🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Vyacheslav Gladkov, Russian Governor of Belgorod, "50-70% of residents of Belgorod's Shebekino have left the area, tensions among the population are growing", in a meeting with Russian President, Vladimir Putin.

🇮🇷⚡- "The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh was a complex operation aimed at igniting sedition and weakening the country's security," – Ramezan Sharif, IRGC Spokesman.

🇮🇷⚡- "The Islamic Republic is facing a complex war in which the enemy is using all elements of power intelligently," – Ramezan Sharif, IRGC Spokesman.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "Listen Alexey Smirnov, the military department will report to us on the width and depth of the situation there. You should talk about the socio-economic situation and aid to the people," – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, interrupted Kursk Governor Smirnov when he was discussing Ukraine's control over Kursk.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Visual Confirmation: Ukrainian forces have captured Zaoleshensky and Zaoleshenska, north of the river Sudzha – Kursk region, Russia.

Ukrainian heavy vehicles are seen patrolling at the eastern most point of Zaoleshensky, at 51.21408,35.30769 (marked on map), which confirms their control over the two towns.

Control over the city of Sudzha still remains disputed, which probably means it's a grey-zone.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- Visual confirmation: Russian forces have advanced to the Vodyanoe fortification – Mariinka-Ugledar direction.

The vital fortification guards the Vodyanoe road and 00532 highway intersection. If lost, it will completely cut all supply routes to Ugledar.

Ukrainian UAV footage shows Russian forces have also advanced in Konstantinovka itself. The entire eastern border of the city is now under Russian control.

🇷🇸⚡- "Following the assassination attempts on Slovakian Prime Minister, Robert Fico, and US Presidential candidate, Donald Trump, Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, is also in danger," – Serbian Deputy Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vulin.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡- "On October 11 I wanted to attack Lebanon, the cabinet did not approve, I do not recommend it now - it is an adventure," – Yoav Gallant, Defense Minister of Israel.

🇷🇺🇵🇸⚡- Russian President Vladimir Putin will host Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas tomorrow in Moscow, Russia.

🇩🇪🇮🇷⚡- "Do everything to prevent further escalation in the Middle East," – German Chancellor, Olaf Schulz, in a phone call with Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian.

🇮🇱⚡- "I hear the war drum beaters and the chatter about absolute victory, and it’s a shame that in the closed room they didn’t show the same courage," – Yoav Gallant, Israel's Defense Minister, slams Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

🇮🇱⚡- "Netanyahu's total victory is nonsense," – Yoav Gallant, Israel's Defense Minister.

🇮🇱⚡- Tally Gotliv, member of the Israeli Knesset as the Likud Party, called on Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to fire Yoav Gallant after his "shocking" comments.

🇸🇾🇹🇷⚡- "Turkey will only consider withdrawing its military forces from northern Syria once a comprehensive new constitution is accepted, free elections are held and border security is fully guaranteed," – Yasar Guler, Turkish Minister of Defense.

🇮🇱⚡- "The 'Opposition' is the State of Israel and the State of Israel is me," – Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel.

🇮🇱⚡- "Israel is the reason for delaying the [ceasefire] deal," – Yoav Gallant, Israel's Defense Minister.

🏳️🇵🇰⚡- Afghanistan's Taliban forces and Pakistani forces clashed near the Torkham border crossing. Fighting reportedly ongoing.

🇺🇲🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡- Iran may attack Israel in less than 24 hours – Fox News.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "Ukraine controls 1,000 sqkm of Russian territory," – Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "Oleksandr Syrskyi was very much against the Kursk operation. But Volodymyr Zelenskyi insisted and personally made the decision." – Ukrainian 79th Brigade, 'Cyborgs'.

🇮🇷🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡️- Sky News Arabia: "Hamas will not participate in the Thursday ceasefire negotiations, awaiting Iran's retaliation to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh"