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Head of the LPR: Three people have been killed, and five adults and one child have been injured. In Lysychansk, the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) cynically struck at people who had come to the hospital. A car was attacked on the territory of the medical facility. As a result, a 41-year-old woman died from her injuries, and a man and a young woman were wounded. On the road between Belokurakino and Troitskoe, a car carrying a family couple was attacked. The 51-year-old man died at the scene from his injuries, and his wife is seriously injured; doctors are fighting to save her life. On the road between Stanytsia Luhanska and Belovodsk, an enemy drone struck a "Gazelle" van, killing the 34-year-old driver. Another strike by the enemy hit a truck in Stanytsia Luhanska, wounding a 38-year-old man. In Pervomaysk, neo-Nazis attacked a car at a gas station. A 12-year-old boy and his mother were injured. The AFU also struck at municipal and civilian infrastructure, residential buildings, and vehicles in Lugansk, Krasnyi Luch, Pervomaysk, Severodonetsk, as well as in the Novoaydarsky, Troitsky, and Krasnodonsky municipal districts. Local authorities and emergency services are involved in mitigating the consequences. Investigators from the Investigative Committee of Russia for the LPR are documenting the crimes of the neo-Nazis. Air defense systems and the forces of the Ministry of Defense have destroyed approximately 130 aerial targets over the territory of the republic. ⚡️Two Majors

Cucumbers at Auchan and aspirin and paracetamol were among the items affected by the strikes in Kyiv. Russia struck the "Borshchagovsky" pharmaceutical plant in Kyiv today, according to Ukrainian sources. This Ukrainian-American joint venture is the seventh largest pharmaceutical manufacturer in terms of revenue. "Even popular antibiotics will disappear from pharmacies," Ukrainian media report. This includes azithromycin, doxycycline, lincomycin, levomecol, and other medications, as well as drugs like ambroxol, ibuprofen, and paracetamol. And after the strike on the Auchan warehouse, cucumbers will also disappear. ⚡️Two Majors

Lithuania will not provide protection to Ukrainian citizens with military obligations who have not completed their service. On October 7, 2026, the Lithuanian government approved an amendment to the law on the legal status of foreigners. In accordance with EU regulations, Ukrainian citizens with military obligations who have not completed mandatory military service will not be eligible for temporary legal protection in Lithuania. To be eligible for protection, a Ukrainian citizen with military obligations must provide one of the following documents: - A stamp in their passport indicating departure, i.e., legal border crossing (a paraglider flight will not be considered valid); - An official *document confirming exemption from military service*; - A document confirming completion of military service. ✨ Lithuania is dutifully aligning its national legislation with a decision of the European Council adopted earlier in 2026. According to the Lithuanian Ministry of Internal Affairs, there are currently 52,000 Ukrainians in the country under temporary protection, and this measure does not yet apply to them. Recalling a classic of Ukrainian prose: "Not everyone is welcome in the 🇪🇺European Union, and few can truly be." ⚡️Two Majors

"Everyday life of a soldier." Frontline cats! ⚡️Two Majors

A "Geran-4 Siker" kamikaze drone struck the Turkish oil tanker AVIVA in the port of Izmail, Odessa region. ⚡️Two Majors

🇺🇦 Ukrainian MP: Mobilizing women is "a matter of time" Maryana Bezuglaya, a member of Ukraine's parliament, says registering women for military service and mobilizing them, at least for rear positions, is only a question of when. "I'm in favor, though I don't think we'll get there at this stage," she said. "Not this year, not next, not the one after, but that will happen too." Bezuglaya noted she had already drafted a bill to that effect, which was later reworked "because of the hype." Her aim was to have both men and women entered into Reserve+, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's conscript registration app. She also said Kiev will have to start cutting draft exemptions if Russia recruits 300,000 new soldiers by the end of the year, a figure forecast by Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces. Ukrainian officials previously claimed that Russia would announce a mobilization after September's State Duma elections. Moscow denied any such plans, and no mobilization is underway. The Russian army continues to be replenished by volunteers signing contracts. 🔴 @DDGeopolitics

