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Ukrainian athlete Yaroslava Mahuchikh, who won gold at the 2024 Olympic Games, became the best track and field athlete of the year in Europe.

This was reported by the Athletics Federation.

Our athlete's latest victory was announced on October 26 during the Golden Tracks awards ceremony in Skopje, North Macedonia.

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— In 2019, I won the Rising Star nomination and it motivated me to work further. Finally, I have the European Athlete of the Year award. It is for all Ukrainians, — said Mahuchikh during the award ceremony.

Yaroslava Mahuchikh — World Athlete of the Year nomination

Mahuchikh was nominated for the title of World Athletics Athlete of the Year.

In early July, Yaroslava Mahuchikh broke the world record in high jump, clearing 2.10 meters. The previous world record, which belonged to Stefka Kostadinova (2.09 m), was set back in 1987.

The opposition in Georgia does not recognize the election results and calls for protests Anastasia Kolesnikova

On Saturday, October 26, parliamentary elections were held in Georgia. The ruling Georgian Dream competed with opposition parties.

In the evening, the Central Election Commission of Georgia announced the preliminary results after counting 70 percent of the votes. The ruling Georgian Dream received almost 53 percent of the support. The opposition received more than 35 percent in total. Several parties did not overcome the 5 percent barrier, 24 Kanal reports.

Opposition gathers for protest

Soon after the CEC's statement, former President Mikheil Saakashvili's Unity – National Movement party announced that it does not recognize the results of the parliamentary elections.

The Coalition for Change also joined the protest. Its leader accused the Georgian Dream of carrying out a constitutional coup. Subsequently, the Strong Georgia coalition also took a similar position.

The opposition has already announced protests.

The chairperson of the Unity – National Movement party Tina Bokuchava noted during her speech that the Georgian Central Election Commission “fulfilled a dirty order” from the Georgian Dream. The politician noted that “Ivanishvili stole the European future from the Georgian people.”

We will fight like never before to return the European future of our country, said Bokuchava.

Important: According to preliminary data, the Georgian Dream may receive about 88 mandates in parliament, and the opposition – 62. To approve the government, 76 votes are needed.

Recall that the leader of the Georgian Dream Bidzina Ivanishvili previously spoke about plans to ban opposition parties if the Georgian Dream manages to get a constitutional majority in parliament.

In the parliamentary elections in Georgia, which took place on October 26, the ruling political party Georgian Dream allegedly again received the most votes.

In connection with this, three opposition parties at once announced the falsification of the voting results and are ready to call on their electorate to take to the streets.

Georgia Elections 2024 — opposition reaction

The first to voice their indignation was the Coalition For Changes led by leader Nika Gvaramia.

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As reported by the Sova publication, the opposition force issued a statement that the results of the parliamentary elections on October 26 were “stolen”.

— We do not recognize the results of these elections, the elections were stolen, power in Georgia was usurped. This is a constitutional coup, the author of the constitutional coup is the Georgian Dream.

And the Georgian Dream will bear responsibility for this in the manner prescribed by the legislation of Georgia. But until then, the Georgian Dream will have to recognize the victory of the opposition, — Gvaramia emphasized.

He was almost immediately supported by members of the Unity-National Movement coalition. Their leader Tina Bokuchava indicated that she is not ready to put up with the fact that the European future is being stolen from the Georgian people.

— We see that the CEC carried out Ivanishvili's dirty order and announced the results, which show that the oligarch Ivanishvili stole victory from the Georgian people and, thus, stole the European future, — she emphasized.

The political union Strong Georgia also came out with sharp criticism and non-recognition of the rigged results.

— The results do not reflect the will of the Georgian people. We are fighting for every vote, using all legal means to protect the democratic and European choice of the Georgian people. We are not going to give this choice to anyone, — said the leader of the formation Ana Dolidze.

ATO veteran says how the battles in Kursk region and Donbas differ Natalia Belzetskaya

Active hostilities continue in the Kursk region, and troops from North Korea may soon appear on the battlefield. The Russians have been trying to organize a full-fledged offensive there for a long time, which is no weaker than in the Donetsk region.

An anti-terrorist operation veteran Yevgeny Diky shared this opinion with Channel 24, noting that Russia used the maximum forces it could in Kursk region. Then it was forced to withdraw troops from Ukraine.

What is the difference between Kursk region and Donbass

The occupiers had to withdraw three divisions from our front. They took them not from Donetsk region, where things are hot now, but from Kherson region. However, they are talking about the three most combat-ready divisions. Only after such a transfer of forces were the Russians able to go on the offensive in Kursk region.

This is an indication that they simply have no combat-ready units left. When the occupiers realized that the Ukrainian Armed Forces would not leave the Kursk region themselves, they had to weaken the front in Ukraine. Therefore, the battle is now very powerful, but it is significantly different from what we see in the Donbas.

