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Day: October 28, 2024

@GlasnostGone: Today a high-level government delegation from South Korea will take part in a meeting with #NATO officials – to discuss evidence of deployment of North Korean troops in Russia & their use to fight against Ukraine. nato.int/cps/en/natohq/…

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date October 28, 2024

Today a high-level government delegation from South Korea will take part in a meeting with #NATO officials – to discuss evidence of deployment of North Korean troops in Russia & their use to fight against Ukraine. https://t.co/vKn0z4Y8Y6 pic.twitter.com/wOOWcbTd7p

— Glasnost Gone (@GlasnostGone) October 28, 2024

Putin and Putinism

Putin Allies Celebrate as Georgia’s Ruling Party Claims Victory – Newsweek

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date October 28, 2024

Putin Allies Celebrate as Georgia’s Ruling Party Claims Victory Newsweek

Russia and Ukraine

Russia transporting North Korean troops to front line in civilian trucks: Ukraine

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date October 28, 2024

Russia has begun sending North Korean troops to a frontline area in unmarked civilian trucks, Kyiv’s military intelligence said, as concerns mount over Pyongyang’s involvement in Moscow’s war against Ukraine.

Russia and Ukraine

As Russian Forces Turn to Glide Bombs, Ukrainian Civilians Fear a New Threat From the Skies

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date October 28, 2024

Cities in eastern and southern Ukraine are increasingly being hit by Russian glide bombs, converted gravity bombs that can be guided to targets, often landing without detection, residents and officials say.

Russia and Ukraine

As Russian Forces Turn to Glide Bombs, Ukrainian Civilians Fear a New Threat From the Skies

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date October 28, 2024

Russia and Ukraine

@MoscowTimes: Authorities in southern Russia’s Voronezh region said Ukrainian drones attacked two industrial sites overnight, with Russian media reporting that the unmanned aircraft targeted ethanol spirit plants. Read more: themoscowtimes.com/2024/10/28/ukr…

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date October 28, 2024

Authorities in southern Russia’s Voronezh region said Ukrainian drones attacked two industrial sites overnight, with Russian media reporting that the unmanned aircraft targeted ethanol spirit plants.

Read more: https://t.co/2zkV7Ffmlp pic.twitter.com/pzcxbgJ9Cp

— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) October 28, 2024

Russia and Ukraine

Ukrainian Drones Attack Ethanol Plants in Russia’s Voronezh Region

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date October 28, 2024

Authorities in southern Russia’s Voronezh region said early Monday that Ukrainian drones attacked two industrial sites overnight, with Russian media reporting that the unmanned aircraft targeted ethanol spirit plants.

Russia and Ukraine

@visegrad24: Illegal migrants breaking through the border fence on the border between Turkey and Bulgaria. In a few weeks, they will be in Germany, Sweden, France, Netherlands and the UK 🇹🇷🇧🇬

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date October 28, 2024

Illegal migrants breaking through the border fence on the border between Turkey and Bulgaria.

In a few weeks, they will be in Germany, Sweden, France, Netherlands and the UK

🇹🇷🇧🇬 pic.twitter.com/luDlrLhZwW

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 28, 2024

Russia and Ukraine

PM Modi Can Influence End Of Ukraine War: Volodymyr Zelenskyy – NDTV

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date October 28, 2024

PM Modi Can Influence End Of Ukraine War: Volodymyr Zelenskyy NDTV

Russia and Ukraine

PM Modi Can Influence End Of Ukraine War: Volodymyr Zelenskyy – NDTV

Post author By Mike Nova
Post date October 28, 2024

PM Modi Can Influence End Of Ukraine War: Volodymyr Zelenskyy NDTV

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Escalating Attacks on CIA Facilities
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Recent Attacks on CIA property in the Middle East

Recent reports indicate that a series of Iranian missile and drone strikes have inflicted unprecedented damage on U.S. intelligence facilities across the Middle East, including installations operated by the CIA.
Middle East Eye

Here is a breakdown of the current situation and the strategic implications of these attacks:

Scope of the Damage
According to U.S. sources, the recent strikes targeted buildings, surveillance infrastructure, and intelligence-gathering systems maintained by American spy agencies in various regional host nations.
Middle East Eye

Financial Impact: Repair and replacement costs for the compromised equipment and infrastructure are expected to reach into the billions of dollars.
Middle East Eye

Historical Scale: Officials have described the destruction as unparalleled, marking the most severe losses ever sustained by American intelligence operations in the region.
Middle East Eye

The Russian Intelligence Connection
A critical focus for U.S. analysts is the high precision and effectiveness of these strikes, which has raised strong suspicions of Russian intelligence involvement.
www.chosun.com

Targeting Tradecraft: The locations of CIA overseas stations (often housed within embassies, safe houses, or logistics hubs) are strictly classified. U.S. intelligence believes few nations aside from Russia possess the capability to obtain such sensitive coordinates and the willingness to weaponize that data against the U.S.
www.chosun.com

Modified Ordnance: Attacks on at least two CIA facilities earlier this year—one inside the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and another in eastern Iraq—reportedly utilized Russian-modified versions of Iran’s Shahed drones.
www.chosun.com

Navigation Upgrades: Russia has also reportedly supplied Iran with the “Kometa-M” anti-jamming satellite navigation system, which allows Iranian drones to utilize both Russian GLONASS and U.S. GPS data while resisting electronic warfare countermeasures.
www.chosun.com

Strategic Context
These attacks are part of a broader, escalating conflict in the region. Tensions surged in February 2026 following joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran, prompting this sustained campaign of retaliatory Iranian strikes against American regional assets. While a Pakistani-mediated memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the hostilities was signed in mid-June, negotiations have since collapsed over disputes regarding the terms and navigation rights through the Strait of Hormuz.
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