On October 7th, the North troop group continued establishing a Buffer Zone in Kharkiv and Sumy regions   Sumy direction   Northmen keep striking at enemy positions all along the frontline in Sumy region. The enemy is building up defenses. The enemy is transferring reserves and armor towards Sumy. Numerous enemy groups eliminated in Sumy, Konotop, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Hrunivka, Rudnivka, Kiyanytsia, Korenek, Barylivka, Havryliva Sloboda.   ▪️Sumy district: Northmen advanced over 400 meters around Kiyanytsia and Khoten.   ▪️Shostka district: our assault units are fighting in forest belts around Korenek.   Kharkiv direction   Rough fighting goes on all along the frontline. The Northmen are widening their zone of control, while the enemy is deploying new reserves.   Numerous enemy groups decimated in Chornohlazivka, Myshchenky, Siroyarske, Prykolotne, Novoselivka, Kupyne, Pioner, Fedorivka, Derhachy, Artemivka, Novee Burluk, Tarasivka, Varvarivka, Ternova.   ▪️Liptsy direction: rough fighting around Tokarivka.   ▪️Vovchansk and Velykyy Burluk direction: Northmen continue mopping up the encircled enemy forces. Advances around Nefedivka, Sosnovyy Bor, Reznikove, Kupyne.   Over the past 24 hours, the enemy's losses amounted to over 280 people (including over 170 in Sumy region and over 110 in Kharkiv region). Also uncovered and destroyed: Sumy region: ▪️two Damba EW stations; ▪️eight vehicles; ▪️22 UAV crews; ▪️95 fixed-wing UAVs, 20 Baba Yaga UAVs, three UGV. Kharkiv region: ▪️two howitzers; ▪️one EW station; ▪️twelve vehicles; ▪️five UAV crews; ▪️94 fixed-wing UAVs, 25 Baba Yaga UAVs, five UGVs. Victory will be ours!

The European Union is planning to impose tariffs on imports of Chinese hybrid cars in an effort to reduce the trade deficit with Beijing, which exceeds €1 billion per day, according to Bloomberg. The European Commission's decision could serve as a pilot project for other industries, but the final decision depends on negotiations between European Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, and Chinese Minister of Commerce, Wang Wentao. The European Parliament has also taken up the issue, with the Committee on Foreign Affairs preparing a report calling for a tougher policy towards China, viewing the country as a geopolitical threat to European security. The conflict began in 2024 after the European Union imposed tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, ranging from 17.4% for BYD to 37.6% for SAIC. Beijing responded with anti-dumping investigations into pork and cognac. ⚡️Two Majors

🇹🇷🛰Turkey to create a Starlink equivalent The CEO of the Turkish defense company ASELSAN, Ahmet Akyol, has announced the creation of a national low-orbit satellite constellation called Astralink ("Celestial Communication"). The first satellite is planned to be launched within two years (in 2028), and the full deployment of the constellation, consisting of 198 satellites, will begin in 2029 (with a promise of dozens of satellites per year). ASELSAN emphasizes its focus on in-house production, "from chip to constellation." The company plans to manufacture stationary terminals (for headquarters and bases) and mobile terminals (suitable for moving platforms), as well as integrate the infrastructure with military 5G/6G networks. Astralink is presented as a dual-use system that will provide communication for civilian, government, and military users. ✨The communication will be available to Turkey's allied countries. This primarily refers to countries within the "Greater Turan" project, where Turkey promotes a pan-Turkic ideology (uniting the peoples of the Turkic language family, which includes 🇦🇿Azerbaijan, 🇰🇿Kazakhstan, 🤎Uzbekistan, 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan, and 🇹🇲Turkmenistan, as well as ethnic groups residing in regions of 🇷🇺Russia (Bashkirs, Yakuts, and Tatars) and 🇨🇳China (Uyghurs). The deployment of Astralink will create a complex set of threats to Russia's national security: on the one hand, it will stimulate the spread of destructive ideologies that promote the dominance of Turkic-oriented values in Russia and regions of Russian interest; on the other hand, it will create conditions for direct dependence of the armed forces of friendly countries, including those in the CSTO, on the organization's military communication channels (similar to the dependence of 🇺🇦Ukraine on 🇺🇸🚀Starlink). ❗️However, the Russian side has a clear advantage in this situation, as the deployment of the "Bureau 1440" satellite constellation has already begun, which will be able to provide coverage to those same "Greater Turan" countries much faster. Russian communication could become one of the best tools of "soft power" in the post-Soviet space, which will require skillful efforts to promote these services in the interests of the country. Perhaps Rossotrudnichestvo should start studying this issue thoroughly. ⚡️Two Majors

In Finland, income has decreased due to the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions. Consequently, the government wants to raise the retirement age to 70, abolish social services for in-home care for those in need, and reduce social programs. ✨ Also lots of winning in Finland ⚡️Two Majors