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UPDATES: Over 200,000 Troops Join Russian Military Amid Partial Mobilization, Defense Minister Says

05:09 GMT 04.10.2022 (Updated: 10:41 GMT 29.03.2023)

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On Monday, the Russian parliament's lower chamber, the State Duma, unanimously ratified the treaties and adopted federal constitutional laws on the entry of the DPR, LPR, Kherson region and Zaporozhye region into Russia and the formation of new subjects, following the referendums held in late September.

Russia's Federation Council, the higher chamber of the parliament, is expected to consider the issue of ratifying treaties on the accession of the four regions to Russia on Tuesday, as well as constitutional laws on the joining and the formation of new subjects.

As the Russian special military operation in Ukraine continues with its task, the West continues to supply arms to Kiev, fueling the ongoing conflict. Last week, the US announced a further $1.1 billion in military aid for Ukraine, bringing the total amount provided since 2021 to $16.9 billion. On Monday, US media claimed that a $625 million package was also being prepared.

On February 24, Russia started its special military operation to "denazify" and demilitarize Ukraine as the Donbass republics appealed to Moscow to defend them from Ukraine's escalating onslaught.

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01:06 GMT 05.10.2022

Line to Promote NATO's Potential in APR Clearly Taking Shape - Russian Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The line for promoting NATO's potential in the Asia-Pacific region (APR) using any tools is clearly taking shape, Nikolai Nozdrev, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Third Asian Department (3AD), said in an interview with Sputnik.

"If we look at the decisions of the June summit of the alliance in Madrid, concerning the globalization of the organization's 'zone of responsibility,' it becomes clear that the line for promoting its potential in the APR, using any tools, is already clearly taking shape," Nozdrev said.

He said the process is based on regional partners - Australia, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand, which are considered by Washington, London and Brussels as connecting elements of the global bloc architecture they are designing in line with Euro-Atlantic standards.

“It is symptomatic that Tokyo, which has set course for remilitarization, without any hesitation, declares the need to make the 'Natofication' of Asia irreversible,” Nozdrev said.

He said the NATO members and their associates are brainwashing regional actors using various "schemes" in a coordinated manner.

21:50 GMT 04.10.2022

Main Challenges on Supplying Tanks to Ukraine Maintenance, Sustainment - Pentagon

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Maintenance and sustainment are the main obstacles to the provision of Western tanks to Ukraine amid Russia’s ongoing special military operation there, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Laura Cooper said.

"We absolutely agree that the Ukrainians need tanks," Cooper said during a press briefing on Tuesday. "One of the challenges with introducing other Western-type tanks is the maintenance and the sustainment piece."

Cooper said the easiest way to provide tanks to Ukraine would be to send Soviet-type tanks the Ukrainians know how to operate and repair, and the United States has worked with allies to support Ukraine with 1,000 such tanks.

Last week, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said he did not rule out that NATO-standard tanks, including Abrams and Leopard, will be supplied to Ukraine amid its ongoing conflict with Russia.

On February 24, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine after the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk requested help to defend them from intensifying attacks by Ukrainian troops. The Russian Ministry of Defense said the operation is solely targeting Ukrainian military infrastructure and the civilian population is not in danger.

20:40 GMT 04.10.2022

Accessions Give Russia Secure Defensive Position Amid Western Onslaught - Ex-Pentagon Aide

A serviceman of Russian private military company Wagner Group shoots from a 122 mm D30 howitzer at the Ukrainian positions, as Russia's military operation in Ukraine continues, in the suburbs of Bakhmut, Donetsk People's Republic - Sputnik International, 1920, 04.10.2022

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Accessions Give Russia Secure Defensive Position Amid Western Onslaught - Ex-Pentagon Aide

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20:28 GMT 04.10.2022

US Increasing Ammunition Production to Have Sustainable Rate to Support Ukraine - Pentagon

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States is making investments to increase ammunition production and to have a sustainable rate of it in the future to continually provide support for Ukraine as well as to maintain its own defense capability, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Laura Cooper said on Tuesday.

