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Reuters: The United States will provide Ukraine with intelligence on long-range energy infrastructure targets within Russia, as it weighs whether to send Kyiv missiles that could be used in such strikes. The U.S. is also asking NATO allies to provide similar support.
The Kyiv Independent: A Russian missile strike hit the center of Balakliia in Kharkiv Oblast late on Oct. 1, killing one person and injuring 10 others, including a 4-year-old child, local authorities reported.
Reuters: If Russia defeats Ukraine it will embolden China's moves towards Taiwan and Taipei hopes that Kyiv emerges victorious, a senior uniformed Taiwanese military officer said this week in a rare visit to Europe to attend a security forum.
ISW: The Russian command may be redeploying elements of the 98th Airborne (VDV) Division from the Kramatorsk direction to the Kherson direction.
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The Guardian: Russia has been accused of deliberately sabotaging the last remaining power line into the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, after satellite imagery of the damaged area showed no sign of Ukrainian shelling that Moscow says is preventing a repair.
Reuters: European Union leaders backed plans on Wednesday to bolster the bloc's defences against Russian drones as they met in Copenhagen days after airspace intrusions by unmanned aircraft rattled Denmark.
Reuters: The Group of Seven nations' finance ministers said on Wednesday they will take joint steps to increase pressure on Russia by targeting those who are continuing to increase their purchases of Russian oil and those that are facilitating circumvention.
Bloomberg: Russia may nationalize and swiftly sell off foreign-owned assets under a new privatization mechanism in retaliation for any European moves to seize Russian holdings abroad (archive).
Ukraine has received a EUR 4 billion tranche from the European Union under the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine initiative.
Reuters: Ukraine's state energy firm Naftogaz signed a 300 million euro loan deal with the European Investment Bank for gas purchases ahead of the winter heating season, the company said on Wednesday.
The Kyiv Independent: Russia is preparing to import gasoline from China and other Asian countries to offset a growing domestic fuel shortage, following the shutdown of nearly 40% of its oil refining capacity, the pro-government outlet Kommersant reported on Oct. 1.
Reuters: French military personnel have boarded the oil tanker Boracay, which is suspected of belonging to the so-called shadow fleet involved in the Russian oil trade, French media reported on Wednesday.
The Kyiv Independent: The pace of Russia’s territorial advances in Ukraine slowed significantly in September, with Russian forces seizing 44% less land compared to August, the Ukrainian monitoring group DeepState reported on Oct. 1.
RBC-Ukraine: In the near future, the Russian army will continue to focus its efforts on two directions – Pokrovsk and Dobropillia, according to Major General Andrii Hnatov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The Moscow Times: Russia intensified its long-range missile and drone strikes on Ukraine in September, an AFP analysis of data from Kyiv's Air Force showed, attacks that came amid a spate of alleged Russian airspace violations into Europe and as peace talks froze.
The Kyiv Independent: Drones spotted last week over the city of Kiel and other parts of Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein state may have been surveilling critical infrastructure, Der Spiegel reported on Oct. 1, citing its undisclosed sources.
Reuters: Italian luxury company Brunello Cucinelli reaffirmed on Wednesday that it operated in Russia in full compliance with EU regulations, as it posted a 12% increase in revenues in the third quarter, to 336 million euros.
Politico: As support for continuing the war drops to an all-time low, the Kremlin pushes a “Russia vs. the West” narrative to boost public morale.
The Kyiv Independent: A Ukrainian drone on Oct. 1 killed Volodymyr Leontiev, a Russian-installed official in the occupied town of Nova Kakhovka in Kherson Oblast, according to Volodymyr Saldo, the Moscow-appointed head of the partially-occupied region.
Reuters: The Russian subsidiary of Italian bank UniCredit has stopped taking on new corporate clients and is raising service fees across its business, according to new tariff plans posted on the bank's website.
Politico: Discussions among the EU’s top policymakers have rapidly shifted to how seizing €140 billion in frozen Russian assets can best support Ukraine’s war against Moscow. The top priority: allowing Kyiv to buy weapons. Specifically, European weapons.
Reuters: Raiffeisen Bank International has failed in another attempt to sell a stake in its Russian business, as Russia seeks to maintain a key financial bridge to the West.
worth mentioning
Russian court orders confiscation of billionaire Shtengelov's assets
Warrantless harassment: Russian security services are using a legal loophole to “inspect” the homes of suspected dissidents
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