❗️ Head of Russia’s Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin’s latest statements on the investigation of the Crimean Bridge terror attack:

▪️ The planning and organization of the terrorist act on the Crimean Bridge was carried out by the Ukrainian special services;

▪️ 8 out of 12 people involved in the crime were detained;

▪️ Technical expertise to establish the initiating device of the fuse and the mechanism of detonating the explosive are underway.

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❗️ Eurozone annual inflation accelerates to 9.9% in September from 9.1% in August - Eurostat

🇮🇱 🇺🇦 Former Israeli Prime Minister and current opposition leader Netanyahu has spoken out categorically against the possible supply of weapons to Kiev, according to The Jerusalem Post.

▪️ Weapons transferred to Ukraine could end up in the hands of Iran, the former Israeli PM explained. In addition, everything that could provoke the spread of the conflict beyond the borders of Ukraine should be avoided, Netanyahu added.

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⚡️ Air alert announced in Odessa, local media report

⚡️ Air alert announced in Nikolaev and Nikolaev region, local media report

⚡️ All Ukrainian attacks during an attempted offensive in the Kherson region have been repelled, the defense line is being held, local authorities say

⚡️ Air raid alert announced in Kiev - local authorities

⚡️ Erdogan says agreed with Putin on gas hub, Europe can use Russian gas through Turkey

⚡️ Air raid alert announced in Kiev, Cherkasy and Chernigov regions – local authorities

⚡️Air raid alerts have been declared in most regions of Ukraine. Aircrafts were scrambled over the Chernigov region to intercept missiles - local media reports

⚡️The Russian Army continued strikes on Ukrainian military control center targets and energy infrastructure on Wednesday, all targets eliminated – Russian Defense Ministry

🇦🇺 🇨🇳 Australia's Defense Minister Richard Marles has asked the country's Defense Department to investigate claims that former Australian military pilots were recruited to join a South African flight school operating in China.

▪️ Amid reports that China’s military is employing lucrative schemes to recruit former British RAF jet pilots to help train its own air force, Australia is set to probe whether its own pilots are being similarly headhunted.

▪️ Earlier, with reports that up to 30 retired UK military pilots have been recruited to train members of China's People's Liberation Army, Britain's Ministry of Defense wrote on Twitter that the pilots involved had been told they were at risk of prosecution under the Official Secrets Act.

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⚡️Russian troops eliminate Ukrainian forces attempting to capture Zaporozhye NPP, Russian MoD says

⚡️ Israel will not supply weapons to Ukraine for several operational reasons - defense minister

⚡️ Explosions in Kiev are reported by local media

❗️Russia’s MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️The Russian Army eliminated more than 40 Ukrainian servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, and three pickup trucks in the Kupyansk direction.

▪️Russian Forces thwarted an attempt to cross the Zherebets River at night, eliminating more than 30 Ukrainian soldiers, three armored combat vehicles, and two cars.

▪️Russian troops eliminated more than 120 Ukrainian servicemen and mercenaries, eight armored combat vehicles, and 12 cars in the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog direction. Seven command posts, Ukrainian manpower, and military equipment were destroyed in 156 areas.

▪️The Russian Army destroyed three ammunition depots in the areas of the settlements of Chervona Dolina, Kharkov region, Novogrigorovka, Zaporozhye region, and Bereznegovatoe, Nikolaev region.

▪️Russian forces destroyed two Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems.

▪️Russian troops destroyed two artillery batteries and two platoons of Uragan multiple launch rocket systems.

▪️Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft, 12 UAVs, and intercepted 11 shells from HIMARS and Olkha rocket systems, as well as eight HARM anti-radar missiles.

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⚡️ Martial law declared in DPR, LPR, Kherson & Zaporozhye regions - Putin

❗️Key points from President Putin’s speech during today's meeting with Russia's Security Council:

▪️The Kiev regime is creating sabotage groups and sending them to Russia

▪️The decree on martial law in the DPR, LPR, Kherson, and Zaporozhye regions will immediately be sent to the Federation Council

▪️The decree provides for several levels of response to emerging security risks

▪️The governors will receive additional powers to ensure security in the regions. Their actions must correspond to the situation in the particular subject of the Russian Federation

▪️ Russia is proud of everyone who serves their duty to defend the Fatherland, and soldiers must be provided with everything they need

▪️ It is necessary to adjust the current concept of migration policy to the new reality

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🎥 Russia's Defense Ministry has published footage of missile launches against Ukrainian military command centers and energy infrastructure.

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🇸🇪 Sweden’s new government has announced it is ditching the country’s “feminist foreign policy” launched by its left-wing predecessors less than a decade ago.

▪️ Newly appointed Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said the approach introduced and popularized by the Social Democrats was counterproductive for Sweden's international agenda.

▪️ The term “feminist foreign policy” was attributed to former Foreign Minister Margot Wallström, and the approach which placed gender equality at the heart of Sweden’s international agenda. Its stated goals included the promotion of economic emancipation abroad, fighting sexual violence and improving women’s political participation across the globe.

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🤔 🇮🇷 The revival of the Iran nuclear deal may be fatally stalled after two years of indirect US-Iranian talks, according to the White House. Following the US' suit, the EU, another signatory to the deal, has slapped sanctions on Iran over its response to ongoing protests and accused Tehran of involvement in the Ukraine conflict.

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