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

Ukraine's air defenses shoot down 21 Shaheds overnight

"The Russian army attacked Ukraine with three Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 22 Shahed strike drones overnight.....Twenty-one enemy UAVs were shot down in the Odesa, Vinnytsia and Kyiv regions. Another attack drone returned to Russia." Ukrin

Corrupt Ukrainian Official's Son Found Lying In Bed With Huge Sum Of Money; $6 Million Seized From Medical Fraud Op

"A huge corruption case was uncovered in Khmelnytskyi, western Ukraine, with authorities detaining the head of the Hmelnytskyi County Medical Center over allegations he accepted huge sums of money to offer medical exemptions to Ukrainian men to avoid being conscripted." ZH

Moscow court jails American mercenary for six years

"A Moscow court has handed down a lengthy prison sentence to 72-year-old US citizen Stephen Hubbard, who was found guilty of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine.

Hubbard had lived in Ukraine since 2014 and signed a contract with a territorial defense unit in the city of Izium in February 2022. According to prosecutors, he was promised a salary of $1,000 per month to fight alongside Ukrainian forces and was provided with training, weapons, and ammunition.
Hubbard was reportedly detained by Russian soldiers on April 2, 2022 during the fighting for the strategic city, less than two weeks after the escalation of the Ukraine conflict." RT

Russian manufacturers and traitors: Zelensky imposes new sanctions

"President Zelensky signed two decrees enacting new decisions by the National Security and Defense Council on "applying personal special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions)". "We are continuing our sanctions work – today, two new sanction packages were introduced. 

One targets those who have betrayed Ukraine, while the other focuses on military production in Russia – both legal entities and individuals working for terrorism.
Among the legal entities sanctioned by the National Security and Defense Council are Russian and Chinese companies, including the state corporation Rostec." Pravada

FBI Foils Election-Day Terror Attack by Afghan National

"Justice Department unsealed an indictment against an Afghan national living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for "conspiring to conduct an Election Day terrorist attack in the United States on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO)."

Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, conspired and attempted to provide material support to ISIS and obtained firearms and ammunition to conduct a violent attack on U.S. soil in the name of ISIS.

Both Tawhedi and his juvenile co-conspirator were in the U.S. on Special Immigrant Visas. Tawhedi is married to the juvenile's sister." PJMedia

Earthquake in Iran Fuels Speculation of an Iranian Nuclear Test

"According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 4.6 magnitude earthquake struck Iran on October 5 with its epicenter in Aradan, Semnan province, at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers.

Almost immediately social media wags began speculating that the underground quake was Iran's first nuclear test.
A second temblor was felt a few minutes later underneath Israel. One poster on X wrote, “That Iranian earthquake really scared Israel. They're blubbering on whether they'll attack Iran. Looks like the secret is having nukes. No country will mess with a nuclear power.” Iran is less than two weeks away from having enough highly enriched uranium to build about five bombs. That doesn't mean that Iran will have a bomb in two weeks. It has to create a workable design for a bomb, test it, and then learn how to mount a warhead on one of its missiles." PJMedia

Israeli Jets Mount Another Attack On Damascus

"Israeli attack on Damascus, Syria in what has now become an almost daily event

Syria's air defenses reportedly engaged hostile inbound aerial targets over the capital in the evening hours (local), state-run news agency SANA.
"Israeli aggression targeted a residential building in the Mazzeh neighborhood in Damascus," a SANA corresponded said, describing initial reports of casualties at the scene." ZH

Zelensky cancels November ‘peace summit’

"Ukraine is no longer planning to hold a second peace conference on ending hostilities with Russia, a senior aide to Vladimir Zelensky has said. The meeting had been scheduled for

November.
Zelensky held an ambitiously-named ‘peace summit’ in June at the Swiss resort of Luzerne, where he sought support for his ‘peace formula’ – a ten-point wishlist that Moscow had rejected as delusional. The event, to which Russia was not invited, was widely seen as a failure.
”The Second Peace Summit will not take place in November,” senior presidential aide Darya Zarivna told the media." RT

172 combat clashes on front lines, three sectors remain hottest

"As many as 172 combat engagements were recorded on the battlefield in Ukraine in the past 24 hours.

In the Kupiansk sector, the enemy attacked Ukrainian positions 25 times. The invaders concentrated their efforts on Synkivka, Novoselivka, Hlushkivka, Lozova, and Kruhliakivka.
In the Lyman sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 20 enemy attacks near Makiivka, Hrekivka, Nevske, Novosadove, Torske, and in the Serebrianske Forestry.
In the Kramatorsk sector, Ukrainian soldiers stopped four attempts by the invaders to break through Ukrainian defenses near Chasiv Yar and Stupochky.
In the Toretsk sector, the Russian army carried out 12 attacks near the settlements of Toretsk, Dyliivka and Nelipivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled 26 assault and offensive operations. The enemy concentrated their efforts on Lysivka and Selydove, where they carried out more than 50 attacks. In addition, Ukrainian defenders repelled enemy attacks near Novotoretske, Kalynove, Krutyi Yar, Novohrodivka, and Mykolaivka.
In the Kurakhove sector, Ukrainian forces continued to hold off the enemy near Tsukuryne, Zhelanne Druhe, Hirnyk, Novoselydivka, Hostre, Heorhiivka and Katerynivka, where the enemy tried to break through Ukrainian defenses 37 times.
In the Vremivka sector, the aggressor made three assaults on Ukrainian positions in the direction of Bohoiavlenka. Ukrainian defenders repelled two unsuccessful attempts to attack Ukrainian units in the Orikhiv sector, near Robotyne.
In the Dnipro River sector, Ukrainian forces thwarted seven attempts by the occupiers to advance on Ukrainian positions on the Dnipro islands.
Ukrainian forces continue their operation in Russia's Kursk region. The occupiers launched 17 airstrikes on their own territory, using 24 guided aerial bombs." Ukrin

FBI Warns of High Threat of Terror Attack in the US Today: 'Be Aware of Your Surroundings'

"On the anniversary of the day Israel wept, the FBI is warning Americans that terrorism may come to the United States.

Monday marks one year to the day since Hamas terrorists left parts of southern Israel the scene of death and human atrocities. It also marks one year since Israel launched its campaign to bring down Hamas, a military effort that has since morphed to include Hezbollah to Israel’s north.
The FBI noted that Oct. 7 comes amid “consistent calls by foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) to their supporters seeking to provoke violence in the West.”
The warning highlighted the threat of what it called “lone attackers to conduct violence in the United States.” WJ

Biden Offering Israel ‘Compensation’ to Not Hit Iranian Targets

"Israeli media reported that the Biden administration has offered Israel a “compensation package” in exchange for refraining from attacks on a list of specific targets in Iran.

“The package would include a total guarantee of comprehensive diplomatic protection as well as a weapons package and was offered directly in return for holding off on striking certain targets in Iran,” said a report from Israel’s Kan11 news cited by the Jerusalem Post.
“An American official said, ‘If you don’t hit targets A, B, C, we will provide you with diplomatic protection and an arms package,’” said Kan11’s Amichai Stein." MS