China Issues Plague Alerts After Russia Declares Siberian Lab Death Scare Over– slaynews.com News Source
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Chinese authorities are introducing plague precautions and expanding health surveillance after the unexplained death of a Russian anti-plague researcher, even as Moscow declares its monitoring complete and threatens to jail anyone who reports what the government describes as “fake news” about the outbreak.
Officials in Hulunbuir, a city in Inner Mongolia bordering Russia, announced plague prevention protocols in response to the death of 28-year-old Daria Shipilova, Chinese state media reported Monday.
Warnings have also emerged in Hunan province, nearly 900 miles farther south.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong authorities announced increased health surveillance.
The measures come as the World Health Organization (WHO) says Russia has failed to provide enough information for a complete risk assessment.
Chinese Alert Cites Russian Researcher’s Death
Shipilova worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia.
Russian authorities said she died of pneumonia of unknown cause but have not provided a fuller explanation.
Local reports suggested she had broken a vial or test tube containing a live pathogen before her death.
Hulunbuir’s disease control center explicitly identified the case as the reason for its warning.
“Reports of the death of a staff member at Russia’s Irkutsk Plague Control and Research Institute from unexplained pneumonia have drawn widespread international attention,” the center said in an alert published on WeChat.
“The exact cause of the incident has not yet received final official confirmation.
“Nevertheless, given the nature of the institution involved and the area’s unique natural plague background, the event has sparked discussions over potential public health risks.”
According to the Global Times, Hulunbuir has not recorded a human plague case since 1927.
The newspaper reported that officials introduced “disinfection” protocols and advised residents to comply with “epidemic prevention rules in affected areas.”
Officials said the possibility of a local outbreak was low and noted that standard pneumonic plague cases can be treated with antibiotics.
Warnings Extend Beyond Border Region
Hunan public health authorities issued a separate alert Friday, according to China Daily.
The warning urged residents “not to panic or spread rumors” and advised travelers visiting natural plague areas to avoid potentially infected animals and take precautions against fleas and rodents.
It also urged prompt medical attention for symptoms including fever, swollen lymph nodes, coughing up blood, and breathing difficulties.
Hong Kong authorities said they would “step up health surveillance measures,” according to the South China Morning Post.
The report did not specify the measures involved.
Russia Warns Against ‘Fake News’ While Questions Remain
Russia’s media regulator, Roskomnadzor, issued an October 8 warning against “spreading fake news,” an offense that can carry jail time, and directed questions to the public health agency Rospotrebnadzor.
Rospotrebnadzor effectively declared the matter concluded Thursday.
Irkutsk Governor Igor Kobzev separately announced that contact tracing had ended without detecting plague transmission.
“Comprehensive preventive and anti-epidemic measures have been implemented,” Rospotrebnadzor said.
“There are no epidemic risks to the population of the city of Irkutsk and the Irkutsk region.”
But WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Moscow’s information remained insufficient.
“As we don’t yet have the full picture of this event, we are not able to conduct a full risk assessment,” Tedros stated.
“Timely, complete, and transparent information sharing under the International Health Regulations is essential to clarify conflicting reports and enable an accurate assessment of potential public health risks.”
China’s new precautions underscore the unresolved issue: Russia has declared the monitoring over without fully explaining the death that triggered international concern.
Kremlin rejects 60-day truce offer and refuses to comment on Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ – Europe live | Ukraine– www.theguardian.com News Source
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The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, has said Russia rejects the idea of a temporary ceasefire, telling reporters that Moscow wanted a long-term peace deal instead.
“In the Kremlin, both President Putin and officials at other levels have repeatedly stated that we do not want a ceasefire,” said Peskov. “We want long-term peace and are prepared to do everything possible to achieve it.“
Peskov’s comments were a rejection of a 60-day ceasefire idea proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday to allow his country to hold presidential elections. Kyiv has accused Russia of violating temporary truces when ceasefires between the two sides have been agreed to in the past.
