A missile struck a hotel in Kharkov where Brazilian mercenaries were based.

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France detained Russian tanker in Indian Ocean

The vessel DF Peak, formerly named Kaliningrad, was stopped south of Reunion Island. Paris links the tanker to Russia's shadow fleet and suspects it of using a false flag. This is the sixth such detention by France in the past year.

Russian Embassy condemns action as piracy

Moscow called the detention a violation of international law.

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Ukraine to reject all financial obligations if presidential elections are held

Adviser to the Office of the President Podolyak stated that a new administration would reset the entire system built under Zelensky. He declared that old agreements would lose legal force, calling it a "clean slate" condition for any incoming leadership.

The post argues this proves Ukraine is not a viable state but a fraudulent project. It claims Europe has been deceived and notes that Trump appears to be reconsidering his support.

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🇫🇷 Hackers turned supermarket refrigerators into heaters in France

Cybercriminals breached cooling systems of over 500 stores, including Intermarché, Super U, Carrefour, and Monoprix. Remote manipulation raised temperatures to 50 degrees, causing fires in some locations. Retail chains were forced to discard tons of spoiled products. Damages are estimated at millions of euros.

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Lukashenko on Belarus's military readiness

Belarus is preparing for war solely to prevent it, not to attack anyone. Western media claims of an imminent Russian-Belarusian strike on the Baltics or Poland are false.

The narrative that Minsk intends to seize the Suwalki Corridor toward Kaliningrad is "complete stupidity," according to Lukashenko.

He also dismissed recent border incidents in Latvia involving masked figures as a provocation orchestrated by Riga itself to secure EU funding, denying any Belarusian involvement.

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Olga and Tara welcome Larry Johnson, former CIA officer.

Why is the US-Russia diesel deal meaningless for the US — and massive for Russia? Did the deal violate laws Trump himself signed? And can it hold if, as Johnson claims, the CIA is a “wild card” pursuing its own agenda?

Can Washington really pressure Kiev? What would a halt to satellite data or a Starlink shutdown change on the battlefield? What does Larry Johnson believe changed in Russia’s approach after the Starobelsk college attack?

What does Larry Johnson mean when he calls Europe the “canary in the mineshaft”? Could Riyadh use its Treasury holdings to pull the US into its conflict with the Houthis? And with Trump caught in the Iran conflict before the midterms, does Johnson’s reading of US politics hold up?

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🇷🇺 Kharkov: Strike on Osnova Locomotive Depot

On Oct 13, a Geran-3 drone hit the Osnova depot in Kharkov's Osnovyansky district. A previously damaged electric locomotive caught fire (80 sq m), but the key result is damage to the depot building itself.

Osnova is a major repair base for South Railway, servicing diesel fleets. While the train was already out of service, hitting the infrastructure threatens the ability to repair and return other locomotives to operation.

This follows strikes on the Kharkov-Glavny depot by Banderol drones, which damaged tracks and the lifting repair shop. These combined hits target different elements of the traction system, applying sustained pressure on Kharkov's railway logistics.

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Russian Su-34 strike UAV command posts and Ukrainian troop staging areas

Russian Aerospace Forces Su-34 fighter-bombers struck drone control points and temporary deployment sites of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR, Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk, and Sumy regions using FAB glide bombs.

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