“The United States is providing additional ammunition, but we're also investing in ammunition production, and we're seeing our allies and partners investing in ammunition production,” Cooper said during a press briefing. “We are increasing production and we see over time that we will be able to have a sustainable rate, both for ourselves and for the Ukrainians.”

Earlier on Tuesday, US President Joe Biden announced during a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky an additional US military aid package for Ukraine. The package will include High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), 155mm Howitzers, 105mm artillery rounds and 500 precision-guided 155mm artillery rounds (Excalibur).

In addition, the aid package will include 30,000 120mm mortar rounds, 200 MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles, 200,000 rounds of small arms ammunition, obstacle emplacement equipment, and claymore anti-personnel munitions.

To date, the United States has committed more than $16.8 billion to the security needs of Ukraine since January.

20:26 GMT 04.10.2022

EU Agrees New Package of Sanctions Against Russia, Including Oil Price Cap - Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Representatives of EU countries agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia, including a price cap for Russian oil, the Politico newspaper reported citing European diplomats.

The officials reached a framework agreement on the eighth package of sanctions against Moscow on Tuesday and will approve the final version of the text on Wednesday, it said.

20:16 GMT 04.10.2022

US Believes Ukraine Able to Strike Most Russian Targets With Current Arms - Pentagon

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Ukraine is able to strike most Russian targets, including in Crimea, using existing US-provided arms like the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) used with High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasian Affairs Laura Cooper said on Tuesday.

"It’s our assessment that, with the existing GMLRS capability that they have on the HIMARS, and that we’re providing more of with this package, that they can reach the vast majority of targets on the battlefield … We think they can reach the vast majority of targets, including Crimea," Cooper said during a press briefing, when asked why the US isn’t sending longer-range weapons such as Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS), which can also be used with HIMARS.

The United States included four more HIMARS in its most recent security assistance package to Ukraine announced Tuesday, valued at up to $625 million. The Biden administration has given Ukraine over $17.5 billion in security assistance since taking office.

20:15 GMT 04.10.2022

Biden Urging His Team to Continue Talks With Russia to Bring Americans Home - White House

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Joe Biden is urging him team to continue engagement with the Russian government to negotiate the release of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday.

"Biden is continuing to direct his administration to engage with the Russian government through every available channel and make every effort to bring them home," Jean-Pierre said regarding Griner and Whelan during a press briefing.

20:14 GMT 04.10.2022

US Doesn’t Have Billions to Send to Ukraine, Involvement Risks Nuclear Conflict - Lawmaker

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US taxpayers cannot afford to continue sending billions more dollars to Ukraine as Washington risks nuclear conflict with Russia over continued involvement in the theater, Congressman Matt Rosendale said on Tuesday.

“American taxpayers don’t have $70 billion for Ukraine. I fear our increasing involvement is a threat to our national security and sets us on a collision course with another nuclear power,” Rosendale said via social media.

The United States should instead turn its attention towards spending taxpayer funds on domestic issues such as securing the southern border, addressing increased fentanyl use and fighting crime, Rosendale said.

In February, prior to the launch of Russia’s special military operation, Rosendale introduced legislation that would prohibit the US government from providing security assistance to Ukraine until a wall is completed on the southern border.

The US has committed over $17.5 billion in military assistance to Ukraine under the Biden administration as of Tuesday, following the announcement of a new $625 million security package for Kiev, according to the State Department.

Accusations of nuclear threats followed remarks by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a recent speech, during which he claimed Russia would spare no means to defend its territory.

However, the US has yet to see indications of changes to the Russian nuclear posture that would cause the Pentagon to adjust its own stance, White House Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said on Tuesday.

18:31 GMT 04.10.2022

Ex-Employee of Ukrainian Pre-Trial Detention Facility Says How Badly Russian POWs Were Treated - VIDEO

17:39 GMT 04.10.2022

IAEA Chief Grossi to Visit Kiev and Moscow This Week

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi will visit Kiev and then Moscow this week as part of continued consultations on establishing a nuclear safety and security zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, the agency said on Tuesday.

"Director General Grossi will travel to Kyiv and then to Moscow later this week to continue his consultations aimed at agreeing and implementing a nuclear safety and security protection zone around the ZNPP as soon as possible," the statement says.

