Overview

• Putin said Russian forces control the center of Kupyansk and hold nearly two-thirds of the city, with fighting ongoing in the south.
• He reported that the 'Vostok' grouping is moving quickly across northern Zaporizhzhia and partly into Dnipropetrovsk region.
• Putin claimed Ukrainian losses in September were about 44,700 with almost half irrevocable, while asserting Russia has sufficient personnel for the campaign.
• Russian envoy Rodion Miroshnik said the negotiation track is on pause because Kyiv has not responded to Moscow’s proposals.
• NATO’s Eastern Sentry posture allows rapid shifting of battlegroups along the eastern flank after recent drone and airspace incidents, and Polish-led investigators detailed an alleged GRU-linked drone-explosive plot spanning Poland, Lithuania and Germany.