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Russia and Ukraine free 214 in prisoner exchange

Russia and Ukraine on Thursday exchanged 214 captured service personnel in the latest of a series of prisoner swaps, many of the Ukrainians wounded survivors of a failed attempt to defend the city of Mariupol in April and May.

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Kyiv says it made no new commitments to Russia beyond terms of grain deal

Ukraine said on Thursday it had made no commitments to Russia that go beyond the terms of the Black Sea Grains Initiative agreed in July to persuade Moscow to resume its participation in the deal.

Reuters

Ukrainian soldiers are picking up new skills — even from YouTube — to fight Russia

As the war has changed over the months, Ukrainian soldiers have had to adapt quickly and learn new skills — even if it means figuring out how to fire anti-tank missiles by watching YouTube videos.

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Russians try to subdue Ukrainian towns by seizing mayors

As Russians seized parts of eastern and southern Ukraine in the opening stages of the war, mayors, civilian administrators and others, including nuclear power plant workers, say they have been abducted, threatened or beaten to force their cooperation

The Independent UK

Zelenskyy: Israel To Supply Ukraine With Military Communications Systems

Israel's answer to Ukraine's request for arms and supplies has made an unexpected turn as Zelenskyy reveals new agreement

Zenger

Russia fails at U.N. in bid for Ukraine, U.S. bioweapons inquiry

Russia failed on Wednesday to get the United Nations Security Council to establish a formal inquiry into its accusation that the United States and Ukraine have biological weapons programs in Ukraine, a claim that Washington and Kyiv deny.

Reuters

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 252 of the invasion

Russia rejoins Black Sea grain deal; Kyiv mayor prepares to open public heating points amid attacks on energy infrastructure

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Ukraine war: lessons from the Blitz suggest Russia's targeting of cities could backfire

Russian general Sergey Surovikin has a reputation for ruthlessness. Appointed the Russian military’s overall commander on October 8, the day the strategically vital Kerch Bridge was targeted by an explosion that badly damaged Russia’s main road and rail connection with Crimea, he has ordered savage drone and missile attacks on…

The Conversation

Air-raid sirens and sandbags: Show goes on at Kyiv theatre

Ukrainian courage is the star of the performance in Kyiv, as actors and theatregoers carry on regardless.

Al Jazeera

Ukrainian official: Musk to keep funding key satellite links

A senior Ukrainian government official says Elon Musk has given assurances to Ukraine that he will keep funding its access to a crucial satellite network providing Kyiv with battlefield and humanitarian communications in its war with Russia

The Independent UK

Russia agrees to rejoin Ukraine grain export deal

Russia’s defence ministry says it received ‘sufficient’ guarantees from Kyiv on demilitarising the Black Sea corridor.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: What is a dirty bomb?

Moscow and Kyiv have accused the other of preparing to strike with weaponry with radioactive material

The Independent UK

Zelenskiy Seeks Stronger Defense of Ukraine Grains Export Corridor

The world must respond firmly to any Russian attempts to disrupt Ukraine's grain export corridor, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, as more ships were loading despite Moscow suspending its participation in a UN-brokered deal. One of the global consequences of Russia's war on its neighbor has been food shortages and a…

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Tens of millions of lives at risk if Putin reimposes grain blockade, says Zelensky

Tens of millions of lives will be put at risk if Vladimir Putin is allowed to reimpose a blockade on grain exports from Ukraine, its president Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Wednesday.

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Russia-Ukraine war: Russia to rejoin Black Sea grain deal; Moscow to summon UK ambassador over Sevastopol drone strike – as it happened

Turkish president says Russia will resume participation in deal; Russian foreign and defence ministries have accused Britain of being involved

Financial Times

Military briefing: Ukraine raid heralds new era of naval drone warfare

Thwarted attack on Black Sea fleet in Crimea highlights Kyiv’s ability to offset Moscow’s superior firepower

Al Jazeera

Zelenskyy calls on world to protect Ukraine grain corridor

Ukrainian leader says humanitarian corridor needs “reliable and long-term defence”.

Reuters

Kyiv prepares 1,000 heating points as Russia attacks energy infrastructure

Authorities in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv are preparing more than 1,000 heating points throughout the city in case its district heating system is disabled by continued Russian attacks, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Wednesday.

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A struggle between normality and madness: why Volodymyr Zelensky's speeches have captured the world's attention

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has captured the world’s attention with powerful speeches broadcast from a besieged Kyiv. His words have galvanised global support for Ukraine’s struggle.

Reuters

Ukraine grain export deal back on track as Russia resumes participation

Russia said on Wednesday it would resume its participation in a deal freeing up grain exports from war-torn Ukraine, reversing a move that world leaders had said threatened to exacerbate global hunger.

Zenger

Ukraine Urges US To Pressure Israel Into Supplying Arms

Ukrainian Ambassador to Israel tries to convince Washington to pressure Jerusalem into providing weapons to Kyiv

Reuters

Ukrainian volunteers make 'trench candles' for troops from tin cans

A group of Ukrainian volunteers has been making "trench candles" from tin cans for troops serving on the frontline as an energy crisis triggered by the war takes its toll on both the armed forces and civilians.

The Independent UK

‘Don’t watch us die of cold live on TV’: Ukraine official pleads for more air defence help

Exclusive: ‘We want our partners to understand that the Russian Federation is simply killing our people en masse,’ Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to President Zelensky tells Bel Trew in Kyiv

Reuters

Empty streets, shuttered shops as Russian-held Kherson braces for battle

The streets and boulevards of the Russian-held port of Kherson in southern Ukraine are virtually empty. Many shops and businesses have been shuttered and, at a jetty on the banks of the Dnipro River, a handful of people board a ferry to leave.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Announces Wider Evacuation of Occupied Southern Ukraine

Russia ordered civilians to leave a sliver of Ukraine along the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, a major extension of an evacuation order that Kyiv says amounts to the forced depopulation of occupied territory. Russia had previously ordered civilians out of a pocket it controls on the west bank…

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