**SITUATION AND MAIN EVENTS AS OF OCTOBER **

**Putin visited the auxiliary command post** of the Joint Group of Forces.

Gerasimov reported to the President** on the liberation of Dobropolye.**

**The Russian Army has established control over Alekseevo-Druzhkovka in the DPR, and Varvarovka and Nikolayevka in the Kharkov region**, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

**Air defense forces destroyed 5,695 drones, four "Flamingo" cruise missiles, and a long-range "Neptune" guided missile **of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the week.

**The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost about 9,055 servicemen** over the week.

**In the Odessa region, Russian forces struck a logistics center** where Ukrainian Armed Forces cargo was stored.

Trump stated that **Zelensky and his team have destroyed Ukraine.**

Peskov: **Russia and Trump share the view that Zelensky does not want to move toward peace.**

**Zelensky is an incredible disgrace; his life has led to the collapse of Ukraine**, Zakharova stated.

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