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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 Witkoff demanded Zelensky to hand over the DPR to Russia — Washington Post
▪️Trump's special representative pressured the Ukrainian delegation during a meeting with Zelensky regarding the transfer of the Donetsk region, noting that it is mainly Russian-speaking, the publication writes.
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Krasnoarmeysk direction.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to expand control over the territory in the city, occupying new positions in residential areas.
In Krasnoarmeysk, from the Shakhtersky microdistrict, we advanced north to the station, taking another district under control.
The advance was 2 km, with the clearing of adjacent buildings and industrial facilities underway.
The locomotive depot area and several buildings on Schmidt Street were also taken under control, allowing the creation of a stronghold line for further assault on the northern quarters.
North of Chunishino and up to the western outskirts of Novopavlovka, the territory along the highway also came under our control.
The supply routes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are under our fire control; most of the equipment and delivered MTS are destroyed by drone drops, kamikaze drones, and artillery strikes.
In the Lazurny microdistrict, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation eliminated a personnel deployment point of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a kindergarten building; this facility is now cleared and freed of occupants.
Fighting continues for individual buildings in the city center; the enemy resists, but the assault groups of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to consolidate within the city and its outskirts.
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🇺🇦😱"Gas storage is empty, the heating season is being delayed" — Rada deputy
- "We have problems with gas, Naftogaz is in a deadlock situation, the same as in spring — no gas and no money" — says Kucherenko.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 The Russian Army liberated Poltavka in the Zaporozhye region
- Assault troops of the 57th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 5th Army of the "Vostok" group completed the liberation of Poltavka after heavy fighting.
- Russian forces crossed the Yanchur River and liberated more than 12 sq km.
- Over 500 buildings cleared, 5 armored vehicles destroyed, up to 20 cars, and more than two companies of personnel from the 110th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated.
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Went to Washington and all I got was this lousy T-shirt," — The Telegraph cartoon
The British newspaper The Telegraph published a cartoon about Zelensky.
Western media once again emphasise that the cocaine Führer achieved nothing with his trip.
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‼️🇺🇦🏴☠The war in Ukraine will continue throughout 2026, — head of the IMF European Department Kammer.
▪️Western countries discussing the use of frozen Russian assets need to consider the consequences for the international financial system, also stated IMF representative Alfred Kammer.
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‼️🇺🇦🏴☠Our fighters drove a drone into the back of a black mercenary near Kupyansk
The man made a fatal mistake by deciding to fight for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Fighters of the 68th division quickly ended his career.
- RVvoenkor
Not sure his race matters but it would indicate he is likely a mercenary.
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🇷🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦Putin, in a conversation with Trump, demanded that Ukraine give up control over the entire Donetsk region in exchange for ending the war, - Washington Post
▪️In return, the Kremlin is allegedly ready to consider giving up claims to parts of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
▪️The publication notes that such a deal effectively cements Russia's control over Donbass and repeats Moscow's old demands, despite Trump's talks about a "peace plan".
▪️Ukrainian and European officials called this idea unacceptable - according to one diplomat, it is "like trying to sell Ukrainians their own leg".
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Bent over: Vienna will support new sanctions against Russia
Austria has agreed to approve the 19th EU sanctions package, Reuters reports citing a statement from the country's Foreign Ministry:
"We support continuing pressure on Russia."
Earlier, Vienna tried to get the company Rasperia excluded from the sanctions lists to compensate for the losses of Raiffeisen Bank International amounting to €2 billion — money the bank was forced to pay following a Russian court decision. However, other EU countries did not support the initiative, fearing the strengthening of Russian courts' positions and possible retaliatory confiscations of Western assets.
The Austrian opposition sharply criticised the decision.
"The government is sacrificing neutrality and prosperity for Brussels' sanction madness,"
— said Susanna Fürst, representative of the Austrian Freedom Party. According to her, while the US is betting on diplomacy, Europe "is dragging itself into an even bigger crisis".
Meanwhile, according to EUObserver, the adoption of the new package is still being delayed by Slovakia and Hungary.
