The Story of ‘Pakistan’ - A Patriot of Russia Fighting on Ukraine's Frontlines

🇵🇰🇷🇺 Meet the fighter known by his call sign ‘Pakistan’, whose journey from Pakistan to Russia led him to defend the people of Donbass.

🗯 "I have lived in Russia for five years. This is already my country. If all the people are leaving, I have to go too. And that's it, I went to the military recruitment centre and said I wanted to sign a contract," Pakistan shared.

🌐 In his unwavering commitment to the cause, the fighter has no doubt that the conflict in Ukraine is a war with NATO.

🪖 "The war in Donbass started in 2014. I know all about it. It's a war with NATO. They don't want Russia to be strong. They want Russia to be a small country. Everything will be fine. Victory will be ours," Pakistan firmly stated.

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🇷🇺🇧🇾 Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, have discussed preparations for the meeting of CSTO Collective Security Council in Minsk on November 23, the Kremlin said.

🗣 "Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Preparation for the upcoming regular meeting of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on November 23 in Minsk was discussed," the Kremlin said in a statement.

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Ukraine curtails Bayraktar drones due to impotence against Russia's air defenses

Moscow continues to prevail over Kiev in drone warfare, as Russian troops successfully use advanced unmanned aerial vehicles in the special military operation zone in Ukraine.

The Kiev regime has decided to limit the use of the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones in the face of sophisticated Russian air defenses, Colonel Volodymyr Valiukh, a commander of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate, told an international defense news outlet.

Valiukh made it clear that although there is evidently still some use for the TB2s, the deployment frequency and roles for those UAVs had changed.

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🇺🇸💥US Air Force Terminates Minuteman III ICBM During Test Launch Due to Anomaly

The US Air Force revealed Wednesday that it terminated a minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile during an earlier test launch after it had an anomaly mid-flight.

"Space Launch Delta 30 safely terminated an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean at 12:06 a.m. Pacific Time November 1, due to an anomaly during a test launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California," the release said.

Officials have detailed that an analysis group will investigate the cause of the launch mishap.

🇨🇦 Over 60% of Canadians are dissatisfied with the government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a Leger poll revealed on Wednesday.

"Less than one-third of Canadians are satisfied with Trudeau’s government (30%), 3 points lower than our last Tracker in September," the poll said. Another 24% are "somewhat dissatisfied" and 39% are "very dissatisfied," bringing their total share to 63%.

The opposition Conservative Party led by Pierre Poilievre continues to lead in voting intentions, with 40% support, 14 points ahead of Trudeau's Liberal Party.

Poilievre also has a comfortable lead over Trudeau when it comes to who would make the best Prime Minister (29% versus 18%.)

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Report: Germany May Ditch Joint Fighter Jet Project With France to Join UK

Germany may abandon the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter jet project it is running with France and Spain in favor of another project with the United Kingdom, UK media reported on Wednesday, citing people in the know.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is reportedly concerned that the FCAS project risks becoming too costly, as Germany has already committed 40 billion euros to it.

In addition, the FCAS jets may not be commercially viable because they are scheduled to be released in 2040, while the US' sixth-generation fighter jets are expected by 2030. The project has allegedly been plagued by delays and disputes over funding and design.

🇮🇳 🇷🇺 India's Bid to Build 24 Cargo Ships For Russia Praised As Win-Win Deal For Both Nations

📈 "This deal of 24 cargo ships for Russia could be a game-changer and enable Russia to use billions of Indian rupees stuck in Indian banks for payments for crude oil, paving the way for equitable trade for both nations" Associate Fellow Dr. Swasti Rao explained.

🤝 “When these projects are combined with the latest orders for construction of cargo ships it is possible that a huge potential for Russia-India trade can be unlocked to reach its true potential,” he said.

🗯 "The case of India purchasing crude oil from Russia at concessional rates despite Western sanctions has been a success story," the associate fellow summarized.

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🇺🇸 The Federal Reserve left US interest rates unchanged at its November policy meeting on Wednesday, for the second straight time since September, after 11 prior rate hikes restrained inflation that stood at four-decade highs last year.

