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Combat Operations

Ukraine

• Zelenskiy Visits Ukrainian Troops In Region Bordering Russia's Kursk RFE/RL 04 Oct 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on October 4 visited the northeastern Sumy region and spoke with military commanders and soldiers who have fought along Ukraine's border with Russia and in Russia's Kursk region.
• Strengthening of Air Defense, Reconstruction of Energy Facilities and Enterprises: President Met with Representatives of the Sumy Region's Communities President of Ukraine 04 Oct 2024
• Volodymyr Zelenskyi Held a Meeting of the Staff in the Sumy Region President of Ukraine 04 Oct 2024
• We Have Decisions to Support the Sumy Region, and More Separate Meetings Will Be Held on the Energy Sector of This and Our Other Border Regions - Address by the President President of Ukraine 04 Oct 2024
• Andriy Yermak and Jake Sullivan Discussed Preparations for the Ramstein Meeting President of Ukraine 04 Oct 2024

Russia

• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (4 October 2024) Russia MoD 04 Oct 2024 -- The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
• Russian Defence Minister Pavel Fradkov checks development of military medical infrastructure in Lugansk People's Republic Russia MoD 04 Oct 2024 -- Russian Deputy Defence Minister Pavel Fradkov, on a working trip to the Southern Military District, checked the progress of the construction of a new surgical centre for 100 beds in Lugansk People's Republic.
• Ugledar Liberated: Russian Forces Repel 10 Counterattacks, Ukraine Suffers Major Losses Sputnik 04 Oct 2024 -- Over the past week, Ukrainian units lost up to 890 personnel and two tanks in Battlegroup Vostok's area of responsibility, and Ugledar has been liberated, according to Russia's Ministry of Defense.

United States

• Secretary Blinken's Call with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha US Dept. of State 04 Oct 2024

NATO

• Despite obstacles, new NATO leader aims to increase support for Ukraine VOA 04 Oct 2024 -- With an escalating war in the Middle East, uncertainty over Western military aid for Ukraine, and the U.S. presidential election looming next month, new NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has no time to settle in.

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Russia should immediately cease its deliberate attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 04 Oct 2024 -- Statement by Jess Jambert-Gray, Deputy Political Coordinator, at the UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security.
• Switzerland delivers 30 rubble-clearing machines and 30 fire pumps to Ukraine Federal Council - Swiss Government 04 Oct 2024 -- Switzerland is organising a new shipment of equipment for Ukraine. This includes machines to clear rubble and debris, as well as firefighting equipment, which will be handed over to Ukraine's civil protection agency.
• Government: Finland continues its strong support for Ukrainian civil society Finnish Government 04 Oct 2024 -- Finland is one of the strongest supporters of Ukraine in Europe. Finland has sent wide-ranging support to Ukraine; defence material; civilian material; humanitarian aid; and development cooperation.
• Cabinet Committee on EU Affairs considers the use of immobilised Russian Central Bank assets to support Ukraine Finnish Government 04 Oct 2024 -- The Cabinet Committee on EU Affairs has formulated the position of Finland on using immobilised Russian Central Bank assets to support Ukraine, and on establishing a cooperation mechanism for loans to Ukraine and granting macro-financial assistance to Ukraine.
• Landsbergis at a meeting with EU ambassadors: "We must strengthen our capacities and those of Ukraine until its final victory because Russia's aggression has already crossed our borders" Lithuania MFA 04 Oct 2024 -- On 4 October, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabrielius Landsbergis, met with ambassadors of the European Union countries residing in Lithuania and accredited to Lithuania to discuss the most relevant issues and priorities of the EU's foreign policy.

News Reports

• The West Doesn't Want Ukraine To Lose But Isn't Ready For It To Win, Says Russia Policy Expert RFE/RL 04 Oct 2024 -- A leading expert on Russian foreign policy, James Nixey heads the Russia and Eurasia Program at Chatham House, a London-based research institute. In a recent interview with RFE/RL's Georgian Service, Nixey, whose research focuses on the relationships between Russia and the other post-Soviet states, says he doesn't think the Ukraine war will become "frozen," given how much Russia has "gone all in" and how "so many have died" on the Ukrainian side.