Peskov was asked to comment on Trump’s self-declared “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine and refused to be drawn on it, only saying:
Contacts continue. As soon as we have something to say on the matter, we will inform you.
Donald Trump signed £3.3bn Putin oil deal after Ukraine ‘refused his drone threats’– www.mirror.co.uk News Source
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Donald Trump signed a $4.5bn oil deal with Vladimir Putin after Ukraine reportedly refused his demands to halt drone attacks on Russia, it has emerged.
During a crunch eight-hour summit in Miami on Friday, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner threatened to exclude Kyiv from its intelligence sharing network if it refused to stop striking Russian oil refineries, a US source told Axios.
Ukraine, which currently relies on American intelligence to carry out its long-range strikes on Russian targets, is said to have declined the request.
Donald Trump signed £3.3bn Putin oil deal after Ukraine ‘refused his drone threats’– www.mirror.co.uk News Source
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Donald Trump signed a $4.5bn oil deal with Vladimir Putin after Ukraine reportedly refused his demands to halt drone attacks on Russia, it has emerged.
During a crunch eight-hour summit in Miami on Friday, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner threatened to exclude Kyiv from its intelligence sharing network if it refused to stop striking Russian oil refineries, a US source told Axios.
Ukraine, which currently relies on American intelligence to carry out its long-range strikes on Russian targets, is said to have declined the request.
German opposition demands Trump-style diesel deal with Russia — RT World News– www.rt.com News Source
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AfD and BSW are pushing for an end to sanctions against Moscow as soaring fuel prices squeeze German consumers
Two German opposition parties have called for restoring economic ties with Russia following US President Donald Trump’s example in striking a diesel deal with Moscow, challenging Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s sanctions policy as soaring fuel prices put further pressure on Europe’s largest economy.
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the left-wing Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), which together command a majority in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt’s parliament, are preparing a joint resolution demanding an end to anti-Russia sanctions and financial support for Kiev amid growing frustration over Berlin’s foreign policy and its economic consequences.
“Germany also needs a diesel deal with Russia,” Claudia Wittig, deputy leader of the BSW parliamentary group, said, according to German media.
Wittig described fuel prices at German filling stations as “a scandal,” arguing that sanctions against Moscow had “failed across the board” and were primarily hurting Germany itself. She insisted that Berlin should go further than a one-off fuel agreement and resume regular imports of Russian oil and gas to help rescue German industry.
Ukraine threatens to use chemical weapons in Donbass, leaving ‘scorched earth’ — senator – Russian Politics & Diplomacy– tass.com News Source
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MOSCOW, October 11. /TASS/. The Ukrainian armed forces may use chemical weapons to create a “scorched earth” in territories of the Donetsk People’s Republic that have not yet been liberated by Russia, specifically in the Slavyansk and Kramatorsk areas, Alexander Voloshin, a Russian senator representing the DPR, told TASS.
Earlier, Russian Permanent Representative to the OPCW Vladimir Tarabrin stated that Kiev’s violations of its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention are systematic in nature. He also emphasized that Western countries are participating in and coordinating the use of chemical weapons against Russian citizens.
“The situation around Kramatorsk and Slavyansk, which are getting closer and closer to being liberated by our armed forces, is particularly alarming. It seems that the Ukrainian command, following a Nazi playbook, is preparing to leave a trail of destruction in the Donbass with no regard for the consequences or human lives. The consequences of such a catastrophe will affect the entire region, not to mention Ukraine itself,” the senator noted, commenting on the Ukrainian military’s use of chemical weapons in the region.
Voloshin added that using toxic substances during hostilities violates international obligations and is a crime that primarily threatens civilians. In this regard, the senator stressed that the international community must make every effort to prevent a tragedy.
Ukraine threatens to use chemical weapons in Donbass, leaving ‘scorched earth’ — senator – Russian Politics & Diplomacy– tass.com News Source
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MOSCOW, October 11. /TASS/. The Ukrainian armed forces may use chemical weapons to create a “scorched earth” in territories of the Donetsk People’s Republic that have not yet been liberated by Russia, specifically in the Slavyansk and Kramatorsk areas, Alexander Voloshin, a Russian senator representing the DPR, told TASS.
