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| Ukraine war: Russia-West clash warning and World Cup bid - round-up | Ukraine war: Russia-West clash warning and World Cup bid - round-up |
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| The latest hardware being sent to Ukraine includes more High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (Himars) | The latest hardware being sent to Ukraine includes more High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (Himars) |
| More US military aid for Ukraine may lead to "a direct military clash" between Russia and the West, Moscow has warned. | More US military aid for Ukraine may lead to "a direct military clash" between Russia and the West, Moscow has warned. |
| Russia's ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, is not the first Russian official to raise the threat - which comes as aid for Ukraine is said to be driving the momentum of Ukrainian armed forces against the Russian occupiers. | Russia's ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, is not the first Russian official to raise the threat - which comes as aid for Ukraine is said to be driving the momentum of Ukrainian armed forces against the Russian occupiers. |
| The latest US hardware includes another four of the high-precision Himars multiple rocket systems. | The latest US hardware includes another four of the high-precision Himars multiple rocket systems. |
| How much aid is the US really giving Ukraine? Read our story here for more details. | How much aid is the US really giving Ukraine? Read our story here for more details. |
| As Ukraine fights back against Russia, flags are being raised in the retaken areas, including in the Kherson and Kharkiv region. | As Ukraine fights back against Russia, flags are being raised in the retaken areas, including in the Kherson and Kharkiv region. |
| Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said: "There is a growing understanding that Russia made a mistake by starting the war against Ukraine." | Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said: "There is a growing understanding that Russia made a mistake by starting the war against Ukraine." |
| Watch: Flags being raised in retaken areas of Ukraine | Watch: Flags being raised in retaken areas of Ukraine |
| Watch: Flags being raised in retaken areas of Ukraine | Watch: Flags being raised in retaken areas of Ukraine |
| These victories have encouraged Ukrainians, but surprised Russian generals. | These victories have encouraged Ukrainians, but surprised Russian generals. |
| In an effort to reassure Russians, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that he expected that the situation "in the new territories will stabilise". | In an effort to reassure Russians, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that he expected that the situation "in the new territories will stabilise". |
| You can read more about how Mr Putin and other Russian officials are responding to the Ukrainian advance here. | You can read more about how Mr Putin and other Russian officials are responding to the Ukrainian advance here. |
| The future of Europe's largest nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia remains uncertain, months after the Russians stormed it and took control - some say through coercion - of the Ukrainian staff still operating it. | The future of Europe's largest nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia remains uncertain, months after the Russians stormed it and took control - some say through coercion - of the Ukrainian staff still operating it. |
| The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, is on his way to Kyiv, to discuss the situation at the plant - a complex that has been shelled several times, with both sides blaming each other. | The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, is on his way to Kyiv, to discuss the situation at the plant - a complex that has been shelled several times, with both sides blaming each other. |
| The visit comes as President Putin signed an executive order to take over operations at the plant, which is inside territory that Russia has formally annexed in a move rejected by Ukraine and Western countries. | The visit comes as President Putin signed an executive order to take over operations at the plant, which is inside territory that Russia has formally annexed in a move rejected by Ukraine and Western countries. |
| A Russian soldier stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant | A Russian soldier stands guard near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant |
| "The government will ensure that the nuclear facilities at the plant... are integrated as federal property," Mr Putin's order said. | "The government will ensure that the nuclear facilities at the plant... are integrated as federal property," Mr Putin's order said. |
| The head of Ukraine's state nuclear energy regulator Enerhoatom, Petro Kotin, said later he would be taking over running the plant. It was not clear how. | The head of Ukraine's state nuclear energy regulator Enerhoatom, Petro Kotin, said later he would be taking over running the plant. It was not clear how. |
| Meanwhile Russia continues to strike population centres on Ukrainian-controlled territory. | Meanwhile Russia continues to strike population centres on Ukrainian-controlled territory. |
| But this attack on a town south of Kyiv was unusual because it was carried out by Iranian-made kamikaze drones. | But this attack on a town south of Kyiv was unusual because it was carried out by Iranian-made kamikaze drones. |
| Russia has used the drones before, but never this deep inside Ukraine. | Russia has used the drones before, but never this deep inside Ukraine. |
| Watch: Aftermath of "kamikaze drone" strike near Kyiv | Watch: Aftermath of "kamikaze drone" strike near Kyiv |
| Watch: Aftermath of "kamikaze drone" strike near Kyiv | Watch: Aftermath of "kamikaze drone" strike near Kyiv |
| Ukraine's optimism rose a notch higher on Wednesday as it joined Spain and Portugal's bid to host the 2030 Fifa World Cup. | Ukraine's optimism rose a notch higher on Wednesday as it joined Spain and Portugal's bid to host the 2030 Fifa World Cup. |
| Spain and Portugal originally announced a joint bid in June 2021. | Spain and Portugal originally announced a joint bid in June 2021. |
| "Our bid is not an Iberian bid any more, it's a European bid," Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish federation (RFEF), said as the triple bid was announced. | "Our bid is not an Iberian bid any more, it's a European bid," Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish federation (RFEF), said as the triple bid was announced. |
| Read more about it here. | Read more about it here. |
| Before 1 October, Ukrainians were able, with difficulty, to move back and forth across the front lines. | Before 1 October, Ukrainians were able, with difficulty, to move back and forth across the front lines. |
| From a crossing point at Vasylivka, on the eastern bank of the Dnipro river, some would travel to nearby non-occupied Zaporizhzhia to visit relatives, buy food or medicines. | From a crossing point at Vasylivka, on the eastern bank of the Dnipro river, some would travel to nearby non-occupied Zaporizhzhia to visit relatives, buy food or medicines. |
| But many left for good, carrying what they could with them, in search of new lives in areas not under Russian occupation. Some travelled on to Europe. | But many left for good, carrying what they could with them, in search of new lives in areas not under Russian occupation. Some travelled on to Europe. |
| On average, about 1,000 people used to arrive every day at a makeshift reception centre in the car park of a DIY superstore on the edge of Zaporizhzhia. | On average, about 1,000 people used to arrive every day at a makeshift reception centre in the car park of a DIY superstore on the edge of Zaporizhzhia. |
| The reception centre in Zaporizhzhia almost deserted | The reception centre in Zaporizhzhia almost deserted |
| On 30 September, with Russia's self-styled "referendums" over and annexation being announced in Moscow, local police said that figure rose to 1,616. | On 30 September, with Russia's self-styled "referendums" over and annexation being announced in Moscow, local police said that figure rose to 1,616. |
| But then the flow almost stopped. | But then the flow almost stopped. |
| What happened next? Our correspondent Paul Adams takes up the story. | What happened next? Our correspondent Paul Adams takes up the story. |
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| Russia-Ukraine war | |
| United States | |
| Ukraine |
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