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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 09.10 Ukraine MOD 09 Oct 2022
• Russian Strikes Kill 17 In Ukraine's Southern City Of Zaporizhzhya RFE/RL 09 Oct 2022 -- A top official in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhya has said that rockets fired by Russian forces overnight have killed at least 17 people.
• Ukraine says recaptured nearly 1,200 sq km of Kherson region in ongoing counteroffensive Press TV 09 Oct 2022 -- The Ukrainian military says its forces have recaptured some 1,200 square kilometers of the southern Kherson region since the start of a counterattack against Russian troops in late August.
• 13 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Russian Attacks on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia VOA 09 Oct 2022 -- A barrage of Russian missiles overnight killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 60 others in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian officials reported Sunday, as Moscow attempted to enforce its claim to the illegally annexed territory that Ukraine still controls.
• Putin Blames Ukrainian Special Services For Crimea Bridge Explosion RFE/RL 09 Oct 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that a massive explosion which damaged a crucial bridge linking Russian-occupied Crimea and the Russian mainland was a "terrorist" act organized by Ukrainian special services.
• Putin: Crimea bridge blast 'terrorist act' done by Ukraine secret services Press TV 09 Oct 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin puts the blame squarely on Ukraine for a recent huge blast that targeted a bridge connecting Russia to the Crimean Peninsula.
• Russia: West long-range weapons deliveries to Ukraine 'Moscow's red line' Press TV 09 Oct 2022 -- A senior Russian Foreign Ministry official has warned the Western countries that supplying long-range and more advanced weapons to Ukraine would cross Russia's red lines and in that case they have to be ready for a response.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 'Everyone's Drunk. No Uniforms. No Food.' Inside The Confusion Greeting Some Of Russia's Newly Mobilized Troops RFE/RL 09 Oct 2022 -- Four days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the order to mobilize hundreds of thousands of men to fight in Ukraine, Aleksandr Koltun, a 35-year-old father of six, showed up at the local draft board office in the Siberian city of Bratsk and presented himself for service.
• Kyrgyzstan Cancels Planned CSTO Exercises RFE/RL 09 Oct 2022 -- Bishkek has announced that it is canceling military exercises for the Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) which were to be held in Kyrgyzstan this week.

Foreign Policy

• Biden's 'Armageddon' Comment Not Related To Any Specific Development, Says Spokesman RFE/RL 09 Oct 2022 -- The U.S. national-security spokesman said President Joe Biden's recent warnings of possible "Armageddon" in relation to Russian President Vladimir Putin's continued references to his nuclear arsenal were not based on any specific developments and that the White House does not see an imminent threat.
• Russia preparing plan to develop 8 Iranian oil and gas fields Press TV 09 Oct 2022 -- Russia's state petroleum company Gazprom is expected to finalize deals in the near future to develop six oilfields and two gas fields in Iran, according to an Iranian deputy oil minister.

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