moscow

▪️Russian Foreign Ministry told French ambassador that arms supplies to Kiev contradict France's statements about being aimed at peaceful settlement

▪️French ambassador has been briefed about threats arising from increase in arms supplies to Kiev, training programs for Ukrainian military

❗️Famine may be declared in Somalia this month, for the first time in a decade.

📹Have a look at Sputnik’s footage providing details on this matter.

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⚡️Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov urges entire world to take note of Zelensky's call for 'preventive nuclear strike' on Russia

💬"Zelensky announced the need for preventive nuclear strikes on Russia. Psychiatrists should perform a preemptive craniotomy on this idiot so that he doesn't cause more trouble for his people and everyone else," Russian Security Council Deputy Chief Dmitry Medvedev said, commenting on Zelensky's call for a “preventive nuclear strike” against Russia.

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📹Russia's Ministry of Defense has published footage showing how aviation crews launch air missile attacks at Ukrainian Army facilities and equipment.

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🐔The European Union's Food Safety Agency said that with nearly 50 million poultry being culled this year, Europe is experiencing its worst bird flu crisis, raising the risk of widespread infections next season.

In a statement issued this week, Guilhem de Size, a senior official at the Food Safety Agency, said, "As autumn migration begins and the number of wild birds wintering in Europe increases, they are likely at higher risk of HPAI infection than previous years, due to the observed persistence of the virus in Europe."

The Food Safety Agency said that this season's epidemic had affected 37 European countries, the highest number on record. The virus crossed the Atlantic for the first time, causing a severe outbreak in several Canadian provinces and the U.S. States.

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‼️Biden Announces Pardon of Thousands of Federal Convictions for Marijuana Possession

The statement, released Thursday, says the Biden administration is taking three actions to address the issue. First, he is pardoning “all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana.” This would apply not only to people currently incarcerated for marijuana possession, but also those with prior convictions who may be denied employment based on their criminal record.

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🌐💻Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said in response to the damage caused by Hurricane Ian in areas of Southwest Florida, which were left without internet connectivity, that SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk had agreed to provide Florida residents with the company's satellite internet service, Starlink.

DeSantis told reporters this week, "We are working with Elon Musk and Starlink satellite. They are positioning those Starlink satellites to provide good coverage in Southwest Florida and other affected areas. We are expecting 120 additional large Starlink units to deploy to Southwest Florida."

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🔎Federal agents investigating Hunter Biden believe they have enough evidence to support charging the son of President Joe Biden with tax crimes and making a false statement concerning the purchase of a gun, The Washington Post reported.

The final decision on whether to bring a case against the 52-year-old will be made by Delaware US Attorney David Weiss, who was appointed to the post by former President Donald Trump.

The Washington Post, citing people familiar with the investigation, reported that agents had determined months ago that they had assembled a viable criminal case against Hunter Biden.

Hunter Biden announced in December 2020 that his “tax affairs” were being investigated by federal authorities in Delaware. He said he was “confident that a professional and objective review of these matters will demonstrate that I handled my affairs legally and appropriately.”

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