Day: October 4, 2026

World Russia Says It Will Intensify Ukraine Strikes After Refinery ThreatAZE.US – October 4, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the front lines this week to congratulate his troops on a counteroffensive that has reversed more than a year of Russian gains and thwarted Kremlin plans to encircle the strategically vital fortress belt cities of eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announces military aid for Ukraine worth around $1.13 billion and an energy support package during a visit to Kyiv, as the Ukrainian capital came under renewed attack from Russian drones.

The bridges, used by many commuters in the Ukrainian capital, are the latest target in a broad Russian bombing campaign against infrastructure.VideoRussia’s new infrastructure target has become Ukraine’s bridges. It attacked six bridges in the country’s capital, Kyiv, over the past three days.Credit

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud:

“The problem in Yemen is, in fact, the Houthis. They are the ones acting aggressively, they are the ones operating outside international law and the international framework, and they are the ones destabilizing the region.”

🔴 Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad al-Alimi announces the launch of military operations to retake the remaining parts of the country

🔴 Al-Alimi says that authorities have moved from the preparation phase to action to restore the state

🔴 The state has given peace every possible amount of time and opportunity, al-Alimi

🔴 Al-Alimi says that the state has exhausted all opportunities for de-escalation with the Houthi militia

🔴 The Houthi militias have targeted neighboring countries and international waterways, al-Alimi says

🔴 The military operations are not a war against the people in Sanaa, Hodeidah and Saada, Al-Alimi stresses

🔴 Al-Alimi thanks Saudi Arabia for standing by Yemen during difficult times

Somalia’s President to Al Jazeera:

“Never accept the presence of Israel in Somalia under any circumstances.”

He pointed to an Israeli naval base planned at Berbera port in Somaliland, near Bab al-Mandeb, calling Israel a “destabilising force.”