🚨 Luhansk is under a massive Ukrainian drone attack. Large waves of Ukrainian UAVs are hitting the Russian controlled Luhansk region tonight, with footage showing the strikes unfolding. via OSINTWarfare

🚨 Ukraine says it has liberated Yampil. In a big development, Ukrainian forces have retaken the town after fighting that has dragged on in the area for years. via WarMonitor3

🚨 BREAKING: James Comey has been charged again. A new federal case accuses the former FBI Director of mishandling national defense information stemming from a 2016 incident, including allegedly sharing it with a reporter. It is the third time the Justice Department has charged Comey under President Trump. via OSINT613 and Fox News

🚨 US strike kills an al Qaeda linked commander in Syria. American forces hit a target near Qara on the Damascus Homs highway earlier today, killing Abu Abdul Rahman al Libi, a commander of Hurras al Din, the now dissolved al Qaeda affiliate. The strike reportedly used the AGM 114R9X "flying ginsu" Hellfire, the bladed missile built to take out a single target. via OSINTWarfare

🚨 Explosions reported in the Strait of Hormuz. No details yet on the cause or any targets. Developing. Source: warsurv

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has arrived in Russia. Source: warsurv

🚨 Kyiv under heavy Russian missile attack tonight. Russia's modified RM 48U ballistic missiles hit several targets in the Ukrainian capital. Local channels say the strikes targeted Kyiv's CHP 4 and CHP 5 thermal power plants, and more missiles were reportedly inbound as the barrage unfolded. Source: OSINTWarfare, warsurv

Follow up: Jordan's air bases are busy even as the wider picture stays calm. King Faisal Air Base remains highly active, with several USAF transport aircraft spotted on the ramp. Activity has also resumed at King Abdullah II Air Base, which US aircraft left in late August. That base mainly hosts US Army AH 64 Apache and CH 47 Chinook helicopters. Source EGYOSINT

🚨 Trump puts a $1 million bounty on voter fraud. President Trump says he will pay a $1 million reward to anyone who reports voter fraud that leads to an arrest and a conviction, with Election Day just days away. via OSINT613

Watching the skies over the Gulf: no surge yet. Flight tracking shows no major change in the posture of US military aircraft across Middle East bases, one of the key signals to watch for any escalation against Iran. For now there are no clear signs Washington is gearing up for a large operation against Tehran, though that could shift after the US midterm elections. Source EGYOSINT

Mali's drones strike at dawn. A Bayraktar TB2 operated by the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) hit a militant camp west of Léré this morning, new footage shows. via OSINTWarfare

Follow up: Khalid bin Salman appears to be heading home. The Saudi government linked Boeing 737 (HZ 102) has left Karachi for Riyadh, likely carrying the Saudi Defense Minister after the four way talks in Tehran. Notably, he never flew directly to Tehran, routing through Pakistan aboard a Pakistani Air Force jet instead. Source EGYOSINT

🚨 Bessent's blunt warning to Iranians: stock up now. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Iranians to get whatever they need for the winter right away, warning of a big heating fuel shortage and urging everyone to fill their gas tanks now. He also accused the regime of hiding the true value of the rial, saying it has likely passed three million to the dollar, which is why the price is no longer published. His forecast: Iran's economy will shrink more than 25% between March 2026 and March 2027, worse than the Soviet Union's contraction after its collapse. via OSINT613

🚨 Jordan strikes back across the border. Jordanian jets have bombed hideouts in rural Daraa, southern Syria, belonging to Islamist extremists said to be involved in last week's terrorist attack on a church. Heavy warplane activity was also reported over northern Jordan ahead of the raids. via WarMonitor3 and AB4_Ali3

Russia's Africa Corps shows off a Lancet strike in the Sahel. New footage released by the group shows a Lancet loitering munition hitting and destroying two boats. Africa Corps claims the boats were carrying ammunition and supplies for the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) and the jihadist group JNIM. via OSINTWarfare

Saddam Haftar makes a surprise stop in Cairo. The de facto strongman of eastern Libya flew into the Egyptian capital unannounced yesterday. The trip reportedly aimed to cool tensions with Egypt over Libya's newly ratified maritime deal with Turkey, and to deal with the collapse of talks in Ankara between the Tripoli based GNU and the Benghazi based LNA. After Cairo, he flew on to Dubai aboard a VIP Airbus A319neo ACJ registered P4 KH519. Source EGYOSINT

🚨 A billion dollars for a Houthi truce? According to Israel Hayom, Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman offered Iran $1 billion during his Tehran trip to help broker a ceasefire with the Houthis. One source claims he brought the money with him, to be passed to Sanaa through Tehran. via WarMonitor3

🚨 Kuwait sentences three to death over a plot to assassinate top officials. A Kuwaiti court handed death sentences to three defendants accused of planning to kill senior officials, including the interior minister. Eight others got 10 years in prison. Prosecutors say the cell was in contact with Iran and Hezbollah and aimed to harm Kuwait's national interests. via OSINT613

US Army Apache crews are training to hunt Shahed style drones. According to The New York Times, Apache attack helicopter pilots are practicing in Germany to shoot down drones resembling Iran's Shaheds. via OSINT613

North Korean artillery is pointing south. New footage from the Kaepung area shows North Korean troops positioned with 122mm self propelled howitzers, barrels aimed toward South Korea. The guns have been moved up toward the border. via OSINT613