🗣 “The committee seeks to achieve maximum employment and inflation at the rate of 2 percent over the longer run,” the Fed said in a statement, referring to its policy-making Federal Open Market Committee. “In support of these goals, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 5-1/4 to 5-1/2 percent,” the Fed added.

The 5.25%-5.5% range, in place since July, is the highest in terms of lending rates the United States has practiced since 2001, records show.

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🇨🇳 The level of trust, solidarity and unity in the UN Security Council is decreasing, Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of November 2023, said at a press conference.

🗣 "As we face a complex picture of peace and security, our solidarity, unity and trust in the Council are diminishing. This is the reality of the picture emerging in the current Council. We will do everything in our power to promote mutual trust among Council members."- Zhang Jun said.

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🇨🇳 National flags are lowered in Beijing in connection with the death of former Premier Li Keqiang

His cremation will take place on Thursday. As a sign of mourning, flags are flown at half-mast on the central Tiananmen Square, the Great Hall of the People, the Chinese Foreign Ministry and other government institutions throughout the country.

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Elon Musk agreed that Ukraine can not defeat Russia in the current conflict

💬 "Unfortunately, this analysis is accurate," Musk wrote on social network X, responding to a post by billionaire David Sachs, who analyzed a Time article that said the conflict is "unwinnable" for Ukraine, Kiev's military goals are unrealistic, and Zelensky is "delusional." Because he is unable to recognize the real state of affairs on the front lines and will not consider peace negotiations with Moscow.

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Protected by reliable air defense

📹 The effectiveness of Russian air defense crews is impressive. Last month alone, they destroyed over 1,400 enemy air attack weapons, including 37 aircraft and six ATACMS operational tactical missiles.

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Ukraine is not successful?

🙃 Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus made a prank call to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, pretending to be the head of the African Union

📞 In the call (confirmed as authentic by the Italian government), Meloni said that all her European colleagues were already tired of Ukraine and explained that despite the Ukrainian counteroffensive, nothing had changed.

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🇮🇱 The Israeli army said it had clashed with terrorist cells in northern Gaza, killing 'dozens of terrorists'.

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Russia is concerned that the United States may expand the geography of its network of biological laboratories in Africa, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador at Large Oleg Ozerov told Sputnik

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Ukrainian top general: 'We are in a stalemate, NATO textbooks were not much help'

The Ukrainian army's counteroffensive is in a stalemate, and a massive technological leap is needed to break the deadlock, Commander-in-Chief General Valery Zaluzhny has admitted in an interview with the Economist.

"There will most likely be no deep and beautiful breakthrough," he stressed.

The general also admitted that "NATO's textbooks" and "the calculations that Kiev made" to plan the counteroffensive did not help the Ukrainian forces break through the Russian defensive lines.

Earlier media reported that Zaluzhny and Volodymyr Zelensky are at odds, with the latter believing that Ukraine should press ahead with counteroffensive attempts while the veteran top brass officer urges caution.

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❗️400 US citizens will be allowed to exit to Egypt on Thursday, Gaza Strip authorities reported

Hunting down the Leopard

📹 Footage of the destruction of the German Leopard tank used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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🗣 France's idea to create a coalition against Palestinian movement Hamas is fraught with further escalation in the Middle East, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik

On October 24, French President Emmanuel Macron proposed during his visit to Israel to create a regional and international coalition to fight Hamas.

The diplomat said that France should support Russia's position on necessity to focus on political and diplomatic ways to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict if it "really wants to contribute" to efforts on stopping violence in the conflict area.

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🇷🇸 Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he does not plan to form a future cabinet with the anti-Western and pro-Russian Serbian Radical Party (SRP) of Vojislav Seselj, but at the same time plans to maintain traditional relations with Russia and China on the way to the European Union

Vucic on Wednesday signed a decree to dissolve the Serbian National Assembly (parliament) and set early parliamentary elections in the country for December 17. Along with them, municipal elections in 65 cities and areas, including Belgrade, as well in the autonomous region of Vojvodina, will be held.

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🤔 Israel is discussing an option that would allow Hamas leaders to leave the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of all hostages

Yedioth Ahronoth reports that this would allow the war to end in a short time. Otherwise, the military campaign could last for years.

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