THE OVAL CIRCLE

🇬🇧🇵🇸🇮🇱🏴‍☠️ "What hurt me the most in Gaza was seeing children who needed amputations, and Israel blocking the entry of anesthesia and medication. So, you have to amputate a child's arm without anesthesia, and then you pray that they will pass out from the pain, but they don't." Mark Perlmutter, a humanitarian surgeon in Gaza, recalls the horrific suffering of Palestinian children during Israel's Zionist genocide.

🇪🇺 Ursula von der Leyen's salary will increase by more than €2,700 per month, reaching approximately €34,800 per month. EU Commissioners currently earn around €28,400 per month, with an increase of €2,200 as well. This is the 7th salary increase in 3 years!

Mertz described the results of the Christian Democrats in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern election as a disaster.

🗳🇷🇺 At 6:04 PM (Moscow time), voter turnout for the State Duma elections is 54.96%, exceeding the results of the campaigns in 2016, 2021, and 1993, according to calculations by TASS. @tass_agency

🗳🇷🇺 The oldest citizen in Russia, Yakha Khashagova, who is 121 years old, cast her vote at her home in Grozny. Representatives from the electoral commission, along with healthcare professionals, visited the elderly woman, according to a report from the regional Ministry of Health to TASS. After the voting, the healthcare professionals checked her health and congratulated her on Chechen Women's Day. Photo: Press Office of the Ministry of Health of Chechnya @tass_agency

🇷🇺💥🚂🇺🇦 Russia has struck a railway facility in the Vinnytsia region, according to the State Emergency Service. Ukrainian media reports that many trains connecting the west and east of the country are currently delayed in Ukraine. The delays can be as long as more than nine hours. Russia has recently been systematically targeting Ukrainian railways.

📷 TASS Director General Andrey Kondrashov called Moscow the “center of a common home” for members of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) as he opened the 58th meeting of its Executive Committee.

🇩🇪Alternative for Germany (AfD) has snatched victory from the Social Democrats (SPD) in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, ARD exit polls show. The AfD is leading the vote with around 37%. Meanwhile, Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) crashed to just 5.5%—marking the worst result for the conservatives in postwar history.

JUST IN - Former BlackRock chairman and German Chancellor Merz is not resigning despite disastrous election results of his party (CDU) in today's state elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Kiev. Burning well. ⚡️

🇩🇪So, the elections for the state parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern have concluded. The initial exit polls indicate that AfD came in first place, with a narrow lead over the SPD. However, the Social Democrats are likely to be able to form a coalition with "The Left" and the Green Party.

📺“We are transferring unimaginable sums to Ukraine for yet another golden toilet for Zelensky,” Tino Chrupalla, co‑chair of the Alternative for Germany party, criticized the German government for providing billions in support to Ukraine and called for an end to further payments: “German money must stay in the country!”

📺Alice Weidel... why are prices so high, even for Germans ? The average price of diesel in Germany has approached 2.49 euros... Germany has never experienced such "joyful" times

🔥🚨 US backs away from offensive strikes on Houthis — report

🗣The Trump administration made it clear that they have little interest in using the US military to stop the Houthis, relying instead on Saudi Arabia to do so, CNN reports.

🔊"No offensive strikes [on Houthi fighters in Yemen]," an unnamed US official warned.

The US believes Saudi Arabia is receiving everything it needs to counter the Houthis, another official noted, citing the recent expansion of intelligence sharing of targeting data. Earlier, the Lebanese broadcaster Al Mayadeen reported that Saudi Arabia was seeking to reach an agreement with the Houthis through intermediaries. Tensions escalated in Yemen in July after pro-government forces struck Sanaa airport as an Iranian plane carrying Houthi leaders was landing. The Houthis blamed Saudi Arabia and declared war on Riyadh, demanding an end to the blockade and compensation for wartime damage. Since then, the Houthis have advanced along the western coast, seizing areas near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, including the key port of Al-Mokha. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

