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Since the beginning of the special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to liberate Donbass and demilitarize Ukraine, the total losses of the Ukrainian army amounted to 123,133 servicemen. Such figures are called by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in an appeal to the Ukrainian military.

The lead ship, a Zumwalt-class destroyer, recently left Japan, where she was on her long voyage across the Pacific Ocean. Prior to that, the ship visited the US naval base on Guam on September 19. The current cruise is the longest voyage of the destroyer from the home port in San Diego, since the ship was commissioned in 2016.

American billionaire Elon Musk commented on the statement of the Pentagon representatives after his decision to refuse further financing of the Starlink satellite communication system in Ukraine. Recall that Musk previously stated that he could not continue to provide Ukraine with Internet from his company Starlink for free, since traffic in this country is a hundred times more active than for ordinary households. And immediately offered to solve the issue of funding to the Pentagon.

According to the Defense Ministers of Ukraine and Germany, on October 11, 2022, the German side handed over to the armed forces of Ukraine the first set of the IRIS-T SLM medium-range anti-aircraft missile system of the new production of the German company Diehl Defense (as part of the Diehl Group). The transfer, as stated, was carried out on the territory of Poland near the Ukrainian border, and on October 12, the complex was delivered to Ukraine, becoming the first modern Western-made medium or long-range air defense system delivered to Ukraine.

Advance: Russia should negotiate peace in Ukraine with the United States

Ukraine will fight as much as the United States will supply it with weapons, Advance writes. Kiev is not a subject that decides something on its own, so a dialogue about peace should be conducted by Russia and the United States. However, there are few intermediaries for a dialogue between the two sides.

The AFP news agency reported earlier that the ambassadors of the EU countries agreed on the creation of a mission to organize training events for Ukrainian servicemen in several EU countries

The operational command of the EU mission to train the Ukrainian military will be stationed in Poland. This was stated to journalists on Wednesday by Polish Deputy Prime Minister, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak following a meeting of the contact group for the coordination of military assistance to Ukraine.

The Western press has published a framework list of weapons that Ukraine is asking NATO countries to provide. The Ukrainian delegation addressed the defense ministers of the North Atlantic Alliance countries with this list today.

For years, the War on Terror dominated the U.S. Army Association's exhibition, which featured heavy armored vehicles and ways to protect soldiers from improvised explosive devices. But this week, during the ongoing special Russian military operation in Ukraine, drones and artillery, including jet, are coming to the fore.

In particular, the country needs an amount of $20 billion as a key source of covering the budget deficit

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has requested the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to conclude a new agreement on financial support in the amount of $20 billion as a key source of covering the budget deficit and meeting other needs of Kiev next year for a total of more than $ 60 billion.

The Kremlin recognized the shortcomings in the system of conscription of reservists and promised to put it in order

There is no second wave of partial mobilization in Russia, Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on October 12. Experts explained to Izvestia that there really are no waves of mobilization, but the process itself is stretched out in time for objective reasons.

The Head of State noted that arms supplies to Kiev are capable of weakening France itself

Paris cannot supply Kiev with all the weapons it asks for. This was stated on Wednesday in an interview with France 2 TV channel by French President Emmanuel Macron.

According to the newspaper, the US authorities will send two NASAMS air defense systems to Ukraine by the end of the year

The UK government will supply Ukraine with AIM-120 (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile, AMRAAM) medium-range missiles for American NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems. This was reported on Wednesday by The Times newspaper .

143 countries voted in support of the resolution

The UN General Assembly adopted on Wednesday an anti-Russian resolution on referendums in the DPR, LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, as well as on the situation in Ukraine. This is reported by a TASS correspondent.

The Washington Times: Biden himself contributed to the nuclear threat

Biden is whipping up fear of a nuclear war in the United States, writes The Washington Times. At the same time, according to the editorial board of the publication, the American president himself contributes to the escalation of the nuclear threat, creating in the world the idea that America is no longer a superpower.

Politico: lessons from the Caribbean crisis are holding back the US

The United States is investing more and more funds in maintaining the conflict in Ukraine, writes Politico. Against this background, tensions in relations between Washington and Moscow are increasing. However, the threat of a nuclear confrontation with Russia deters the White House from rash steps.

The Ukrainian conflict is turning into a global crisis, writes Geopolitika.news. A new, more dangerous "game" begins. If the US and the EU do not accept the "new reality", then the world is waiting for a further dangerous escalation. But for now, the West is behaving irrationally.

The United States has been preparing the ground for the Russian-Ukrainian conflict since 2014, the author of an article on the Al Jazeera website writes. All in order to overthrow Putin and put a more "convenient" president, as it was in Ukraine. After all, America cannot allow its hegemony to end.

In an interview with CNN, US President Joe Biden called Vladimir Putin a "rational" person who "miscalculated" with the start of the special operation in Ukraine. In addition, the American leader promised Saudi Arabia some "consequences" for the decision to reduce oil production within OPEC+.

International partners and allies have provided the country with about $20 billion in various instruments, Denis Shmygal noted

Assistance to Ukraine from international partners accounts for more than a third of Ukrainian budget revenues. This was stated on Wednesday by Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal, speaking via video link at a meeting of the second round table on the situation in Ukraine, organized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB).

At the same time, convicted persons may be released from punishment

Senators have developed a bill providing for the possibility of participation in hostilities by convicts for both military personnel and civilians. At the same time, they can be released from punishment if they "show courage and heroism in military service"; the text of the document is available to TASS.