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Donald Trump said Ukraine needs a leader "who can make a deal" after Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticised a US arrangement on Russian diesel. On the same day, Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia killed at least 15 people, including three children, by one count.
US President Donald Trump said Russia will supply millions of tons of diesel after a call with Vladimir Putin, and the US Treasury then issued a temporary authorization for Russian-origin diesel transactions through 7 April 2027.
A worker at a plague research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region has died, and Russian authorities have not confirmed the cause; meanwhile, experts warn against antibiotic 'emergency kits' promoted online.
Russian technology company Yandex said a drone attack damaged infrastructure at its data centre in Kaluga region, according to TASS and Reuters, though the reports include no independent verification of the damage.
Ukrainian authorities say a strike they attribute to Russia killed 30 people and wounded 18 on two passenger buses in the front-line city of Kramatorsk on 8 October 2026; separately, Yandex says drones hit one of its data centres in Russia.
A possible case of pneumonic plague in Russia follows the death of a worker at a Siberian research institute, and US President Donald Trump says he will discuss it with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russia carried out missile and drone strikes on Ukraine on 7 October 2026, and President Volodymyr Zelensky said at least 11 people were killed, a toll that the reports do not independently verify.
Ukraine's president said on 6 October 2026 that Russia is preparing a massive attack, and, according to The Hindu, he urged partners to provide defensive capabilities.
Russia's Defence Ministry reported nearly 900 Ukrainian drones downed overnight on 5-6 October 2026, and Moscow's mayor said hundreds were heading towards the capital region; the figures come from Russian officials, and the reports reviewed by Vocemundi do not describe independent verification.
Moscow's mayor says most of the drones were downed overnight into Tuesday, 6 October 2026, while reported death tolls from Russian authorities range from one to at least two.
Russian officials played down Friday reports that plague killed a 28-year-old woman who worked at an anti-plague institute in Siberia's Irkutsk region, while Washington said it was closely monitoring the situation.
Russian authorities say a 28-year-old laboratory worker in the Irkutsk region died of pneumonia of unknown origin, deny any link to plague and have placed her contacts under quarantine or observation.
Ukraine's president said Kyiv supports a US-proposed timeline for technical-level talks with Washington and Moscow, possibly in the United Arab Emirates, though the reports include no US or Russian confirmation.
The German chancellor arrived by train on Sunday to pledge continued support for Ukraine, after Russia's Foreign Ministry warned foreign diplomats and visitors about the city, which has faced strikes on its bridges and energy infrastructure.
Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that the strike damaged the road surface and trolleybus wires, after repeated strikes on the city's Southern Bridge since Thursday.
Headlines from Anadolu Agency and TASS say Russia has welcomed the withdrawal of the US military presence from Iraq, with TASS attributing the statement to an unnamed diplomat.
Russian drone attacks overnight into 2 October 2026 killed one person in Kyiv and closed bridges over the Dnipro River, while Ukraine said it struck oil facilities in Russia and President Zelenskyy urged allies to tighten sanctions.
Putin's remarks on 1 October 2026 followed Russian embassy statements alleging a NATO plan to blockade Kaliningrad, which NATO denies.
Russia warned of consequences if its Kaliningrad exclave were isolated, and the Kremlin called the warning non-confrontational, while NATO, according to Daily Sabah, rejected what it called nuclear threats.
Estonia says Russian special services ordered an August fire at defence firm Milrem Robotics, whose unmanned ground vehicles are used in Ukraine; Moscow calls the accusation baseless, and NATO and EU officials have backed Tallinn.