❗️ Key statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin in his speech on the anniversary of the reunification of the new regions:

▪️ Putin congratulated the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions on the day of their reunification with Russia: a historic and momentous event that took place a year ago.

▪️ Russia will have to work on the revival and socio-economic development of its historical regions, and these goals will be achieved.

▪️ In the elections in the new regions, people reaffirmed their desire to be with Russia.

▪️ The people of Donbass and Novorossiya have been tried to intimidate them, to take away their right to determine the future, but nothing and no one can break the will of millions of people.

▪️ By defending Donbas, we are defending Russia itself, fighting for sovereignty and spiritual values.

▪️ Putin on the reunification of Donbass and Novorossiya with Russia: people made a conscious and truly popular decision, showed courage and unyielding character.

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❗️ As a result of an attack by Ukrainian terrorists in the village of Pogar in the Bryansk region, the power supply was disrupted, there were no casualties, the governor said

While the US and NATO allies have pledged to train Ukrainian pilots for F-16 operation, doubts persist about Ukraine's capacity to produce an adequate number of skilled fighter pilots.

Russian test pilot Magomed Tolboyev emphasized the extensive training required to become a proficient pilot, contrasting it with Ukraine's plan to train pilots in just six months. He pointed out that Ukraine has only one military flight school, which may be insufficient to meet the demand for an effective air force.

Tolboyev and Maj. Gen. Vladimir Popov, a veteran Russian combat aircraft pilot, both expressed doubts about the number of combat-ready pilots in Ukraine and suggested that foreign pilots might be brought in to assist with training and even combat missions, effectively acting as mercenaries.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺 According to the US government’s own Congressional Research Service, US armed forces have been active throughout the world in one form or another for the vast majority of the country’s young existence. Now, a new report documents the lessons the country is learning for its next war as Russian troops battle on in the Donbas.

The article, published in an online journal of defense news, describes the challenges faced by troops in an era of pervasive technology.

“Our communications are very specific, they're easily detected and therefore easily targeted,” said Brigadier General David Gardner of the US Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center, which trains Army troops through simulated warfare. “They're very complex to establish, to maintain.”

The report stresses that “concealment” is a major concern, documenting the use of drone units in the Ukraine operation along with surveillance by satellites and other means.

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🇺🇸 Scott Hall, one of the co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case involving former President Donald Trump, has entered a guilty plea during a hearing in Fulton County Superior Court.

Hall faces seven charges alleging he was part of a conspiracy, along with former President Trump, to overturn President Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election in Georgia. Scott is specifically accused of tampering with electronic voting machines in Coffee County.

Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee on Friday imposed 12-month probation for each count against him, effectively resulting in a five-year probation term, along with a $1,000 fine for each count, totaling $5,000.

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🇧🇷 The Brazilian Federal Police detained retired army general Ridauto Lucio Fernandes for questioning on suspicion of organizing the January 8 takeover attempt, with his house being searched, Brazilian media reported on Friday.

According to investigators, Lucio Fernandes was the perpetrator and, possibly, one of the organizers of the January 8 takeover attempt, G1 said. The court has already ordered the freezing of his assets, according to the report.

Investigators believe Lucio Fernandes was involved with a group that instigated protesters to occupy the National Congress Palace and gave them access inside it, Brazilian broadcaster Globo said.

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❗️ An air defense system was triggered over Belgorod, air targets were shot down as they approached the city, the governor said

🇺🇸 Current Democratic 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will announce next month that he is switching to an independent bid due to roadblocks imposed by the Democratic Party, Mediaite reported on Friday.

Kennedy believes that Democrats have changed their rules to exclude his candidacy, forcing an independent run, the report said, citing a campaign source.

Kennedy plans to announce his bid as an independent on October 9 during an event in Pennsylvania, the report said. Kennedy’s campaign will launch ads targeting the Democratic National Committee ahead of the announcement, the report said.

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❗️ An attempt by the Kiev regime to commit a terrorist attack on facilities on Russian territory using 9 shells of the Uragan MLRS was foiled, the Russian Ministry of Defense said

🇺🇳🇷🇺 The resolution adopted at the 67th session of the IAEA General Conference on "nuclear safety, nuclear security and safeguards in Ukraine" contains unfounded attacks and unsubstantiated accusations against Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.

Zakharova accused the United States and its allies of using international mechanisms "to achieve their opportunistic political goals, which are in no way related to the statutory purposes of such mechanisms."

