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Ukraine Invasion

• Russia Troops Reported Inside Pokrovsk As Ukrainian Forces Maintain City's Defenses RFE/RL 27 Oct 2025 -- Elements of Russia's ground forces have entered the strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Kyiv acknowledged, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy labeling the situation there as "difficult" with "fierce" battles flaring in and around the regional center.
• Russian army committing murder in Ukraine: Independent rights commission UN News 27 Oct 2025 -- Drones operated by Russian forces have repeatedly attacked Ukrainian civilians, causing deaths, injuries and large-scale destruction, independent UN human rights investigators said on Monday.
• Children at risk as winter looms amid renewed strikes in Ukraine UN News 27 Oct 2025 -- Airstrikes and ongoing conflict in Ukraine are leaving civilians - including thousands of children - without homes, power, water and basic services, as humanitarians warn the approaching winter is heightening the risks for communities along the frontlines.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 27 Oct 2025 -- Russian units continue to eliminate hostile troops surrounded in Kupyansk and Krasnoarmeysk.
• Russia repels major Ukrainian drone assault on Moscow: Mayor Press TV 27 Oct 2025 -- Russian air defense units successfully foiled a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow overnight, neutralizing more than three dozen hostile UAVs aimed at the capital, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Monday.
• Russian Military Obliterates Encircled Ukrainian Groups in Kupyansk, Pokrovsk - MoD Sputnik 27 Oct 2025 -- Russian forces continue to destroy encircled Ukrainian military groups in Kupyansk in the Kharkov Region, and in Krasnoarmeysk in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Burevestnik Tests Won't Strain Russia-US Relations - Kremlin Sputnik 27 Oct 2025 -- There is nothing in the tests of the Burevestnik cruise missiles with nuclear propulsion that could strain relations between Moscow and Washington, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
• Trump says Russia's testing of nuclear-powered missile 'not appropriate' Press TV 27 Oct 2025 -- US President Donald Trump has described Russia's recent testing of its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile as "not appropriate," echoing Washington's routine attempts to tarnish Moscow's deterrence building efforts, even as he claims to seek a softer approach toward Russia.
• Trump on Russia's Burevestnik Test: Russia, US Not Playing Games With Each Other Sputnik 27 Oct 2025 -- Russia and the United States do not play games with each other, US President Donald Trump said, commenting on the successful testing of Russia's nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile.
• Why Are Russian Regions Cutting Signing Bonuses For Soldiers Heading To Ukraine? It's Complicated. RFE/RL 27 Oct 2025 -- A growing number of Russian regions have sharply cut signing bonuses for men volunteering to fight in Ukraine, a trend highlighting both budget woes from Russia's sputtering economy as well as shifting manpower priorities for the military.
• US Golden Dome Shows Use of Outer Space for Military Purpose - Moscow Sputnik 27 Oct 2025 -- The US' Golden Dome project is an example of using outer space for military to ensure country's superiority, Deputy Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Konstantin Vorontsov said on Monday.

Foreign Policy

• Meeting with DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui President of Russia 27 Oct 2025 -- Vladimir Putin met with DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui at the Kremlin.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting DPRK Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Oct 2025
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Choe Son-hui, Moscow, October 27, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 27 Oct 2025
• Russia, North Korea Committed to Respecting Strategic Partnership Treaty - Moscow Sputnik 27 Oct 2025 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui reaffirmed their commitment to fulfilling the provisions of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
• Russian-North Korean Ties Received Powerful Boost in Recent Months - Lavrov Sputnik 27 Oct 2025 -- Over the past three and a half months, relations between Russia and North Korea have received a powerful impetus from the agreements reached by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.
• DPRK Foreign Minister Leaves for Russia and Belarus KCNA 27 Oct 2025 -- Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, left here on October 26 by the plane for her personal use to visit the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus at the invitation of the foreign ministries of Russia and Belarus.
• Russia says it stands 'shoulder to shoulder' with Iran, urges deeper relations IRNA 27 Oct 2025 -- Russia is ready to expand cooperation with Iran across economic, financial, and nuclear sectors despite pressure from Western countries, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in an exclusive interview with IRNA on Monday.
• Iran, Russia to sign key deal on construction of Rasht-Astara railway next month: Minister Press TV 27 Oct 2025 -- Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development Farzaneh Sadeq says Iran and Russia are to sign a long-anticipated agreement on the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway.
• Iran, Russia, China playing 'effective' role in shaping new world order: Leader's adviser Press TV 27 Oct 2025 -- A senior adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran, China, and Russia, as three independent powers in Asia, play a significant role in shaping the new world order.
• MOFCOM opposes UK sanctions against Chinese firms over Russia, vows to safeguard their legitimate rights Global Times 27 Oct 2025 -- Commenting on the UK Foreign Office's announcement on October 15 of a new round of Russia-related sanctions including 11 Chinese companies, a spokesperson from China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Monday that China firmly opposes the UK's measures to list 11 Chinese companies on the grounds relating to Russia.
• For peace in Ukraine we must go after Russia's money: Foreign Secretary's article UK FCDO 27 Oct 2025 -- Writing in The Times, the Foreign Secretary outlines why now is the time for fresh economic pressure to deprive the Kremlin of war revenues and push Putin to the negotiating table.

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