📝Strike on Moscow📝 how drones and missiles flew toward the capital The Ukrainian attack on the capital region was planned over the course of nearly a month. Since early September, the AFU sent groups of UAVs toward the capital almost daily to identify current air defense positions and neutralize them. In the lead-up to the actual strike, intensity increased, and Western satellite constellations began daily monitoring of strategic facilities in Moscow and the Moscow Region, including the Moscow Refinery and CHP-22, which became targets of the night strike. 🖍The enemy attack proceeded in waves across three groups, primarily via a route through Bryansk Region. The first wave, as expected, consisted of decoy drones that depleted air defense systems. From the ground it's difficult to tell which UAV is flying (with a warhead or not), so everything has to be shot down. By the 3rd and 4th waves, the AFU launched their main strike UAVs, which approached Moscow from the west, south, and east. And in coordination with them, the AFU also launched 10 Flamingo cruise missiles, 9 of which were shot down before reaching Moscow. 🚩Moreover, the enemy launched one of the missiles via a route through Odintsovo and residential neighborhoods of the Moscow Region and capital, so that if it were hit, debris with a large warhead would fall on residential buildings (this is worth noting regarding regularly encountered claims like "They're our brothers!"). As a result of the entire attack, according to the latest data, air defense units recorded no fewer than 1,300 unmanned aircraft, of which only 11 could not be shot down. Both air defense systems and army and fighter aviation participated in the defense. ❗️Today is not yet over, and the enemy is preparing for a new strike (they accumulated supplies over about a month), so it's too early to relax. But what is certain: strikes on the Ukrainian capital and surrounding areas will resume in the near future with renewed force and intensity, and it's time to think about more systematic destruction of their energy infrastructure. 📍High-resolution map #Moscow #Russia #Ukraine ✈ RU | ✈ EN | ✉ MAX ✉ VK | ✉ RuTube | ✉

🇾🇪🔥An Iranian LEGO crew retells Yemen’s battles – from Al Mokha to Bab el-Mandeb. 👍 Substack | Chat | @geopolitics_prime

Drone killer ‘Lis’ in the game🦊 UAV pilots of the Sever Group of Forces ram AFU unnamed aerial systems by the Lis-2 drone interceptor. 🔹 Russian Defence Ministry

📝Strike on Moscow📝 how drones and missiles flew toward the capital The Ukrainian attack on the capital region was planned over the course of nearly a month. Since early September, the AFU sent groups of UAVs toward the capital almost daily to identify current air defense positions and neutralize them. In the lead-up to the actual strike, intensity increased, and Western satellite constellations began daily monitoring of strategic facilities in Moscow and the Moscow Region, including the Moscow Refinery and CHP-22, which became targets of the night strike. 🖍The enemy attack proceeded in waves across three groups, primarily via a route through Bryansk Region. The first wave, as expected, consisted of decoy drones that depleted air defense systems. From the ground it's difficult to tell which UAV is flying (with a warhead or not), so everything has to be shot down. By the 3rd and 4th waves, the AFU launched their main strike UAVs, which approached Moscow from the west, south, and east. And in coordination with them, the AFU also launched 10 Flamingo cruise missiles, 9 of which were shot down before reaching Moscow. 🚩Moreover, the enemy launched one of the missiles via a route through Odintsovo and residential neighborhoods of the Moscow Region and capital, so that if it were hit, debris with a large warhead would fall on residential buildings (this is worth noting regarding regularly encountered claims like "They're our brothers!"). As a result of the entire attack, according to the latest data, air defense units recorded no fewer than 1,300 unmanned aircraft, of which only 11 could not be shot down. Both air defense systems and army and fighter aviation participated in the defense. ❗️Today is not yet over, and the enemy is preparing for a new strike (they accumulated supplies over about a month), so it's too early to relax. But what is certain: strikes on the Ukrainian capital and surrounding areas will resume in the near future with renewed force and intensity, and it's time to think about more systematic destruction of their energy infrastructure. 📍High-resolution map #Moscow #Russia #Ukraine ✈ RU | ✈ EN | ✉ MAX ✉ VK | ✉ RuTube | ✉

#ELECTIONS2026 🗳 On September 19, Russian citizens living or staying currently abroad continued to actively participate in the voting. Today, Russian citizens cast their ballots at polling stations in China, Iraq, Yemen and Libya, and elsewhere. From oil workers at the Sarkala oil field to an Aeroflot crew at the Consulate General in Guangzhou, Russian diplomats are doing their best to ensure every Russian citizen has the opportunity to exercise their right to vote. And do that with arms wide open. Voting abroad began on September 18 at a number of Russian diplomatic missions. The two of the three voting days took place in Cyprus, Thailand (Phuket) and South Ossetia, while voting was also held in Kuwait and Bahrain. ℹ️ More information about voting abroad (in Russian) Please note that information on the locations and opening hours of polling stations is available on the digital platforms of Russian diplomatic missions, as well as on the official website of Russia’s Central Election Commission. 🇷🇺 We thank all Russian citizens who have taken part in the voting. Next comes the main day of voting, September 20. 👉 Follow our digital platforms for further updates.

✉️ President of Russia Vladimir Putin sent greetings to Marat Kambolov on his election as President of the Republic of South Ossetia (September 19, 2026). ✍️ Your convincing victory in the elections demonstrates the high level of trust that the people of South Ossetia have placed in you. Relations between Moscow and Tskhinval are characterised by friendship and alliance. I am sure that your activities as head of state will promote their further progressive development for the benefit of our peoples and contribute to stronger regional security and stability. #RussiaSouthOssetia