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Ukraine Invasion
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Ukraine Invasion

• Kyiv Accuses Russia Of 'Nuclear Terrorism' With Strikes On Power Substations RFE/RL 01 Nov 2025 -- Kyiv and international authorities condemned Russia's attacks on Ukraine's civilian energy sector, with Ukraine accusing Moscow of "nuclear terrorism" for strikes on substations critical to supplying power to the country's nuclear facilities.
• Russian Strikes Pound Ukraine As Kyiv Says It's Deployed Special Forces To Pokrovsk RFE/RL 01 Nov 2025 -- Russian overnight deadly missile and drone strikes on Ukraine continue as Kyiv says it has deployed special forces to defend Pokrovsk, a key city in the east.
• Losses of the russian army in October: manpower equal to three divisions and the number of tanks equal to three battalions Ukraine MOD 01 Nov 2025
• Russia says air defenses shot down 98 Ukrainian drones Press TV 01 Nov 2025 -- Russia says its air defense systems have successfully shot down 98 Ukrainian drones in multiple cities overnight.
• US Will Not Achieve Settlement in Ukraine by Tomahawk Shipments - Russian Foreign Ministry Sputnik 01 Nov 2025 -- Arms supplies to Ukraine will not help resolve the Ukraine conflict or fulfill the campaign promises of the current US administration, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday.
• Ukrainian Soldiers Surrounded in Pokrovsk Begin to Surrender - MoD Sputnik 01 Nov 2025 -- Ukrainian soldiers surrounded by Russian forces in the city Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have begun to surrender, according to a video featuring several prisoners published by the Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday.
• Russian Armed Forces Strike Ukrainian Energy, Military Infrastructure - MoD Sputnik 01 Nov 2025 -- Russian tactical aviation, attack drones, and artillery struck energy facilities supporting Ukrainian defense industry, as well as military airfield infrastructure, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian Deputy Defence Minister Oleg Savelyev takes part in 12th Meeting of ASEAN Defence Ministers and Dialogue Partners (ADMM Plus) Russia MoD 01 Nov 2025 -- On 1 November 2025, Deputy Defence Minister of the Russian Federation Oleg Savelyev took part in the 12th Meeting of ASEAN Defence Ministers and Dialogue Partners in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur).
• Russia to Boost Navy Participation in Military Cooperation With ASEAN - Defense Ministry Sputnik 01 Nov 2025 -- Russia intends to increase its navy's presence in military cooperation with ASEAN and within the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) format, Deputy Defense Minister Oleg Savelyev said on Saturday.
• Khabarovsk Nuclear Submarine Launched in Russia's Severodvinsk Sputnik 01 Nov 2025 -- The launching ceremony of the Khabarovsk nuclear submarine took place in the Russian port city of Severodvinsk, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
• West Has No Doubt About Reality of Burevestnik, Fears New Tests - Zakharova Sputnik 01 Nov 2025 -- The reality of the Burevestnik unlimited-range cruise missile is beyond doubt in the West, which is concerned about what other weapons Russia might demonstrate, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday.
• Russia's Burevestnik Missile Breakthrough in Technology, Defense - Kremlin Sputnik 01 Nov 2025 -- Russia's Burevestnik unlimited-range cruise missile with a nuclear engine is an absolute breakthrough in technology and defense, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik.

Foreign Policy

• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview for the Tonight. Yuri Nikolayev. 50 Years on Air television programme, Moscow, November 1, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Nov 2025
• DPRK Foreign Minister Returns Home KCNA 01 Nov 2025 -- Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, returned home by the plane for her personal use on October 31 after visiting the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.
• Talks between Co-chairmen of DPRK-Russia Inter-governmental Committee for Cooperation Held KCNA 01 Nov 2025 -- Talks between Yun Jong Ho, minister of External Economic Relations who is chairman of the DPRK side to the DPRK-Russia Inter-governmental Committee for Cooperation in Trade, Economy, Science and Technology, and Alexandr Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology who is chairman of the Russian side to the DPRK-Russia Inter-governmental Committee for Cooperation in Trade, Economy, Science and Technology, on a visit to the DPRK as head of a Russian economic delegation, were held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Oct. 31.
• Kim Tok Hun Meets with Leading Members of Russian Economic Delegation KCNA 01 Nov 2025 -- Kim Tok Hun, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, met with leading members of the Russian economic delegation led by Alexandr Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology who doubles as chairman of the Russian side to the DPRK-Russia Inter-governmental Committee for Cooperation in Trade, Economy, Science and Technology, who paid a courtesy call on him and had a talk with them in a friendly atmosphere at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on October 31.
• Russian Economic Delegation Leaves Here KCNA 01 Nov 2025 -- The Russian economic delegation led by Alexandr Kozlov, minister of Natural Resources and Ecology who is chairman of the Russian side to the DPRK-Russia Inter-governmental Committee for Cooperation in Trade, Economy, Science and Technology, left here for home on October 31.

News Reports

• Bulgaria Seeks Exemption From US Sanctions on Russia's Lukoil - Reports Sputnik 01 Nov 2025 -- Bulgaria is exploring the possibility of requesting a waiver from US sanctions on Russian oil giant Lukoil, a newspaper reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.