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World · UkrainePress ✓ 5 outlets · provisional death toll per Ukrainian authorities via Infobae and EFE

Russian guided-bomb attack kills at least 20 in Zaporizhzhia; Zelensky links it to the diesel deal and Trump calls for “a new president” for Ukraine

The strike hit a five-storey residential building a day after Trump announced that Russia will sell diesel to the US market. Ukraine responded by hitting a Russian oil terminal.

A Russian attack with five guided aerial bombs on residential areas of Zaporizhzhia, in southern Ukraine, left at least 20 dead, including three children, and 18 injured on Saturday, October 10, according to regional authorities cited by Infobae and EFE. The main building had five storeys. The toll rose during the day, from four to twelve, fifteen, seventeen and twenty, and is not final. President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram and on X that Russia answered with bombs the easing of sanctions on diesel, a deal he called “unfair” and “unbecoming of an ally”. The EU’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, also criticized it.

Overnight, Ukraine attacked the Yug Rusi oil terminal, in Russia’s Rostov region, according to Infobae and Ámbito; an independent channel spoke of a fire and Russian authorities said they had shot down more than a hundred drones. Trump criticized Zelensky over the attacks on Russian refineries and said Ukraine needs “a new president”. The British prime minister expressed his “full solidarity” with Zelensky. DailyDrop could not verify the final casualty count or exactly who caused the damage at the terminal.

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By the numbers
20+dead, including three children, according to regional authorities
5guided aerial bombs used, according to Ukraine’s National Police
300,000 tof Russian diesel announced by Trump on Friday
World · IranPress ✓ 3 outlets · CENTCOM’s account, not confirmed by Iran

US disables a Panamanian ship that tried to breach the naval blockade of Iran in the Gulf of Oman; the Revolutionary Guards say they attacked another in Hormuz

US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that a military aircraft hit the stern of the Panamanian-flagged vessel M/T Ocean Molica, also called Arika Sun, which had left an Iranian port, with precision munitions, according to Infobae. The strike disabled its propulsion and there were no casualties. CENTCOM said the ship ignored repeated warnings and tried to evade the naval blockade that Washington resumed in July.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they attacked the liquefied gas carrier NV Sunshine in Hormuz for sailing along an “illegal” route, causing a fire, according to EFE. The sources do not link the two incidents. DailyDrop found no official Iranian reaction to the US strike and no response from Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to the peace proposal.

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Society · TourismPress ✓ 3 outlets · Buenos Aires City government projections per Ámbito and Perfil

October long weekend: the City expects 80% hotel occupancy and more than 120,000 visitors, while the coast started cold and rainy

The Día de la Raza holiday falls on Monday, October 12 and makes a three-day long weekend, from Saturday the 10th to Monday the 12th, according to Ámbito and Perfil. The Buenos Aires City tourism board projects 80% hotel occupancy, the highest for a three-day long weekend since 2024, and the City’s Tourism Observatory estimates more than 120,000 visitors, with an impact above 37,000 million pesos. These are projections by the City government, not a survey by CAME.

La Nación reported that tourists dodged the bad weather and are hoping to rent for the summer; the Buenos Aires coast started October cold and rainy. The context is one of last-minute bookings and moderate spending: the June long weekend was the weakest of the year, with 993,683 tourists and 216,649 million pesos, according to CAME. Final data will be known after Monday.

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Economy · DollarsOne outlet · Indec figures per Infobae

Dollars held outside the banking system fell to 27.6% of GDP, but are still US$221,066 million, according to Indec

According to Indec, the stock of dollars held outside banks reached US$221,066 million in the second quarter of 2026, and its weight against GDP fell from the 37.5% the government inherited to 27.6%, Infobae reported on October 10. That is US$18,316 million less than at the end of 2023, although year on year the amount rose US$860 million, or 0.4%. In parallel, private dollar deposits inside banks went from 2.5% to 4.9% of GDP.

Minister Caputo and the government use another estimate, of about US$170,000 million outside the system, according to Infobae. The Indec figure measures a broader concept: banknotes, safe-deposit boxes and undeclared accounts abroad. DailyDrop could not confirm the figure with another outlet.

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Markets · The weekPress ✓ 4 outlets · weekly close per Infobae, Ámbito and La Nación

Brazil’s politics moved the week: bonds rose, country risk fell almost 10% and the blue dropped 20 pesos; the local market reopens on Tuesday

Country risk fell almost 10% over the week, from the ten-month high of 655 points on Friday, October 2 to 589 on Friday the 9th, driven by the result of the first round in Brazil, according to Infobae. The S&P Merval closed on Friday at 2,828,027 points, down 0.2% according to Infobae; La Nación gave 2,820,435, down 0.4%. The Ibovespa ended the week up 8.8% and at a record 209,017 points.

The wholesale rate closed at 1,517 pesos and the blue at 1,540, a weekly drop of 20 pesos that Ámbito called the biggest in two months; today it is barely different from the official rate. The Central Bank bought US$369 million the week before and US$69 million on Friday, with gross reserves of US$49,701 million. Local markets are closed on Sunday and Monday the 12th is a holiday, so they reopen on Tuesday the 13th.

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In brief
  • Zaporizhzhia: at least 20 dead in a Russian bombingInfobae, EFE
  • US disables a ship that breached the naval blockade of IranInfobae
  • Country risk 589 points; almost −10% on the weekInfobae
  • S&P Merval −0.2% at 2,828,027 (La Nación: −0.4%)Infobae, La Nación
  • Wholesale dollar 1,517 pesos; blue 1,540 (−20 pesos on the week)Infobae, Ámbito
  • S&P 500 7,811.54 (+0.59%); WTI US$91.85; gold US$4,216.3market data
  • Long weekend: the City projects 80% occupancyÁmbito, Perfil
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Unverified — what we could not confirm

“Russia already bombed Zaporizhzhia on Trump’s orders.” Zelensky links the attack to the diesel deal, but that is his interpretation; Russia has been bombing the city for years (Infobae).
“The blue dollar closed at 1,600 pesos.” It closed at 1,540, almost the same as the official rate; the CCL is around 1,611 (Ámbito).
“The market opens as normal tomorrow.” Monday the 12th is a holiday; local markets reopen on Tuesday the 13th (Ámbito, Perfil).

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  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy, presidente de Ucrania Telegram · 10/10Zelenskyy wrote that Russia 'thanked' the US for easing diesel sanctions by dropping guided bombs on homes in Zaporizhzhia.
  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy, presidente de Ucrania Telegram · 10/10Zelenskyy posted that the meaning of letting Russia sell oil products is heard most clearly in Kyiv, where attacks on energy facilities continue.
  • Donald Trump, presidente de EE.UU. Truth Social · 10/10Trump posted that he settled eight wars, in a rant about not winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

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INSIDERussian guided-bomb attack kills at least 20 in Zaporizhzhia; Zelensky links it to the diesel deal and Trump calls for “a new president” for UkraineWorld · UkraineUS disables a Panamanian ship that tried to breach the naval blockade of Iran in the Gulf of Oman; the Revolutionary Guards say they attacked another in HormuzWorld · IranOctober long weekend: the City expects 80% hotel occupancy and more than 120,000 visitors, while the coast started cold and rainySociety · TourismDollars held outside the banking system fell to 27.6% of GDP, but are still US$221,066 million, according to IndecEconomy · DollarsBrazil’s politics moved the week: bonds rose, country risk fell almost 10% and the blue dropped 20 pesos; the local market reopens on TuesdayMarkets · The week