Ukraine loses 10,000 troops, mercenaries in past week — military expert (2026-10-12 06:08 UTC)
Kurz: “Battlegroup Center, operating in the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Dnepropetrovsk Region, inflicted the heaviest manpower losses on the enemy,” Andrey Marochko said
Russian Banderol strike on Izium overnight injures one person and damages infrastructure (2026-10-12 05:31 UTC)
Kurz: Overnight, the enemy struck Izyum in the Kharkiv region with “Banderol” munitions; one person was injured, and power lines and homes were damaged.
Russian forces lose another 1,470 soldiers and two air defense systems in war against Ukraine over past day (2026-10-12 05:07 UTC)
Kurz: Total combat losses among Russian troops since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine—from February 24, 2022, through October 12, 2026—amount to approximately 1,554,310 people, including 1,470 over the past 24 hours.
Trump ‘really mad’ at Zelensky – media (2026-10-12 03:02 UTC)
Kurz: Washington has reportedly threatened to cut off arms sales and intelligence sharing unless Kiev stops attacking Russian oil refineries Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia lost over 50,000 soldiers in September, Bloomberg reports (2026-10-12 02:11 UTC)
Kurz: Inflicting heavy personnel losses has become a stated strategic objective of Ukraine. In January, then-Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Ukraine aimed to “kill 50,000 Russians per month,” arguing that losses on that scale could undermine Moscow’s ability to sustain the war.
More on phone call between Iranian foreign minister Araghchi and his Saudi counterpart (2026-10-12 05:34 UTC)
Kurz: More on phone call between Iranian foreign minister Araghchi and his Saudi counterpart During a phone call between Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan, he insisted that a military approach in Yemen will complicate the situation in t…
UAE adviser Gargash calls for need to revive joint ties on Gulf security, defence (2026-10-12 05:26 UTC)
Kurz: UAE adviser Gargash calls for need to revive joint ties on Gulf security, defence UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash stressed on Monday a pressing need to revive “joint Gulf action”, especially pertaining to security and defence in the region. “Since the onset of the aggressi…
Air strikes reported in Yemen’s Sanaa, Saada and Taiz (2026-10-12 05:01 UTC)
Kurz: Air strikes reported in Yemen’s Sanaa, Saada and Taiz Air strikes were reported on the Hamdan district in Sanaa and two more strikes on al-Zurbi Road in the Hayfan district in Taiz, according to Yemen’s Houthi-run Saba news agency. Missile attacks were later reported on the borde…
As AI and the Iran war loom, China’s energy technocrats are on the fast track (2026-10-12 02:00 UTC)
Kurz: This is a special contribution from the Centre on Contemporary China and the World at the University of Hong Kong. Read the full report at the end of the article. It will be available on the institute website cccw.hku.hk from October 13. With the rising strategic significance of …
Drone strikes and deadly explosions kill scores of civilians across Sudan (2026-10-09 16:49 UTC)
Kurz: Drone strikes and explosions have killed scores of civilians and injured dozens across Sudan, as… The post Drone strikes and deadly explosions kill scores of civilians across Sudan appeared first on Dabanga Radio TV Online .
Somalia claims to have killed another senior Shabaab leader (2026-10-09 14:55 UTC)
Kurz: Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency said that Bashir Ahmed Haji Nunow, the former head of Shabaab’s Amniyat wing and ringleader behind the worst terrorist attack in Somalia’s history, is dead. Shabaab has neither confirmed nor denied his death. The post Somalia cl…
Former UFC fighter, Green Beret Tim Kennedy reportedly shot in Congo ambush (2026-10-09 05:31 UTC)
Kurz: Former UFC fighter and Army Green Beret Tim Kennedy was reportedly wounded in an ambush in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last month that killed a former New Zealand special operations soldier and injured another contractor.
North Korea fires missiles after Seoul’s hypersonic test (2026-10-12 03:24 UTC)
Kurz: North Korea has conducted its fourth missile launch in October. South Korea’s military called this launch a “show of force” in response to South Korea’s successful test launch of a hypersonic missile.
North Korea fires ‘several ballistic missiles’ into Sea of Japan (2026-10-12 02:10 UTC)
Kurz: Tensions between the two Koreas have been high since three soldiers from the South were injured last month when two landmines detonated in the DMZ.
Kurz: The following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. In Phuket, Thailand Aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) and destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119) departed Thursday from Phuket, Thailand, following a port vi…
Seafarer’s union official says crews offered big money to transit Strait of Hormuz (2026-10-11 21:16 UTC)
Kurz: As attacks continue to mount on shipping vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a seafarer’s union official says some crews are being offered big rewards for making the crossing.
October Sees Near Daily Strikes on Ships in Hormuz (2026-10-09 20:09 UTC)
Kurz: A ship has been struck in the Strait of Hormuz nearly every day this month, according to the International Maritime Organization. Between Oct. 1 and Tuesday, nine ships – mostly crude oil tankers – were struck in the Strait of Hormuz or off the coast of Oman, according to the IMO…