Earlier, Russian Permanent Representative to the OPCW Vladimir Tarabrin stated that Kiev’s violations of its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention are systematic in nature. He also emphasized that Western countries are participating in and coordinating the use of chemical weapons against Russian citizens.
“The situation around Kramatorsk and Slavyansk, which are getting closer and closer to being liberated by our armed forces, is particularly alarming. It seems that the Ukrainian command, following a Nazi playbook, is preparing to leave a trail of destruction in the Donbass with no regard for the consequences or human lives. The consequences of such a catastrophe will affect the entire region, not to mention Ukraine itself,” the senator noted, commenting on the Ukrainian military’s use of chemical weapons in the region.
Voloshin added that using toxic substances during hostilities violates international obligations and is a crime that primarily threatens civilians. In this regard, the senator stressed that the international community must make every effort to prevent a tragedy.
NATO scrambles fighter jets AGAIN as Russia launches huge attack | World | News– www.express.co.uk News Source
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NATO has been forced to rapidly scramble more fighter jets again following a huge overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine, sparking more fears a possible World War 3 could break out. Vladimir Putin’s forces has began launching relentless attacks on Ukraine over recent days as he ramps up his war. Residential uildings have been reduced to rubble, with several people killed. Russia launched more attacks on Ukraine overnight, which saw NATO scramble fighter jets again. The Romanain Ministry of Defence (MoD) said its radar surveillance system “detected an air target evolving in Ukrainian airspace”, about 20km north of Periprava, near the border with Romania. Two F-18 aircraft of the Spanish Air and Space Forces were subsequently scambled.
The Romanian MoD said: “On the night of October 9 to 10, the radar surveillance system of the Ministry of National Defense detected an air target evolving in Ukrainian airspace, about 20 km north of Periprava, near the border with Romania. Two F-18 aircraft of the Spanish Air and Space Forces, in the Reinforced Air Police combat service, took off from the 57th Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base. The National Military Command Center notified the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations about the establishment of measures to alert the population in the north of Tulcea County, and at 00:17 a RO-Alert message was sent. The air alert ceased at 00.40.”
However, the Romanian MoD said a “new air target evolving in Ukrainian airspace, in the area of Chilia, about 15km east of Valcove”, was identified. It added: At 02.18, a new RO-Alert message was sent to the population in the north of Tulcea County. The air alert ceased at 03.13. No penetrations into the national airspace were detected.”
It came after it emerged that people were possibly trapped under rubble, with five killed and 10 injured, due to a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia. Acting Governor Mykhailo Semikin wrote in a post on Telegram: The death toll from this morning’s Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia has risen to five. Among them are two children.
“Ten more people were injured. Search and rescue operations are ongoing at the sites of the strikes. People may still be trapped under the rubble. Our deepest condolences go out to the families and loved ones of those who died.”
Under Trump, The United States Is Now Funding Russian Terrorism– www.politicususa.com News Source EXCERPT:
I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter. Additionally, based on the condition of their Diesel Refineries, Russia will then deliver, within a short period of time, 3,000,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel.
Between our TOTAL CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz, and this great announcement on Russian Energy, Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST! Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority. This is a very big and important announcement. Additionally, it must be understood, that Iran will not have a Nuclear Weapon!
300,000 tons of diesel fuel sounds like a lot, but diesel is a liquid that is measured in gallons, and when broken down into gallons, the truth about Trump’s deal is revealed.
WHO unsure what caused pneumonia that killed plague-lab worker in Russia– www.channelnewsasia.com News Source
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GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday (Oct 10) that it still does not know what caused the pneumonia that killed a Russian lab worker at an anti-plague research centre in Siberia this month, and that no case of plague had been registered.
The WHO said the Russian state regulator reported that tests of the lab worker and those who came in contact with her were negative for the high-threat pathogens tested, that her contacts still showed no symptoms, and that no further linked cases of severe pneumonia had been identified.