17:38 GMT 04.10.2022

Pentagon: New US Military Package for Ukraine to Include 4 HIMARS, 16 155MM Howitzers

17:36 GMT 04.10.2022

Kazakh Ambassador Summoned to Russian Foreign Ministry Over Ukrainian Ambassador in Astana

Kazakh Ambassador Yermek Kosherbaev was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with the situation with the Ukrainian ambassador to Astana, Pyotr Vrublevsky, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Earlier, a video was published on social networks in which Vrublevsky stated that the Ukrainian regime was trying to kill as many Russians as possible. As the foreign ministry of Kazakhstan later reported, Vrublevsky was summoned to the Kazakh Foreign Ministry, he was given a note of protest in connection with his statements. On September 8, media reported that the ambassador had left Kazakhstan at the request of the authorities.

Moscow is outraged by the development of the situation around the Ukrainian ambassador to Kazakhstan, who scandalously "departed" to Kiev on September 8, Zakharova noted, saying that despite Astana's assurances that Vrublevsky would irrevocably leave Kazakhstan in the shortest possible time and "never return" to Astana, the promises were not kept.

"This person reappeared in the capital of Kazakhstan, and clearly not in order to 'ust pack his things and take his family.' Openly, he attends diplomatic receptions as head of the diplomatic mission. In view of the above circumstances, on October 4, the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kosherbaev was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry and was told that such a situation was categorically unacceptable," Zakharova said.

In this regard, she noted, Moscow expects that the Kazakh side, following not only the spirit of allied relations with Russia, but also the letter of its own legislation, Article 147 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which provides for up to 7 years in prison for inciting ethnic hatred, will not follow Kiev's lead and "take measures for the speedy final expulsion of this notorious nationalist."

17:20 GMT 04.10.2022

WATCH Orlan-10 UAV Crews of Russian Western Military District Perform Tasks During Op in Ukraine

16:14 GMT 04.10.2022

School Principal in Energodar Explains Why He Has Taken Russian Side - Video

15:04 GMT 04.10.2022

Nord Stream 2 AG to Launch Investigation Into Pipeline Incidents After Police Open Up Area

"Nord Stream 2 is cooperating with all relevant authorities and will perform its onsite surveys to assess the condition of the pipelines once the police investigation of the crime scene is completed and the cordon is lifted," Nord Stream 2 AG said.

14:50 GMT 04.10.2022

MoD Publishes Clip of Joint Russia-China Naval Drills

14:36 GMT 04.10.2022

Moscow Stresses Committed to Inadmissibility of Nuclear War

"We consider one of the most important tasks to keep all the countries of the nuclear five committed to the postulate of the inadmissibility of any war between countries possessing nuclear weapons, which was reflected in the January joint statement of the leaders of the nuclear powers. Russia is fully committed to it," deputy head of the Russian delegation to the UN Konstantin Vorontsov read.

14:28 GMT 04.10.2022

Ukrainian Forces Hit Kherson Bridge With Three Missiles

14:26 GMT 04.10.2022

Ukrainian Forces Shell Energodar, at Least 16 Hits Reported

13:18 GMT 04.10.2022

Ukraine’s Economy Projected to Shrink by 35%, World Bank Says

"Ukraine’s economy is now projected to contract by 35% this year although economic activity is scarred by the destruction of productive capacity, damage to agricultural land, and reduced labor supply as more than 14 million people are estimated to have been displaced," according to a release.

It estimated that recovery and reconstruction needs across social, productive, and infrastructure sectors would cost at least $349 billion, which was more than 1.5 times the size of Ukraine’s pre-conflict economy in 2021.

The report found that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict would impede post-pandemic economic recovery for emerging and developing economies in other parts of Europe and Central Asia. It predicted that economic activity would remain deeply depressed through next year, with minimal growth of 0.3% expected in 2023, as energy price shocks continued to impact the region. While global prices for oil, gas and coal had been rising since early 2021, the Russia-Ukraine conflict pushed inflation to levels not seen for decades in the region.