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: Ukraine and Russia are in preliminary discussions about halting strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure. Kyiv is seeking to resume Qatar-mediated negotiations that came close to agreement in August before Kursk.
Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Ukraine-Russia talks on energy strikes halt
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Russia claims Selydove capture; North Korean troops in Ukraine reported.
Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Oct. 29 that its forces had captured the town of Selydove in Donetsk Oblast, which lies close to the key logistics hub of Pokrovsk; a small number of North Korean troops already in Ukraine, CNN reports; and more.
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1.8 Million Drones for Army, 133 Russian War Criminals Convicted
1.8 million drones contracted for the army, 133 Russian war criminals have received court sentences – LIVE https://ift.tt/orTOplS #liga #news
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Kiriyenko, Putin’s key strategist in Ukraine war
Unknown to the general public outside Russia, Sergei Kiriyenko, Putin’s first deputy chief of staff, holds enormous sway over the Kremlin’s war effort and its control of Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine.
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Ukraine orders 1.8 million drones for military
Ukraine's Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Digital Transformation have contracted 1.8 million drones for the military over two years – details
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Nouveau véhicule blindé russe Sarmat-3 détruit après déploiement
New Russian Sarmat-3 armored vehicle destroyed days after first deployment It hit a mine in Russia's Kursk Oblast area, resulting in one death and one injury, shortly after its first battlefield appearance.
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Russian male sexual torture in Ukraine: UN finds evidence patterns
Sources: https://
theguardian.com/world/2024/oct
/29/carved-on-bodies-and-souls-russias-use-of-male-sexual-torture-in-ukraine
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ohchr.org/en/press-relea
ses/2024/09/un-commission-inquiry-ukraine-finds-additional-evidence-common-patterns
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UN data shows unprecedented male sexual violence in Ukraine
UN data indicates scale of male sexual violence in Ukraine is unprecedented in their 30-year global database due to systematic torture 4/
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Russian forces deploy sexual torture in detention centers, UN reports 236 cases
Russian forces systematically deploy sexual torture in "almost all" detention centers, with UN documenting 236 cases against men and boys in under three years 2/
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Russia systematically uses sexual torture on male Ukrainian prisoners
We must not look away Russia systemically uses sexual torture on male Ukrainian prisoners, including rape, castration, rape and castration threats, electric shocks, genital beatings, repeated forced nudity, and sexualized humiliation 1/