“Based on the information provided … (the) WHO has not identified evidence of ongoing transmission associated with this event. A key uncertainty remains the absence of a confirmed diagnosis in the deceased laboratory worker,” it said in a statement.
The lab worker fell ill and died in undisclosed circumstances on Oct 2, prompting authorities to quarantine about 200 people and causing public health fears on social media.
Global health officials have been extra alert to fatal pneumonia cases of undetermined cause since the COVID-19 pandemic, which began with a cluster of fast-spreading fatal respiratory illness in China. The cause of individual pneumonia cases can often not be determined.
Mom of Dead Russian Plague-Lab Worker Says ‘I Know The Truth’ — Denies Broken Test Tube Story– wltreport.com News Source EXCERPT:
No one is questioning whether or not the Russian lab handled the plague.
It’s CALLED the Anti-Plague Research Institute for a reason. And locals just call it the ‘Plague Lab’.
But one woman is challenging the entire story about a broken test-tube that led to the death of at least one lab worker, along with the unverified reported rumors of a possible second death.
The mother of the the 28-year-old lab tech says that broken test-tube story is complete nonsense.
She’s not buying it, and she has a logical reason to back up her claim. (We’ll get to that in just a moment.)
By the time reports started surfacing outside Russia there were already hundreds of people under quarantine, and local Russian media was being scrubbed of the initial reports that even mentioned the word ‘plague’.
Already, the debate about whether it was plague — or something else — had begun to take center stage in the story, as evidenced in this early NBC News report:
Five days after that report, and those questions still have not been sufficiently answered.
On Wednesday, even the World Health Organization refused to cover for Russia — though the Russians were saying they were fully cooperating with the WHO.
The World Health Organization said otherwise:
If you watched that video, the WHO also addressed the reports of a possible second victim they were attempting (unsuccessfully) to investigate.
Again, Russia wasn’t talking.
But days later, the World Health Organization still didn’t have all its questions answered.
In other words… Russia wasn’t talking. (I see a pattern emerging.)
Since then, the mother of Darya Shipilova, who worked in that plague-lab and died from SOMETHING, did start talking.
And what she said — while under quarantine herself — didn’t line up with the official Russian story.
But oddly enough, it did contradict one aspect of the early reports which said a broken test-tube had allowed plague to infect her daughter; which Russia has also denied.
However, Svetlana Shipilova still wasn’t letting Russian authorities off the hook, blaming them directly for her daughter’s death, according to this from the Telegraph:
The mother of a Russian scientist who died in a suspected plague leak has challenged reports that her daughter was infected after breaking a test tube containing plague bacteria.
Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old laboratory technician at the Siberian anti-plague research institute in Irkutsk, died early on Oct 2 after being taken to hospital in the nearby town of Shelekhov.
Her death, which is still shrouded in mystery, was attributed to infection with the “plague” by local officials and pro-government media in now-deleted posts. The Kremlin has dismissed the claims and denied imposing anti-plague measures.
On Wednesday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) demanded that Russia answer questions about reports of a second, unconfirmed case of plague in Siberia and supply more information about the death of Shipilova.
The researcher’s mother, Svetlana Shipilova, herself a medical professional, told the Russian outlet Glubina that she did not believe the account circulating about her daughter’s death.
“I know the truth,” she said. “I’m having to fend off stupid acquaintances who believed all this – the clever ones didn’t believe it, of course.
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“Not even all medical professionals understand it’s impossible to break a test tube like that,” she continued. “Even if you fling it at the wall. Only an amateur could say something like that.
“Even hypothetically, you simply can’t spill what’s inside or break the tube – they’re that well protected.”
She also told reporters: “They simply let my daughter die.”
Although officials have not publicly confirmed the reports, accounts shared widely in local media suggested that the younger Shipilova had become infected with pneumonic plague after being exposed to the highly infectious pathogen in a lab mishap. (Emphasis added.)
Unfortunately, that is where this story once again grows cold.
Just yesterday, Reuters essentially summed up the most recent update from the World Health Organization with this short headline:
And even though Daria’s mother was talking — she didn’t really give the DETAILS of what she says she knows.
