Feint theme
Which intelligence expert will be the first to be a little skeptical of the information that the US officials spread to the media because, for example, Ukraine's Kursk operation had never been so successful if information about it was leaked to Western officials?
Sources: Israel has come up with attack targets in Iran. U.S. officials tell NBC that Israel has begun to determine what types of objects it will strike in Iran, in response to Iran's missile strikes on Israel on October 1. According to the sources, Israel will focus on military and energy infrastructure. There are no indications that attacks on nuclear facilities or assassinations are in the plans. However, the sources point out that Israel has not made any final decisions.
Israel has also not shared a date for the revenge attack with the United States and it is unclear if one has been reached, writes NBC. However, some sources believe that the attack could come this weekend. Watch the feature on SVT News.
Zelenskyy: Ukraine holds positions in Kursk. In a statement, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says that Ukrainian forces are holding their lines in Kursk despite Russian attempts to push them away, Reuters reports. "As for the Kursk operation, Russia tried to push back our positions, but we are keeping the lines indicated," Zelenskyy said.
Russia's Defense Ministry stated on Friday that its forces had recaptured two villages in the Kursk border region, where Ukrainian troops launched a mass invasion in August. See the article on SVT Nyheter.