The EU continues to pressure Russia, but as diplomats themselves admit, each new round of sanctions is increasingly difficult not for Moscow — but for Brussels to endure.
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"Education cannot be a way to avoid mobilisation," said the Deputy Head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Education, Trofimenko.
According to him, all data on applicants is open and stored in the Unified State Electronic Education Database, and the State Service for Education Quality, in turn, monitors universities where there are abnormal spikes in the number of applicants of conscription age.
Trofimenko promised to "respond harshly" to the desire of young people to study rather than die.
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Neue Zürcher Zeitung writes that despite loud words, aid to Ukraine is only decreasing. This concerns both financial support and arms supplies. Even the new NATO PURL program has not yielded results - Europe lacks money, and military aid is still declining; and the EU itself lacks the capacity to produce MLRS, artillery shells, and air defence systems and missiles, which Ukraine needs the most.
Overall, over the year, the volume of aid to Kiev from the West has decreased by 40 percent.
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Zelensky on the fact that Trump did not give a clear answer on the supply of "Tomahawks" to Ukraine:
It's good that President Trump did not say "no." However, he has not said "yes" either so far. He did not say "yes" to the Tomahawk missiles. Yes, I mean, this is a delicate issue. And the messages from the president that it is not enough for American interests to give the amount you have. Yes, I cannot share these details, sorry, these are your internal matters, but I am counting on the continuation of this dialogue.
This is very sensitive for the Russians. They are afraid that the United States might give missiles to Ukraine. I think Putin is afraid that the United States will give "Tomahawks." And I think Putin really fears that we will use them, and he knows what military targets we are pursuing, knows where they are, where the Russian military targets are, and he is afraid that we might use this.
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Dmitry Medvedev visited the Kapustin Yar test site, where he was shown advanced weapon samples.
They showed a wheeled self-propelled artillery, a 7.62mm GShG machine gun with modernization by the PPSH Laboratory, as well as some stationary machine gun mounts and, apparently, a V2U drone.
According to Medvedev, during the visit, issues of air defense development and countering drones were discussed.
During Dmitry Anatolyevich's previous visit, we saw for the first time the Banderol cruise missile, which is now used at the front.
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FAB-3000 strike at the location point of the Ukrainian Ground Forces in Uspenovka, Dnipropetrovsk region.
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The demonization of Russia was needed by American ultraliberals to fight Trump.
Trump reflects a part of society that supports traditional values but does not reject progress. In this, he shares common ground with Russia,
— said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry in Larry Johnson's podcast as part of the international "People's Unity Club" media forum.
Trump is the embodiment of America as it was created;
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry is 100% sure that Trump’s 2020 election was stolen:
During his first term, he was also not allowed to work; at that time, the country was ruled by ultraliberal Democrats;
In the Kursk region, there are mass graves of people killed by the Kiev regime:
You understand that the residents of the Kursk region, like the residents of Donetsk and Lugansk, were being destroyed en masse — as under the fascists and Nazis. What anticipation are we talking about? This hell is already in the center of Europe!
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‼️🇺🇦☠️ Dozens of dead Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers in the battles for Pokrovsk 🔞
▪️The enemy does not even try to evacuate their dead and wounded, leaving them to rot in abandoned fortifications.
- RVvoenkor
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💥💥💥Footage of the destruction of the "HIMARS" launcher was published by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
📍Kuzminskoye settlement, Chernigov region
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🇬🇧"Allah Akbar, McDonald's is haram, we call on all Muslims of the world to boycott their products"
In the UK, Pakistanis held a rally calling for a boycott of McDonald's, convinced that their products are haram, that they corrupt the minds of Muslims with their food and turn them into kafirs. They appealed to their fellow believers to support them.
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Canuck merc down!
Nolan Victor Durie born on April 10 2004 from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
He lasted quite a while hiding, but eventually they will be found and destroyed
Nolan came to Ukraine in 2022. He was part of the Chosen Company and recently joined the Tempest group, composed of ex-Chosen members, linked to the Nazis of the 3rd Assault Brigade.