She obviously didn’t buy the broken test-tube idea, and had some solid personal experience and knowledge about test-tubes to back up her claim.
But so far we’re left with two unanswered questions stemming from Daria’s mother’s claims.
If ‘they’ simply ‘let’ her daughter die:
How?
And maybe more importantly, Why?
Unfortunately, if Daria’s mother addressed those in more detail, that part of the interview hasn’t been shared publicly.
That gap in the information has only fueled the speculation about what is really going on in Russia, as related in this report from the New York Post:
Russian officials have remained unnervingly quiet regarding the circumstances under which Daria Shipilova had become infected with pneumonic plague, despite reports she was exposed in a lab mishap.
As a result of her death, hundreds who had come into contact with her were placed under quarantine.
Moscow has only confirmed that she died of “pneumonia of unknown origin” — but experts are now questioning whether the strain of plague that killed her could have been modified as a potential bioweapon.
“If she was working in a plague lab and had an accident, there would have been a protocol for her to go on antibiotics,” Former CDC Director Robert Redfield told NewsNation on Tuesday.
“Now, if the plague that she was working with had been manipulated to not be sensitive to antibiotics … that would explain why maybe they didn’t work.”
President Trump, meanwhile, downplayed the possibility that the scientist died from a biological weapon, saying Wednesday that “we don’t think so” but that “we’re going to find out soon enough.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that Russia reported the incident to the World Health Organization and followed international protocol — accusing the media of pushing false information about the case.
The World Health Organization and the United States are pushing Moscow to provide greater transparency about the incident.
In many respects, that just tells us what we already knew and reminds us we haven’t been told everything.
But there is one thing I’ll say with certainty, which Glenn Beck nailed in this short video.
You don’t quarantine hundreds of people and hospitals and just shut EVERYTHING DOWN — which, Russia did, try as they might to hide it…
Because someone caught a cold or came down with run-of-the-mill pneumonia.
Here’s that clip:
Pneumonic plague spreads through the air, moves fast, and kills quickly. Even with immediate treatment, it carries a brutal death rate. If you don’t get treatment within 24 hours, it’s virtually 100% fatal.
And here’s the full text from his post for easier reading:
Pneumonic plague spreads through the air, moves fast, and kills quickly. Even with immediate treatment, it carries a brutal death rate. If you don’t get treatment within 24 hours, it’s virtually 100% fatal.
So, a lab tech drops a test tube in Siberia, dies four days later, and Russia won’t even utter the word “plague.” They call it “pneumonia of unknown origin.”
Well I think they know the origin. They know exactly what was in that broken tube. And while they play PR games with the diagnosis and potential outbreak, every hour they waste is an hour taken off the clock. Beating this depends on someone telling the truth on day one. If they are hiding the truth, like they did with anthrax in the 70s, we are already behind the clock.
Besides the rationale behind Russia’s response, Glenn Beck made one other assertion in that clip that I’m going to comfortably file under the heading of ‘that tracks’.
Whatever the ‘incident’ that happened in the lab — a broken test-tube, a spilled vial, a missed security protocol — whatever…
Russia knows the toxin, the bacteria, the virus, or other biological hazard, that was involved.
Whatever actually happened, which Russia is being deceptively less-than-forthcoming about; they aren’t keeping that secret because they don’t know it themselves.
They’re keeping it under wraps from the media, the Trump Administration, the WHO, and the rest of the world because they DO know what it is.
And whatever it is… they don’t want the rest of us to know.
Again, that doesn’t answer the questions that Daria’s mother left unanswered — the ‘how’ and the ‘why’ Russia would “simply let my daughter die”.
And it doesn’t definitively require the answer to be THE PLAGUE — weaponized, or not.
But it does corroborate the part of the story that Svetlana Shipilova emphasized, even while AGREEING with Russia’s assertion that no broken test-tube was involved.
For some reason, she believes Daria was allowed to die purposefully, presumably to cover up some truth.
