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LIVE UPDATES: Kiev Uses New Type of Missiles for HIMARS Launchers to Shell Lugansk

05:46 GMT 03.10.2022 (Updated: 20:57 GMT 19.10.2022)

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Since February, Russia continues to conduct the special military operation to demilitarize and "denazify" Ukraine, as the republics of Donbass pleaded with Moscow to protect them from the increasing attacks of the Kiev regime. Prior to the start of the special operation, Russia recognized the republics as independent states.

Following referendums in the Donbass republics and the regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye that revealed a resounding majority of the local populace supported becoming a part of Russia, agreements on the accession of these territories to Russia were signed last Friday by Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as Kherson and Zaporozhye.

On Sunday, four ratification treaties and four proposed constitutional laws were introduced on the territories' accession, two for each new federal subject. They were submitted to the Russian's parliament lower chamber.

Earlier, in order to protect an extensive line of contact and protect the civilian population in the territories, partial mobilization was announced in Russia, during which a total of 300,000 reservists are expected to be called up, which is just over 1% of the total mobilization resource of the nation.

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01:06 GMT 04.10.2022

Accession of New Regions to Advance Russian Cause in Ukraine - Ex-US State Senator

A woman casts her ballot during the referendum on the joining of Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republic and Zaporozhye and Kherson regions of Ukraine to Russia, at the polling station in Melitopol, Zaporozhye region - Sputnik International, 1920, 04.10.2022

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4 October 2022, 01:05 GMT

01:02 GMT 04.10.2022

Peace in Ukraine Possible if Biden Administration Halts Military Aid - Ex-US State Senator

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21:18 GMT 03.10.2022

Kiev Uses New Type of Missiles for HIMARS Launchers to Shell Lugansk - LPR Mission to JCCC

STAROBILSK, LPR (Sputnik) - Ukrainian troops started using a new type of missiles for the US multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS during the shelling of the Lugansk people’s republic (LPR), the LPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the ceasefire regime (JCCC) said in a statement on Monday.

"They haven't used missiles of this type before. This is the second settlement where they have worked out this type of missiles. This missile, the M30, is fired from the M142 HIMARS installation. Prior to that, the LPR representative office in the JCCC recently recorded the use of missiles of this type in the city of Brianka, and today we are seeing the same picture in the city of Starobilsk," an officer of the JCCC Aleksey Getmansky said.

Getmansky clarified that the new type of missiles is distinguished by the shrapnel form of the striking elements. Shrapnel shell consists of small diameter balls made of tungsten. This type of missile is designed to destroy "enemy manpower", but since the missile hit the center of the city with no military facilities, it means that civilians were the target, according to the officer.

Earlier in the day, the LPR representative office in the JCCC reported that at 01:40 a.m. Moscow time (22:40 GMT), Ukrainian troops struck Starobilsk from the US MLRS M142 HIMARS, during which a kindergarten, three residential buildings and a local stadium were damaged.

The high mobility artillery rocket system M142 (HIMARS) was developed in the US by the UK BAE Systems and the US Lockheed Martin defense contractors in the late 1990s, and has been produced since 2003. It is based on a three-axle wheeled chassis of the US army's family of medium tactical vehicles truck, and is capable of launching six rockets or one ATACMS surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile. The effective firing range of certain types of projectiles is up to 80 kilometers (50 miles).

20:37 GMT 03.10.2022

US Has Not Seen Russian Large-Scale Reinforcement of Troops in Ukraine - Defense Official

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States has not seen any large-scale reinforcement of Russian forces in Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict there, a senior US Defense Department official said on Monday.

"In terms of Russia, we have not seen a large-scale reinforcement of forces at this stage in terms of whether or not any of the newly mobilized forces have moved into Ukraine. All I would say at this stage is not on a large scale," the official said during a press briefing.

The United States expects that some of the 300,000 mobilized Russian troops will eventually be assigned to locations in Ukraine, the official added.

