Hurricane Milton slams into Florida’s west coast with 120 mph winds, leaving 3M without power

"Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s west coast Wednesday night as an extremely dangerous storm, bringing a “life-threatening” surge and catastrophic winds that left more than 3 million people without power and areas inundated with water.

Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm near Siesta Key in Sarasota County around 8:30 p.m., with winds up to 120 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center — significantly lighter than the 180 mph Milton blew while raging as a Category 5 storm at various points as it traveled across the gulf." NYP

A five-storey residential building has been damaged due to a Russian drone strike on the city of Kryvyi Rih

"A five-storey residential building has been damaged due to a Russian drone strike on the city of Kryvyi Rih." Pravada

149 combat clashes on front lines in past day

"Some 149 combat clashes between Ukrainian defenders and Russian invaders took place on the front lines.
In the Kharkiv sector, the enemy carried out offensive operations four times near Tykhe and Vovchansk.

Seventeen combat clashes were recorded in the Kupiansk sector. Ukrainian forces repelled enemy attacks near Kucherivka, Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Vyshneve, Novoosynove, Zelenyi Hai, and Kruhliakivka.
In the Lyman sector, Ukrainian troops stopped 18 enemy attacks. The invaders concentrated their main efforts on Hrekivka, Andriivka, Makiivka, Nevske, Katerynivka, and Torske.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian forces stopped six attempts by the occupiers to advance near Minkivka, Chasiv Yar, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Bila Hora, and Stupochky. The situation is under control. The enemy acted with the support of aircraft and used guided aerial bombs near Chasiv Yar.
With the support of bomber aircraft, the enemy made nine attempts to advance near Toretsk, Nelipivka, Shcherbynivka, and Dyliivka in the Toretsk sector.
Ukrainian warriors repelled 25 enemy five attacks on the Pokrovsk axis. The enemy tried to advance near Sukha Balka, Novotoretske, Myroliubivka, Krutyi Yar, Promin, Lysivka, and Sukhyi Yar. Enemy forces concentrated their main efforts near Selydove where 13 combat clashes were recorded. In addition, the enemy attacked Yablunivka, Kalynivka, Vozdvyzhenka, Myroliubivka, Lysivka, Oleksandro-Kalynove, and Chunyshyne with more than ten guided aerial bombs.
Ukrainian forces continued to hold off the enemy in the Kurakhove sector. The invaders made 31 attempts to break through Ukrainian defenses near Hirnyk, Novoselydivka, Kurakhivka, Tsukuryne, Hostre, Heorhiivka, Kostiantynivka, Katerynivka, and Antonivka.
Ukrainian defenders stopped five enemy attacks near Bohoiavlenka in the Vremivka sector.
The enemy made four futile attempts to capture Ukrainian positions in the Dnipro River direction.
The operational situation on the Volyn and Polissia axes has not changed significantly. There were no signs of enemy offensive groups being formed.
The enemy maintains a military presence on the border with the Chernihiv region, conducting reconnaissance and launching artillery strikes." Ukrin

Belated US Announcement Confirms Evacuation Of Citizens From Lebanon

"The Biden administration has come under criticism for being slow to assist Americans getting out of Lebanon. Other countries began evacuation efforts well over a week ago, especially as Israel began pounding Beirut with airstrikes, and as an Israeli army ground invasion materialized." ZH