Meduza readers in Israel share their experiences of the October 7 Hamas attack Amir Cohen / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Ashkelon residents after rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip. October 7, 2023 On the morning of October 7, Hamas launched a military operation against Israel, firing thousands of missiles from the Gaza Strip. Militants broke through the Gaza border fence and infiltrated nearby settlements in southern Israel.

The death toll as a result of a Russian missile attack on the village of Groza in the Kharkov region has reached 53, reports the Ukrainian publication Suspilne, citing the deputy head of the National Police Department in the Kharkov region, Sergei Bolvinov. “We have identified 53 dead so far. Therefore, we can say that today our death toll has increased. And taking into account the still unidentified body parts and reports of missing persons, the final number may increase,” Bolvinov said.

Veteran reporter Elena Milashina talks about being assaulted in Grozny and who was behind the attack Journalist Elena Milashina, a veteran staff reporter with Russia’s Novaya Gazeta, has given an extended interview to the independent journalist Katerina Gordeyeva, talking about the Beslan hostage crisis, Ramzan Kadyrov’s rise to power in Chechnya, the Kursk submarine catastrophe, and other subjects she covered over the years.

The Israel Defense Forces said it recorded missile launches from Syria into Israel, Haaretz newspaper reported, citing the IDF. Several shells crossed the border and likely landed in open areas, the military said. In response, the Israeli military launched an artillery and mortar strike on Syrian territory. Hamas militants attacked Israel on the morning of October 7. The next morning, the Lebanese group Hezbollah attacked Israeli military positions “out of solidarity” with Hamas.

Russia may revoke its ratification of a major nuclear weapons treaty, but the situation isn’t as dire as it sounds Odd Andersen / AFP / Scanpix / LETA An activist from the organization International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War wearing a Vladimir Putin mask at a protest outside of the Russian Embassy in Berlin. June 23, 2023.

Finnish authorities believe that the Balticconnector gas pipeline and undersea communication cable running between Finland and Estonia under the Baltic Sea may have been damaged as a result of “external influence,” Yle reports. The gas pipeline was suspended early in the morning on October 8 due to a sharp drop in pressure in the system caused by a leak. It later became known that a telecommunications cable was damaged at the same time.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant, at a meeting with military personnel on the border with the Gaza Strip, said that the Israeli army had “taken control of the situation” and was “going on a full-scale offensive,” Haaretz and The Times of Israel reported . “I have lifted all restrictions. Hamas wanted change in the Gaza Strip, and it will change 180 degrees from what the militants thought. They will regret this moment. Gaza will never return to what it was before.

Stepan Kovalchuk was appointed head of the social network (you know this surname). The Bell tells who it is Satellite In September 2023, VK announced the creation of two business groups in the structure of the company: one included Mail.ru postal service, Rustore, VK ID and VK Pay, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, as well as Zen, VK VK Music, VK Clips and VK Messenger.

The bodies of civilians, including women and children killed by Hamas militants, have been found in Kibbutz Kfar Aza in southern Israel. An Israeli Defense Forces spokesman told CNN. The military officer declined to answer CNN's questions about the number of casualties.

Two thousand killed Israelis and Palestinians. People take the bodies of the dead and disassemble the rubble The new Palestinian-Israeli war has been going on for the fourth day. The Israeli defense army continues the bombing of the gas sector, which began on October 7 in response to missile attacks and the ground invasion of the militants of the Hamas movement that controls the gas sector. Hamas fired at Israeli cities.

Russia was unable to return to the UN Human Rights Council, from which it was expelled after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to Reuters, on October 10, during a secret vote in the UN General Assembly, Russia received the fewest votes among candidates from Eastern Europe. 83 out of 191 votes were cast for Russia, with the required minimum of 97 votes. Bulgaria was supported by 160 members of the General Assembly, Albania by 123.

Playboy magazine has announced the end of its collaboration with Lebanese-American model and former porn actress Mia Khalifa (real name Sarah Jo Chamoun) following her social media posts in which she supported the Hamas attack on Israel, reports . The Messenger “We encourage freedom of expression and constructive political debate, but have a zero-tolerance policy against hate speech. "We expect Mia to understand that her words and actions have consequences," the magazine said in a statement.

Intervention by federal lawmaker leads to firing of long-time medical professor in St. Petersburg over anti-war comments Alexander Shchepin / Photobank Lori After 42 years working at Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University, Associate Professor Viktor Kornienko is out. He told journalists at RFE/RL that the school fired him based on a complaint from an old classmate who’s now friends with State Duma deputy Yana Lantratova.

The main thing from the investigation "schemes" and "system" Stanislav Krasilnikov / Sputnik / Imago / SNA / Scanpix / Leta Russian troops in the trench. Self -proclaimed LPR, October 5, 2023 The Ukrainian and Russian investigative projects “Radio Liberty” - “Schemes” and “System” - found that Russian military intelligence uses a fictitious private military company “Redut” to recruit mercenaries for war in Ukraine.

Four Russian citizens have been killed and another six have been reported missing after Hamas attacked Israel, the Russian embassy in Israel told Russian state news agency RIA Novosti on October 10. All four Russian citizens who were killed also held Israeli citizenship. The embassy previously reported that two Russian citizens had been killed. RIA Novosti said one of those killed was Denis Belenky, a 47-year-old man from Russia’s Kaliningrad region who had moved to Israel in 1992.