The Ukrainian Armed Forces are grappling with a surge in desertions caused by increasing casualties and mental exhaustion among soldiers, according to a Chinese newspaper

The news outlet cited “emerging reports of ever-increasing stress and mental health issues, with soldiers reluctant to take to the battlefield as they feel they do not have enough time to recover from their traumatic experiences.”

The newspaper added that “numerous” UAF servicemen “have gone the entire year with only a handful of days spent at home, with many being thrust back onto the front line, leading to a spike in suicides.”

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🇮🇱 The Israeli army, as reported by the media, has announced the evacuation of all citizens living near the border with Gaza within the next 24 hours

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Escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. What is known so far:

▪️ Netanyahu announced the end of the first phase of the operation and the destruction of most of the enemy forces in Israel.

▪️ The Hamas movement stated that its supporters continue fighting in Israel.

▪️ The Israeli Army announced the creation of a closed military zone in the Gaza Strip and on the territory of Israel itself.

▪️ Israel decided to stop the supply of electricity to the Gaza Strip, as well as the supply of fuel and goods.

▪️ Israeli military strikes targeted Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.

▪️ At least 20,000 people in Gaza have fled their homes due to Israeli shelling, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

▪️ The situation has also worsened on the border between Israel and Lebanon, where the army is launching strikes in response to the "shelling."

▪️ The number of injured and hospitalized in Israel has increased to 1,864 people, with over 300 reported deaths, as per the local Ministry of Health.

▪️ The number of deaths in Israeli strikes on Gaza has risen to 256, with another 1,788 injured, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

▪️ The United States will provide support to Israel, including the transfer of intelligence, as stated by the White House.

▪️ From 3 am on October 8, the Federal Air Transport Agency introduced restrictions on night flights from Russia to Israeli airports until further notice.

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🇮🇱 The Israel Defense Forces said it had ''killed more than 400 Hamas fighters" in the Gaza Strip and captured dozens

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📹 Watch: Precision artillery destruction of a moving Ukrainian Armed Forces tank in the Zaporozhye direction

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🗯🛩 "A 2022-23 ranking by the World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft (WDMMA) ranked the India Air force third in the world, after the USAF, and Russia," former US Department of Defense analyst Karen Kwiatkowski told Sputnik India.

What makes IAF so strong?

🇮🇳 🇷🇺 ''India certainly has advantage as they are getting Russian MiG-29 and manufacturing Sukhoi MKI-30 under license in their country, so they are not only strengthening the air power but also developing an industrial capability with Russian partners," the veteran said.

💪 “We are going to replace a lot of our old aircraft and induct a lot of new ones. This shows positive mindset towards our policy which marks a significant change," IAF Wing Commander Praful Bakshi told Sputnik India.

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❗️Outrage & community action planned in Australia after South Australian Minister for Multiculturalism Zoe Bettison MP bans Australian children with Russian roots from singing folksongs at the behest of Ukrainian Nationalists

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🇮🇱🇪🇬 Israel has asked Egypt to mediate in negotiations for the release of Israelis captured by Hamas forces, an American newspaper reported, citing Egyptian officials

However, the exact number of detainees has not yet been determined.

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🇵🇸 Palestine calls for urgent meeting of the League of Arab States' Council of Foreign Ministers amid escalation of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

The Secretary General of the League of Arab States went to Moscow at the invitation of Russian FM Lavrov and expects to discuss with him the escalation in the Gaza Strip, the Arab League statement said

⚡️ Supporters of the Hamas movement have infiltrated the Magen community in southern Israel, and there is ongoing fighting between Palestinian forces and the Israeli army, as reported by the media

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📸 Photo of the police station in Sderot, where fierce fighting raged for more than 20 hours between Hamas militants and Israeli army soldiers

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⚡️ The Israel Defense Forces has said it has begun evacuating residents of five towns near the Gaza Strip contact line.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry has placed all its diplomatic missions around the world on “high alert”; diplomats are advised to take shelter in their homes.

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