On September 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization in the country.

Last week, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the partial mobilization was prompted by the need to control the 1,000-kilometer (621-mile) contact line with Ukrainian forces and the Russian-controlled territories. The measure requires only 1% of Russia's total mobilization resource or about 300,000 reservists.

19:53 GMT 03.10.2022

France Has No Information About Attack on Ex-Soldier After His Trip to Donbas - Ministry

PARIS (Sputnik) - The French Foreign Ministry said on Monday that it had no information about the attack in Istanbul on former French soldier Adrian Boke after his trip to Donbas.

The attack on Boke, who recently covered the events in Donbas, took place in Istanbul on September 26. Two men stabbed him with a knife in the hands, face and stomach, but the ex-soldier managed to escape. Boke told Sputnik on Sunday that agents of the Ukrainian security service had organized an attempt on his life.

"At this stage we have no information on this issue," a ministry spokesperson said at a briefing in response to a question about whether an investigation into the attack on Boke had begun.

The former French military man came to Ukraine in the spring with a humanitarian mission as a volunteer. After the trip, Boke said that he had witnessed many war crimes committed by the Ukrainian military. According to Boke, he saw how Ukrainian troops were preparing a staging of mass killings of civilians in the city of Bucha.

In early April, amid Russia's special operation in Ukraine, the Ukrainian authorities and the media distributed footage showing the bodies of dead civilians strewn across Bucha and accused the Russian forces, which withdrew from the town on March 30, of the killings. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the footage was a staged provocation and that no civilians died at the time the Russian forces controlled Bucha.

19:03 GMT 03.10.2022

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18:26 GMT 03.10.2022

West Not Ready to Create ‘Universal Infrastructure of Equal Security’ - Russian Official

Russia believes that the collective West is not ready to create "universal infrastructure of equal security" and cooperation, Russian delegation’s deputy representative at the United Nations First Committee on Disarmament Konstantin Vorontsov said on Monday.

"The West is not ready to create a universal infrastructure of equal security and cooperation," Vorontsov said.

The collective West does not want to allow independent states the freedom of choice, he added.

Relations between Russia and the collective West have been deteriorating for a prolonged period of time but soured after Moscow undertook a special military operation in Ukraine.

The West has been attempting to condemn Russia at various levels in the United Nations - UN Security Council, General Assembly and various UN committees - for Moscow’s actions in Ukraine.

Most recently, the Russian mission to the United Nations vetoed a draft resolution in the UN Security Council that was put forward by the United States and Albania to condemn Russia for what was described as "annexation" of four regions in Ukraine after their population decided in referenda to become part of Russia.

18:20 GMT 03.10.2022

Report: US to Announce It Will Send Four More HIMARS in New $625Mln Arms Package For Ukraine

The United States will soon announce it will provide four more High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers in a new $625 million arms package for Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Monday citing Biden administration officials.

Last week, the United States pledged an additional $1.1 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, including the provision of 18 new HIMARS systems, hundreds of armored and tactical vehicles, radar systems, counter-drone systems, surveillance and communications systems.

17:45 GMT 03.10.2022

EU to Train Up to 15,000 Ukrainian Soldiers - Reports

The European Union will train up to 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers as part of a training mission, German magazine Spiegel reported Monday.

EU member states have agreed that up to 15,000 Ukrainian soldiers should undergo training outside the country as soon as possible, with 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers to undergo special combat training for commanders and courses for engineers, the media said, citing sources.

The mission plans are to be made as early as mid-October, the media added.

On August 30, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell expressed the hope that the EU defense ministers would achieve a political agreement on training Ukrainian forces. In mid-September, foreign ministers of France, Germany and Poland said that the EU needs to set up a training mission for Ukrainian forces and help with maintenance of military equipment.

On February 24, Russia began a military operation in Ukraine responding to calls for help from Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics. Western countries responded by imposing comprehensive sanctions against Moscow while also ramping up their military support for Kiev and providing Ukrainian military with training on bilateral basis.

