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Reuters: Russia launched a series of drone and missile attacks overnight targeting Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, igniting a fire at an industrial facility in the western Ukrainian region of Ternopil, Ukrainian officials said on Wednesday.
ISW: The Kremlin is likely leveraging the recent Russia-NKorea comprehensive strategic partnership agreement in part to offset Russian force generation and border security requirements — further cementing Putin's commitment to avoiding mobilization for as long as possible.
The Guardian: Six Russian soldiers who fled the war in Ukraine have been granted temporary visas as they apply for political asylum in France, in what human rights activists describe as the first major case of a group of deserters being admitted to a EU country.
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DW: Russia is flooding Germany with more disinformation than ever, officials warn. Analysts say this tactic is helping pro-Kremlin narratives increasingly seep into the country's politics.
The Kyiv Independent: An estimated 18 North Korean soldiers have deserted from their positions in Russia's Kursk and Bryansk oblasts near the Ukrainian border, Suspilne reported on Oct. 15, citing unnamed intelligence officials.
AFP: Russia is seeking to undermine Moldova's upcoming presidential election and has spent millions of dollars on its efforts to do so, the White House said Tuesday.
Reuters: The Russian General Prosecutor's office was seeking to collect more than 1 billion euro in damages from international energy major Shell, the RIA news agency reported on Tuesday, citing the Moscow Arbitration court.
The Kyiv Independent: U.S. lawmakers from the Democratic and Republican parties are pressuring President Volodymyr Zelensky to further lower the age of mandatory military conscription, said Presidential Office advisor Serhii Leshchenko on Oct. 15.
ISW: Moldova's future as an independent and sovereign state is directly tied to the outcome of Russia's war in Ukraine and affects NATO's planning for the defense of its eastern flank. Western aid to both Ukraine and Moldova is vital to these states' abilities to resist Russian malign influence and aggression and keep Russian forces from threatening NATO.
POLITICO: France will fall short of its pledge to donate up to €3 billion in military aid to Ukraine this year and is only on track for "above €2 billion," Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu told lawmakers on Monday.
The Moscow Times: Russia’s state media regulator Roskomnadzor said the popular video game platform Steam agreed to remove all banned content from its Russian store, state media reported Tuesday.
The Kyiv Independent: North Korea has sent 10,000 soldiers to Russia to boost its war efforts against Ukraine, a Western diplomat familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent on Oct. 15.
Voice of America: Russia, China and Iran are increasingly relying on criminal networks to lead cyberespionage and hacking operations against adversaries such as the United States, according to a report on digital threats published Tuesday by Microsoft.
Reuters: Four-fifths of Ukrainians said they supported a new law banning Russia-affiliated religious groups in a survey released on Tuesday, as Kyiv seeks to root out a branch of the Orthodox Church accused of cooperating with Moscow.
AFP: Spanish authorities on Tuesday said they had arrested four people suspected of orchestrating a sanctions-busting commercial network after intercepting 13 tonnes of chemical products bound for Russia.
Reuters: The Kremlin rowed back on Tuesday from earlier comments describing Saudi Arabia as a member of the BRICS group of countries, and left open the question of whether the kingdom would be represented at a BRICS summit in Russia next week.
The Kyiv Independent: Budapest and Russia's state-owned gas company Gazprom are in talks on additional purchases next year, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in an interview with Kremlin-run RIA Novosti published on Oct. 15.
Reuters: Italy's Leonardo and Germany's Rheinmetall launched a joint venture on Tuesday to develop and manufacture military combat vehicles, in a key step for consolidation in the European defence sector.
Bloomberg: Europe’s energy ministers are meeting to discuss imports of Russian natural gas that still flow to the region even as the war in Ukraine rages for a third winter (archive).
Reuters: Italy is working to implement an agreement on a loan to Ukraine backed by Russian assets held in the European Union, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Tuesday.
Bloomberg: Russia’s ruble is on the slide toward 100 per dollar and this time the authorities appear resigned to letting it hit a level that previously provoked strong policy responses (archive).
worth mentioning
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Czechia to return ambassador to Russia after break of several years
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