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War update: 207 combat clashes on front line over past day

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02.10.2026 09:38 War update: 207 combat clashes on front line over past day On October 1, 207 combat engagements between Ukraine's Defense Forces and Russian forces were recorded at the front, with the highest number occurring in the Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka directions. According to Ukrinform, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated this in a Facebook update on the situation as of 08:00 on Friday, October 2. Russian forces carried out 95 airstrikes, dropping 284 guided aerial bombs. In addition, Russian forces used 8,891 kamikaze drones and conducted 2,705 attacks on settlements and Ukrainian military positions, including 41 using multiple-launch rocket systems.  Among the settlements shelled by Russian forces were Tovstodubove, Sopych, Bachivsk, Potapivka, Koreniok, Ulanove, Yastrubshchyna, Kucherivka, Malushyne, Buvalyne, Svoboda, Buniachyne, Kruzhok, Bezsalivka, Volfyne, Novokostiantynivka, Rohizne, Khotin, Pysarivka, Ivolzhanske, Korchakivka, Khrapivshchyna,...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies

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President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of interest. The negotiations about the Lukoil deal show that personal business interests in President Trump’s inner circle are also in play. Lukoil is Russia’s biggest private oil company. Credit... Gianni Cipriano for The New York Times By Anton Troianovski and Eric Lipton Reporting from Washington  The New York Times Oct. 3, 2026, 5:02 a.m. ET The Trump administration’s talks with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to the two main U.S. negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The deal, which is contingent on approval from the U.S. government and the Kremlin, is for a sprawling set of oil fields, refineries and gas stations around the world owned by Lukoil, one o...
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