"The above resolution is non-binding, and Russia is not going to act on its provisions, while citing the resolution in documents will make them politically and legally void to us," Zakharova added.

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Germany-Ukraine joint arms production venture is ‘money laundering scheme’ – analyst

Berlin and Kiev’s plans for a joint venture on Ukrainian soil is unlikely to be implemented in the foreseeable future, Alexei Leonkov, a military analyst and editor of the Arsenal Otechestva (Arsenal of the Fatherland) magazine, told Sputnik.

German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall has received the go-ahead from the country’s Federal Antimonopoly Office to set up a joint venture with the Ukrainian Defense Industry, previously known as Ukroboronprom.

Leonkov says that Kiev and Berlin are currently writing up an agreement of intent, which is presented as if the decision on the joint venture has already been made.

Actually, however, there are several factors that make these plans by Berlin and Kiev doubtful, the Russian analyst pointed out.

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🛢 The G7 price cap on Russian oil has not been working as well as the West intended with Moscow’s ability to create shadow services for its oil shipments and after the rally in crude prices that brought a barrel near $100, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told reporters.

"It does point to some reduction in the effectiveness of the price cap," Yellen told reporters in what appeared to be her first public comment acknowledging the West’s shortfall on the matter, Yellen said as quoted by Bloomberg on Friday.

She pledged to find new ways to make the oil price cap work, saying "we are more than prepared to take action", without specifying what that might be.

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📹 Russian Su-25 crews attacked military targets and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

As a result of the combat operations, camouflaged fortified field positions and armored equipment of the enemy were destroyed.

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🗣 “This guys gets up and ‘Where am I?’”

😄 Donald Trump made fun of Joe Biden, apparently mocking his forgetfulness

The public seemed to agree with Trump and appreciate the joke.

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Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested extending US government funding without aid to Kiev

💬 “I think if we had a clean one without Ukraine on it we could probably be able to move that through,” McCarthy stated after a GOP conference meeting when asked about a clean continuing resolution. “I think if the Senate puts Ukraine on there and focuses [on] Ukraine over America, I think that could cause real problems.”

The Senate is considering a separate, bipartisan continuing resolution that would fund the government through Nov. 17 and includes $5.99 billion for disaster relief and $6.15 billion for the Kiev regime - a figure that has sparked criticism from Republicans in both chambers.

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Ukrainian Nazi veteran Yaroslav Hunka and his family are in hiding amid a scandal in the Canadian parliament, US TV channel reported, citing a family friend

On September 22, Hunka, a 98-year-old former volunteer with the 14th Waffen SS Grenadier Division, a Nazi military unit declared a criminal organization during the Nuremberg trials in 1946, was invited to the Canadian parliament by Speaker Anthony Rota and lauded as a "hero" who fought against the Russians in World War Two.

Rota resigned over the backlash that followed the exposure of Hunka's role in the notorious SS.

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📹 Combat work of crews of self-propelled artillery systems "Msta-S", "Giatsint-S" and "Akatsiya"

Self-propelled artillery crews use high-explosive, high-explosive fragmentation and precision-guided ammunition to inflict maximum damage on various fortifications, armored vehicles and enemy personnel.

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⚡ On September 30, at about 3:45 a.m. Moscow time (0:45 GMT), the Kiev regime launched 9 Uragan MLRS projectiles at facilities on the territory of Russia.

Air defense systems destroyed all 9 projectiles in the air over the Belgorod region of Russia.

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💬 'And in some respects, the US is behind what Russia and China have achieved just in hypersonics'

📹 The military's space program has become one of the fastest growing areas today, Michael Maloof, a former senior Pentagon security policy analyst, told Sputnik.

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🤐 Donald Trump will hold Silicon Valley tech giants accountable for alleged censorship, according to his words

Accusations of inconsistent content moderation and censorship were directed at X (previously Twitter), Meta*, and Google in 2022. These allegations ignited substantial concerns regarding free speech and its influence on public conversations.

Trump was famously banned from social media sites for his comments during the 2021 Capitol riots.

In response, Trump launched Truth Social, a social media platform committed to free speech without censorship based on political ideology.

*Meta is banned in Russia as an extremist organization.

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💥 Russian artillery in action

📹 The artillery of the Russian Armed Forces effectively destroys the enemy positions in the zone of the special military operation.

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