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Russian attacks kill at least 5, injure 30 across Ukraine
Overnight, Russia launched 135 attack drones of various types, including 52 jet-powered drones, the Air Force said.
Russia targets Kyiv bridges for fourth consecutive day, hits Northern Bridge
From Oct. 1 to Oct. 3, Kyiv's Southern and Northern bridges were targeted in multiple Russian drone strikes amid an intensifying campaign against infrastructure in the capital.
Kyiv now feels like a front-line city — but its resolve is holding, for now
For much of Russia's full-scale war, massive attacks on Kyiv came mainly at night. Residents learned, as much as possible, to organize their lives around them. They would sleep in hallways or bathrooms, check Telegram channels for updates in the dark, then emerge in the morning and go to work, cafes, concerts, or dinner. That fragile division between wartime nights and relatively normal days is now disappearing. In recent weeks, Russia has increasingly launched jet-powered attack drones toward
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,540,700 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,750 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
German Chancellor Merz arrives in Kyiv, pledges further support for Ukraine
Merz was accompanied by Economy Minister Katherina Reiche and 10 executives from Germany's defense and energy sectors.
U.S. peace negotiations with Russia could now involve multi-billion dollar Lukoil deal, NYT reports
The Trump administration’s peace negotiations with the Kremlin have come to include discussions of a multi-billion dollar deal involving assets owned by Russian oil company Lukoil, the New York Times (NYT) reported on Oct. 3.
About Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin is Russia's president, a position he has held since 2012 and previously from 2000 to 2008, following his tenure as prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. Born on October 7, 1952, Putin served as a KGB officer before entering politics in the 1990s and consolidating authoritarian control over Russia's political system.
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