❗️Ukrainian losses amounted to more than 90 militants in the area of responsibility of the Russian Vostok Battlegroup.

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

▪️Ukrainian losses amounted to more than 50 militants in the Liptsy and Volchansk areas in one day;

▪️Russian air defenses shot down an S-200 air defense missile and 68 Ukrainian aircraft-type drones in one day;

▪️Ukrainian losses amounted to more than 525 militants, two tanks, including a French AMX-10, in the area of responsibility of the Tsentr group of forces in one day;

▪️The Russian Zapad Battlegroup occupied more advantageous lines and positions. Ukrainian losses amounted to more than 370 servicemen;

▪️The Russian Armed Forces hit Ukrainian energy facilities that supplied Ukrainian troops with fuel;

▪️ Ukrainian losses amounted to more than 65 militants as a result of the actions of the Dnepr Battlegroup.

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China slams military supplies to Taiwan as instigation of war

The US is escalating regional tensions and pushing Taiwan step by step to the brink of war through arms sales to Taiwan and repeated violations of its commitments, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman, Wu Qian, stated in response to US President Joe Biden’s recent approval of a $567 mln military package to the island.

"The US side, ignoring China's strong objection, continues to provide military support to Taiwan, which is a flagrant violation of the ‘one China’ principle and the three joint Sino-US communiqués. This seriously jeopardizes China's sovereignty and security interests, and undermines peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. We express strong condemnation of it and lodge representations with the US," Wu Qian said in a statement on WeChat social network.

He added that “attempts to use Taiwan to contain China will only turn out to have bitter consequences for those who undertake them.”

The situation around Taiwan significantly escalated after Nancy Pelosi, then Speaker of the US House of Representatives, visited the island in early August 2022. China condemned Pelosi's visit, viewing her trip as America's support for Taiwanese separatism.

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❗️Russian troops liberated the settlements of Novaya Sorochina and Pokrovsky in the Kursk region, the Defense Ministry said

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Defense spending on NATO’s Eastern European flank skyrockets to $70 billion

Military expenditure in NATO’s Eastern European member states surged to $70 billion this year, according to Bloomberg.

Poland and Estonia are among the top seven NATO members, in terms of defense spending as a percentage of GDP, this year. Poland is allocating 4.12% of its GDP to defense, while Estonia is dedicating 3.4%, both far exceeding NATO’s target of 2%.

The report comes amid heightened militarization in Eastern Europe, with NATO establishing "multinational battlegroups" in Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia, in response to a perceived “Russian threat.” Member states have also increased their deployment of ships, planes, and troops to NATO’s eastern flank.

Russia has repeatedly warned NATO against expanding eastwards, with Moscow arguing that it could further escalate tensions in Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously accused NATO of making empty promises regarding its 1991 commitment not to expand eastwards.

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🇷🇺🪖 Key statements from the Russian Ministry of Defense's daily briefing on the situation in the Kursk region:

◻️ Ukrainian forces lost more than 100 military personnel over the day and more than 21,250 soldiers since start of offensive in Russia's Kursk region.

◻️ Russian forces hammered Ukrainian formations in the areas of Daryino, Lyubimovka, Novy Put and Plekhovo settlements.

◻️ Russian forces has repelled two enemy counterattacks in the direction of the settlements of Lyubimovka and Plekhovo.

◻️ Russian aviation struck Ukrainian reserves concentrated in the Sumy region..

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A previously scheduled meeting of the leaders of the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States and France on October 12 has been canceled, along with the Ramstein summit, German government spokesman, Steffen Hebestreit, said.

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📹 Hurricane Milton to slam into Florida coastline

Watch the simulation graphic, created to show how devastating Hurricane Milton could be for Florida.

In some areas, flooding could reach more than 2.7 meters, and in some places more than 4.5 meters, according to the Weather Channel.

Now the hurricane is assigned the fifth category, with wind speeds of about 270 kilometers per hour. Mandatory evacuations have been issued in 11 Florida counties.

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🇷🇺🇧🇾Russian President Vladimir Putin presented Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko with the Order of St. Andrew Apostle the First-Called, Russia's highest state award.

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Russia calls out US deep state on covering up P.Diddy sex scandal

US political elites knew perfectly well about the crimes committed by P. Diddy, but they turned a blind eye to it, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, told Sputnik when commenting on the scandal surrounding the US rapper. The celebrity was charged earlier with sex trafficking, racketeering, conspiracy and other felonies.

She stated that the scandal is not merely a problem, but a catastrophe, and what’s been revealed is just the tip of the iceberg.

🔸For many years, P. Diddy's “white parties” were highly exclusive and not all Hollywood stars were given access. Participation at this level of crime was reserved for the highly exceptional business elites only, noted Zakharova.

She also stated that many US experts believe the content of those "freak-offs" was recorded. The records enabled the creation of an “elite network” which has been spreading information to manipulate public opinion for years.

🔸US law enforcement agencies and special services were involved in all this media blackmail, as well as thousands of people who were engaged in the “criminal network”, Zakharova said.

Zakharova also made the topic-related remarks on her Telegram page:

🔸Now it is clear why the American deep state is interested in foreign policy, the Ukrainian agenda, hacking accusations against Russia, the “Kremlin hand”, and purported interference in US elections - all this is a smokescreen and a distraction from the bottomless decline of a society whose elite rapes children.

🔸The idols of the American show business have collapsed, and continue to do so, dragging neoliberal values into the abyss with them.

"It's funny and terrifying that a show business big shot has been accused of all the sins of modern America, camouflaged by its political establishment as the new normal."

🔸All of America knew about these "white parties." They were discussed so widely that they became memes. A unique situation: everyone talked, but kept mum on the main thing.

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