Haiti: Gangs Open Fire on U.N. Helicopter, Forcing It to Land in Port-au-Prince

"A United Nations helicopter was hit by several rounds of gunfire while flying over Haiti on Thursday, forcing the chopper to land in the capital of Port-au-Prince." Breitbart

Israeli Forces Attack Iran With "Precise Strikes On Military Targets" In Retaliatory Response

"Israel attacked Iran with what it's referred to as "precise strikes on Iranian military targets," weeks after the Islamic Republic fired around 180 ballistic missiles towards Israel on Oct. 1. Blasts were reported near the headquarters of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Israeli military said its strikes are underway, and that their "offensive and defensive capabilities are fully mobilized," while the WSJ reports that Israel gave the US advance notice.

"We were aware in advance," said a US official." ZeroHedge

Ukrainian Troops Increasingly Refusing Orders, Desertion Rates Explode

"The Ukrainian prosecutor’s office has opened 51,000 cases of desertion through the first nine months of 2024. The number of soldiers abandoning their posts is likely to double last year’s total.

The Times of London reported data from the Ukrainian government showing that "51,000 criminal cases were initiated for desertion and abandonment of a military unit between January and September of this year." ZeroHedge

187 combat clashes along frontlines over past day

"187 combat clashes occurred along the frontlines in Ukraine.
Kharkiv sector, the enemy launched eight attacks near the settlements of Vovchansk and Starytsia.
In the Kupiansk sector, Ukraine's Defense Forces repelled 14 enemy attacks near Holubivka, Pishchane, Lozova, Kruhliakivka, Novoosynove, and Vyshneve.

In the Lyman sector, the enemy attacked 23 times near the settlements of Druzheliubivka, Katerynivka, Hrekivka, Tverdokhlibove, Terni, Zarichne, Torske, and Serebrianka.
In the Siversk sector, the Ukrainian defenders repelled one Russian assault near Vyimka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the Russian forces attacked twice in the areas of Chasiv Yar and Predtechyne.
In the Pokrovsk sector, the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 55 attacks in the areas of Myroliubivka, Krutyi Yar, Novotoretske, Lysivka, Krasnyi Yar, Mykolaivka, Sukhyi Yar, and Mykhailivka. The Russian forces concentrated their main efforts in the directions of Selydove and Promin.
In the Kurakhove sector, the Ukrainian forces repelled 20 attacks, with the heaviest fighting near Novodmytrivka, Zoriane, Kreminna Balka, Novomykolaivka, Maksymilianivka, Antonivka, Katerynivka, Kostiantynivka, Novoselydove, and Hostre.
In the Vremivka sector, the enemy launched eight attacks in the areas of Bohoyavlenka and Novoukrainka, actively using bombers.
In the Orikhiv sector, with air support, the Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian positions four times.
Kovalov also noted that in the Prydniprovske sector, the Russian forces unsuccessfully tried three times to displace the Ukrainian units from their positions." Ukrin