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Putin continues to reject idea of Ukrainian sovereignty -- Ukraine accuses Russia of illegal construction at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, asks IAEA to inspect it -- Ukrainian military slowly advancing in Luhansk Oblast -- US launches program to prevent weapons from being acquired by Russia -- and more

Putin isn’t interested in negotiations, retains territorial ambitions beyond illegally annexed oblasts -- Authorities exhume around 1,000 bodies in recently liberated territories -- Putin likely to use UN-backed grain deal to ‘gain leverage’ at G20 summit -- Russia has used nearly 400 kamikaze drones against Ukraine -- Belarus drafts drivers, mechanics to help Russian army -- and more

Ukraine will likely capture Kherson by end of 2022 -- Ukraine receives 2 NASAMS air defense systems from US -- Russia fails to maintain air superiority on Ukraine’s battlefields -- Russian officials try realigning war in Ukraine with religious ideals accessible to Christians, Muslims -- and more

Most Ukrainians consider it necessary to continue armed resistance against Russia -- Ukraine gets better at downing Iranian drones -- Russian conscripts to be equipped with Iranian-made helmets, body armor -- Bellingcat uncovers identities of individuals responsible for mass missile strikes against Ukraine -- Russian war reparations to Ukraine should be in the range of $750 billion to $1 trillion -- and more

Russians abduct 12 children with disabilities from Kherson Oblast -- Russia’s ‘dirty bomb’ misinformation campaign might be aimed at creating pretext for false-flag operation -- Russian occupiers cut internet, mobile connection in Kherson to 'isolate' city -- Ukraine's grain exports hindered by Russian sabotage -- and more

Occupation government orders civilians to leave Kherson immediately -- Russian attacks cut electricity to over 1.4 million Ukrainian households -- Russia plunges Ukraine into humanitarian catastrophe by attacking energy infrastructure -- Russian attacks aim to force Ukraine to invest more in infrastructure protection instead of counteroffensive -- Multiple conflicts observed between Russian, Belarusian soldiers in Belarus -- and more

Ukrainian troops kill 10 Iranian instructors in Russian-occupied territories -- Russian forces will likely attempt to blow up Kakhovka dam to cover withdrawal from Kherson -- Russia, Belarus bluff to make Ukraine 'divert its forces to guard northern border' -- Belarus provides Russia with 24 more tanks -- and more

Russia may withdraw experienced forces from Kherson -- Ukraine didn't order Crimean Bridge attack -- Blinken says Putin has no interest in 'meaningful diplomacy' -- Iranian troops in occupied Crimea support Russian drone strikes against Ukraine -- 146 bodies found at mass burial site in liberated Lyman -- and more

Russia setting stage for false flag operation near Kherson -- Martial law in occupied territories imposed to suppress local resistance -- Russian proxies in Kherson plan to relocate or deport up to 60,000 city residents -- Lockheed Martin ready to boost HIMARS production to 96 units per year -- and more

Russia again kidnaps Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant workers -- Iran to sell more drones, missiles to Russia -- Russia buying Iranian drones is proof of its military, political bankruptcy -- Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities -- and more

Russia launches first-ever kamikaze drone attack on Kyiv, kills 4 -- Iran has become an accomplice in Russian aggression -- When Russia's capacity for terror is neutralized, it will have no choice but to think of peace -- When Russia's capacity for terror is neutralized, it will have no choice but to think of peace -- and more

Russia attacks Kyiv with kamikaze drones early on Oct. 17 -- Fierce fighting continues in Donbas, including against Russian prisoners -- Russia increases attacks on locals in occupied Kherson Oblast, steals property -- Iran plans to send ballistic missiles, drones to Russia -- and more