The British magazine The Economist reported that former U.S. National Security Council official Thomas Graham, who returned from Moscow after meetings with senior Russians, said that peace in Ukraine «will not be fair». According to his forecast, Russia will retain part of Ukrainian territory, and Vladimir Putin will not stand trial in The Hague for war crimes.

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In Pryluky, Chernihiv region of Ukraine, four people were killed and 20 were injured as a result of the strike, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said. Among the injured are three children.

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Lawyer Mikhail Biryukov said that Lida Moniava will remain director of the children’s hospice «House with a Lighthouse» after the case over spreading fake news about the army was dropped. According to him, the restrictions will not be lifted immediately: the investigator must still notify the penal enforcement service.

#Fakesaboutthearmy #WarinUkraine #ArmedForcesoftheRussianFederation #HousewithaLighthouse #LidaMoniava #InvestigativeCommitteeoftheRussianFederation

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On the night of October 7, Russian forces struck Ukraine with missiles, including ballistic ones, and drones. In Kyiv, two people were killed, and two others were rescued from a burning garage cooperative in the Darnytskyi district.

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«The authorities lie» has already become such a deeply rooted belief that only television can persuade people otherwise. The authorities themselves, however, quite readily confirm this opinion. This, of course, seriously hinders an objective assessment of reality at any level — from consumer behavior to the behavior of economic agents. But there is an even more important question: do the authorities lie to themselves?

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Next week in Kyiv, they will begin building several backup crossings over the Dnipro to keep traffic moving amid Russian strikes on the existing bridges. Under the plan, they must provide at least half the capacity of the current crossings, and construction is expected to take up to three months.

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The National Guard of Ukraine delivered nearly 4 tons of humanitarian cargo to the occupied Oleshky in Kherson region. According to the head of Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, Ivan Vyhovskyi, the drones brought about 400 parcels with food, medicine, and goods for children.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Reuters that Kyiv will intensify strikes on Russian oil refineries. He also said that the long-range ballistic missile FP-9, developed by the Ukrainian company Fire Point, will be ready as early as this fall and will be able to reach Moscow.

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Russian regions are cutting investment programs, spending on the construction of social facilities, and urban improvement due to budget deficits. According to sources for the Open Nizhny portal in regional authorities, when drafting budgets for 2027, this may affect 60–65 of the 89 constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

#budgetoftheRussianFederation #WarinUkraine #MinistryofFinanceoftheRussianFederation #Moscow #StPetersburg #finance #Economy

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The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said that Vladimir Putin’s claims about the September advance of Russian troops in Ukraine do not match the situation on the front line. According to the institute’s assessment, instead of the claimed 1,301 sq. km, Russian forces suffered net territorial losses of 80.81 sq. km over the month.

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On October 2 in Novomoskovsk, Tula Oblast, a car exploded, and the driver was killed. Law enforcement agencies did not name the deceased, but media outlets identified the Hyundai Solaris from photos at the scene as registered to local resident Roman Syromyatnikov.

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The 235th Garrison Military Court in Moscow remanded the head of the logistics and training base directorate of the Main Directorate for Combat Training of the Russian Armed Forces, Major General Sergei Nikitushkin, in custody. The motion from the Main Military Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia was considered on the evening of September 30; the defense requested a more lenient measure, while investigators have not yet disclosed the exact charges.

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In Saratov Oblast, starting November 1, the one-time payment to families of fallen servicemen will be cut by 10 times — from 1 million to 100,000 rubles. At the same time, the authorities have limited the deadline for applying for the money and set a payment of 450,000 rubles for prisoners who sign a contract with the Ministry of Defense.

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The RPTC denied reports from Telegram channels that Russian troops may have lost part of Dmitry Donskoy’s relics during a withdrawal in the Lyman area of Donetsk Oblast. Vakhtang Kipshidze, deputy head of the synodal department of the RPTC, called these reports fabricated and suggested an anti-church motive.

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Problems with transporting agricultural products via the Black Sea have so far not led to a food crisis on the scale of spring 2022, but they have already caused the fastest price increase since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Bloomberg Agriculture Spot Index rose by 13.1% in Q3 and reached its highest level since Q1 2022, when it gained 19.5%.

#bloomberg #VladimirPutin #WarinUkraine #graindeal #acrisis #UN #food #statistics #Turkey #BlackSeaFleet

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Russia’s Defense Ministry said it struck the HOSTING-UA data center and the port of Chornomorsk in Odesa on the night of October 1. Ukrainian authorities reported casualties in Odesa, Kyiv, and Rivne region, as well as deaths and destruction in several other regions.

#uav #WarinUkraine #ArmedForcesoftheRussianFederation #StateEmergencyServiceofUkraine #MinistryofDefenseoftheRussianFederation #Odessa #StrikesagainstUkraine

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According to Alfa-Bank analysts, in 2027 non-interest, non-defense spending of Russia’s federal budget will fall to about 9% of GDP — the lowest level since 2005. At the same time, spending under the «national defense» item will rise to 35% of all expenditures, while key civilian sectors face cuts.

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In St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, and Omsk, local authorities and management companies have begun collecting money from residents and businesses to equip shelters and bomb shelters in the basements of buildings. In Yekaterinburg, the targeted payment for residents of one district will amount to 841 rubles per person, and in Omsk, parents of kindergarten pupils are being asked to contribute 200 rubles for benches and a water supply.

#bombshelters #WarinUkraine #Yekaterinburg #Housingandutilities #Omsk #StPetersburg #StrikesagainstRussia

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Russian forces attacked Ukraine’s energy sector on September 30 with drones carrying a special warhead that, according to Ukrainian presidential adviser and military technology expert Serhii Flash, was developed to destroy high-voltage pylons and metal bridge structures. According to the authorities, the strikes hit major power lines near Kyiv and energy facilities in the Chernihiv and Zhytomyr regions, after which emergency blackouts were introduced in several regions.

#uav #WarinUkraine #DTEK #StrikesagainstUkraine #Ukraine #powerengineering

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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that at the moment there is no immediate threat to the alliance’s territory from Russia. According to him, NATO is much stronger than Russia and Moscow will not be able to defeat the alliance in the event of a military confrontation.

#Thepossibilityofamajorwar #WarinUkraine #EuropeandRussia #MarkRutte #NATO

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