Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 967

Here is the concern connected Saturday, October 19, 2024.

Fighting

• South Korea has warned of a “grave information threat” arsenic its spy bureau said 1,500 North Korean troops person arrived to combat with Russia successful Ukraine.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said helium believes 10,000 North Korean soldiers could yet articulation the war.
• Ukrainian soldiers are locked successful a bitter conflict for the municipality of Toretsk successful the eastbound Donetsk region, which Russian troops entered past Friday.
• An authoritative successful the Ukrainian metropolis of Pokrovsk, a cardinal people successful Russia’s beforehand westwards, has urged residents to evacuate arsenic indispensable services similar heating volition beryllium cut.
• President Zelenskyy said that Ukraine’s allies are pushing for the state to little its subject draught property from 25, but that helium sees nary crushed to bash so.

Diplomacy

• Kyiv has said Russia returned the bodies of 501 servicemen killed successful warring portion Russia and Ukraine each swapped 95 prisoners of warfare successful an statement mediated by the United Arab Emirates.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin has said a associated connection tabled successful May by China and Brazil for ending the warfare successful Ukraine was “balanced” and could output results.
• Zelenskyy has dismissed the connection – which would resume nonstop dialog but would not necessitate Russia to propulsion backmost from Ukraine – adding that helium expects Putin to array his ain bid connection astatine the upcoming BRICS summit.
• US President Joe Biden has said determination is nary statement connected giving Ukraine long-range weapons to behaviour deeper strikes into Russia but called connected NATO to “sustain our support” during a sojourn to Berlin.

Finances

• The International Monetary Fund’s committee has completed a reappraisal of a money statement for Ukraine that volition alteration the disbursement of $1.1bn to Kyiv.
• The US is consenting to supply up to $20bn to Ukraine arsenic portion of a G7 indebtedness that volition beryllium repaid with profits generated by frozen Russian assets, 3 anonymous sources person told The Financial Times.

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