**Morning Brief — October **
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 Russian forces carried out a **massive combined strike on Kiev overnight**. Reports say **6–8 ballistic missiles** were used, hitting transport infrastructure and a four-story warehouse. The main strikes hit **Rusanovka**; facilities near the **Ukrplastik plant** and in the **Voskresenka industrial zone** were also presumably struck.
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 **Kharkov, Rovno, Sarny, Shepetovka, Nikolayev and the Khmelnitsky Region** also came under attack. In Nikolayev, a **Nova Poshta terminal** was reportedly destroyed; in Kharkov, three strikes hit the **Kholodnogorsky district** and another landed near **Nauchnaya metro station**. Fires broke out in **Rovno and Lvov**.
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 Russian Emergencies Minister **Alexander Kurenkov** thanked **North Korea** for its assistance in liberating the **Kursk Region** from Ukrainian armed formations during a meeting with the head of the North Korean government.
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 **North Korea carried out a test launch of a tactical ballistic missile**, KCNA reports.
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 The cost of **shipping and insuring oil** has risen to a record level amid supply disruptions. According to **OPEC**, these expenses now exceed **one-third of the price of the crude itself**.
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 **Trump** said he is confident that **Iran does not have support from Russia or China**.
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 Mali expects **Russian assistance in restoring law and order in Kidal**, said **Fousseynou Ouattara**, deputy chairman of the defense commission of the country’s transitional council.
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 More than **6,000 people** were affected by the consequences of the earthquake in **Panama**. According to the country’s president, **there were no deaths**.
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