The US Treasury and State Department announced new anti-Russian sanctions aimed at:

▪️ Russian military-industrial complex and army (48 Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Central Design Bureau of Hardware Engineering, TPK "Argus-NV", Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Defense Troops)

▪️ Energy sector (Neftegazstroy, All-Russia Research and Design Institute "Gazdobycha, companies and vessels associated with the Arctic LNG 2 project") 

▪️ Industry of the Russian Federation (manufacturers of machine tools and equipment associated with Rosatom, Volgograd Tractor Plant)

In addition, personal sanctions were introduced against the designer of the Russian Armata tank Andrei Terlikov, the general director of the Ural automobile plant Pavel Yakovlev, as well as against a number of Chinese, Belgian, and Turkish companies for supplying equipment to Russia.

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❗️ Russian troops using an Iskander-M missile launcher of the Zapad battlegroup destroyed two US-produced HIMARS mobile artillery rocket systems (MLRS) near the village of Lelyukovka in the Kupyansk area.

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Russian air defenses destroyed a Ukrainian drone over the Bryansk region, Governor Alexander Bogomaz said.

No injuries or damage were reported per preliminary information, according to the governor.

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A Ukrainian drone damaged power supply lines in the Kursk region, leaving the village of Ponyri with a population of about 5,000 people without electricity, Governor Roman Starovoit said.

Emergency services are working to restore the power supply, the governor wrote on Telegram.

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The readiness of the US Fleet is currently below the established standards, partly due to weapons and equipment deliveries to Ukraine, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army General James Mingus said.

“Our fleet readiness currently is below the standards that we hold for ourselves, and part of that is a confluence of cascading of equipment from one unit to other, back to depot, some of it is equipment that we've given to Ukraine and the supply parts that have to go to Ukraine … It's been a host of things that have caused this,” Mingus clarified.

The general made the remarks while testifying before a Senate Armed Forces Committee on the current readiness of the Joint Force.

Mingus noted that the fleet overall operational readiness standard is of 90%, however, with the current shortfalls and diversion of resources, the current level stands at 80%.

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Russian forces disarmed several Ukrainian drones in the Orel region, however the energy infrastructure was damaged as a result of neutralizing the UAVs, partially disrupting power to the Glazunovsky and Sverdlovsky districts, Governor Andrey Klychkov said.

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Israeli Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi assessed the security situation in the defense forces' northern command and announced preparation for an offensive on the northern front amid ongoing shelling by Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

"You [commanding officers] are doing an excellent job of operational defense in the north, and we are preparing for an offensive in the north. We are preparing for an offensive in the north. We are taking the difficult event of October 7th, we have recovered, moved forward strongly, and are making a very clear statement about our presence here going forward. The reserve force plays a significant role in this," Halevi was quoted by the IDF as saying.

Hezbollah has been exchanging airstrikes with Israel since October 2023, as the situation in the region deteriorated dramatically after Israel announced a military operation against Palestinian movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Lebanese Foreign Ministry has said some 100,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in southern Lebanon because of Israel's shelling. Israel has also said that about 80,000 residents of northern Israel have found themselves in a similar situation.

On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a large-scale rocket attack against Israel and breached the border, attacking both civilian neighborhoods and military bases. Nearly 1,200 people in Israel were killed and some 240 others abducted during the attack. Israel launched retaliatory strikes, ordered a complete blockade of Gaza, and started a ground incursion into the Palestinian enclave with the declared goal of eliminating Hamas fighters and rescuing the hostages. Over 34,400 people have been killed so far by Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, according to local authorities.

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Russia calls for an independent international investigation to bring to justice the perpetrators in relation to the reported mass graves in the Gaza Strip, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia said.

"We received chilling reports about mass graves that were discovered in the Gaza Strip. We need an independent international investigation to ensure that the perpetrators are held to account," Nebenzia told the UN General Assembly.

Palestinian officials reported that more than 300 bodies - including of women, children, elderly and injured persons - were found in mass graves on the grounds of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza's second-largest city and al-Shifa medical compound in Gaza City.

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