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Ukraine

• Zelenskiy In Iceland For Talks On 'Victory Plan' To End War In Ukraine RFE/RL 28 Oct 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has arrived in Iceland to attend a summit with leaders of the Nordic countries.
• Joint Statement of the fourth Ukraine - Nordic Summit in Reykjavik President of Ukraine 28 Oct 2024
• President: When Ukraine Receives an Invitation to NATO, It Will Become an Unbreakable Defensive Wall Against Russia's Imperial Ambitions President of Ukraine 28 Oct 2024
• Russian Threats of Escalation Should Not Undermine Our Resolve - Speech by the President at the Ukraine-Nordic Summit President of Ukraine 28 Oct 2024
• Investment in Defense Production and Support on the Way to NATO: President of Ukraine Meets with Prime Minister of Iceland President of Ukraine 28 Oct 2024

Russia

• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (28 October 2024) Russia MoD 28 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.
• Statement by Russian Defence Ministry Russia MoD 28 Oct 2024 -- Last night, when the Kiev regime attempted to launch terrorist attacks by fixed-wing UAVs at objects on the territory of the Russian Federation, 21 Ukrainian UAVs were intercepted and destroyed by air defence units.
• Russian Forces Liberate Tsukurino, Disrupt Key Ukrainian Logistics Route in Donetsk Sputnik 28 Oct 2024 -- According to Russia's Ministry of Defense, Russian forces targeted Ukrainian military airfields and successfully shot down 120 drones within a single day. This assault caused damage to infrastructure and affected troop concentrations in 142 locations.
• Russian Air Defense Systems Shot Down 21 Ukrainian Drones Overnight Sputnik 28 Oct 2024 -- Russian air defense systems on duty destroyed and intercepted 21 Ukrainian drones last night, 13 of which were over Belgorod, six over Bryansk, and one each over Voronezh and Kursk regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

United States

• Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh Holds an Off-Camera, On-The-Record Press Briefing DoD 28 Oct 2024
• Pentagon: 10,000 North Korean troops deployed to Russia VOA 28 Oct 2024 -- The Pentagon says North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to train in Russia, more than tripling the previous estimate.
• US, South Korea to confer on North Korean troop deployment to Russia VOA 28 Oct 2024 -- Top diplomatic and military officials from the United States and South Korea are set to convene in Washington this Thursday as the two allies closely monitor and express concerns about North Korea's deployment of about 10,000 troops to Russia.

NATO

• Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte following the North Atlantic Council briefing on the DPRK's troop deployment to Russia NATO 28 Oct 2024
• NATO Confirms North Korean Troops In Russia, Says It Shows Putin's 'Desperation' RFE/RL 28 Oct 2024 -- The NATO military alliance has confirmed that North Korean troops have moved to Russia's Kursk region, which borders Ukraine.

United Nations

Foreign Reactions

• Sweden allocates EUR 63 million from previous support packages in financial support to Ukraine Government Offices of Sweden 28 Oct 2024 -- Within the framework for previously military aid packages to Ukraine the Swedish Government will allocate financial support of EUR 63 million or approximately SEK 720 million to Ukraine.

News Reports

• Kim Jong Un's close aide in Russia overseeing North Korean troops: report Radio Free Asia 28 Oct 2024 -- TAIPEI, Taiwan — A senior North Korean army official and close aide to leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia to oversee North Korean troops there helping Russia in its war against Ukraine, media reported.