🇷🇺⚡️ — A Russian military Tu-154 crashed in Amur Oblast, killing six of the seven people on board.

A fuel explosion aboard the aircraft is cited as the preliminary cause.

🇮🇷❌🇮🇱 — BREAKING: Netanyahu says there is intelligence that Iran may attack Israel ahead of the election.

Speaking at Tel Nof Air Force Base, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there are “signs” that Israel’s enemies may try to attack ahead of the vote.

🇷🇺🇬🇧⚡️ — Russia warns the UK and NATO that any military action against Kaliningrad would trigger a response using all means at Moscow’s disposal, including nuclear weapons.

Moscow says it does not seek confrontation with NATO or Europe, but would respond if military action against Russian territory were initiated.

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Ukraine’s steel industry is failing under the pressure of Russian strikes

the country produced no steel for an entire week for the first time in 100 years, Metinvest said.

Ukraine’s largest metallurgical plants were halted in September. Metinvest said restarting just one Zaporizhstal blast furnace would cost at least $50 million, while the furnace itself is worth around $500 million.

Metinvest official Oleksandr Vodoviz said Russian strikes, port blockades, EU carbon rules and reduced quotas are crushing the sector, while state support programs are too small.

“There is no plan from the state that we would like to hear. What next? Business is living in month-to-month planning mode,” Vodoviz said.

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Kiev has become a frontline city amid continuous Russian strikes, with winter on the way, The Guardian reports.

Attacks on the Ukrainian capital are now occurring regularly not only at night, but also during the day. Air raid alerts and strikes are having an increasing impact on residents’ daily life and city infrastructure.

Ahead of winter, Kiev residents are preparing for possible prolonged power and heating outages by stocking up on charging stations and burners, and setting up shelters.

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Russian strikes have forced Ukraine’s defense minister to cancel planned visits to Germany and Norway, AFP reports.

During the trip, Denys Shmyhal was expected to discuss financial assistance for Kiev with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, among other issues.

🇪🇪🇷🇺⚡️ — Estonia has accused Russia of arson at the "Milrem" defense company in Lasnamae on August 15th, according to ERR.

According to Tallinn, the detained suspects were recruited by Russia.

The country's Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian chargé d'affaires.

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🇷🇺⚡️ — The crew of the Tu-95 military aircraft that crashed in the Amur region steered it away from residential buildings, according to the regional government.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) strikes in order:

• A Ukrainian National Guard 13th Brigade UAV launch position in Slobozhanske, Kharkiv Oblast, was destroyed by two Kh-39 Light Multipurpose Guided Missiles (LMUR);

• A forward command post of a unit of the 4th Border Guard Detachment in Ivashky, Kharkiv Oblast, was struck by two FAB-1500 bombs equipped with UMPK guidance kits.

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🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Russia is destroying Ukraine’s telecommunications centers

With the 50th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade “Varyag” striking command-and-control and data centers during Operation Krada, according to footage shared by the unit.

The listed targets are described as important strategic assets of the Ukrainian Armed Forces:

0:13 — Bimobile data center
0:24 — Vodafone data center
0:38 — Dream Line data center
0:46 — Kyivstar data center
1:02 — Omega data center
1:11 — UKR Spec Systems data center
1:21 — Ukrtelecom data center

🇮🇷❌🇺🇸 — Powerful explosions are shaking the Strait of Hormuz at this moment.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — Footage shows air defense crews of the 50th Separate Unmanned Systems Brigade “Varyag” intercepting Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.

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🇺🇸🇮🇱❌🇮🇷 — INTEL: According to my intel, a surprise strike on Iran is imminent.