And she believes it enough to go on record with Russian media, inside Russia, WHILE BEING QUARANTINED.
Which is really saying something.
So far, nine days after Daria’s death and at least a week since the reports of plague started to surface, we still don’t know what the PLAGUE LAB WORKER came in contact with… which very quickly led to her death.
We know that Russia says there was no trace of plague on her body.
But we also know that even the WHO hasn’t been able to independently verify that.
If I were to venture a guess, they probably never will.
And the body of the victim(s)?
Wouldn’t that now be the key for discovering what actually killed Daria?
It might be — if anyone could examine her body.
Why do I have a sinking suspicion that will never happen, either?
NATO issued chilling warning as Russia ‘trying to boil Europe like a frog’ | World | News– www.express.co.uk News Source
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Russia is trying to “boil Europe as a frog”, as Moscow is accused of turning up the heat with attacks edging ever closer to NATO territory. Estonia’s foreign minister, Margus Tsahkna, believes European allies cannot just “ignore them” but instead must start ramping up the pressure on Russia. Speaking on Sky News this morning, the Estonian politician claimed the European countries on Putin’s doorstep are “immune” and more equipped for Russian attacks. Poland and Lithuania are in the midst of developing procedures, logistics, and infrastructure including putting together escape routes through the Suwałki Gap.
The strategic corridor is around 40 miles wide at its narrowest point and is NATO’s only land connection between the Baltic states and the rest of the alliance.
Tsahkna said he is “much more concerned about Western democracies”. Tsahkna claimed the Kremlin is “already attacking Europe” and European countries as well as the Baltic states are seeing “more and more attacks” which are intended to test and divide NATO’s unity.
He warned: “We cannot just ignore them and say this is just an incident or hybrid attack. These are the attacks that are not reaching Article 5 level, but we need to attribute these actions publicly to Russia because our people should know Russia is acting very aggressively already.
“They are turning on the heat, trying to boil Europe as a frog over the years. And then testing and dividing our unity.”
Strike on Ukrainian public buses leaves 30 dead as blackouts worsen in Kyiv– www.washingtontimes.com News Source
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A Russian guided bomb exploded next to public buses filled with passengers in eastern Ukraine, authorities said Thursday, killing 30 people as part of a wave of attacks that also worsened power outages in the capital.
Ukraine grapples with a shortage of troops at the front after over 4 years of war– abcnews.com News Source
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s advances in drone technology and tactics have captured the world’s attention. Despite those innovations, one problem has plagued the country since the start of Russia’s invasion: a shortage of combat-ready troops.
Ukraine always has been outmanned by Russia, but as the war drags through its fifth year, the need for personnel is increasingly acute, commanders and analysts say, with some units at only half strength. There just aren’t enough forces to fully exploit the battlefield advantages resulting from the drone innovations.
“Based on the equipment and the number of people we have today, we barely have enough to hold the sector we currently have,” said a deputy commander of the Da Vinci Wolves battalion in eastern Ukraine’s Pokrovsk area, a focus of Russia’s offensive.
“To move forward would inevitably mean greater losses,” said the deputy commander, who insisted on identifying himself only as “Afer” because of military rules.
Long-standing mobilization problems, including draft dodging and desertion, make it harder for Ukraine to build its reserves, according to military experts, resulting in only incremental changes along the 1,250-kilometer (775-mile) front line.
Ukraine needs to be able to commit forces quickly without taking them from elsewhere on the front. Otherwise, commanders have fewer options to turn a temporary advantage into a sustained operation, said Nick Reynolds of the U.K.-based Royal United Services Institute, a defense and security think tank.
The shortage means that units can’t be rotated often enough, he said, “leading to exhaustion and, in turn, exacerbating casualties.”
U.S. and Russia Explore Nord Stream Restart, Sources Say– www.themoscowtimes.com News Source
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Top Russian and U.S. officials, including U.S. Special Envoy Jared Kushner, have held talks about bringing a U.S. investor into the Nord Stream pipelines that delivered gas to Germany before Russia invaded Ukraine, five people with knowledge of the situation said.
