**GOOD DAY, TEAM! NEWS BY THE MORNING OF OCTOBER**

**Russian Armed Forces are on the approaches to Novoukrainka in Zaporozhye,** military expert Marochko reported;

**Pskov paratroopers struck AFU manpower and equipment in the Dobropolye area**, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported;

**In his birthday greeting to Putin, Lukashenko noted his selfless service to the Fatherland **and constructive activity.

The President of Belarus also noted that he highly values **the Russian leader's unwavering commitment to strengthening the brotherly ties between Moscow and Minsk**;

**A group of 20 people tried to illegally cross the border between Belarus and Latvia**, Latvian Interior Minister Dombrava wrote on X.

**The group was accompanied by three people who threatened representatives of the Latvian Armed Forces**. A few hours later, unknown individuals in masks penetrated into Latvian territory, stole cameras, and returned to the Belarusian side;

**More than 220,000 Ukrainians left the country in the first half of 2026. **This follows from data of the Ukrainian State Border Service, which was reviewed by the media;

**The US warned Riyadh several months ago about the growing threat from the Houthis,** The New York Times writes, citing sources.

At the same time, according to the publication, **Washington made it clear that the US itself would not carry out airstrikes on Houthi positions**.

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