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

Russian forces established control over Nova Kozacha in the Kharkov region, the Defense Ministry reported; 

The Northern Group of Forces is destroying Ukrainian formations near three villages in the Kharkov region;

Russian forces struck a road bridge across the Dnieper River in Kiev; 

Ukrainian forces lost up to 1,325 service members in the past 24 hours;

Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko described the situation in the Ukrainian capital as “very dramatic;”

Russia’s Foreign Ministry again urged foreign nationals and diplomats to avoid staying in Ukraine; 

Brussels will not help Kiev find the missing $8 billion needed for military spending, Ukrainian Finance Minister Marchenko said.

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