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Ukraine Invasion Day 590: weather conditions will slow but not stop counteroffensive operations [1]

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Date: 2023-10-05  

Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations near Bakhmut and in western Zaporizhia Oblast and marginally advanced on October 4.

Ukrainian forces continued ground attacks towards the rail line between Klishchiivka (7km southwest of Bakhmut) and Andriivka (10km southwest of Bakhmut), and the Ukrainian General Staff stated that Ukrainian forces achieved partial success near these settlements.[7] Geolocated footage published on October 4 indicates that Ukrainian forces marginally advanced east of Novoprokopivka (5km southeast of Robotyne) in western Zaporizhia Oblast, and the Ukrainian General Staff also reported that Ukrainian forces achieved partial success west of Robotyne.[8] Some Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces advanced up to a Russian trench line on the Robotyne-Kopani line (5km northwest of Robotyne).[9]

Russian Telegram channels report that an electricity substation in Kursk region is on fire. Prior to that, local media published videos with sounds of explosions. pic.twitter.com/qmkkI1hbYz

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, citing intelligence data, said that Russia is now looking for ways to freeze the armed conflict in Ukraine

According to Zelenskyy, not because Russia wants peace, but because it needs to rebuild its military capabilities. If this happens, Zelenskyy predicts that in 2028 Russia will attack again - this time not only Ukraine, but also the Baltic states and possibly other countries.

Zelenskyy said this while speaking in the city of Granada in Spain at the European Political Community Summit.

"Russian propagandists call EU countries the following targets. Dear European leaders, do you have enough underground shelters in your cities to organize schools for children? Just in case threats from Russia become a reality? Russia is currently developing scenarios for the next years. And one of them is particularly dangerous," Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned.

According to him, Moscow has not abandoned its goal "to seize more imperial space and prevent Europe from being a space of free nations and effective democracies," Zelenskyy said. These plans can only be broken if Russia is defeated in the war in Ukraine. "It is necessary to win in Ukraine so that Putin cannot scale the aggression" - Zelenskyy said.

He urged EU countries to remain united despite the problems that have arisen with US support for Ukraine funding, expressing confidence that the US will continue to support Kyiv as well. Zelenskyy called for the delivery of new air defense systems, artillery, shells, long-range missiles and drones to Ukraine.

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