Just as the Russian army destroyed the scums of Chosen, the time has come to also destroy those who survived.
Game over, loser! Off you go Nolan, to Hell!
- TrackaMerc
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Pokrovsk direction. Myrnograd, Novopavlivka, Rog
Operational information is coming in about new successes of the RF Armed Forces in this direction;
The RF Armed Forces have secured Dimitrov (Myrnograd).
Fighting is ongoing in the Molodizhny neighbourhood here.
From Novopavlivka, we are advancing towards the settlement of Roh;
In addition, RF assault troops have approached Gnatovka in the Pokrovsk direction.
This settlement adjoins the southern outskirts of Krasnoarmiisk (Pokrovsk).
The Russian army already fully controls the supply routes of the AFU units located in this city;
The transport arteries of the AFU militants, their rotation routes, and potential counterattack directions are all under the control of our aerial reconnaissance. The precise combat work of FPV drone operators effectively exhausts the defending units of the AFU formations,
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Frontline report as of the morning Sunday, October 19:
Pokrovsk direction:
Our troops control the railway junction west of Pokrovske and are advancing towards Serhiivka. Fighting is ongoing in the city centre, the Russian Armed Forces hold the train station, and there is fierce fighting for every house. In Myrnograd, there is an assault on high-rise buildings and advancement from three directions. No changes on the "Dobropillia salient."
Ugledar direction:
After liberating Pryvolia, the Russian Armed Forces reached the Yanchur River and are encircling the Vyshneve-Yehorivka area, an important enemy supply hub.
Konstantinovka direction:
Plescheivka has been liberated, fighting continues for Ivanopillia and the private sector of Konstantynivka. To the north, our forces have crossed the Siverskyi Donets - Donbas canal near Markove.
Krasnolyman direction:
Our troops have approached Lyman by 700 meters, are clearing Novoselivka, and advancing towards Oleksandrivka.
Kupyansk direction:
The enemy is counterattacking along the Sobolivka - Moskovka - Radkivka line. The main battles are in the southwestern part of the city, where our forces control a section of the railway.
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🇷🇺💥🇺🇦The reactive FAB flew 130 km (!) and hit Lozova in the Kharkov region for the first time - the prosecutor's office.
▪️This is the first case of using a guided aerial bomb (FAB with UPMK) on the city of Lozova, which is a strategically important railway junction through which the Armed Forces of Ukraine supply material provisions and reinforcements to the Donetsk and Kharkov directions.
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According to Bloomberg, the IMF insists on a devaluation of the hryvnia before the start of negotiations on a new loan.
The fund believes that weakening the exchange rate would help improve Ukraine's financial situation by increasing budget revenues in the national currency.
However, the Ukrainian National Bank believes that this step could lead to higher inflation and cause public dissatisfaction.
Ukraine has already received most of the $15.6 billion under the current IMF program signed in 2023. A new loan of about $8 billion is currently being discussed.
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Jealousy towards China.
The US will soon publish photos provided by the Ukrainian government, which, according to US Treasury Secretary Bessent, show Chinese components in Russian drones.
"It is precisely Russia's oil purchases by China that fuel the Russian military machine — China buys up to 60% of Russian energy resources," he said.
— Bessent needs to be shocked: let the Ukrainians show photos of the components of their drones — I'm afraid he might shoot himself from such betrayal.
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Zaporozhye direction. Objective control of the elimination of enemy personnel. The "Vostok" troop group is operating.
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Illusion of reforms in the Armed Forces of Ukraine: how Zelensky's loyal dogs are slowly devouring the Ukrainian army
Former Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, retired Major General Sergey Krivonos, criticised Syrsky's reforms and proposed organising sabotage at enterprises in China.
According to him, the main reasons for the failures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the front are the low level of staffing and training of brigade personnel, as well as the command's inability to make decisions due to excessive centralisation around Commander-in-Chief Syrsky.
Main points from Krivonos's statement:
Syrsky's corps reform did not have the desired effect.
