"The most senior military officer in NATO has spoken of the utility of “pre-emptive strike” as a “defensive action” because of the pressure he predicts there will be on the alliance being able to show credible deterrence in the future.Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, who replaced Admiral Rob Bauer as the chair of of the NATO military committee earlier this year has spoken of the effectiveness demonstrated by enhanced, active
deterrence against Russia by the alliance this year and implicitly called for consideration to be given to going further.
In remarks reported to have been made to London’s globalist-orientated financial broadsheet The Financial Times, former Harrier pilot and warship commander Admiral Dragone specifically cited the infrastructure sabotage operations of Russia’s ‘dark fleet’ of oil tankers against European states in 2023 and 2024, which evaporated after NATO’s Operation Baltic Sentry was launched.
As reported in 2024, commercial vessels associated with Russia and China frequently severed underwater power and data cables by dragging their anchors on the sea floor, an act that could be explained away as an innocent mistake on an individual basis and yet which happened with astonishing regularity for over a year."
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"The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained British citizen Ross David Cutmore, who came to Ukraine as a military instructor, on suspicion of working for Russian intelligence.The security agency announced Cutmore's detention on Oct. 29 without disclosing his name at the time, presenting him as a "former military instructor" from Europe who was covertly working for Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) from Kyiv.
A number of foreign veterans have flocked to Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022 to serve as instructors or volunteers in the Ukrainian military.
Cutmore arrived in Ukraine in early 2024 to train Ukrainian soldiers in the use of firearms and tactical skills.
Several months later, the military trainer left the job and reached out to Russian intelligence services with an offer of collaboration, seeking "easy money," the SBU said in October.
According to the investigation, Cutmore was passing information on Ukraine's military to Russia and was plotting unspecified "terrorist attacks." The suspect is in custody and faces up to 12 years in prison.
The British Foreign Ministry confirmed that it is "providing consular assistance to a British man who is detained in Ukraine." KI
"A strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Hokkaido, Japan, in the evening at 8.03 pm local time (GMT +10). The quake had a very shallow depth of 24 km (15 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter. The shallow depth of the quake caused it to be felt more strongly near the epicenter than a deeper quake of similar magnitude would." VD
"A fire broke out overnight at an oil depot in Russia's Tambov region after an alleged Ukrainian drone strike.
Regional governor Yevgeny Pervishov said debris from an unmanned aerial vehicle fell on the facility in the settlement of Dmitrievka, sparking a blaze at the oil depot.
Pervishov did not report any casualties, and said that fire crews and law enforcement officers were deployed to the site. He did not provide additional details." KI
"A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near Ostrov Shumshu island, Russia, at 11:10 GMT. The quake had a shallow depth of 45 km (28 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter." VD
"A strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean near the coast of Fiji in the morning at 11.35 am local time (GMT +12). The quake had a great depth of 631 km (392 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"201 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian invaders on the frontline in the past 24 hours.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, Ukrainian defenders repelled seven Russian attacks. The invaders carried out 163 shelling attacks, including two with MLRS.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian forces stopped 15 enemy attacks near Prylipka, Starytsia, Synelnykove, Vovchansk, as well as towards Kolodiazne and Izbytske.
In the Kupiansk sector, there were eight Russian attacks. Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled assaults near Senkivka, Petropavlivka, Pishchane and Nova Kruhliakivka.In the Lyman sector, the enemy attacked 31 times, trying to break into Ukrainian defenses near Novovodiane, Novoiehorivka, Hrekivka, Novomykhailivka, Serednie, Karpivka, Shandryholove, Kolodiazi, Myrne, Zarichne and toward Stepove.
In the Sloviansk sector, Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled 12 Russian attacks near Yampil, Dronivka, Serebrianka, Siversk and Fedorivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 27 attacks near Oleksandro-Shultyne, Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, Yablunivka and Rusyn Yar.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped 52 Russian assault actions near Volodymyrivka, Mayak, Rodynske, Chervonyi Lyman, Novoekonomichne, Pokrovsk, Kotlyne, Udachne, Molodetske, Dachne and toward Novopavlivka.
In the Oleksandrohrad sector, the enemy conducted 18 attacks near Yalta, Tovste, Zelenyi Hai, Oleksandrohrad, Sosnivka, Verbove, Krasnohirske and Pryvilne.
In the Huliaipole sector, five combat engagements were recorded. Russian forces attacked near Zatyshshia, Huliaipole and toward Pryluky.
In the Prydniprovske sector, Ukrainian units repelled one assault attempt near the Antonivskyi Bridge.: Ukrin
"The U.S. will soon start bombing alleged drug cartel targets on land, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters in a cabinet meeting.
The announcement comes amid a massive U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean, which Washington says is aimed at curbing Venezuelan-led drug trafficking.
“And we’re going to start doing those strikes on land, too. You know, the land is much easier,” Trump said at the White House. “We’re going to start that very soon.” RT
