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A fire broke out at Russia’s oldest military educational institution, founded on December 15, 1917.

A fire broke out at the Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School on Sunday, October 6, possibly caused by a drone attack, according to reports from Russian Telegram channels.

Telegram channel SOTA posted a video of the fire, suggesting that the incident occurred in Kuzminki, a district in Moscow, “likely after a drone attack on the Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School.”

Russian oppositionist Khodorovsky says unified democratic anti-Putin coalition needed instead of division.

Kremlin critic and former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky believes it is “natural” that Russia’s opposition is so split in its campaign against President Vladimir Putin.

Russia is in the third year of its invasion of Ukraine, domestic repression is widespread and Russia’s weakened opposition has been forced into exile, but Khodorkovsky told AFP in an interview he is determined to keep backing a coalition against Putin.

With key energy infrastructure in danger of constant damage and threats looming over its nuclear power plants, Ukraine is looking towards its toughest winter to date.

As Russia intensifies its attacks, Ukraine faces a critical battle to keep the lights on this winter, which officials warn could be the toughest since the start of Russia’s war on the country.

MOSHUN, UKRAINE – A sleepy town on the northern outskirts of Kyiv, Moshun was a strategic point in the path of Russian troops on their way to capture Kyiv.

The HUR highlighted that a Russian anti-aircraft missile system worth $10 million was destroyed by a drone costing just "several hundred dollars."

Soldiers from the “Kryla” (Wings) special unit of the Ukrainian General Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) discovered and destroyed a Russian Osa (‘Wasp’) anti-aircraft missile system, as reported by HUR via Telegram.

According to the report, the air defense system is valued at $10 million, while the FPV drone used by the scouts to destroy the “Wasp” cost only several hundred dollars.

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Powerful new explosions rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs late Saturday as Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon, also striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters. Thousands of people in Lebanon, including Palestinian refugees, continued to flee the widening conflict in the region, while rallies were held around the world marking the approaching anniversary of the start of the war in Gaza. The strong explosions began near midnight and continued into Sunday after Israel’s military urged residents to evacuate areas in Dahiyeh, the predominantly Shiite collection of suburbs on Beirut’s southern edge. AP video showed the blasts illuminating the densely populated southern suburbs, where Hezbollah has a strong presence. They followed a day of sporadic strikes and the nearly continuous buzz of reconnaissance drones. Israel’s military confirmed it was striking targets near Beirut and said about 30 projectiles had crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory, with some intercepted. - AP

The UN says Lebanon is facing a “terrible” refugee crisis, with people “left destitute or displaced by Israeli air strikes.” Over 1,110 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since 23 Sept, according to Lebanese authorities, with over 1.2 million displaced by ongoing fighting - BBC

However, AFP reports that North Korea has strengthened ties with Russia, with Kim Jong-un expressing support for Putin's invasion of Ukraine, complicating their bilateral relations.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday told his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un that Beijing hoped to "deepen friendly... cooperation" with Pyongyang, as the two leaders exchanged messages to mark a major diplomatic anniversary.

China and North Korea are traditional socialist allies, and Beijing has long provided crucial support for Pyongyang's diplomatically isolated government.

The island made famous when a Ukrainian border guard told a Russian warship to go “f**k yourself” has been known since antiquity. Now its ancient past is being studied.

Zmiiny Island in the Black Sea came to the world’s attention on the first day of the full-scale invasion when a Ukrainian border guard, Roman Hrybov, told the Russian missile cruiser Moskva threatening to bomb the island to “f**k yourself.” (Not long after, the Moskva met the bottom of the sea, whereas Hrybov, who was taken prisoner, was subsequently freed.)

But the island, also known as Snake Island from its shape resembling a snake’s head, has been in the sights of explorers since ancient Greek times.

Israel’s strikes on the highest levels of Hezbollah’s command structure will be studied for a long time to come. Ukraine must adopt a similar doctrine and capabilities.

Israel’s “limited and localized” invasion of Lebanon has highlighted the impressive strategic and tactical intelligence capabilities of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), combined with the region’s most refined command and control structure.

At the heart of this campaign lies an extraordinary synergy of intelligence gathering, operational planning, and rapid execution, which has taken both Hezbollah and the broader regional actors by surprise. This operational mastery offers vital lessons for Ukraine as it contends with Russian forces, especially in terms of disrupting and degrading the enemy’s leadership and command.

Now, the Russian government offers a one-time payment of 400,000 rubles ($4,200) for signing a military contract, with some regional governments offering payments exceeding one million rubles.

The Russian government plans to allocate 90 billion rubles ($948 million) between 2025 and 2027 for one-time payments to individuals signing military contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense, according to a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

This substantial financial commitment suggests that the Kremlin intends to continue relying on its “crypto-mobilization” efforts to meet manpower requirements for the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Israel has been expanding its actions in Lebanon. On Saturday, it made its first strike in the northern city of Tripoli, and Israeli troops launched raids in the south.

Massive consecutive strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs from late Saturday into Sunday (6 October), Reuters eyewitnesses said, sending booms across the city and sparking flashes of red and white for nearly 30 minutes visible from several kilometers away.

The strikes came after days of bombing by Israel of Beirut suburbs considered strongholds for Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah, killing its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and possibly his potential successor.

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Dear Mr. Trump,

My name is Yulia, and I am 12 years old. I’m writing to you because I heard you say something that broke my heart again. You said that “Ukraine is gone.” You spoke those words as if my country, my home, and my people no longer existed; as if bombs and war had erased everything we were. But Mr. Trump, you are wrong. I'm still here, as are many of us. Ukraine is still alive. It is in our hearts, our memories, and our pains. Perhaps we are broken souls, but we did not leave.

Macron wants to see French-speaking countries join ranks to increase their influence and defend a vision with “no room for double standards, where all lives are equal for all conflicts in the world.”

French President Emmanuel Macron urged the international community to avoid “double standards” in global conflicts including the Middle East and Ukraine as he opened a summit of francophone leaders.

On Friday, Macron insisted that French-speaking countries could together make a major contribution to global peace, even as analysts say France’s global influence is waning especially in Africa.

Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.

Key Takeaways from the ISW:

• The Russian Government plans to allocate 90 billion rubles ($948 million) to one-time payments for concluding a military contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) between 2025 and 2027, indicating that the Kremlin plans to continue relying on ongoing crypto-mobilization efforts to meet the manpower requirements of its war in Ukraine for as long as the crypto-mobilization system works.
• Ukrainian officials continue to provide statistics regarding Russian war crimes, shedding light on the extent of violations committed by Russian forces and authorities.
• The Russian government appears to have amended its plan to deanonymize Russian social media accounts following significant backlash within the Russian ultranationalist information space.
• A recent Ukrainian missile strike near occupied Donetsk City reportedly killed several North Korean military officials.
• Russian forces recently advanced within the main Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast, near Toretsk, near Pokrovsk, and southwest of Donetsk City.