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• Ukraine says Russian attack killed 1, injured dozens in Kharkiv VOA 31 Oct 2024 -- The governor of northeastern Ukraine's Kharkiv region said Thursday that one person was dead and 29 others injured after a Russian missile strike on a residential building.

Ukraine

• Zelenskiy Dismisses Prosecutor-General Amid Draft-Dodging Scandal RFE/RL 31 Oct 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy officially dismissed Prosecutor-General Andriy Kostin following investigations revealing numerous government officials allegedly evaded military service by falsely claiming disability benefits.
• Zelenskiy Again Calls For West To OK Strikes Inside Russia After Deadly Kharkiv Bombing RFE/RL 31 Oct 2024 -- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has reiterated his call on Ukraine's allies to allow Ukraine to use advanced Western weapons to hit deeper inside Russia in the aftermath of a Russian strike on Kharkiv that left three people dead and at least 36 wounded.
• Countries Participating in the Montreal Conference Commit to Returning All Captured and Deported Ukrainians President of Ukraine 31 Oct 2024
• The Ukrainian Delegation Presented the Victory Plan to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau President of Ukraine 31 Oct 2024
• In Montreal, Andriy Yermak Discussed Current Issues of the Peace Formula Implementation with Representatives of Canada, UAE, Qatar, and the Council of Europe President of Ukraine 31 Oct 2024
• Work on Drafting Proposals for the Second Peace Summit Will Begin after the Thematic Conference in Canada President of Ukraine 31 Oct 2024
• Internal Strengthening Plan and Regional Cooperation with Partner Countries: President Met with Leaders of Zakarpattia Territorial Communities and Districts President of Ukraine 31 Oct 2024
• Concrete Steps and Effective Mechanisms Are Needed to Release All Detained and Deported Ukrainians - Andriy Yermak at the Montreal Ministerial Conference President of Ukraine 31 Oct 2024

Russia

• Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (31 October 2024) Russia MoD 31 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 31 Oct 2024 -- 31.10.2024
• Russian Troops Destroy Ukrainian Military Airfields Infrastructure - MoD Sputnik 31 Oct 2024 -- Russian troops have destroyed the infrastructure of Ukrainian military airfields, ammunition depots, petroleum facilities, as well as concentrations of Ukrainian military personnel in 135 locations, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
• Ukraine Loses Over 300 Soldiers in Kursk Region in Past Day - MoD Sputnik 31 Oct 2024 -- The Ukrainian armed forces have lost over 300 soldiers in the Kursk direction over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
• Ukraine Loses Up to 810 Soldiers in Battles With Russian Forces - MoD Sputnik 31 Oct 2024 -- Russia's Battlegroup Yug eliminated up to 810 Ukrainian servicepeople over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

United States

• North Korean Soldiers Likely to Enter Russian War on Ukraine DoD News 31 Oct 2024 -- It appears that North Korean troops will enter combat against Ukraine in the coming days, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said today at the conclusion of 2+2 meetings with South Korean officials at the State Department.
• North Korean troops to battle Ukraine within days, US says Radio Free Asia 31 Oct 2024 -- Some 8,000 North Korean troops dressed in Russian military uniforms are expected to be deployed into combat against Ukrainian forces "in the coming days," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Thursday.
• U.S. Says 8,000 North Korean Troops Ready For Combat In Kursk Region RFE/RL 31 Oct 2024 -- The United States said on October 31 that it has information that some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia's Kursk region near the border with Ukraine, and Russia "fully intends" to deploy them in combat against Ukrainian troops.
• US: 8,000 N. Korean troops expected to join Ukraine fight 'in coming days' VOA 31 Oct 2024 -- Most of the North Korean troops sent to Russia are now deployed near the Ukrainian border and are expected to join the fight against Ukraine "in the coming days," according to top U.S. and South Korean diplomats and military officials.

NATO

United Nations

• During Security Council's Second Ukraine Meeting in Two Days, Speakers Voice Alarm at Presence of Third-Party Military Personnel, Arms Transfers to Warring Parties UN Security Council 31 Oct 2024 -- Debating the continuing transfer of arms supplies to the warring parties in Ukraine, speakers in the Security Council meeting requested by the Russian Federation voiced concerns over the potential diversion and proliferation of weapons in this and other conflicts, with many calling the military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang "alarming".
• Update 257 - IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine IAEA 31 Oct 2024 -- At Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), repairs are being conducted in one of its six reactors after a small water leakage was detected from an impulse line - essentially a small pipe - connected to the unit's primary circuit, with the work expected to be completed later this week, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.
• Attacks on Civilians in Ukraine Must Stop UNOCHA 31 Oct 2024

Foreign Reactions

• Ministers join forces to help returning prisoners of war and deported children back to Ukraine Council of Europe 31 Oct 2024 -- Council of Europe Deputy Secretary General, Bjørn Berge, has taken part in a conference in Canada aimed at developing a concrete plan for the return of prisoners of war, deported civilians, including children back to Ukraine in line with international human rights and humanitarian law principles.
• Estonia takes over as the lead nation of the Tallinn Mechanism Estonia MFA 31 Oct 2024 -- Today 31 October, Estonia took over from Germany as the lead nation of the Tallinn Mechanism for the next six months. The aim of the Mechanism is to join partners in supporting Ukraine's cyber capabilities in both the military and civilian domain.
• Minister Eide's remarks at the Ministerial Conference on the Human Dimension of Ukraine's Peace Formula Government of Norway 31 Oct 2024 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Espen Barth Eide's remarks at the Ministerial Conference on the Human Dimension of Ukraine's Peace Formula, in Montreal, Canada, 30 October.
• Finnish Prosecutor Charges Russian Ultranationalist Leader With War Crimes RFE/RL 31 Oct 2024 -- The Finnish Prosecutor-General's Office has charged Voislav Torden, also known as Yan Petrovsky, a Russian ultranationalist and former commander of the Rusich sabotage group, with war crimes committed in Ukraine in 2014.
• Putin's illegal war on Ukraine is reckless and self-harming: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 31 Oct 2024 -- Statement by Fergus Eckersley, UK Minister Counsellor, at the UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security.
• Witnesses testify to the abuse Ukrainian civilians suffer in Russian detention: UK statement to the OSCE UK FCDO 31 Oct 2024 -- Ambassador Holland shares harrowing details from witness testimony event in London and urges Russia to release all Ukrainian citizens it has arbitrarily detained.

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