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 Ukrainian authorities have not yet commented on Russia's recent claims and independent verification of the claims is difficult due to the ongoing war 144 combat engagements took place on the frontline Most of the fighting was recorded in the Kurakhove and Pokrovsk sectors according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and artillery of the Ukrainian Defense Forces conducted 11 strikes on the areas of concentration of Russian personnel and weapons destroyed a control center and one artillery system,” Ukraine's General Staff writes Russia attacked Ukrainian troops' positions 4 times near Vovchansk the Russians attacked 20 times in the direction of Kindrashivka 16 Russian attacks were repelled in the areas of Cherneshchyna Russia attacked 9 times in the areas of Orikhovo-Vasylivka and Predtechyno Russians attacked 6 times near Toretsk and Shcherbynivka with fighter bombers 27 Russian attacks were repelled in the direction of Myroliubivka the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 37 Russian attacks Russia concentrated its main efforts in the areas of Novoselydivka Russia conducted 8 assaults on Ukrainian positions near Novoukrainka and Bohoiavlenka with the support of aviation Russia actively used attack and bombing aircraft including dropping more than a dozen guided bombs Russian invaders attacked Ukrainian positions 3 times and suffered losses Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has lost more than 690,000 troops. Over the past day alone, the Ukrainian Defense Forces eliminated another 1,680 Russian occupants Ukraine's army chief has warned that his forces are facing "one of the most powerful Russian offensives" since the start of the war as Russia claimed it captured more settlements on the eastern frontline Russia has steadily been making gains in the eastern Donbas region which Russia's President Vladimir Putin aims to capture in full reported that Russia has been advancing at its fastest pace in at least a year Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said the situation on the front line "remains difficult" and certain areas "require constant renewal of resources of Ukrainian units" in a statement on Telegram Saturday morning (local time) are "holding back one of the most powerful Russian offensives since the beginning of the full-scale invasion" Russia claimed the capture of two settlements in the Donetsk region - Kurakhivka and Vyshneve Ukrainian officials have not confirmed either claim a key logistics hub in the east and a major target of the Russian offensive with Ukraine bracing for what could be a difficult winter with energy infrastructure already badly hit Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched over 50 drone attacks at Ukraine overnight into Sunday Russia has dropped more than 900 bombs on Ukraine and launched about 30 missiles and nearly 500 Shahed drones in various regions of Ukraine Most of the strikes were directed against civilian objects and critical infrastructure Zelensky spent recent weeks trying to drum up additional support but has so far been unable to secure consent to fire deeper into Russia adding in the statement that "all of these strikes would not have been possible if we had sufficient support from the world." Zelensky warned that "Russia is gradually increasing this activity" and added that Moscow still has the ability to "use Western components for this purpose." "All this is supplied to Russia from abroad," Zelensky continued and America - a lot of micro-contributions to the constant Russian terror." The developments come at a precarious time for Ukraine The US presidential election next week will determine America's policy on Ukraine Kamala Harris is expected to largely continue the supportive policies of the Biden administration Donald Trump has suggested he will end support for Kyiv's war effort and claimed he could settle the war "in one day." Russia is understood to be bolstering its manpower with North Korean troops As many as 8,000 North Korean troops are in Russia's Kursk region and are expected to enter combat against Ukraine in the coming days - CNN The strikes may have "significantly hampered Iran's ability to mass produce missiles" Putin says it is up to Moscow how to run its mutual defence clause with Pyongyang and accused the West of escalating the Ukraine war They would become legitimate targets for Kyiv if they engage in combat in Ukraine Jonathan Campion is the author of Getting Out: The Ukrainian Cricket Team's Last Stand on the Front Lines of War Ukrainian news reports say the returnees include Ukrainian journalist and rights advocate Maksym Butkevych World RSS Follow RNZ News A robbed school and military posts made out of its furniture and half of the housing stock rendered uninhabitable -- this is the reality of the Savyntsi settlement which is considered "almost not ruined." this epithet only applies when comparing Savyntsi village to other settlements in the united territorial community the head of the Savyntsi military administration Dovhalivka and Zalyman suffered the worst destruction as the frontline passed through Over a hundred buildings were totally destroyed in Zalyman alone It was the end of December 2022 when Oksana was appointed chief of the Savyntsi military administration by presidential decree Even though the settlement was already free of occupation at the time there was still enough damage to contend with didn't stop occupational authorities from reigning from Balaklia They also established a cultural department here none of its employees were culturally aware Those were personas who smelled power they'd never had before I am glad that most