< p class = "bloquote cke-markup" > There is no continuous front line in the Kursk region, and therefore there are no positional battles or trench warfare, as in the Donbas. There is a maneuver war there, only with the use of a much larger number of drones and other modern technologies, – noted Yevgeny Dykyi.

< p > By its nature, this is a maneuver war, like, for example, in the Kiev region in 2022. The Kursk region now has a similar landscape, there is also a wooded area in which both sides do not have a continuous line of fortifications, but only separate fortified areas. Therefore, they are actively maneuvering and trying to hit each other in the rear and flanks.

“This is not a trench war, but a highly maneuverable war, but the intensity of the fighting is absolutely comparable to Donbass,” the veteran of the anti-terrorist operation emphasized.

Telegram channel Vadim Filashkin

Telegram channel Vadim Filashkin

Telegram channel Vadim Filashkin

On Saturday, October 26, at about 15:40, Russia dropped two FAB-250 aerial bombs on Konstantinovka in Donetsk Oblast.

As a result, a 38-year-old man was killed.

The head of the Donetsk OVA Vadim Filashkin reported the tragedy on his Telegram channel.

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Shelling of Konstantinovka on October 26 — what is known

Another attack by the occupiers on Konstantinovka also resulted in casualties: a man and two women aged 55, 67 and 73 received mine and blast injuries and concussion.

All of them are under the supervision of doctors.

Enemy bombs also damaged ten private houses, two multi-story buildings, two administrative buildings, nine non-residential premises, 26 cars, two gas pipelines and two power lines in the city.

The regional prosecutor's office indicated that law enforcement officers began an investigation into the fact of violation of the laws and customs of war (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code Ukraine).

According to the head of the Konstantinovskaya MVA Sergei Gorbunov, about 17.5 thousand residents remain in the city, most of them are elderly people.

The Central Election Commission of Georgia has published preliminary results of the parliamentary elections Anastasia Kolesnikova

On Saturday, October 26, parliamentary elections were held in Georgia. Polling stations closed at eight o'clock in the evening and vote counting began. The Central Election Commission of Georgia has published preliminary results.

The exit poll results were published earlier. They were contradictory. Opposition channels reported that the opposition forces were in the lead, while pro-government channels reported that Georgian Dream had won.

How the votes were distributed

After the Central Election Commission processed almost 70 percent of the polling stations, it became known that Georgian Dream had taken the lead. She has almost 53 percent of the votes.

Next come the “Coalition for Change” (“Akhali”, “Girchi-More Freedom”, “Droa”) – 11.199 percent, “Unity-National Movement” – 9.805 percent, “Strong Georgia” – 9.04 percent, “Gakharia for Georgia” – 8.24 percent. Other parties do not overcome the 5 percent barrier.

By the way, “Georgian Dream” is pursuing a pro-Kremlin course. Under its rule, the anti-democratic law on “foreign agents” was adopted. Representatives of this party used banners with images of destroyed Ukrainian cities in their election advertising.

The parliamentary elections in Georgia have ended. Polling stations have begun counting votes.

Elections in Georgia on October 26 — what are the exit poll results

The first exit poll results have been announced after the parliamentary elections in Georgia.

As reported by NewsGeorgia, after the announcement of the first exit polls, the ruling Georgian Dream and the main opposition parties began to celebrate their victory.

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According to the exit polls conducted by Harrys X commissioned by Mtavari Arkhi, the opposition will receive a majority in parliament:

• Georgian Dream — 42%;
• Coalition for Change – Gvaramia, Melia, Girchi, Droa — 18%;
• Unity” (National Movement, Strategy Agmashenebeli, European Georgia) — 13%;
• Strong Georgia (Lelo, For the People, Freedom Square, Citizens) — 9%;
• Gakharia – For Georgia — 8%.

The results of Edison Research commissioned by the opposition TV channel Formula after the elections in Georgia are as follows:

• Georgian Dream — 40.9%;
• Coalition for Change — Gvaramia, Melia, Girchi, Droa — 16.7%;
• Unity (National Movement, Strategy Agmashenebeli, European Georgia) — 16.7%;
• Strong Georgia (Lelo, For the People, Freedom Square, Citizens) — 10.3%;
• Gakharia — For Georgia — 8.2%;
• Girchi (Iago Khvichia) — 2.3%;
• Alliance of Patriots/Alt-Info — 2%;
• Labor Party — 2%.

The remaining percentage is distributed among the parties that failed to overcome the lowest threshold.

These are the results of the exit poll by GORBI company commissioned by the pro-government TV channel Imedi:

• Georgian Dream — 56.1%;
• Coalition for Change – Gvaramia, Melia, Girchi, Droa — 12.6%;
• Unity (National Movement, Strategy Agmashenebeli, European Georgia) — 11.6%;
• Strong Georgia (Lelo, For the People, Freedom Square, Citizens) — 7%;
• Gakharia – For Georgia — 4.8%;
• Girchi (Iago Khvichia) — 3%;
• Alliance of Patriots/Alt-Info — 2.1%.
• other parties — 2.7%.

