07 October 2022 - Ukraine Special Weapons News

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 07.10 Ukraine MOD 07 Oct 2022
Zelenskiy Hails More Recaptured Land As Rights Groups Win Share Of Peace Prize On Putin's Birthday RFE/RL 07 Oct 2022 -- The Ukrainian military has liberated 29 settlements and more than 770 square kilometers in eastern Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on October 7 as Russian and Ukrainian human rights organizations were awarded a share of the Nobel Peace Prize on the same day that Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated his 70th birthday.
Russian Strikes in Zaporizhzhia Region Raise Death Toll, Safety Fears VOA 07 Oct 2022 -- Russia concentrated its attacks Friday on the area around Zaporizhzhia, one of the four areas of eastern Ukraine that it claims to have annexed.

Amid Major Military Setbacks In Ukraine, Russia Replaces Eastern Military District Commander RFE/RL 07 Oct 2022 -- As Ukraine continues to liberate settlements in its eastern region from occupying Russian troops, Moscow has reportedly replaced another top commander in its armed forces.

Biden Says Risk Of Nuclear 'Armageddon' High As Moscow Sustains More Ukraine Setbacks RFE/RL 07 Oct 2022 -- Ukrainian forces pressed ahead with their counteroffensive to liberate Moscow-occupied territories, handing Russian forces a series of defeats that have prompted U.S. President Joe Biden to warn the threat of the Kremlin using nuclear weapons was the highest in six decades.
Cornered Putin Could Resort to Nuclear Weapons, Biden Warns VOA 07 Oct 2022 -- The risk of Armageddon is the highest it has been since the early 1960s, President Joe Biden said at a fundraiser in New York, as Russian losses in Ukraine prompt Russian officials to discuss the possible use of tactical nuclear weapons.

Update 113 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 07 Oct 2022 -- Shelling damaged a power line providing electricity to reactor unit 6 at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) yesterday, forcing the unit to temporarily rely on its emergency diesel generators instead, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was informed by senior Ukrainian operating personnel at the site today.
Shelling Damages Nuclear Plant's Power Line, As IAEA Push For Security Zone Ramps Up RFE/RL 07 Oct 2022 -- Shelling has damaged a power line providing electricity to one of the reactors at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said as it announced that its director will travel to Moscow early next week.
Aid relief reaches Ukraine towns and cities reclaimed from Russian control UN News 07 Oct 2022 -- Urgently needed aid relief has reached areas of northeast Ukraine recently reclaimed from Russian control amid ongoing fighting, UN humanitarians said on Friday.

European Parliament President Says Citizens Must Know Sanctions Are Price Paid For Democracy RFE/RL 07 Oct 2022 -- European Parliament President Roberta Metsola hinted that the European Union could impose more sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, saying in an interview with RFE/RL that the bloc's citizens must understand "the price that is being paid for democracy has to continue to be paid."

European Leaders Hold Inaugural Meeting Of New Forum In Context Of War In Ukraine RFE/RL 07 Oct 2022 -- Leaders from more than 40 countries gathered for the inaugural summit of a new forum aiming to bring Europe together in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine and the resulting energy crisis.

Nobel Committee Champions Human Rights With 2022 Peace Prize RFE/RL 07 Oct 2022 -- The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to human rights activists in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine against the backdrop of harsh crackdowns by Minsk and Moscow on dissent and the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.
Nobel Peace Prize winners shine spotlight on 'the power of civil society to promote peace' UN News 07 Oct 2022 -- The human rights advocates from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus who have been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize, represent "the oxygen of democracy" said the UN chief on Friday, in a message of congratulations to the three winners.
Nobel Peace Prize Honors Those Battling Oppression of Putin, Lukashenko VOA 07 Oct 2022 -- The Norwegian Nobel Committee championed resistance to authoritarianism in awarding the 2022 Peace Prize to imprisoned Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski and two human rights organizations: the Russia-based Memorial and the Ukraine-based Center for Civil Liberties.

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