Russian RS-24 Yars nuclear missile systems go on combat patrol in Novosibirsk missile unit

The RS-24 Yars, part of Russia's strategic arsenal, is a road-mobile or silo-based launch system, with each missile capable of carrying up to three warheads with a 200-kiloton yield. Russia possesses about 772 warheads for these missiles.

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US human rights activist in Donbass: Most Americans oppose supporting Ukraine

A majority of the US population is not in favor of providing aid to Ukraine, and polling also proves this, US human rights activist Dan Kovalik told Sputnik during a visit to Donbass.

"I am certainly the person in the United States who insists that the US should stop supporting Ukraine. And the majority of Americans, as polls show, agree with me and this aid should be stopped," Kovalik pointed out.

The human rights activist said he was visiting Donetsk for the second time. His first trip took place in November 2022, when Ukrainian forces were regularly shelling civilian districts in the city with artillery and missiles. Now, he said, the situation has changed for the better.

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UK has most illegals in Europe amid inability to fix migrant crisis – survey

The UK has been overrun by more illegal migrants than any other European nation, a new study has revealed. There are currently an estimated 745,000 unauthorized immigrants in the United Kingdom, according to Oxford University research.

In other words, illegal arrivals account for one in 100 of Britain’s population. This includes migrants who crossed the English Channel in small boats, failed asylum seekers, and migrants who have overstayed their visas.

The UK’s migrant numbers top those of Germany (up to 700,000), Spain (469,000), Italy (458,000), and France (300,000).

The total number of people crossing the Channel into the UK in 2024 has grown by 5% since September 2023, and is currently at 26,612 people in 503 boats.

Another dismal record of daily arrivals for 2024 was set on October 5, as 973 migrants in 17 small boats crossed the English Channel, per the Home Office. Data also showed there was an overall backlog of 224,742 asylum seekers awaiting a decision on their claim or appealing its rejection.

Growing anti-migrant sentiment in the country and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s failure to handle the crisis triggered a wave of violent riots that rocked Britain earlier this year. Namely, Starmer faced fire for taking too long to coordinate a response to the riots.

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▪️ US reportedly offers Israel 'compensation' for avoiding attacks on some Iranian targets

▪️ Clashes with police at pro-Palestinian march in Rome leave 34 injured

▪️ US human rights activist in Donbass: Most Americans oppose supporting Ukraine

▪️ UK has the most illegals in Europe amid its inability to fix the migrant crisis - survey

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❗️Ukraine is preparing a provocation to accuse Russia of using toxic substances in its special military operation, Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s Radiological, Chemical, and Biological Defense Troops, said.

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❗️Materials with fabricated evidence of Russian use of poisonous substances will be presented within the framework of the 107th session of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which begins on October 8, Igor Kirillov, head of Russia’s Radiological, Chemical, and Biological Defense Troops, said.

Other key statements by Igor Kirillov on the issue:

▪️ Ukraine will hand over “evidence” of Russia's use of toxic substances to OPCW representatives for them to draw up an “independent” report;

▪️ In the event the provocation is successful, Ukraine intends to seek to deprive Russian representatives of their positions in the OPCW Technical Secretariat;

▪️ The excessive supply of Ukraine with personal protective equipment is another indication of a forthcoming provocation accusing Russia of using toxic substances;

▪️ The US is involved in the provocation being prepared by Kiev, as evidenced by a statement by a US representative at the OPCW;

▪️ After Kiev's provocation with the use of toxic substances, a decision will be made on disenfranchising Russia as a party to the Chemical Weapons Convention (prohibiting the use of chemical weapons);

▪️ Another platform has been created on the basis of the OPCW that is controlled by the US and used to settle accounts with undesirable countries;

▪️ Materials on Russia's alleged use of toxic substances will be sent to the UN Security Council, as was done in the case of Syria.

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❗️Quds Force commander Brigadier General Esmail Qaani 'is fine' – Tasnim News Gency, citing Quds Force

Earlier Western media reported rumours that Qaani was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut last Friday.

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❗️ Russian troops liberated the settlement of Grodovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Defense Ministry reported.

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❗️The Russian Armed Forces destroyed an Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 multifunctional radar station;

🇷🇺🪖More statements from the Russian MoD daily briefing on the special military operation's progress:    

◻️ The Russian Armed Forces struck the infrastructure of two military airfields, ammunition depots, and military-technical equipment of Ukraine;

◻️ Units of the Russian Tsentr Battlegroup are operating in the Dnepropetrovsk region, hitting Ukrainian militants in the area of Raipol;

◻️ The Russian Yuzhnaya Battlegroup continued advancing deeper into enemy defenses, with Ukrainian militants losing up to 590 personnel;

◻️ Russian air defense systems destroyed three ATACMS missiles and five HIMARS rockets;

◻️ Ukrainian losses in the Russian Vostok Battlegroup's combat zone amounted to up to 120 militants;

◻️ Ukrainian losses in the Russian Tsentr Battlegroup's combat zone exceeded 420 militants; the list of lost tanks includes a German Leopard tank;

◻️ Ukraine lost up to 410 militants in the Russian Zapad Battlegroup's combat zone;

◻️ Combat operations by the Russian Dnepr Battlegroup resulted in up to 80 militants eliminated and a field ammunition depot destroyed.

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Slapping tariffs on Chinese EVs is a hypocritical move from ‘trade protectionist’ EU – analyst

It's “definitely hypocritical” on the part of the European Union to accuse countries like China of subsidizing their companies when many EU nations are “very trade protectionist” themselves, Thomas W. Pauken II, geopolitical commentator and consultant on Asia-Pacific affairs, told Sputnik.

He noted that “France, Germany, all of these countries do the same exact thing they're accusing China of. So it's really strange and odd that they would use these accusations against China as a reason to increase tariffs [on EVs].”

Those Chinese companies that “apparently thought that EU was a good market for them” will be impacted initially by the tariffs of up to 45% on their electric vehicles announced by the European Commission on Friday, the geopolitical analyst believes.

However, the move will prompt Chinese companies to rethink their long-term business strategy.

“Instead of focusing on Europe and the US, they're probably just going to focus more on consumers in China and in Southeast Asia and elsewhere,” the pundit underscored, adding that the Middle East is becoming a bigger player, too.

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🎥🎥 Lavrov attends CIS Council of Foreign Ministers plenary session

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❗️Ukraine's total losses have exceeded 21,000 servicemen in the fighting in the Kursk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry revealed.

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❗️ US intelligence has been passing information to Ukraine for strikes on Russian civilian infrastructure since the very beginning of the conflict, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said.

The US and NATO are actively condoning Ukraine's criminal policy and bear no less responsibility for the deaths of the population and destruction of Russian infrastructure, said Sergey Naryshkin, director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service.

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