"Two civilians were killed and thirteen others wounded in a major attack on the Russian city of Belgorod, regional governor Aleksandr Shuvayev has said.
The death toll from an overnight drone strike has risen to two. One of the injured victims who was hospitalized following the attack has died, Shuvayev added. Overall thirteen people were injured, according to updated data from regional authorities. Earlier reports said one person had been killed and 14 injured." RT
"Socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 80, was elected president of Brazil for a fourth term in Sunday’s runoff election, narrowly defeating conservative Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro in a tightly contested race in which both sides alleged irregularities and the Supreme Court intervened to extend voting.
At press time, with 99.76 percent remaining, Lula is in the lead with 51.75 percent, or about 64.066 million, of the votes. Sen. Bolsonaro has accumulated 48.25 percent of the vote, or about 59.725 million votes, creating a gap that authorities have deemed too large to overcome with the remaining vote.
Lula’s return to power in Brazil in 2022 was historic, as the radical Marxist founder of the Workers’ Party (PT) is a convicted felon who was sentenced to upwards of 20 years in prison in 2019 on charges of misusing public funds during his first two terms as president. He was allowed to run for president once more through the grace of the nation’s top court, the Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF), which in 2021 overturned his conviction on a technicality, not revealing any new exonerating information regarding his case." Breitbart
"According to the kremlin spokesman, upcoming talks between Ukraine, the US, and Russia may involve "territorial compromises." Peskov did not provide any details, believing that disclosing them would harm the peace process.
Zelensky stated that territorial concessions to Moscow are a red line, and negotiations will be limited solely to a ceasefire." msn
"A strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 256 km (159 mi) from Tonga late in the evening at 11.28 pm local time (GMT -11). The quake had a moderate depth of 75 km (47 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so)." msn
"A total of 177 combat engagements between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops were recorded on the front line.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian forces attacked three times near Bachivsk, Boiaro-Lezhachi, and Oleksiivka.
In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Ukrainian units repelled eight Russian attacks. Russian troops attempted to advance near Radkivka, Bochkovе, Okhrimivka, and Zakharivka.In the Kupiansk sector, Russian forces conducted no assault operations over the past day.
Russian attempts to advance were thwarted in the Lyman sector, where Ukrainian defenders repelled eight attacks near Stepove, Zelena Dolyna, Kolodiazi, Stavky, Lyman, and Zarichne.
In the Sloviansk sector, Russian forces conducted no active offensive operations.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian troops repelled one Russian attack near Malynivka.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, 12 Russian attacks were recorded. Russian forces conducted assault operations near Raiske, Mykolaipillia, Dovha Balka, Kostiantynivka, Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka, and Novoselivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 36 attacks. Russian troops attacked near Serhiivka and Molodetske and launched assaults toward Nadiia, Novopavlivka, Sofiivka, Vilne, Kucheriv Yar, Hannivka, Novyi Donbas, Chernihivka, Krasnopodillia, and Hulivе.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, Russian forces conducted no active offensive operations.
In the Huliaipole sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 13 Russian attacks near Uspenske, Rizdvianka, Dolynka, Hirke, and Yehorivka.
In the Orikhiv and Dnipro River sectors, Russian forces conducted no active operations over the past day.
In the Volyn and Polissia sectors, the situation remained largely unchanged. No signs of Russian forces forming offensive groupings were detected." Ukrin
