"Russian President Vladimir Putin said that hand grenade fragments were found in thebodies of people who died in the Aug. 23 crash of mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane.
Experts investigating the crash found no indication the private jet had suffered an “external impact,” he said. Prigozhin and two of his top lieutenants of the Wagner private military contractor were among the 10 people killed when the jet came down as it flew from Moscow to St. Petersburgh.
While Putin noted the probe was still ongoing and stopped short of saying what caused the crash, his statement appeared to hint the plane was brought down by a grenade explosion." France24
"The movement of weapons came as President Biden announced that 11 American citizens had been killed in the war.
Congress must pass more funding quickly for the U.S. to be able to give both Israel and Ukraine the weapons and munitions they both now need, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said." FOX
"The eastern part of Slovakia, an earthquake occurred ..... It was felt in western regions ofUkraine, according to the US Geological Survey....a magnitude of up to 4.5 on the Richter scale.....residents of Lviv also reported minor tremors around 21:35, which resembled an earthquake." RBC
"At least three civilians were killed in Sudan when shells fell on a hospital, a medical sourcesaid, as fighting between rival generals continued unabated. Omdourman is the scene of violent fighting between the regular army led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of his former deputy, Mohamed Hamdane Daglo. AfricaNews
"A terrorist with kidnapped Jewish baby girl in Gaza. The caption in Arabic reads “A lost girl”." X
"Russia's Ministry of Defense has published footage that depicts the destruction of Ukraine's S-300 missile system. Earlier, the MoD reported that Russian air defense systems intercepted Tochka-U tactical missiles and two enemy S-200 anti-aircraft missiles. Russian Armed Forces took out a drone command center located in the Donetsk Republic and suppressed 25 Ukrainian drones through electronic warfare." Sp
"Ukraine's defense forces on Monday repelled attacks by Russian troops in the Kupiansk,Lyman, Bakhmut, Marinka, Shakhtarske and Zaporizhzhia sectors." Ukrin
"The Foreign Affairs Ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) issued a statement directlycondemning the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas for a bloody terror spree ... urging the region to avoid following the group toward “nihilistic destruction.” Breitbart
"Beijing’s relentless aggression toward Taiwan has now taken a huge step as China deployed afurther 103 warplanes to the surrounding border of the territory, with US and Canada ships navigating the waters, keeping a close eye on the action.
China asserted authority over Taiwan, signaling a potential forceful takeover in the near future, heightening global concerns of a conflict.
Taiwan’s defense ministry has raised alarms, reporting a shocking surge in the number of Chinese warplanes detected near its borders. Taiwan’s defense ministry uncovered 68 Chinese aircraft and 10 naval vessels near the island, heightening the urgency and concern.....Japan confirmed the detection of Chinese ships...." MS
"The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) has published a new list of representatives ofgovernment agencies and companies of the US and Ukraine involved in the implementation of the dual-use bioresearch...According to him, the new list includes Thomas Wohl, vice president and official representative of the Kansas-headquartered Black & Veatch engineering company in Ukraine, who oversaw the implementation of the PAX electronic system for managing and monitoring biological agents and materials. Also on the list is Kevin Olival of the US-based EcoHealth Alliance non-profit organization, who was directly involved in the implementation of Pentagon projects to study zoonotic diseases spread by bats." Sputnik
"Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) held a rally in New York City’s Times Square on Sunday in support of the Palestinian terror group Hamas and its attack on Israel. The DSA, which counts four Democratic members of Congress as members — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Rashida Tlaib (MI), Jamaal Bowman (NY), and Cori Bush (MO) — rallied in the heart of a city that was targeted by Islamic terrorists two decades ago." Breitbart
"Former President Donald Trump declared the latest terror attack against Israel an “act ofsavagery that must and will be crushed and avenged” during a campaign stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Trump said the attack on Israel happened because President Joe Biden gave Iran $6 billion, and “our country’s perceived weakness.” Breitbart
"The Israel Defense Forces rescued 48 hostages from the dining hall of Kibbutz Be’eri.....Theterrorists who were holding the hostages were reportedly neutralized. At least 48 people were rescued from the hostage situation." Breitbart
"Russian groups are attempting to maneuver in the temporarily occupied part of the Khersonregion....The representative of the Armed Forces of Southern Ukraine also commented on the actions of Russian reconnaissance and sabotage groups in this part of the front and the repulsion of enemy attacks by the AFU." RBC
"Hamas and the attacks perpetrated by militants affiliated with that organization on militaryand civilian targets in southern Israel. A video, the authenticity of which has yet to be verified, purports to show a Hamas fighter thanking Ukraine for the provision of small arms, ammunition, and hand grenades. More videos, taken during the actual assaults, show the Hamas fighters armed with a plethora of US-made weapons.
These videos have alarmed some US lawmakers, such as Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia’s 14th District, who, in the immediate aftermath of the Hamas attack, Tweeted/Xeeted “We need to work with Israel to track serial numbers on any US weapons used by Hamas against Israel. Did they come from Afghanistan?” the Congresswoman asks. “Did they come from Ukraine? Highly likely the answer is both.” SR
"A new wave of conscription is affecting Ukrainian women, going into effect for women witha medical or pharmaceutical education. When this new law was first proposed last year, it was postponed because of the public outcry. But with Ukraine’s soldiers, volunteers and conscripts alike, going through months of grueling war, ..... optimism that the war could end this year is ebbing away." AlJazeera
"Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday ordered a "complete siege" of the GazaStrip, blocking the entry of food and fuel into the enclave and cutting the electricity and water supply." France24
"Hamas in the south, Hezbollah in the north..... Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a briefstatement on Monday that its helicopters are currently striking in Lebanese territory. No further details were provided.
Earlier, the IDF said a “number of armed suspects” who “infiltrated” into Israel from Lebanese were killed, and that IDF soldiers were searching the area.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanese (UNIFIL) peacekeepers said in a statement on Monday that it has reported explosions near Al-Boustan in southwest Lebanese .
There are also reports IDF heavy armor has been seen headed to northern border with Lebanese ." ZH
"Oil prices rallied while the dollar and yen advanced Monday after Hamas launched a shockattack on Israel at the weekend, sparking fresh concerns about tensions in the Middle East.
The crisis fanned concerns about supplies of crude from the region at a time when supply worries are already high owing to Saudi Arabia and Russia's output cuts.
It has also renewed fears about the impact on inflation, with energy costs a key driver of spiking prices, giving a fresh headache to central banks as they try to ease up on interest rate hikes to avoid recessions. Stephen Innes warned: "Historical analysis suggests that oil prices tend to experience sustained gains after the Middle East crises." MS
"Satellite images of the Tumangang train station, located near the border with Russia, show anunprecedented increase in freight train traffic." MS
