🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Current situation in Kursk:

Russian forces counterattacked, recapturing 11 towns so far - 183 sqkm of area.

Fierce battles are ongoing south of Olgovka towards Liubimovka, inside of Uspenovka and west of Pokrovskiy.

The complete Russian control of Borki is not true, both sides have confirmed Ukrainians are held up in the church (Tserkov-Ikony), in the north of the town.

Ukrainian forces still control 864.3 sqkm.

Ukrainian sources write reinforcements are heading to Kursk, which indicates Ukraine is definitely not planning on withdrawing from Kursk.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from the Nevelskoe pocket, Kurakhovo direction – Ukrainian sources confirm.

Total area Russian forces captured: 19 sqkm.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 - Russian forces have captured 330 sqkm of area in just the Pokrovsk-Kurakhovo sector since the Ukrainian Kursk incursion began.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces have recaptured Telegram's CEO Pavel Durov's family estate in the Kursk region, Russia.

Russia's counter-offensive continues as new drone footage shows Russian paratroopers landing east of Snagost, who were then supported by Russian armored vehicles, at 51.35307, 34.96788.

Slightly north, Russian forces closed the Durovka pocket, which consists of large farms and several estates, one allegedly belonging to the family of Pavel Durov.

🇺🇸⚡️- Donald Trump on Truth Social says he wont do a rematch debate against Harris

🇺🇸⚡️- Joe Biden put on a "Trump 2024" hat while visiting firefighters in Pennsylvania.

🇬🇧🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- The UK has given Ukraine permission to fire Storm Shadows missiles deep into Russia – The Guardian.

🇺🇸⚡️- Pew Research poll shows Donald Trump increasing his support with every Religious group compared to 2020. Notably his support among Evangelicals is higher than ever while a clear majority of Catholics now support him

🇵🇪⚡️- Alberto Fujimori, the former president of Peru, has died at the age of 85.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Russell to return to the United States, both of which were called to the Middle East some weeks ago fearing an imminent Iranian retaliation against Israel.

🇺🇸🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- US envoy Amos Hochstein to make another visit to Israel, reiterating to Israeli political leadership not to escalate tensions in the north and refrain from invading Lebanon.

🇺🇸🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "Everyone in the United States and Israel realizes that a war with Hezbollah could lead to a multi-front war." -Israel Channel 12, center-left anti-Likud outlet.

🇺🇸🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- "Hochstein will make an extra effort to reach a settlement in the north, and the problem is that such a settlement is also linked to a ceasefire in Gaza" -Israel Channel 12, center-left anti-Likud outlet.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian forces have reentered and captured the northern half of Krasniy Yar – Pokrovsk direction.

New Russian UAV footage shows Russian artillery striking at 48.24393, 37.33189, indicating Ukrainian presence.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian counterattack in the Pokrovsk direction.

While Ukrainian forces had lost 90% of Novgrodovka, they still control the private sector in the south from which they launched a counter attack into Marinovka.

Russian FPVs were seen striking at Ukrainian troops in the northern half of the town, at 48.185233 37.346259.

🇮🇷🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡️- Turkish-backed Syrian National Army media outlet "Syria TV" alleges that Israel carried out a special forces insertion near the city of Maysaf on September 9th, kidnapping "2-4 Iranian officers along with equipment and documents."

As of now, no confirmation on the veracity of these allegations- neither Israel nor Iran have confirmed the operation's existence.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Another major Ukrainian withdrawal in the Kurakhovo direction.

Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from their fortifications west of Krasnogorovka to their trench systems east of Gostroe.

Russian forces captured an area of 25.7 sqkm. The distance to Kurakhovo remains 5.5 km.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Russian forces have reached the outskirts of Lisovka – Pokrovsk direction.

Russian troops advanced 1,500 meters along the tree lines west of Novgrodovka, entering Lisovka from the east. The advance most likely occurred Wednesday morning as initial reports began circulating Wednesday afternoon and evening.

The current status of the town is unknown, some Ukrainian sources claim Russian forces have already captured the entirety of the town.

🇮🇷🇮🇶⚡️- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has arrived in Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq, as part of his state visit to Iraq. "Iraq is truly our second homeland," Arab media quoted him on his stop in Sulaymaniyah.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- Red alerts in northern Israel (Shlomi / Shtula direction.)

Rocket launches were detected from Lebanon as far south as Ein Ya'akov, outside the confrontation line and evacuated zones within northern Israel.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "We are shifting the center of gravity to the north, while we complete missions in the south. The important task remains in the north: to restore security and allow residents to return to their homes," – Yoav Gallant, Israeli Defense Minister.