Moscow has warned the West against further involvement in the conflict, while the EU, the US and NATO have maintained that they are not part to the hostilities despite training Ukrainian soldiers, sending their instructors and hardware to Ukraine, and providing intelligence.

17:43 GMT 03.10.2022

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3 October 2022, 17:31 GMT

16:18 GMT 03.10.2022

15:26 GMT 03.10.2022

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15:06 GMT 03.10.2022

Russia Remains Major Power That Cannot Be Ignored - French Prime Minister

Russia continues to be a major power that cannot be ignored, so the dialogue with it continues, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Monday.

"Russia continues to be a major power that will not cease to be our neighbor tomorrow, we cannot ignore it. The future will be decided at the table of negotiations, not on the battlefield. Therefore, the President of the Republic chose to continue the dialogue with the Russian president," Born said at a meeting of the National Assembly dedicated to the situation in Ukraine.

Earlier in September, French President Emmanuel Macron said that France should do everything to ensure that Ukraine and Russia return to the table of negotiations as soon as both sides are ready to do so. The president also noted that a respectful dialogue with Russia is effective and allows to achieve results.

14:56 GMT 03.10.2022

Polish Foreign Ministry's Demand to Russian Ambassador in Warsaw to Condemn Referendums is Provocation, Unprecedented Case - Russian Foreign Ministry

The demand of the Polish Foreign Ministry to Russian Ambassador in Warsaw Sergey Andreev to condemn the referendums is a provocation, an unprecedented case, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Evgeniy Ivanov said.

Earlier, Andreev said that while he was summoned to the Polish Foreign Ministry in connection with the holding of referendums in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, he was offered to condemn them.

"This is an obvious provocation, a completely unprecedented case in diplomatic work," Ivanov told reporters.

14:51 GMT 03.10.2022

Ukrainian Forces Shell Central District of Donetsk With HIMARS Missiles- DPR

14:30 GMT 03.10.2022

French Foreign Ministry Summoned Russian Ambassador

13:04 GMT 03.10.2022

State Duma Adopts Constitutional Law on Accession of DPR, LPR, Kherson & Zaporozhye to Russia

13:01 GMT 03.10.2022

Switzerland Does Not Support Zelensky's Idea of Transferring Frozen Russian Assets to Ukraine - Economy Ministry

Switzerland does not support the idea of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, Fabian Maienfisch, a spokesman for the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research, told RIA Novosti on Monday.

"For the Swiss government, the confiscation of assets only on the basis of belonging to a state or being included in the sanctions list and using them to rebuild Ukraine is currently not an option of showing support for Ukraine," Maienfisch said.

Last week, Zelensky proposed Switzerland to block Russian assets and transfer them to Ukraine

12:40 GMT 03.10.2022

Russia's MoD Briefing on Progress of Special Military Operation in Ukraine

12:00 GMT 03.10.2022

Kherson Region to Enter Russia With 2 Districts of Nikolaev Region - State Duma

The Kherson Region will enter Russia with the village of Aleksandrovka and the city of Snigiryovka of the Nikolaev region, Pavel Krasheninnikov, the head of the Committee on State Building and Legislation of the Russian parliament’s lower house, State Duma, said on Monday.

On September 21, the deputy head of the Kherson region administration, Kirill Stremousov, told Sputnik that a part of the Nikolaev region was included in the Kherson Region to participate in the referendum on accession to Russia.

"In relation to the DPR and LPR, the borders will be determined in accordance with their constitutions. The borders of the territory of the Zaporozhye region are determined by the administrative borders of the region ... As for the Kherson Region, the borders here will also be determined by administrative borders, taking into account the decrees of the military-civilian administration of the region ... the Aleksandrovka and Snigiryovka municipal districts will be included in the Kherson region," Krasheninnikov said at a committee meeting.