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Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski discusses Ukraine's request to shoot down Russian missiles before they enter Polish airspace. The issue may be discussed with NATO allies.

Speaking about the possibility of shooting down Russian missiles, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said that this is a matter of agreement and discussion among the allies, and it may be included in the agenda of the NATO ministers' talks next week. He said this in an interview with TVN24, according to UNN.

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Sikorsky was asked about the possibility of shooting down Russian missiles flying towards Poland before they enter its territory, as requested by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

“This discussion is about where the right to self-defense begins and ends. Do we have the right to shoot down such a missile only when it is already over our territory? Then there is no doubt about it, only that what happened in Przewodów could happen. The remnants of such a missile can cause damage, injure or kill someone,” Sikorsky said.

He said that on this Ukrainian request, “we can have honest differences of opinion.

“This is a matter of agreement and discussion among our allies. We have a new NATO Secretary General. Next week there will be a regular meeting of NATO ministers. Perhaps this issue will be included (in the agenda of the talks – ed.),” Sikorsky said.

Sikorski names the condition under which Poland can shoot down Russian missiles over UkraineSeptember 7 2024, 12:04 AM • 104822 views

The IDF conducted a successful air operation against Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in Syria. The head of the intelligence unit, Mahmoud Mohammed Shaheen, who coordinated activities with the Syrian regime and Iran, was eliminated.

The Israeli army conducted an operation during which it struck from the air facilities belonging to the Hezbollah intelligence headquarters in Syria. The head of the group's intelligence unit, Mahmoud Mohammed Shaheen, was killed. This was reported by the Israeli Defense Forces, according to UNN.

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According to the military, the attack targeted Hezbollah's central intelligence agency, which is responsible for assessing intelligence, directing intelligence activities, and, if possible, collecting and detecting intelligence.

The IDF noted that Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters has a branch in Syria, which includes an independent network for collecting, coordinating and assessing intelligence. The immediate superior of the group's intelligence chief is Hassan Ali al-Zaimi, who was eliminated during a recent operation in the Dahiyeh neighborhood of Beirut.

IDF destroys Hezbollah infrastructure in southern LebanonOctober 29 2024, 01:23 AM • 20130 views

According to the military, the latest strike also killed the head of Hezbollah's intelligence unit in Syria, Mahmoud Mohammed Shahin.

He held various positions in the group. In 2007, he became the head of the Syrian branch at Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters, and over the years he gained experience and established close working ties with the Syrian regime and officials connected to Iran. In this position, he oversaw the development and deployment of intelligence and air defense capabilities in coordination with various parts of the Iranian axis.

Shaheen was an important figure in regional cooperation, and his elimination means further degradation of Hezbollah's intelligence capabilities,

– the statement said.

The Israeli military also stated that in recent weeks, the IDF has significantly impaired the work of the group's intelligence headquarters. Military intelligence facilities in Lebanon were destroyed and the organization's ability to gather intelligence was damaged.

Strikes on Hezbollah's military intelligence facilities in Syria further facilitate operations in Lebanon, undermining the terrorist organization's intelligence capabilities. With the support of the Syrian regime, Hezbollah endangers the safety of Syrian civilians by establishing headquarters and deploying forces in civilian areas across the country,

– noted in the Israeli Defense Forces.

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Western intelligence agencies discovered incendiary devices sent via DHL as part of a covert Russian operation. Four suspects are detained in Poland who were planning terrorist attacks on civilian aircraft.

Russia has been testing the possibility of organizing terrorist attacks on board passenger planes during their flights from Europe to the United States and Canada. During the investigation, incendiary devices were found, and suspects were detained. The Wall Street Journal reports, writes UNN.

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It is noted that Western intelligence services found two incendiary devices that were sent via DHL. In their opinion, this was part of a covert operation by Russia to provoke fires on board civilian aircraft. Similar devices went off in July at DHL's logistics centers in Leipzig (Germany) and Birmingham (UK).

The fire incidents triggered an international manhunt. Investigators and intelligence agencies in Europe found out that the "explosive parcels" contained electric massagers filled with a flammable magnesium-based substance. Investigators concluded that they were part of a larger conspiracy by Russian intelligence services,

– The publication notes.

The organizers of the bombings in Germany and Britain were being searched for across Europe. Poland's National Prosecutor's Office detained four people and accused them of participating in sabotage or terrorist acts in favor of foreign intelligence. Investigators did not disclose their names or nationalities. The search for at least two more people involved is ongoing.