18 parties participated in the parliamentary elections in Georgia. Among them is the ruling Georgian Dream, which has been in power for 12 years.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a rare armored vehicle of the Russians, the Sarmat-3: they passed it off as Ukrainian Anastasia Lukashevskaya

In the Kursk region, Russian military lost a Sarmat-3 armored vehicle. The armored vehicle was destroyed in the village of Glushkovo by Russian MP Alexey Zolotarev. However, the equipment was presented in the story as Ukrainian.

Russian military analyst Yan Matveyev noted that the story showed a Russian airborne Sarmat-3 armored vehicle. Defense Express analysts reported the oddity.

Destroyed Sarmat spotted in the Kursk region

Enemy propaganda channels published a photo of the Sarmat-3 armored vehicle, confirming for the first time its use by Russian forces. The armored car is used by special forces and airborne troops, and its loss near Glushkovo was a telling event.

What is known about the “Sarmat”

The “Sarmat-3” armored car is the latest version of the Russian line of military vehicles, developed by the “Tekhnika” experimental design bureau.

Work on the project began in the 2010s and was completed around 2016-2017. After revision in 2018, the LSTS-1944 “Sarmat-3” model was presented.

The main characteristics include a weight of 3.5 tons, a maximum speed of 150 kilometers per hour, the ability to transport 8 people or 1,500 kilograms of cargo. Armament can consist of machine guns and anti-tank missiles.

Please note! Over the past 2 weeks, Ukrainian marines and paratroopers have created a “road of death” for Russian troops in the Kursk region, destroying at least 17 destroyed Russian armored trucks, armored personnel carriers and tanks, Forbes writes.

The German defense concern Rheinmetall plans to launch four plants in Ukraine, and one of them is already operating, and another is being completed.

Rheinmetall Director Armin Papperger spoke about this in an interview with TSN.

Construction of Rheinmetall plants in Ukraine

According to him, today the company has many plans for development in Ukraine.

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— We have many good plans. The first plant is already operating. The Ukrainian defense industry is our partner. Now we have a production plant and a service plant. By the end of the year, we will already have the first state-of-the-art Lynx infantry fighting vehicle in Ukraine. At the moment, we service infantry fighting vehicles, but also main battle tanks. Therefore, this is a very productive joint venture, — Papperger said.

According to him, Rheinmetall owns 51% of the shares of this already built plant.

At the same time, the concern is already on the way to building a gunpowder plant, as well as an ammunition manufacturing plant in Ukraine.

— The third point — is that we want to establish the production of air defense systems so that you can defend yourselves, — said the director of Rheinmetall.

According to him, today the company is conducting “a powerful training program” for employees of enterprises, and, he notes, progress is extremely fast on certain issues.

— Of course, sometimes there is a question of bureaucracy on both the German and Ukrainian sides, but in the end everything works, — said the director of the defense company.

Papperger says that a total of four defense plants are planned to be created in Ukraine.

— Things are moving forward. The first plant is already ready. The second is on the way. And now I insist on speeding up all this, because we have no time, we must not waste it, — he says.

According to him, the capacities of these enterprises “will be very good”.

— Production line No. 1 will be aimed at tanks. The capabilities of gunpowder production and ammunition will be aimed at double or even triple production according to NATO standards, which you do not have at the moment. After all, your production line still has old Soviet standards. These will be outstanding technologies in the future. There will also be production of artillery and ammunition for tanks there. I can’t say more, — shared Papperger.

Recall that Ukroboronprom recently entered the list of the world's 50 leading arms manufacturers for the first time.

Hours before Israel attacked: Russia gave Iran important intelligence, – Sky News Asya Kovaleva

Russia passed intelligence data to Iran. This happened several hours before the Israeli attack on Iran on October 26.

Sky News Arabia writes about this. Iran's statements confirm that the Israeli strikes were aimed at military bases in the provinces of Ilam, Khuzestan and Tehran.

Russia passed intelligence data to Iran several hours before the Israeli attack

The publication's source notes that Russia informed Iran about the movement of American and Israeli troops. According to the source, Moscow provided this information due to “cooperation with Iran and reducing escalation in the region.”

According to Sky News Arabia, Iran downplayed the consequences of the Israeli attack. Tehran claimed that there were “minor consequences” at some sites. At the same time, Iranian media denied Israel's claims about strikes on 20 points and the participation of 100 Israeli warplanes in the attack.

Recall that on the night of October 26, the Israeli army struck Iranian military facilities. Tehran confirmed the attack, but claims that its air defense repelled everything.