Men flee Ukraine to avoid the military drafts. The numbers are out

"Ukrainian men are going to great lengths, including swimming across rivers and feigningillness, to avoid being drafted into military service amidst the conflict with Russia. BBC journalists have determined the number of men who have left the country to evade conscription. As one man argues, "we're not all fighters." Post-Russian invasion, it's important to remember that men between 18 and 60 were generally prohibited from leaving the country. After requesting information on illegal border crossings from Ukraine into neighboring Romania, Moldova, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia, the BBC has ascertained that between February 2022 and August 31, 2023, 19,740 men were smuggled out into these countries." essanews

Ukraine's ammunition supplies have slowed down, Zelensky reveals the reason

"The supply of ammunition to Ukraine has "seriously decreased" following the outbreak of conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas - according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as quoted by the French newspaper "Le Monde". Ukraine is notably affected by a shortage of 155 mm caliber projectiles. The scarcity of 155 mm caliber projectiles is a significant issue for the Ukrainian military." AP

Myanmar (Burma) military, insurgents battle over port town

"Myanmar's (Burma) military has launched attacks from the air and the sea to recapture a port

town on the Bay of Bengal, an opposition alliance said on Friday, as junta forces face the fiercest offensive from their enemies in years.
The military, which seized power from an elected government in a 2021 coup, is battling a coordinated offensive launched last month by an alliance of three ethnic minority insurgent groups, as well as allied pro-democracy fighters who have taken up arms since the coup." AP

Russians launch attack UAVs from the south

"Air Force reported several groups of attack UAVs in Kherson Oblast heading for Mykolaiv Oblast....An air raid siren was announced in Kherson and Mykolaiv Oblasts."MS

Russia loads missile with nuclear-capable glide vehicle into launch silo

"Russia’s rocket forces have loaded an intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with the nuclear-capable Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle into a launch silo in southern Russia. As it approaches its target, the Avangard detaches from the rocket and can maneuver sharply outside the trajectory of the rocket at hypersonic speeds of up to 27 times the speed of sound (about 21,000 miles per hour)." AlJazeera

Powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake hits Mindanao in Philippines

"A magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck the Mindanao region of the Philippines ....There was no immediate tsunami threat as a result of the offshore quake. Aftershocks and potential damage are to be expected from such a powerful tremor, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology [Phivolcs] said in a bulletin." MS

Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake in Myanmar (Burma) Shakes Homes in Chiang Rai

"Estimated magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck at 8:37 am today 29 km from Keng Tung, Myanmar (Burma) affecting northern Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and China.

The earthquake could be felt in Chiang Rai province registering 3.6 on the Richter scale." BT

Hamas terrorist who paraded festivalgoer’s body in Gaza has been killed

"A Hamas terrorist who paraded a German festivalgoer’s body through Gaza has been killed,

the victim’s mother has said, as she called for a hostage deal to free those still being held by the terror group.
Shani Louk, a 22-year-old Israeli-German dual citizen, was murdered by Hamas at the Nova music festival in southern Israel on Oct 7. She did not say how she knew that the man was dead, or give any details on how or when she believed he was killed. She added: “You’re happy that this person cannot hurt anyone else, but it didn’t matter so much because it’s a whole bunch of people. For weeks Louk’s family had been led to believe the tattoo artist, identified by her distinctive body art and dreadlocked hair, was alive but in a hospital in Gaza.
But Israeli officials later revealed she was killed in the Hamas attack after a fragment of her skull was found and identified." MS

Sirens sound in Tel Aviv, central Israel amid heavy rocket barrage

"Rocket sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and across central Israel cities amid a heavy rocket barrage from the Gaza Strip." JP

Switzerland to investigate reports of Swiss ammunition being supplied to Ukraine

"The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs has confirmed that it is investigating media reports about the alleged supply of Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine by a Polish company, UMO SP.....such exports violate Swiss policy, which prohibits the re-export of military equipment and goods to countries where active hostilities are taking place." Pravada

IDF finds 'Hamas tunnels' at Gaza hospital with bodies of two hostages

"Israeli troops have claimed they found a tunnel shaft used by Hamas terrorists at Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital along with the bodies of two hostages held in a building close by. The IDF released a video it said showed a tunnel entrance in an outdoor area of Al-Shifa hospital, two days after Israeli troops entered its grounds to hunt for a Hamas command center, they say is beneath the medical facility. During the raid, Israel said its troops found the bodies of two hostages - Yehudit Weiss, 64, and Israeli soldier Noa Marciano, 19 - from a building adjacent to the hospital." Breitbart

Special Operations Forces destroy Ural armoured vehicle with Iranian missiles, using artillery and drones

"The Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have found camouflaged Russian military equipment and fired artillery and FPV drones, destroying a truck with Iranian Grad missiles on the southern front." Pravada