Ukraine
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Valery Zaluzhny, the former head of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and now Ukraine's ambassador to London, said that a part of the territories could be handed over to Russia in order to end hostilities. This statement may indicate fundamental changes in the leadership of Ukraine.
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised its forecast regarding the duration of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The current baseline scenario suggests that fighting could continue until the end of 2025, and the worst-case scenario until mid-2026. At the moment, most analysts predict that the conflict may end next year due to the change of administration in the White House.
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Kirill Budanov, head of Ukraine's General Intelligence Service, confirmed information that North Korean troops are undergoing training in Russia to participate in the war against Ukraine. According to him, about 11,000 North Korean infantrymen are currently undergoing training in eastern Russia, and they will be ready for combat operations on November 1.
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Russian forces carried out airstrikes on a nursing home and energy sector in the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Thursday. As a result of the attacks, one person was killed and 12 people were injured. Zelensky announced that Russia had launched 90 guided bomb attacks in the past 24 hours.
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the number of people killed and 271 injured as a result of the rocket attack on the Ukrainian city of Poltava by the Russian army has reached 51.
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Russian troops attacked the Ukrainian city of Poltava with two ballistic missiles. As a result, at least 41 people died, more than 180 people were injured. Rockets hit the territory of an educational institution and a hospital.
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The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Sirsky, announced that 1,294 square kilometers of territory and 100 residential addresses were under control in the Kursk region of Russia. Also, 594 Russian soldiers were captured.
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Ukrainian drones attacked the Murmansk region for the first time. The distance from the border to the place where the plane was shot down is a record 1850 km. This attack was assessed as the result of the weakness of the RF air defense forces.
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In Ukraine, where the war has been going on for almost two years, Uzbeks became the second among those who founded a new company after Turks. Since March 2022, Uzbek entrepreneurs have founded 312 companies. Turks - 396. Also, the largest number of Uzbek citizens have established business activities in the capital of Ukraine - 175 companies.
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On the 14th, Ukrainian troops invaded the Kursk region of Russia and captured 102 Russian soldiers at once. Soldiers of the 488th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces and the "Akhmat" unit consisting of Chechens surrendered during a special operation carried out by the "intelligence department" of the Security Service of Ukraine.