The discussions included Kirill Dmitriev, a close adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, the people said.
Kushner, who has been trying to broker a truce between Russia and Ukraine, views doing business as central to restoring peace. Such a deal would enable U.S. investors to profit from energy flows to Europe once the war ends.
Dmitriev and Kushner have met in Moscow and New York in recent weeks. While it was unclear to what degree they discussed Nord Stream on those occasions, the topic remains on the agenda, two of the people told Reuters.
“Any deals will have to be negotiated by Russia with DFC (U.S. International Development Finance Corporation) and Treasury and must benefit United States taxpayers and companies,” a White House official said when asked about the pipeline discussions.
There had been “no Nord Stream discussions recently,” the official told Reuters.
Russia health officials deny reports of 2nd plague death in Siberia– www.cbc.ca News Source
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Russia’s health regulator said Thursday that reports that a second person had fallen ill following the death of a worker at a plague research laboratory in Siberia were false.
Preventive measures have been completed for all individuals who had contact with the first worker who died last week, and no dangerous pathogenic microorganisms have been detected, said the Russia health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor.
Russian authorities have said 28-year-old Daria Shipilova died last Friday from pneumonia of an as-yet-unestablished origin. Shipilova was a lab employee at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, located in the town of Shelekhov, prompting authorities in Russia to swiftly roll out a series of precautionary anti-epidemic measures that caught global attention.
Rospotrebnadzor said she died of an unknown type of pneumonia and that no relevant pathogens had been found in anyone who came into contact with her. Officials in Russia said she was vaccinated and therefore “immune to the dangerous infections with which she worked.”
Plague Before the Polls? Can Russia Even Be Trusted? Dr. McCullouogh Weighs In (VIDEO) * The Gateway Pundit * by Grant Stinchfield– www.thegatewaypundit.com News Source EXCERPT:
A dead lab worker. Nearly 200 people are under observation. And questions about whether plague escaped a Russian laboratory. Reports of a possible spill in Siberia are raising alarms, but neither the spill nor pneumonic plague has been confirmed. Russian authorities deny a laboratory accident. I fear it could be something far worse than pneumonic plague!
And with the midterms weeks away, you know what I’m thinking: We watched politicians use COVID to expand their power and change election rules. Could another health scare become another political weapon? In my view, that question deserves scrutiny.
Today on Stinchfield: What happened inside that lab? Why is Russia taking unprecedented actions? And what would tell us that the danger has crossed a border? We break down the unanswered questions with Dr. Peter McCullough. He explains why it’s time to shut down Bio-Labs worldwide.
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The CDC is monitoring a suspected plague death at a Russian research institute after reports that nearly 200 people who had contact with a laboratory technician were placed under medical observation.
The woman worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute in Siberia. Russian authorities have not confirmed plague as the cause of her death, and how she may have become infected remains unclear.
Russian health officials said Tuesday that no plague cases had been detected among her contacts, Reuters reported. The reported monitoring of nearly 200 people does not establish that they were exposed to plague.
U.S. officials are tracking the case, though the CDC said there is no indication of a broader threat to Americans.
“CDC is aware of and closely monitoring reports of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in the Irkutsk region of Russia that resulted in a death. We are working across the U.S. government to assess developments as additional information becomes available,” the agency wrote on X.
The State Department also said it was following the reports.
“We are aware of reports of a fatal case of suspected pneumonic plague in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia,” an official with the State Department told NewsNation. “We are monitoring the situation closely with the CDC and our other interagency partners.”
Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after lab worker death | Health News– www.aljazeera.com News Source
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Russia denies plague cases after laboratory technician’s death; US demands ‘transparency’ as WHO monitors situation.
Published On 6 Oct 20266 Oct 2026
Russian authorities have denied that they imposed anti-plague measures after a laboratory technician died of suspected pneumonic plague in a case which has drawn international scrutiny.
Russian media reported that a 28-year-old woman named Darya Shipilova, who had been working at the Irkutsk Anti-plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East, died from suspected pneumonic plague on Friday.