On Oct. 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Turkmenistan and spoke at an international conference attended by Central Asian leaders, including the president of Iran.
In his opening remarks at Ashgabat, Putin stated that he wanted to build a ‘new world order’ with Moscow’s international partners.
The capital of Turkmenistan is hosting a forum entitled “Interconnection of Times and Civilizations: the Basis of Peace and Development”, dedicated to the 300th Anniversary of Turkmen philosopher and poet Magtymguly Fragi.
The forum will include leaders of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Mongolia and Tajikistan.
Russia has long sought to exert influence in Central Asia, but many nations have gravitated towards China in recent times.
Putin’s aide informed journalists that the Kremlin chief will also meet Iranian President Masoud Peshkian to have bilateral talks and discuss the Middle East situation.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in Ukraine, Moscow and Tehran have developed stronger military and political ties. Iran supplies Russia with Shahed drones and short range ballistic missiles.
Since the beginning of the full-scale war and the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant for him in relation to the forced deportation Ukrainian children, Putin has mainly traveled to “friendly” nations.
Turkmenistan has not signed the Rome Statute, and is therefore not a member of the ICC.
The alleged attempts to pressurize the media outlet “are nothing less than anti-democratic, given the essential role that the newsroom plays in upholding the core national value of freedom the press,” Gulnoza Saied, the Committee to Protect Journalists’ Europe and Central Asia Program Coordinator said.
Vasyl Chynchyk, the head of administration in the town, said that approximately 1,150 people still live there.
Regional authorities reported early on October 11 that Russian attacks in Ukraine have killed six people and injured 27 others over the past 24 hours.
Maksym Kozoytskyi, the Lviv Oblast Governor, confirmed that the passenger bus, which carried the logo of popular transport company FlixBus was travelling from Warsaw to Odesa.
The General Staff has not provided any further details on how the helicopter was destroyed.
In a documentary broadcast on national television, Commander-in Chief Oleksandr Sryskyi stated that “we know about approximately 50,000 soldiers who were transferred from other sectors to the Kursk directions.”
Oleh Kiper, the Governor of Odesa, reported that Russia launched a missile attack on the district of Odesa, killing at least 4 people, including a girl aged 16 years old.
This includes 1,140 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
The Norwegian government will spend up to 967 millions kroner ($87.5 million) on enhancing its defense industry. This money is aimed at supporting Ukraine in the face of Russia’s full scale invasion.
During his visit to Italy, President Volodymyr Zelensky presented the Ukrainian victory plan to Italian Premier Giorgia Mello.
On Oct. 10, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing Georgians to enter Russia without a visa if they are working or studying there. Moscow is continuing to warm up its relations with Tbilisi despite concerns about the country’s democratic slide.
Bloomberg reported on October 10 that the premiums on war risk insurance for vessels traveling through Ukraine’s Black Sea shipping corridor have increased by approximately 33 per cent as a result of recent Russian attacks on foreign ships.
Local media reported that two large fires broke out at an oil terminal terminal in Russian-occupied Feodosia, late at night, on October 10. They were at the site of another blaze, which had been burning for 4 days, at a previous Ukrainian drone attack.
The strike on Oct. 9, which left eight dead and 11 injured, hit a civilian vessel flying the Panamanian flag and damaged its cargo. This was the third Russian attack on a civilian vessel within four days.
Petro Yatsenko is a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Coordination HQ for the Treatment of Prisoners of War. He said that the circumstances of Viktoria Rosahchyna’s death are yet to be confirmed.
Ramzan Kadyrov told other officials in the North Caucasian Republic that there were witnesses and people they had tried to commission. They also asked them how much they wanted to charge for the order.
Kim Yong-Hyun, South Korean Defense minister, told lawmakers earlier in October that North Korea likely planned to send troops into Ukraine to fight with Russia.
The Belarusian Hajun group reported on October 10 that a second Russian Mig-31K capable of carrying Kinzhal rockets landed at Machulishchy Airport in Belarus.
Five people were injured in a Russian attack on the village of Cherkaska Lozova, north of Kharkiv, on 10 October, according to Oleh Simiehubov.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) provided $435 million long-term debt for Datagroup-Volia-Lifecell, a recently merged Ukrainian telecom company, to improve telecoms service quality, the EBRD said on Oct. 10.
During the visit of U.K. Premier Keir Starmer to London, on 10 October, President Volodymyr Zelensky presented Ukraine’s Victory Plan to him.
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