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Forecasts from Russian geopolitical ideologist Sergey Karaganov: Germany's militarization, the debate on striking Europe, and new targets in Ukraine. He asserts that only Russia can win a nuclear war and explains what stops its use.

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Trump redirects $52 million from Ukraine aid to Latin America

Funds originally included in the supplementary package for Ukraine will be sent to Panama, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia. The US State Department noted that this decision aligns with Trump's plans to reduce military presence in Europe and shift focus to Latin America, where new leaders have promised cooperation on drug trafficking and illegal immigration.

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Active protection system Arena demonstrated during the "Center-2026" exercises. The complex appears functional, with priority now on deploying APS on tanks and other vehicles at the front while reducing costs for wider scaling.

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Belgorod region: Child injured in Ukrainian attack

In the Yakovlevsky district, a 2-year-old boy suffered an eye injury and shrapnel wounds to his face after a drone detonated in the village of Tomarovka. He was hospitalized at the regional children's clinical hospital. Glazing and roofing on two social facilities were damaged.

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Kupyansk direction

Russian motorized rifle units are advancing in Kupyansk toward the south and southwest. Troops continue to assault Kupyansk-Uzlovoy from the north and east.

South of the city, fighting persists for Kovsharovka, which is half under Russian control, though enemy groups remain near apartment blocks. In Novosinovo, battles rage for the settlement center.

East of Glushkovka, Russian forces defend a pocket and strongpoints northeast of the village, where positions are intermixed with the enemy.

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🇪🇪 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 Baltic states prepare borders for large-scale war

Lithuania is restoring swamps and planting forests along the border to channel enemy forces into narrow, pre-determined kill zones. These areas are designated for artillery, anti-tank systems, and UAV strikes.

The three countries plan to deploy an infrared camera and acoustic sensor network modeled on Ukraine's Sky Fortress system, with data analyzed by AI and shared with allies. All three have withdrawn from the Ottawa Convention banning landmines.

Simultaneously, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania ordered US HIMARS MLRS with missiles having a range of over 300 km. Plans include deep strikes into enemy territory; the distance from Tallinn to St. Petersburg matches this maximum range.

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Brussels doubts over Merz's chancellorship

Western media report growing skepticism in Brussels that Friedrich Merz will remain Chancellor even until the end of the year. Politico cites five European diplomats and officials, noting that governments of at least two EU member states have already held closed meetings regarding the consequences of his inevitable resignation.

Merz is currently one of the least popular politicians in German history, dragging the CDU/CSU coalition down with him. The bloc's rating has fallen to 19%, an absolute anti-record.

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🇺🇸 Trump administration removes Syria from ITAR list

Damascus’s requests for US weapons will now be considered individually rather than automatically rejected. Only seven states remain on the restricted list: Belarus, China, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, and Venezuela.

This decision continues Washington’s rapprochement with Syria’s new leadership following Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow. Secretary of State Marco Rubio previously removed Syria’s state sponsor of terrorism designation, and the State Department announced plans to reopen the US embassy in Damascus after 14 years.

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Russian Ministry of Defense reported that overnight from 20:00 MSK on October 2 to 08:00 MSK on October 3, air defense units intercepted and destroyed 218 Ukrainian UAVs. The drones were shot down over the Astrakhan, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Ryazan, Smolensk, and Tula regions, as well as the Moscow area, Krasnodar Krai, and the Republic of Crimea. Additionally, attacks were repelled over the waters of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.

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