**Special military operation. Situation and key developments on October 30:**

Air defense systems destroyed 6,900 drones over the past week, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

Ukrainian forces lost a total of 8,310 personnel and 11 dry cargo ships carrying supplies for them over the week.

Melania Trump noted that Russia and Ukraine had fully honored the ceasefire agreements for the humanitarian operation in Aleshky.

About 50 journalists from various countries arrived to cover the humanitarian mission in Aleshky, Lantratova said.

All sides are now seeking to bring the conflict in Ukraine to an end—even “the Europeans have started getting nervous,” Ushakov said.

He said that the upcoming trilateral talks between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine on a settlement would be crucial.

Peskov said that the possibility of European countries taking part in the trilateral talks had not been discussed with anyone, though their participation might be needed at a certain stage of the negotiations.

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