Kyiv appears on course to achieving several of its key battlefield objectives as it strengthens its military position against Russia ahead of the winter.
A man walks past a mural by street artist Loretto depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in London, October 4, 2022. Picture: REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
* Russian military bloggers described a Ukrainian tank advance through dozens of kilometres of territory along the west bank of the Dnipro. Kyiv has so far maintained almost complete silence about the situation in Kherson. * US President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Washington will provide Kyiv with $625m in new security aid, including high mobility artillery rocket system launchers, the White House said.* Russia’s Federation Council upper house of parliament ratified the annexation of four regions of Ukraine.
* Russian lawyers say they have been overwhelmed by requests for support from Russians seeking help to avoid being drafted in the call-up.* The US has no indication that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine conflict, despite “nuclear sabre-rattling” by Putin, the White House press secretary said. Nato has not warned alliance members of any Russian nuclear threat, a Western diplomat said.
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