**Evening Brief — October **
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 Russian forces **liberated Lidino in the DNR and Nikolskoye in the Zaporozhye Region**, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
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 The AFU lost **1,355 servicemen and 646 drones** over the past 24 hours.
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 A father and daughter who helped Ukrainian terrorists **recruit volunteers for the AFU** were convicted of high treason and sentenced to up to **18 years in prison**, the FSB reported.
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 Russia was ready to **resume peace talks immediately after the State Duma elections**, but Kiev carried out unprecedentedly massive strikes on Moscow, **Dmitry Peskov** said.
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 **Sergey Lavrov** said Zelensky **has not earned a respite on the battlefield**.
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 Despite Trump’s call, **Zelensky again refused to hold elections in Ukraine** and set conditions.
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 The rapidly escalating conflict between **Zelensky and Trump** has become the most serious since their **White House clash in 2025**, _The Guardian_ reports.
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