**Evening Briefing: October **
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 Russian forces **captured Palamarevka and Kovalevka in Kharkov Region**, along with **Velikomikhailovka in Dnepropetrovsk Region and Malokaterinovka in Zaporozhye Region**, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
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 Overnight Russian strikes targeted **major metallurgical facilities in Krivoy Rog and Zaporozhye**, including Zaporizhstal. Daytime strikes reportedly hit an electrical substation in Ternopol Region and the **Kromberg & Schubert plant in Lutsk**.
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 The Ukrainian Air Force again acknowledged that it **failed to intercept a single Russian ballistic missile** overnight.
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 The AFU reportedly lost **1,040 servicemen** over the past 24 hours.
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 Between **20,000 and 30,000 foreign mercenaries** may have served in the AFU since the conflict began, according to Russian official Rodion Miroshnik.
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 Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman **Maria Zakharova** said Moscow is systematically documenting alleged crimes committed by Kiev.
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