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SBU drones hit Russian S-400 air defense system near Belgorod -- Russia transfers Black Sea Fleet vessels to avoid Ukrainian fire -- Two sisters capture the beauty of Ukraine’s villages before it’s gone -- Kyiv says special forces conduct operation in occupied Crimea -- and more

Weakness is lethal. Why Putin invaded Ukraine and how the war must end -- UK Minister says Ukraine has practically defeated Russia's Black Sea Fleet -- Agricultural cargo to be checked in Lithuania to speed up grain exports -- Burger King still 'open as usual' in Russia -- Ukraine war is Moscow’s main budget priority -- and more

Oct. 1 strikes against Smolensk plant disrupted Russian missile production -- Units supported by 'Army of Drones' hit record number of Russian artillery over last week -- With winter approaching, is Ukraine's energy system ready for renewed Russian attacks? -- Our readers' questions about the war, answered -- and more

Warehouses reportedly damaged in Russian-occupied Crimean city -- Russian missile attack hits civilian infrastructure in Kharkiv -- Estonian volunteer killed in Lyman -- Drones strike Sochi, Smolensk -- and more

How Ukraine is destroying Russian military in Crimea [podcast] -- Romania investigates another possible airspace violation by Russia -- Russian soldier working with intelligence defects to Ukrainian forces -- Medvedev threatens Russia will seize more Ukrainian regions -- Belarus to showcase abducted Ukrainian children at meeting with foreign diplomats -- and more

Ukrainian strike destroys radar station in Russia's Kursk region -- New round of Russian conscription will include Ukraine's occupied territories -- Ukraine names suspects in sabotage at military warehouses in Luhansk Oblast & Czech Republic -- Russia reduces offensive pace on Kupiansk-Kreminna line -- and more

Abducting the future: How Ukrainian parents fight to rescue their children from Russia -- Russia is covering Ukraine with landmines. Clearing them will be extremely difficult -- Germany greenlights joint Rheinmetall-Ukraine venture in Kyiv -- and more

'Good Russians' - Who are they? [podcast] -- Severed pig heads placed at Russian propagandists' homes -- Ukraine's military confirms Wagner fighters return to front -- Ukraine advances in Bakhmut, Melitopol directions -- and more

Another Russian command post reportedly hit in Kherson Oblast -- Large fire reported near Moscow -- Russian missiles contain up to 50 foreign-made parts -- SBU detains priest of Kremlin-linked church over selling arms -- EU Commission names social platform X leading disinformation source -- and more

Overcoming setbacks, NATO-trained brigade breaches Surovikin line in Zaporizhzhia Oblast -- Ukraine's economy grows year-on-year for first time since start of full-scale invasion -- Russian attack on Odesa damages 9 buildings in historic city center -- Russian strike hits kindergarten, residential buildings in Donetsk Oblast -- UN Commission finds evidence of war crimes committed by Russian forces -- and more

Ukrainian forces push forward near Melitopol -- Saboteurs hit Russian military targets in Moscow, Kaluga oblasts -- Drone hits FSB building in Russia's Kursk -- Poland prepares transit corridors for Ukrainian grain -- and more

Ukraine has achieved a breakthrough in Verbove -- Is the counteroffensive almost over? [podcast] -- Previously reported mines remain at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant -- Grain dispute will not disrupt good relations between Poland, Ukraine -- and more