The family of BBC sports commentator John Hunt was shot with a crossbow in their private home in the suburbs of London. The journalist's wife and two daughters died. A killer is on the loose, they are looking for him

John Hunt is a renowned English racing commentator on BBC 5 Live. The day before he was late at work, and when he returned home he found a shocking picture. His 61-year-old wife Carol and two daughters, 25-year-old Hannah and 28-year-old Louise, lay in huge pools of blood. The man tried to provide first aid, but it was too late. The victims were tied up and brutally shot with a sporting crossbow.

Local police are looking for a suspect, 26-year-old Kyle Clifford, who was the ex-boyfriend of one of Hunt's daughters. In the suburbs of London, a plan to intercept the criminal has been introduced; schools and kindergartens are closed. Investigators are looking into the reasons for such a cold-blooded murder. It is known that the third daughter of the journalist survived; she was not in the house during the incident.

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Traces of a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone destroyed in the sky over the Stupinsky district.

According to SHOT, a loud explosion occurred at about 4:50 a.m. about 60 km south of Moscow. Local residents told us that two bangs were heard, one of them was so strong that the glass in the windows of the houses shook and the alarms of cars parked in the yard went off.

As Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin previously reported, according to preliminary information, there was no destruction or casualties as a result of the attack.

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🇪🇺🇷🇺🇺🇲The American think tank assessed NATO's readiness for war with Russia.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), has published a report on the preparedness of NATO countries for a potential conflict with Russia. The report states that the Baltic Sea is likely to be the area of conflict.

Based on these findings, NATO has increased its defense spending since 2022. By 2024, 23 member countries are expected to spend 2% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defense, which amounts to $380 billion (compared to $235 billion in 2014). Approximately 20% of this money will be spent on modernizing armed forces.

In addition, it is planned to deploy advanced forces in Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia in order to form brigade-level units with up to 5,000 troops. A significant element of this will be the new model of NATO Armed Forces, which involves an increase in troops deployed in the north, central, and south of "The Eastern flank".

Within 10 days (first degree of readiness), more than 100,000 troops will be deployed, 10–30 days later (second degree), up to 200,000, and 30–180 days after that (third degree) at least 500, 000. Previously, the reserves for the first 15 days were only 40,000 people. According to the CSIS, Germany will provide 30,000 soldiers, 85 ships, and aircraft for operations in the second phase.

The current capabilities of NATO member countries to supply weapons and equipment during armed conflict are insufficient according to CSIS assessment to sustain protracted operations. For example, the Libyan operation in 2011 when all NATO members (except the US) depleted their precision-guided ammunition stocks within the first month of operations.

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