Thursday, April 23, 2026

Iran's new Supreme Leader paranoid over assassination attempt as he waits for prosthetic leg

"Iran's paranoid new Supreme Leader is operating in hiding over fears of being assassinated while being treated for severe facial burns and a damaged leg, a new report has claimed.
Mojtaba Khamenei has been in hiding since American and Israeli forces bombed his father
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's compound.

Since then, access to him has become extremely restricted, according to a report by The New York Times.
Senior commanders from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and high-ranking government officials have reportedly avoided visiting him out of fear that Israeli intelligence could track their movements and use them to locate and target him. In addition, one of his legs has undergone three operations, and he is now awaiting a prosthetic. He also required surgery on one hand and is gradually regaining function. " 
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Russian officer leaks his unit data to Atesh partisan movement

"The Russian officer contacted them to "help save the residents of Kherson," according to the
partisans.
"He repeatedly gave us the real positions of neighboring units, including UAV operators who attacked Kherson," Atesh reported.
The received information was passed on to the
Ukrainian Defense Forces, the partisans said.
The
Russian officer who transmitted the information is safe and continues to cooperate with them, Atesh also clarified." msn

Putin ready to meet Zelensky, Kremlin official says

"Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky,
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

On the same day, Zelensky called for the resumption of trilateral peace talks among Ukraine, Russia, and the United States. Negotiations to end the war in Ukraine have stalled out as the U.S. shifts focus to waging war against Iran." msn

5.2 Earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 117 km west of Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga

"A strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 100 km (62 mi) from
Tonga in the late afternoon at 7.31 pm local time (GMT +13). The quake had a moderate depth of 206 km (128 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD

159 battles on front lines

"159 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian invaders were recorded on the front lines.
The enemy carried out 73 airstrikes, dropping 234 guided bombs.
In addition, the
Russians deployed 9,096 kamikaze drones and carried out 3,231 shelling attacks, including 52 from multiple launch rocket systems.
The
Russians carried out airstrikes in the areas of Chernatske and Vilna Sloboda in the Sumy region; Ivanivka, Kopani, and Lisne in Dnipropetrovsk region; Andriivka-Klevtsove in the Donetsk region; Verkhnia Tersa, Liubytske, Shyroke, Huliaipole, Staroukrainka, Tymoshivka, Tsvitkove, Dolynka, Komyshuvakha, Novorozivka, Yasna Polyana, Yurkivka, and Orikhiv in the Zaporizhzhia region.
The Air Force, Rocket Forces, and Artillery of the Defense Forces struck six areas where enemy personnel and equipment were concentrated, three command posts, and one artillery piece.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, the
Russians carried out four airstrikes, using 12 guided bombs, and conducted 121 shelling attacks, five of which were from multiple launch rocket systems.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, the enemy made four attempts to breach defensive lines in the Lyman area and toward Bochkove and Okhrimivka.
In the Kupiansk sector, the aggressor launched seven attacks in the areas of Petropavlivka and Kivsharivka.
In the Lyman sector, the
Russians attempted five times to breach the defenses in the areas of Novoserhiivka, Drobysheve, and Dibrova.
In the Sloviansk sector, the Defense Forces repelled two attempts by the invaders to advance in the area of Yampil.
In the Kramatorsk sector, the
Russians attacked twice in the area of Nykyforivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, the enemy carried out 20 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Pleshchiivka, Oleksandro-Shultyne, Ivanopillia, Illinivka, and toward Novodmytrivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector,
Ukrainian defenders repelled 36 assaults by the Russian army in the areas of Sofiivka, Novopavlivka, Toretske, Rodynske, Filiia, Shevchenko, Myrnohrad, Hryshyne, Muravka, Kotlyne, Udachne, and toward Kucheriv-Yar.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy attacked eight times in the areas of Sichneve, Ternove, Oleksandrohrad, Vorone, and Kalynivske.
In the Huliaipole sector, there were 16
Russian attacks in the areas of Dobropillia, Hirke, Zaliznychne, Zelenyi, Staroukrainka, and Tsvitkove.
In the Orikhiv sector, the enemy advanced toward Novoandriivka.
In the Prydniprovske sector, the invaders carried out four assaults toward the Antonivskyi Bridge and near the islands of Bilohrudyi and Kruhlyk." msn