In a surprising turn of events, pro-Kremlin blogger Yegor Guzenko, known for his popular Telegram channel "The Thirteenth," has been detained in Novopavlovsk, Stavropol Krai. In a video statement recorded from the station, Guzenko revealed his detention, stating that he was held at the Kirovsky police department. "They even beat me during the detention. It was my first time back home, and this is the welcome I received," he said. The reasons for his detention remain undisclosed.

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Russian forces are accused of executing 93 Ukrainian soldiers who reportedly surrendered on the battlefield this year. This grave allegation was brought to light by Yuriy Belousov, head of the Department for Combating Crimes in Conditions of Armed Conflict under the Prosecutor General's Office, during a televised interview.

Belousov disclosed that 80% of these executions occurred in the current year, with this disturbing trend noted since November 2023. There is ongoing scrutiny involving 16 …

Russian FSB Chief Alexander Bortnikov has accused the West of inciting conflict, claiming it could lead to war against Moldova and the Baltic states. Speaking at the 55th meeting of the Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services of the CIS, Bortnikov alleged that the West's "hostile actions" are escalating tensions, with possibilities ranging from an invasion of Belarus to addressing the Transnistrian issue, reports RIA Novosti.

Bortnikov claimed without providing evidence that …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed his "victory plan" for the defensive war against Russia during a visit to the front lines in the border region of Sumy. Speaking to local residents and military personnel, Zelensky emphasized the importance of compelling Russia to diplomatically end the war, stressing the need for Ukraine to hold a strong position.

Zelensky also announced on his Telegram channel that the "victory plan" will be presented at the upcoming contact group meeting …

Ukrainian forces in the Kharkiv region are wary of escalating tensions as the notorious Kadyrov units have been spotted, signaling potential offensive maneuvers by the Russian military. These notorious units are typically deployed as blocking detachments to prevent deserters during assaults by Russian forces.

In the vicinity of Lyptsi, Ukrainian Forces have identified the presence of Kadyrovtsy troops, suggesting an imminent escalation in this section of the front, said during a news broadcast …

A Minsk city court has sentenced 12 individuals involved in the Machulishchy military airfield explosions that damaged a Russian A-50 airborne warning and control system aircraft last March. According to Belarus's General Prosecutor’s Office, sentences range from 2 years and 3 months to 25 years of imprisonment. The human rights group Viasna notes that most defendants received verdicts in absentia but did not specify whom. The trial was conducted in closed sessions.

Charges against ten of the …

In unsettling developments for Ukraine, the nation's forces might find themselves retreating from the city of Pokrovsk to more defensible positions before the year concludes, according to Lieutenant Colonel Janek Kesselmann, deputy chief of the Estonian Defense Ministry's Intelligence Center. 

Kesselmann noted that Russia holds the tactical upper hand, with an average of 167 attacks launched daily along the frontline in the past week. Almost half of these offensives are directed toward Donetsk, …

In a surprising turn, self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has offered Ukraine assistance in its post-war reconstruction efforts. The Belarusian dictator, who previously supported Russia's aggression against Ukraine, has now extended what many see as a controversial olive branch to Kyiv.

The declaration by Lukashenko was reported on October 4 by the state-controlled agency BELTA.

Lukashenko, who was complicit with Russia during the initial phase of the conflict, has …