The prosecutor's office confirmed that the purpose of the explosions was to test the channel for the transmission of such parcels, which were planned to be sent to the United States and Canada.

In response to a query from The Wall Street Journal, Russian dictator Putin's spokesman, Peskov, said that the Kremlin had "never heard any official accusations" of Russian involvement. He characterized the publication as "traditional unfounded insinuations by the media.

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The Lithuanian Defense Ministry initiates a ban on military service for persons with dual citizenship of Russia or Belarus. The draft law provides for the dismissal of such servicemen due to security risks.

The Lithuanian Defense Minister and the chairman of the parliamentary committee on national security and defense have registered a bill that provides for the exemption from service in the Lithuanian armed forces of persons with Russian and Belarusian citizenship. This was reported by LRT, according to UNN.

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It is noted that, according to the initiative, Lithuanians with Russian or Belarusian citizenship will not be allowed to perform professional military service, to serve in the Volunteer Forces, or to perform other forms of voluntary and compulsory military service.

At the same time, if a Lithuanian serving in the army becomes a citizen of Russia or Belarus, he or she will be dismissed from service.

According to Defense Minister Kasciunas, there is a security risk of information related to the activities of the defense system to which such persons have access.

In addition, due to possible ties with the Russian Federation or Belarus, such personnel may, on their own initiative, carry out destructive activities against Lithuania.

Lithuania is building fortifications on the border with Russia: Defense Ministry shows footageOctober 9 2024, 11:54 AM • 10326 views

A fight between teenagers involving the use of cold steel took place on a Paris suburban train. Four victims, aged 16-17, were seriously injured, including the loss of an arm and a split skull.

Four teenagers were injured, two of them seriously, in an axe attack on a Paris commuter train. This was reported by the Guardian, according to UNN.

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It is noted that all the victims were between 16 and 17 years old. According to the newspaper, one victim lost an arm and the other had his skull split open.

According to law enforcement officials, the bloodshed occurred after a dispute arose between four teenagers who were traveling by train to a high school.

“It is not yet clear what triggered the fight, which also involved a knife, a samurai sword and a baseball bat,” the report said.

All the wounded were taken to medical institutions and the lives of all four are no longer in danger.

The main 16-year-old suspect was later detained at his home. An ax was found and seized during the search,

– the article notes.

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The Georgian opposition has announced large-scale daily protests in different districts of Tbilisi against the election results. Opposition leaders agreed on 5 strategic points and demanded new elections by November 21.

At a rally in Tbilisi, the opposition unveiled a plan of resistance – daily rallies in the capital and the country, each time in different places, UNN reports citing Novosti Georgia.

The new rally is scheduled for 14:00 on November 5 in Tbilisi's Saburtalo district, near the Sports Palace.

"Our plan is to cover the entire city with protests. We will be in Tbilisi everywhere and every day. Standing on Rustaveli is not enough. We have to be on every square and on every bridge," said Nika Melia, one of the leaders of the Coalition for Change.

The leader of the Agmashenebeli Strategy, Giorgi Vashadze, said that five strategic points had been agreed upon between the opposition leaders:

We demand the appointment of new elections.

We do not recognize the stolen elections and do not legitimize the parliament.

We start a resistance movement and a peaceful resistance front, first in Tbilisi and then throughout Georgia.

Each subsequent protest will be sharper, more focused on a specific goal.

We continue to collect evidence and all documentation for a full-fledged international investigation of election fraud.

"This week, a week of resistance marches will be held all over Tbilisi. This will continue until we achieve victory. Our main target is the Election Commission, as these elections have been stolen," Vashadze said.

He appealed to opposition supporters and called on them to help distribute campaign stickers wherever possible: in entrances, neighborhoods, shops, and public places.

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Zurab Javakhadze, the leader of Bitter is More Freedom, said that there is a "very short time frame" for action.

"One of the deadlines is November 21. This is the deadline when the CEC should publish the so-called Consolidated protocol and put Ivanishvili's friends on the figures, and before that, we must do everything to prevent them from daring to do this.

After that, there are 10 more days, defined by the Constitution, when this "garbage" has to gather in this building (Parliament) and prove its legitimacy, and we must not allow this to happen.

This can only be done by you and me, the last bastion of freedom in this country," Javakhadze said.

He also said that everyone should be "ready to fight.

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"The resistance process has begun – we demand an international investigation and re-elections! We will not stop, we will fight to the end together with the people! We will not let this government rest. The opposition is not going to enter the parliament and give legitimacy to this illegal parliament! We all have to take to the streets, defend the voice and the future of every citizen! This fight is the fight of each of us, and we cannot give it to anyone!" stated Mamuka Khazaradze, leader of the Strong Georgia and Lelo party.

He also said that "the main thing is not to stop," after which, at his call, a march began to picket the Baratashvili Bridge.

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A large-scale protest against the results of the parliamentary elections, which the opposition considers to be fraudulent, is taking place in the center of Tbilisi. Protesters with the flags of the EU and Georgia demand new elections.

In Georgia, a bank froze the accounts of opposition politician Gigi Ugulava for failing to pay a fine for fare evasion on a bus. A few hours later, the accounts were released.

In Georgia, a bank has arrested the accounts of the opposition politician, former mayor of Tbilisi Gigi Ugulava, UNN reports with reference to Novosti Georgia.

According to Ugulava, the reason for the blocking of the accounts was the failure to pay a fine for fare evasion on August 24 this year on a bus in the Vazisubani district of Tbilisi.

Ugulava claims that he did not take the bus to Wazisubani with or without a ticket.

“They offered to appeal the fine. Now I have to deal with this absurdity. As if I have nothing else to do,” said the former mayor. He added that he was very sorry that “the city hall, which I loved so much, was turned into one big bureaucratic chaos.

A few hours later, Ugulava reported that the bank had lifted the seizure of the account.

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Ugulava was the mayor of Tbilisi from 2005 to 2013 and one of the most active members of Saakashvili's team. After the change of power in Georgia, he was accused of misappropriation of funds and abuse of power, and was sentenced to 9 years, with the term reduced under an amnesty.

Upon his release, Ugulava joined the European Georgia party. However, after the 2020 parliamentary elections, he left this party and now actively supports the National Movement again. He actively traveled around Georgia during the election campaign.

Japan has successfully launched the Kirameki No. 3 defense communications satellite using an H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center. The satellite is intended for military operations and data exchange between units.

A defense satellite designed for military operations was successfully launched into orbit as part of a program to strengthen Japan's military capabilities.

Writes UNN with reference to NHK.

The Defense Communications Satellite, which the Ministry of Defense maintains to exchange information between units, was launched on the afternoon of the 4th from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture using an H3 rocket No. 4 and successfully entered its planned orbit

– NHK WORLD reports.

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The first H3 missile failed to launch in 2023. After that, countermeasures were taken and three consecutive launches were made.

The rocket carried Kirameki No. 3, a Ministry of Defense satellite that uses X-band communications for information and data exchange, as well as military operations and command.

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Almost 330,000 voters cast their ballots at polling stations abroad, setting a historical record. The highest activity was recorded in Italy, France and the Russian Federation, where 55% of voters were women.

A record 330 thousand voters exercised their constitutional right to vote at 231 polling stations established abroad in the Republic of Moldova.

Writes UNN with reference to RFI.

In the elections in Moldova, the diaspora set a historic record – more than 329,000 voters came to the polls.

At 231 polling stations set up abroad, including 3 polling stations for voting by mail, 329,775 voters exercised their constitutional right to vote

– informs Radio France internationale.

The highest rate of participation in voting abroad was recorded at polling stations in Brescia, Bucharest, Padua, Paris, Vicenza, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Venice, Verona and Moscow.

Almost 55% of voters are women;

45 percent are men.

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The election law stipulates that the second round of the presidential election is recognized as valid if at least 20% of the people registered in the voter lists participated in it. According to preliminary data, 1,699,945 voters, or 54.34% of the electorate, took part in Sunday's election.

Under these conditions, the CEC confirms the validity of the vote.

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According to the preliminary results of the CEC, Maia Sandu won the presidential election in Moldova with 55.41% of the vote. The election was attended by 1.7 million voters, with the diaspora playing a significant role.

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The Russian Foreign Ministry has changed the name of the Department for Pan-European Cooperation to the Department for European Affairs.

Russia has created a new government department to work with the EU and NATO: The Department of European Problems, UNN writes with reference to Politico.

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According to Russian media, this unit already existed in the Russian Foreign Ministry, but was previously called the Department of Pan-European Cooperation before being renamed last week to the "much more spicy" Department of European Problems.

Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, told local media that the name change reflects "changing geopolitical realities," including "the obvious degradation of multilateral cooperation structures in Europe.

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Russia's relations with Europe, Politico notes , have been in a deep freeze since Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. The EU has imposed sweeping sanctions on the Kremlin, seizing Russian assets and pledging support for Ukraine.

In March 2022, Moscow announced its withdrawal from the Council of Europe, and in July of this year it suspended its participation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).