local cultural workers did not agree to cooperate with them," Oksana says knowing that there were locals who sincerely collaborated with the enemy as well as those who couldn't leave while it was still possible and people could pass through Russian checkpoints and the occupiers refused to let anyone leave taking only her dog and passport as the newcomers were looking for her she had a history of serving among Balaklia authorities Only the markets remained open in the occupied settlements from March to September 2022 before the territorial community's liberation There were no pharmacies or grocery stores nearby but the manner in which it was delivered terrified some locals "You couldn't refuse to take aid from them because it would mean that you have something else Some Ukrainians didn't take the aid out of principle and suffered as a result." Now that everything is working again and essentials are provided people continue to live with a heavy heart "Many people have been tortured and disappeared in both Savyntsi and Balaklia over 400 people have passed through the Balaklia torture chamber while unofficial sources claim the number exceeds 1,000," says Oksana She personally is actively involved in the search familiar with the pain of loss as her cousin Maxym was tortured to death He was a lawyer and a person with strong pro-Ukrainian views The body was buried in a closed coffin without the family even seeing it the lack of mass burials in the settlements gives hope that some of the missing may be found "Parents are still looking for their children We also appealed to the International Red Cross for help locating those who had disappeared." The good news is that while the searches continue When the Savyntsi united territorial community was liberated Many more are waiting for the war to end so they can return home Oksana speaks calmly of the war's devastation focusing on the future instead of dwelling on the past but it does remark once again on the strength of a human soul mayor of city warns residents who have left that it is not safe to return An arms plant in Kyiv destroyed by Russian long-range air-launched rockets allegedly produced at least one of the missiles used to sink the Moskva warship The attack on Friday was widely regarded by both parties as the most significant revenge strike by the Kremlin after the sinking of Russia’s flagship vessel in the Black Sea and a reminder that despite being liberated from the occupants the war in the Ukrainian capital is far from over According to Ukraine’s state weapons manufacturer, the Vizar factory, located near Kyiv’s international airport, produced Neptune cruise missiles, at least one of which Ukraine says was used to sink the Moskva. The strikes on Friday were followed by other explosions early on Saturday, after a military hardware factory in the capital’s Darnytsky district was bombed by Russian forces. “There were five hits,” Andrei Sizov, the 47-year-old owner of a nearby wood workshop, told Agence France-Presse. “My employee was in the office and got thrown off his feet by the blast. They are making us pay for destroying the Moskva.” Rescuers and medics are working on the site and the number of casualties is being clarified. Russia’s defence ministry said it had used sea-based “high-precision long-range” weapons to hit the plant. The strike on the Ukrainian capital is among the first since invading Russian forces began withdrawing from regions around Kyiv as the city, day by day, seemed to be returning to normal. Shops were beginning to reopen and citizens were taking back the streets. Before the invasion, the greater Kyiv area had a population of 3.5 million, but after the first bombardments the Ukrainian capital began to look like a ghost town, with one in two residents leaving the city. warned residents that the time was not right to return I appeal to everyone: please do not ignore the air alarms,” Klitschko said on his official Telegram channel “And those Kyivites who left earlier and are already going to return to the capital I ask you to refrain from this and stay in safer places.” The boat’s ammunition deck exploded after it was hit by two Neptune missiles produced in the plant that Russian forces destroyed on Friday The Kremlin has not given any details on possible casualties among the 510 crew of the Moskva and has not released any photographs of the destroyed ship hosts and pundits spoke in vehement terms about wiping out “Ukraineness” after the destruction of the flagship Air raid sirens sounded in cities and regions overnight including Kharkiv Explosions were also heard in the western city of Lviv with Russia sending additional troops to try to drive Ukrainian forces out of Donbas At least two Ukrainians were killed overnight in Russian airstrikes on cities in the east of the country Russia said it also struck a military vehicle repair factory in Mykolaiv Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said up to 3,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed since Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine on 24 February with no total yet available for civilian casualties Russia’s foreign ministry has barred entry to the country for the prime minister Ben Wallace and 10 other British government politicians and members The move was taken “in view of the unprecedented hostile action by the British government in particular the imposition of sanctions against senior Russian officials” Reuters reports the ministry said in a statement home to 400,000 people before the invasion Nine humanitarian corridors have been agreed for Saturday Five of the nine evacuation corridors are from the east which local officials have said is under heavy shelling.