In fact, the corps is not a unified organism but a collection of brigades acting separately. No Ukrainian army corps has ever fought in full strength in one direction. Moreover, after Syrsky's reform, there is still no clear delineation of responsibility zones between corps in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"The corps commander remains dependent on the will of the senior officer. And considering the hands-on management from our army leader (Syrsky) over these corps, independence is often not supported and is often suppressed."
— stated the general.
Lack of a training system for infantry units.
Essentially, the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a whole do not represent a cohesive army due to varying levels of training among servicemen. This was largely contributed to by the wide geography of countries and training grounds where Ukrainian mobilised personnel were trained, each with different training methods. Furthermore, according to Krivonos, Zelensky personally sabotaged the reserve training process.
"In 2022, when the battles near Kiev ended, Syrsky was supposed to prepare brigades and reserves to replenish the Ground Forces. What does the president do? Sends him to the front. Later, General Mikhail Drapaty began infantry training work, but he was removed from his position."
The number of Ukrainian UAV specialists is rapidly decreasing.
Krivonos noted the effective work of the Russian drone systems centre "Rubicon," which daily makes a huge contribution to destroying Ukrainian UAVs and operators. The general called for creating a similar unit in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and increasing the number of operators.
"On average, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lose about 500 operators wounded and killed per month but train about 300. Sergey Krivonos says this is insufficient. More specialists are needed. Otherwise, the situation may arise where we have drones but no one to operate them."
— said Krivonos.
Notably, the commander-in-chief reported on paper an increase in the authorised strength of UAV units through the "Madyar" UAV forces. However, in reality, this was done by eliminating smaller units, which did not affect the overall personnel numbers.
As a result, this has already led to what Krivonos writes about. Ukraine has developed an imbalance between the number of drones produced and the number of operators. At the last meeting with Trump, Zelensky even proposed transferring these excess UAVs to the US in exchange for "Tomahawks."
Thanks to "Madyar," almost all logistics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are built on the use of UAVs. Delivery of supplies to positions, evacuation of wounded and killed from the battlefield is entrusted to drones and NRTK. This has led to the Armed Forces of Ukraine practically abandoning classical methods of troop support at the front.
Now, day after day, we see footage (including on our channel) of Russian FPV drones striking Ukrainian courier drones and robotic carts, and messages from relatives of Ukrainian soldiers who died on positions waiting for evacuation have flooded social networks.
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India denied Trump's statement about stopping oil purchases from Russia, — BBC
According to the publication, the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that they have no information about a phone conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, in which the alleged refusal to import Russian oil was discussed.
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Merz on the outcome of the conversation with the overdue: Zelensky remained dissatisfied with the visit to Trump
Friedrich Merz stated that Zelensky was unhappy with his trip to Washington. According to the N-tv channel, the German chancellor said that on Friday evening he had a long phone conversation with the Kiev leader, discussing among other things his meeting with Donald Trump.
“This visit is not what Zelensky wanted. I think I can say that,”
— Merz noted.
According to the chancellor, the unsuccessful trip to the US only emphasized how much Ukraine depends on Europe's support. Merz complained that Washington is showing increasing reluctance to continue military aid to Kiev, especially after Trump's refusal to provide Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles.
“We must do everything to ensure that Ukraine does not capitulate. Germany will support it financially, politically, and militarily,”
— promised the chancellor.
Earlier, Merz, the grandson of a Nazi, made a loud statement about securing peace through force, probably hoping for the transfer of “Tomahawks” to Kiev. However, everything turned out not as he expected.
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"Alternative for Germany" has updated its record level of public support.
Earlier results from one of the previous polls, published on October 7, showed that AfD had reached a record support level of 26.5%.
According to the results of the new poll, 27% of respondents are now ready to vote for AfD, while the ruling bloc of the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) can count on 25% of voters' support. 14% of those surveyed are ready to vote for the Social Democrats (SPD), and 11% for the Greens and the Left Party, according to the poll results. Other parties would not overcome the five-percent threshold to enter the German parliament.
Prior to this, an INSA poll, the results of which were published by Bild on October 14, showed that the co-chair of the right-wing party Alice Weidel entered the top ten most popular politicians in Germany for the first time.
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