🇬🇪⚡- "Any attempts to sow unrest in the country will be severely punished," – Irakli Kobakhidze, Georgian Prime Minister.

🇬🇪⚡- "We know that the radical opposition is actively discussing the development of a scenario that could lead to public excitement after the elections, where they will try to attack state institutions," – Irakli Kobakhidze, Georgian Prime Minister.

Georgian elections begin on the 26th of October, with the Georgian Dream Party favorites to win.

🇬🇪⚡- "Following the elections they will try to stage a coup and attempt a change of power," – Irakli Kobakhidze, Georgian Prime Minister.

🇬🇪⚡- "After the elections, the radical opposition will want an opening of a 'Second Front' [with Russia]" – Irakli Kobakhidze, Georgian Prime Minister.

🇦🇪🇪🇹⚡- UAE has supplied $250 million worth of weapons to Ethiopia in just the past 3 months – Turkiye Gazetesi, right-wing Turkish media.

🇸🇴🇪🇹⚡- Numerous videos circulating in Somalian media circles allegedly showing a massive Ethiopian military build-up along the Somalian border – El-Koran direction.

Ethiopian state-run media a few hours ago confirmed Ethiopian forces had begun positioning missiles along the Somalian border.

🏳🇺🇿⚡- "The Taliban Government is at the forefront of combating 'International Terrorism' in the form of the ISIS-Khorasan group," – Abdusalom Azizov, Head of Uzbekistan's State Security Service.

🇬🇪🇪🇺⚡- The process of Georgia's accession to the European Union has been effectively suspended – EU Ambassador to Georgia.

🇲🇱🇩🇿⚡- Mali's Representative to the United Nations has accused Algeria of "spreading terrorist propaganda" in the Sahel and "supporting terrorism".

🇷🇺🇲🇱🇩🇿⚡- "We need to stop the violations committed by private armies employed by some countries," – Algeria's Representative to the United Nations, referring to the Russian mercenary group, Wagner.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces have captured Prechistovka – Ugledar direction.

The Russian Ministry of Defense published footage of a Russian UAV showing Ukrainian troops fleeing and claimed the location was Prechistovka - this was incorrect. In fact, the footage was geolocated to 47.81125, 36.9981, north of Zolota-Niya (marked on the map).

Which would mean Russian troops have not only captured Prechistovka but have advanced much further westwards by at least 5,000 meters, towards Velika Novoselka.

While Ukraine has managed to stabilize the situation in the Pokrovsk direction, the reinforcements that were sent primarily came from the Ugledar direction.

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇪🇺⚡- "NATO has not abandoned the idea of shooting down Russian missiles over Ukraine," – Gitanas Nausėda, Lithuanian President.

🇺🇸⚡- Reports of shooting and injuries at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Georgia.

🇺🇸⚡️- At least 4 casualties, 3 of which fatal, are being reported from the shooting. One person has been arrested, according to the Barrow County Sheriff's Office.

🇺🇸⚡️- CNN is reporting 30 injuries and 4 deaths at the school shooting in Apalachee High School. An arrest has been made, but the suspect has not been identified at this time.

🇺🇸🇪🇺🇷🇺⚡- "NATO Foreign Ministers should follow Kuleba's example and resign," – Maria Zakharova, Spokeswoman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

🇺🇸⚡️- CNN reports "Apalachee High School received a phone call this morning that warned about the shootings," citing law enforcement officials. The suspect still has not been identified.

🇺🇸⚡️- Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to give a press briefing in 20 minutes.

🇺🇸⚡️- The suspect has been identified as a 14 year old freshman. No name has been given, although this is expected to be revealed during the GBI press briefing

🇺🇸⚡️- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has confirmed 4 dead and 9 injured as a result of today's shooting at Apalachee High School.

🇺🇸⚡️- The shooter has been identified as 14 year old male freshman Colt Gray.