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Ukraine October 2024
Ukraine's army facing a desertion crisis — 21 October 2024 (LINK)
— Prosecutions for desertion from Ukraine's army are thought to have hit at least 30,000 — quite possibly much more — already this year. This is several times the number in 2022, the year the war began when citizens and foreigners voluntarily poured into the military to push Russia back.
Russia returns 500 dead soldiers to Ukraine as world leaders mull next steps — 18 October 2024 (LINK)
US imposes first sanctions on 2 Chinese firms for making weapons for Russia's war in Ukraine — 17 October 2024 (LINK)
— The Chinese companies had collaborated with Russian defense firms in the production of Moscow's "Garpiya series" long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, the department said in a statement. The drones were designed, developed and made in China before being sent to Russia for use in the battlefield, it said.
Zelensky presents 'victory plan' to Ukrainian parliament — 16 October 2024 (LINK)
— Key elements include a formal invitation to join Nato, the lifting by allies of bans on long-range strikes with Western-supplied weapons deep into Russia, a refusal to trade Ukraine's territories and sovereignty, and the continuation of the incursion into Russia's western Kursk region.
— Three "addendums" remain secret and will only be shared with Ukraine's partners, Zelensky said.
Ukraine's Zelensky says North Korea sending troops to Russian army — 13 October 2024 (LINK)
Russia's black-market Starlink terminals power advance in Ukraine — 12 October 2024 (LINK)
Europe to impose sanctions over Iranian ballistic missile transfer to Russia — 11 October 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 11 media reports (LINK)
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy presented 'victory plan' to European allies as long-range strikes discussed on 10 October — 11 October 2024 (LINK)
— What we know on day 961: Ukrainian journalist dies in Russian detention: Victoria Roshchyna, who would have turned 28 this month, disappeared in August last year after travelling to Russian-held east Ukraine for a report. She remained missing until April this year, when her father received a letter from Moscow's defence ministry saying she was being held in Russian detention, according to Ukraine's main journalist union. The circumstances of her arrest were not made public and it was not clear where she was being held inside Russia.
Four people were killed by a Russian missile strike in Ukraine's southern Odesa region on 11 October, the governor said.
— The World Bank's executive board has approved the creation of a financial intermediary fund to support Ukraine, with contributions expected from the US, Canada and Japan, Reuters reported.
— Russia attacked Ukraine's port infrastructure almost 60 times in the past three months and is intensifying such strikes, Ukraine's deputy prime minister has said.
KyivPost: Putin's Birthday Hack: Ukraine Shuts Down Russia's Court System — 7 October 2024 (LINK)
— Ukraine's main intelligence directory and the "VO Team" hacked Russia's "Pravosudie" system, paralyzing court operations, blocking lawsuit filings, and accessing internal documents.
