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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukraine Forces Recapture Lyman, Key Logistics Hub in Eastern Region VOA 02 Oct 2022 -- Ukraine said Sunday it has taken full control of Lyman, the eastern logistics hub that was part of the territory Russian President Vladimir Putin had illegally claimed last week was now part of Russia.
• Zelenskiy Says Ukrainian Troops In Full Control Of Strategic City Of Lyman RFE/RL 02 Oct 2022 -- Ukraine's president has declared that Ukrainian troops are in full control of the eastern city of Lyman, a strategic city in the Donbas region that Russian forces withdrew from a day earlier.
• Zelensky announces full liberation of key town of Lyman from Russian forces Press TV 02 Oct 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the full liberation of the key town of Lyman in the north of the Donetsk region after the Russian troops withdrew from the area.
• US defense chief insists Russia won't use nukes in Ukraine Press TV 02 Oct 2022 -- US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has insisted that Russia will not use nuclear weapons in Ukraine despite threats to do so if attacked, noting that Washington sees no evidence suggesting such moves.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 'Inevitable' Conflict: In Daghestan, Kremlin's Mobilization Inflames Ethnic Tensions RFE/RL 02 Oct 2022 -- After Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military mobilization on September 21 to bolster flagging Russian forces invading neighboring Ukraine, protests erupted in towns and cities around the country.

Foreign Policy

News Reports

• Join, Flee, Or Resist: Russia Pushed To The Brink Amid Putin's Chaotic Mobilization Order RFE/RL 02 Oct 2022 -- One day after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "partial" mobilization limited to reservists with prior military experience to go fight in the Kremlin's war in Ukraine, Viktor Dyachok, a 59-year-old surgeon, and Artyom Skutin, a 21-year-old university student, each received a draft summons to report for duty.
• Damaged Nord Stream 1 Pipeline Stabilized, Gas Leak Halted RFE/RL 02 Oct 2022 -- Stable pressure has been achieved in the damaged Nord Stream 1 pipeline, authorities in Denmark say, indicating the outflow of natural gas from the last leaks has now halted.
• Russia suspends gas flow to Italy, citing problem in Austria Press TV 02 Oct 2022 -- Russia's energy giant Gazprom has suspended gas flow to Italy, citing apparent non-cooperation on the part of Austria, which has caused a gas transport problem.
• For Putin, Against 'Global Liberalism': Why So Many Bulgarian Parties Support Russia RFE/RL 02 Oct 2022 -- At rallies for Bulgaria's Revival party, there is no shortage of Russian flags. The leader of the ultranationalist party, Kostadin Kostadinov, who is in favor of leaving the EU and NATO, calls the other parties contesting Bulgaria's elections "projects of the American embassy" that will "throw us into a war against Russia." Kostadinov doesn't blame Putin for the war in Ukraine, but the West.