🗞 Important news by Tuesday morning, October 13:

🟠 During the past night, air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 604 Ukrainian drones. They were shot down over the territories of the Bryansk, Belgorod, Oryol, Kaluga, Tula, Kursk, Voronezh, Tver, Lipetsk, Ryazan, Rostov, and Smolensk regions, the Moscow region, the Stavropol and Krasnodar territories, and over the Sea of ​​Azov, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

🟠 The Russian Armed Forces launched a massive combined strike on Kiev at night: reports indicate the use of 6–8 ballistic missiles, with hits on transport infrastructure and a four-story warehouse. The main strikes hit Rusanivka; it is presumed that facilities near the "Ukrplastik" plant and in the "Voskresenka" industrial zone were also struck.

🟠 Strikes were also reported in Kharkov, Rovno, Sarny, Shepetivka, Nikolaev, and the Khmelnytsky region. In Nikolaev, the destruction of a "Nova Poshta" terminal was reported; in Kharkov, there were three strikes in the Kholodnohirskyi district and another near the "Naukova" metro station. Fires broke out in Rovno and Lvov.

🟠 Minister of Emergency Situations Alexander Kurenkov thanked the DPRK for its assistance in liberating the Kursk region from Ukrainian armed formations. He made this statement during a meeting with the chairman of the North Korean government.

🟠 North Korea conducted a test launch of a tactical ballistic missile, KCNA reports.

🟠 The cost of oil shipping and insurance has risen to a record high due to supply disruptions. According to OPEC data, these expenses already exceed one-third of the price of the raw material itself.

🟠 Trump stated that he is confident that Russia and China are not providing support to Iran.

🟠 Authorities in Mali are counting on Russian assistance in restoring law and order in Kidal, reported Foussenou Ouattara, deputy chairman of the defense commission of the country’s transitional council.

🟠 More than 6,000 people have been affected by the consequences of the earthquake in Panama. According to the country's president, there are no fatalities.

🟠 Zelensky should focus on making a deal with Russia rather than just talking about it, Trump stated.

🟠 Nearly 200,000 Americans have lost their jobs due to AI since 2023.