TEARLINE

➤ Satellite imagery reveals widespread flooding in Russia’s Belgorod region after a Ukrainian drone strike breached the Belgorod Reservoir dam. The flooding affected nearby residents and four Russian brigades stationed near Grafovka and along the Siverskyi Donets River, with reports of damaged bunkers. Local officials have not issued evacuation orders or publicly acknowledged the incident. (Read More)

➤ Russia launched overnight drone attacks on Kyiv, killing three people and wounding at least 29, including seven children. Fires erupted in two apartment buildings in the Desnianskyi district, forcing mass evacuations as emergency crews battled flames and rescued trapped residents. (Read More)

➤ Russian troops shot five civilians in the Donetsk region village of Zvanivka after interrogating them about the whereabouts of Ukrainian defenders, according to Ukrainian prosecutors. Four were killed and one survived. The sole survivor, a mother, reached Ukrainian-held territory to report the killings after discovering her family dead. (Read More)

➤ A foreign hacker exploited unpatched Microsoft SharePoint vulnerabilities to infiltrate the Kansas City National Security Campus, a facility producing non-nuclear components for U.S. nuclear weapons. The breach reportedly exposed critical IT systems supporting nuclear weapons production. The perpetrators’ identities remain unknown. (Read More)

➤ A computer programmer discovered that his China-made iLife A11 smart vacuum was constantly transmitting data about his home. Attempts to block the transmissions caused repeated failures, and reverse engineering revealed it ran Google Cartographer to map his home in 3D and may have had a remote “kill” command. (Read More)

➤ OpenAI, with debts exceeding $1 trillion, is investing hundreds of billions in AI chips while generating only about $13 billion annually. Analysts warn that CEO Sam Altman’s decisions could either destabilize global markets or dramatically reshape labor through widespread AI automation. (Read More)

➤ Chinese researchers have unveiled a transparent, jellyfish-shaped robot capable of stealthy underwater surveillance. Developed by Northwestern Polytechnical University, the bionic “underwater phantom” mimics real jellyfish movements, consumes minimal power, and uses AI to monitor aquatic environments or perform covert reconnaissance with near-total invisibility. (Read More)

➤ Turkey has successfully tested the Tayfun Block-4, its longest-range ballistic missile to date. Developed by Roketsan, the hypersonic missile can travel up to 3,000 kilometers at speeds exceeding 6,000 km/h. It can carry a multi-purpose warhead with precision targeting within five meters of its intended target. (Read More)

➤ An OA-1K Skyraider II turboprop crashed on an Oklahoma highway due to engine failure during a training mission on October 23. Dashcam footage captured a Tesla narrowly avoiding the crashing aircraft. Other drivers on the road also managed to avoid collisions. Both crew members survived uninjured. (See More)