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• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 17.10 Ukraine MOD 17 Oct 2022
• Senior Military Official Holds a Background Briefing on Ukraine DoD 17 Oct 2022
• Russia Trying Terror Attacks on Ukrainian Civilians DoD News 17 Oct 2022 -- It is a sign of the bankrupt Russian strategy that they continue to conduct indiscriminate strikes across Ukraine, senior military officials said at the Pentagon today.
• Multiple explosion rip through Kiev while heavy fighting rages in Donbas Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- Multiple explosions ripped through the Ukrainian capital Kiev in the wee hours of Monday morning, according to local officials.
• Russia Launches Wave Of Drone Strikes Across Ukraine, Killing Four In Kyiv RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- Fresh Russian air strikes have targeted Kyiv with Iranian-made drones, killing at least four people in the Ukrainian capital, while other regions in southern and eastern Ukraine were also were hit, local officials said.
• Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant Again Runs Safety Systems On Backup Power RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant has again lost the connection to its last remaining power line, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said.
• Ukraine Announces Release Of 108 Women In First All-Female Prisoner Exchange With Russia RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- Ukraine says another "large-scale" prisoner swap has taken place with Russia, describing it as the first all-female exchange since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
• Russia Attacks Ukrainian Capital With Waves of Drones, Killing 4 VOA 17 Oct 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged allies to provide Ukraine with air defense weapons after a wave of explosives-laden Russian drones hit Kyiv on Monday, killing four people.

Ukraine

• The fewer terrorist opportunities Russia has, the sooner this war will end - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 17 Oct 2022

Russia

• Israel will 'destroy' relations with Moscow if Tel Aviv sends arms to Ukraine: Medvedev Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- Russia's former President Dmitry Medvedev says Israel will "destroy" all ties with Moscow if Tel Aviv insists on the "very reckless move" of supplying Ukraine with weapons.
• Medvedev: Israeli Arms Deliveries to Kiev Will Destroy Moscow-Tel Aviv Ties Sputnik 17 Oct 2022 -- Kiev began asking Israel to deliver air defense systems and other advanced weaponry earlier this year. Last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed "shock" over Tel Aviv's continued intransigence on the matter. On Sunday, Israeli minister of diaspora affairs Nachman Shai said it was time for Israel to reverse course.

United States

• General Says Transcom Effectively Delivering Security Assistance to Ukraine DoD News 17 Oct 2022 -- U.S. Transportation Command's mission is to deliver manpower, materiel and humanitarian assistance globally by land, sea and air at speed and scale during peacetime as well as war and that is on full display with efficient and effective security assistance aid flowing to Ukraine, said its commander.

NATO

• Deputy Minister Blažkovec in the NATO Defence Ministerial: Aid to Ukraine must continue Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 17 Oct 2022 -- Brussels hosted a two-day meeting of NATO Defence Ministers. Minister Jana Černochová was represented by Deputy Minister Daniel Blažkovec. The main topics of the discussion were the provision of aid to Ukraine and the Allies' preparedness to provide the security of the citizens of the Alliance against all threats. The Czech Republic, along with 13 other Allies, joined the intention to strengthen air defence systems in Europe.
• Tension flares between US-led NATO-China over Ukraine conflict Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- A senior US-led NATO official has accused China of failing to denounce Russia's role in the Ukraine conflict and to follow the lead of Western countries vis-à-vis the months-long crisis in eastern Europe.
• NATO kicks off nuclear drills amid tensions with Russia over Ukraine Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- NATO has begun its long-planned annual nuclear exercises in northwestern Europe amid simmering tensions with Russia over the ongoing war in Ukraine.
• NATO Holds 'Routine' Nuclear Deterrence Drill Amid Russia Tensions RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- NATO has started its regular nuclear deterrence exercises in Western Europe amid soaring tensions with Russia prompted by President Vladimir Putin's veiled nuclear threats in the face of Moscow's military setbacks in Ukraine.

United Nations

• Update 119 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 17 Oct 2022 -- Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) lost again the connection to its last remaining operating 750 kilovolt (750 kV) power line this morning, but it is continuing to receive electricity from the grid through a back-up system, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.
• New UN Human Rights Chief Warns About Escalation Of War In Ukraine RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- The new United Nations human rights chief says the recent escalation of Russia's war in Ukraine is "deeply troubling," especially reports of kamikaze drone attacks in urban areas.
• Ukraine War Pushes 4 Million Children Into Poverty, Says UNICEF RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the economic impact of the conflict have thrown an additional 4 million children into poverty across Eastern Europe and Central Asia - an almost 20 percent year-on-year increase, the UN children's agency said on October 17.

Foreign Reactions

• Ukraine: EU sets up a military assistance mission to further support the Ukrainian Armed Forces EC/CEU 17 Oct 2022 -- The Council today agreed to set up a Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine). The aim of the mission is to contribute to enhancing the military capability of Ukraine's Armed Forces to effectively conduct military operations, in order to allow Ukraine to defend its territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders, effectively exercise its sovereignty and protect civilians.
• EU Greenlights Training Mission for Ukraine Troops, New Military Aid Package Sputnik 17 Oct 2022 -- Even though EU member states have repeatedly claimed that they have no intention to send troops to Ukraine, thus becoming a party to the conflict, they have been sending military instructors and pumping the Eastern European country with billions in weapons.
• EU to ramp up military training of Ukrainian troops, supply more weapons to Kiev Press TV 17 Oct 2022 -- The European Union plans to ramp up its military support of Ukraine by launching what it describes as a "mission" to train 15,000 Ukrainian troops as well as providing 500 million euros in more advanced weaponry.
• Ukraine: Council agrees on further support under the European Peace Facility European External Action Service (EEAS) 17 Oct 2022 -- The Council today adopted additional assistance measures under the European Peace Facility (EPF) to further support the capabilities and resilience of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. With this, the EU is further stepping up its support to Ukraine to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders of their country, and protect the civilian population against the ongoing Russian war of aggression.
• Brussels Seeks Hard Evidence Of Iranian Involvement In Ukraine War, Says EU's Top Diplomat RFE/RL 17 Oct 2022 -- The European Union is seeking concrete evidence for any Iranian involvement in Russia's war on Ukraine, the bloc's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said on October 17.

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