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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Ukraine, Russia report aerial attacks on capital cities VOA 19 Oct 2024 -- Ukraine's military deployed air-defense systems early Sunday to repel an aerial assault on Kyiv, according to the capital's top elected official.
• Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (19 October 2024) Russia MoD 19 Oct 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
• Russian Troops Establish Control Over Islands in Dnepr River Delta - Region Governor Sputnik 19 Oct 2024 -- Russian troops have driven the Ukrainian armed forces from the island zone of the Dnepr River delta in the Kherson Region, establishing direct control over large islands and fire control over small ones, regional governor Vladimir Saldo told Sputnik.
• Russian Forces Liberate Zoryanoye Settlement in Donetsk Region Sputnik 19 Oct 2024 -- The Yug Battlegroup repelled two attacks and destroyed an ammunition depot, causing Ukrainian forces to lose up to 830 soldiers. The strikes targeted Ukrainian brigades near Kostiantinovka, Kurakhovo, Nikiforovka, and Zvanovka. Two vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were also destroyed.
• Moscow Warns of Direct NATO-Russia Conflict if Ukraine Joins Alliance Sputnik 19 Oct 2024 -- A Russian diplomat expressed hope that there are reasonable politicians in the leadership of the alliance who are aware of the destructive consequences that inviting Ukraine into NATO could bring.
• Seven Drones Intercepted, Destroyed in Russia's Bryansk Region Sputnik 19 Oct 2024 -- Seven aircraft-type drones have been intercepted and destroyed in Russia's Bryansk Region, and a fire occurred due to the detonation of an explosive device from a downed drone, Governor Alexander Bogomaz said.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 440 Servicemen, 2 APCs in Russian Center's Operation Area Sputnik 19 Oct 2024 -- Ukraine lost up to 440 servicemen and two French-made armored personnel carriers (APCs) in the Center group of forces' operation area, the group's spokesman Alexander Savchuk said.
• Zelensky's Plan Sells Ukraine to West, Turns Army Into Private Military Company - Lavrov Sputnik 19 Oct 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's so-called victory plan suggests that Ukraine will hand over its natural resources to Western allies in exchange for weapons and turn the Ukrainian army into a private military company, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.

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Foreign Policy

• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question regarding the latest anti-Russia statement by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Oct 2024
• Statement by a representative of the delegation of the Russian Federation at the thematic debate on Cluster 1: Nuclear Weapons in the First Committee of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (New York, October 18, 2024) Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Oct 2024
• The Third Meeting of the "3+3" Regional Cooperation Platform Joint Communique, Istanbul, October 18, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Oct 2024
• U.S. 'Highly Concerned' About Reports Of North Korean Troops Joining Russians In Ukraine RFE/RL 19 Oct 2024 -- Washington is "highly concerned" about reports that North Korean soldiers have been deployed alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, although it has so far been unable to verify the claims made by South Korea and Ukraine, a U.S. spokesman said.

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