Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visits a training site for new recruits
War situation
On October 5, President Putin estimated that Ukraine had lost more than 90,000 soldiers since the start of the counteroffensive in June. In addition, during this period, Moscow said that Kyiv had lost 557 tanks and about 1,900 armored vehicles.
For his part, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told senior Russian military officers that Kyiv's attempts to breach Russian defenses in the east and south of the country had "failed."
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In particular, he mentioned sections in the area of the village of Verbovoye and the village of Rabotino on the Zaporizhzhia front.
The Russian minister also said that the country's army "repelled all attacks in the Soledar-Bakhmout direction" on the eastern front in Donetsk.
Meanwhile, Ukraine claims to be making progress on all fronts, albeit slowly. Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on October 5 that its air defense forces had shot down 24 of the 29 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used by Russia against Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Air Force said the UAVs were shot down in the southern Odessa and Mykolaiv provinces, as well as in the central Kirohovrad province.
In a related development, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Minister Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian army Valery Gerasimov met with commanders of the army fighting in Ukraine.
However, it is still unclear where the meeting took place and what its content was.
President Putin at the forum in Sochi on October 5
Putin reveals Russia's mission
Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club event in the Russian Black Sea city of Sochi, President Putin accused a new "iron curtain" of emerging.
"Europe is building a fence to isolate Russia, and creating a new iron curtain," TASS quoted Mr. Putin as saying. "It is not us who are closing the door, it is Europe that is doing this," the leader said.
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Moscow now faces unprecedented isolation from the West and numerous sanctions since launching a special military operation in Ukraine.
He also rejected accusations that Russia wants to expand its territory through the conflict in Ukraine.
According to him, Russia is already the largest country in the world and therefore has no need to annex more territories. Currently, Russia still has too much to do in developing Siberia and the Far East.
“This is not a territorial conflict, and it is not aimed at establishing a new geopolitical balance in the region,” the Russian president said, adding that what he was referring to was the establishment of the rules of a new world order.
"We have a task to build a new world order," TASS quoted the leader as saying, accusing the West of pursuing "global hegemony" and Russia wants to prevent this.
A Russian missile test
Russia successfully tested new generation nuclear weapons
President Putin also announced that Russia had successfully tested a new "deadly" strategic missile, and did not rule out the possibility of testing weapons involving the first nuclear explosion in more than three decades.
This also marks the first time the Kremlin leader has confirmed that Moscow has successfully tested Burevestnik, a nuclear-powered cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead with a range of thousands of kilometers.
The leader also updated that Russia has almost completed the construction of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile system, which is part of the new generation of nuclear weapons.
Describing the power of the new generation of weapons, President Putin said that once Russia detects an attack, "a barrage of missiles, including hundreds of them, will appear in the air, and no opponent will have a chance to survive".
Mr Putin insisted that no one in their right mind would decide to use nuclear weapons against Russia. Russia has not conducted a nuclear test since 1990, the year before the Soviet Union collapsed.
However, he refused to rule out the possibility of resuming similar testing activities.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell at a conference in Granada on October 5.
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The Russian leader also assured that the country's economy can cope with the high proportion of military spending in the national budget to serve the campaign in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, the US and its Western allies are concerned that they do not have enough weapons and ammunition to provide timely aid to Ukraine, especially as winter approaches.
On the US side in particular, the Pentagon warned that while there is currently enough budget to continue supporting Ukraine, the money could run out if the US House of Representatives cannot overcome the crisis after dismissing the Speaker of the House.
EU has "emptied its warehouse" to provide weapons to Ukraine, difficult to provide more aid
On October 5, at the European Political Community Conference in Granada (Spain), EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell admitted that the EU is not capable of replacing US support for Ukraine.
Therefore, he hopes that US lawmakers can find a way to settle the differences, allowing the resumption of US financial and military aid to the Kyiv government.
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