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Combat Operations

• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 21.10 Ukraine MOD 21 Oct 2022
• Ukraine says '88 regions recaptured' in Kherson Press TV 21 Oct 2022 -- More than 80 districts in Kherson, where Ukrainian forces have been advancing in recent weeks, are now liberated, Ukraine's presidential office says.
• Ukraine Claims Progress In Recapturing Towns As Counteroffensive In Kherson Continues RFE/RL 21 Oct 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office said 88 settlements in the southern Kherson region and 551 settlements in the northeastern Kharkiv region have been "de-occupied," while the Ukrainian forces' counteroffensive in the Kherson region moves ahead.

Ukraine

• Ukraine's Energy Minister Sees No Progress On Dicey Situation At Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant RFE/RL 21 Oct 2022 -- Ukraine's energy minister has told Reuters in an interview that he has seen no signs of a deal involving Russia, Ukraine, and the UN's nuclear watchdog on resolving the situation at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.
• Russian attempts to exacerbate the food crisis are also aggression against every person on earth - address by the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 21 Oct 2022
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief President of Ukraine 21 Oct 2022
• The Yermak-McFaul International Working Group has prepared a Roadmap for individual sanctions against Russian propagandists, opinion leaders and artists President of Ukraine 21 Oct 2022
• Do everything to let people know about Russia's terror in Ukraine, spread stories about the victories of freedom - address by the President of Ukraine to the participants of the Frankfurt Book Fair President of Ukraine 21 Oct 2022
• President met with the EBRD President President of Ukraine 21 Oct 2022
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the delegation of the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress President of Ukraine 21 Oct 2022

Russia

• Russian Defense Minister Shoigu, US Secretary of Defense Austin Discuss Situation in Ukraine Sputnik 21 Oct 2022 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed the situation in Ukraine by phone with Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
• US, Russian Defense Chiefs Talk as Fighting Rages in Ukraine VOA 21 Oct 2022 -- The top U.S. and Russian defense officials spoke by phone for the first time in months Friday, as Russian officials indicated a new openness to possible negotiations and as Ukrainian forces edged closer to the Russian-occupied southern port city of Kherson.

United States

• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu DoD 21 Oct 2022
• U.S., Russian Defense Ministers Discuss Ukraine Invasion In Rare Phone Call RFE/RL 21 Oct 2022 -- The U.S. and Russian defense ministers -- Lloyd Austin and Sergei Shoigu -- discussed the current situation in Ukraine in a phone call on October 21 that the Pentagon said was aimed at keeping the lines of communication open.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With Ukrainian Minister of Defence Oleksii Reznikov DoD 21 Oct 2022
• Austin Discusses War With Ukrainian Defense Minister DoD News 21 Oct 2022 -- The United States continues to work with Ukraine to ensure the country has what it needs to defeat the Russian invaders, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said today.
• US lawmakers look to lock in $50 billion military aid to Ukraine before January Press TV 21 Oct 2022 -- Amid skepticism that a new Congress could withhold military aid to Ukraine, lawmakers from both major US parties are looking to lock in billions of dollars in military assistance to Kiev before new members are sworn in in January.
• McConnell Says Senate Republican Majority to Focus on Delivery of Weapons, Aid to Ukraine Sputnik 21 Oct 2022 -- US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Friday that should Republicans become the majority in the midterms elections in November, they will focus their attention on providing timely delivery of weapons and greater allied assistance to Ukraine.

NATO

United Nations

• Ukraine war: Path of further escalation 'must be reversed', Security Council hears UN News 21 Oct 2022 -- Russia's military escalation in Ukraine will lead to more suffering worldwide and must be reversed, said the UN's political affairs chief on Friday, adding that further talk of possible nuclear weapons use could lead to a "dangerous spiral".

Foreign Reactions

• 3 European Missions to UN Urge Probe of Drone Use in Ukraine VOA 21 Oct 2022 -- France, Germany and Britain called Friday for the United Nations to investigate allegations that Russia is using Iranian drones for attacks in Ukraine.
• Tehran rejects EU claim of using Iranian drones, missiles against Ukraine People's Daily 21 Oct 2022 -- Iranian foreign minister on Thursday rejected the claim of the European Union (EU) that Iran had sent missiles and drones to Russia to be used against Ukraine.
• Iran envoy dismisses Ukraine's accusations Tehran violated UN resolution Press TV 21 Oct 2022 -- Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations refutes Ukraine's allegation that the Islamic Republic violated a UN resolution by, what Kiev calls, providing Russia with drones.
• Iran asks nationals to leave Ukraine as clashes intensify Press TV 21 Oct 2022 -- Iran has asked its nationals to leave Ukraine and scrap their travel plans to the country, citing intensified military confrontations there.
• Iran Warns Its Citizens To Leave Ukraine, Avoid Travel There RFE/RL 21 Oct 2022 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry has advised its citizens to refrain from traveling to Ukraine "due to the escalation of military conflicts and the increase in insecurity in Ukraine."

News Reports

• Ethnic Cleansing? Fear? Damage Control? Why Russia Really Wants To Get Ukrainians Out Of Kherson RFE/RL 21 Oct 2022 -- As Ukrainian forces advanced toward Kherson, the only regional capital seized by Russia following its February invasion, hundreds of residents carrying basic belongings in bags could be seen boarding boats on October 19 to leave the city.