## Ukraine retakes 2 villages in Donetsk Oblast near Dobropillia, military says

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Ukrainian forces liberated two villages in eastern Donetsk Oblast about 30 kilometers (19 miles) north of embattled Pokrovsk, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said on Oct. 26.

The General Staff said that Ukrainian troops operating in the area cleared Kucheriv Yar and Sukhetske of Russian troops over the past 10 days.

Since the rapid Russian advance in the area, Ukrainian forces have taken back nine villages, and nine more have been cleared of Russian sabotage groups, the General Staff said in its Facebook post.

Ukrainian open-source battlefield monitoring group DeepState also shows the villages of Kucheriv Yar and Sukhetske as controlled by Ukrainian forces.

The villages are about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Dobropillia, a town that Russian forces have heavily struck since the August breach.

Across the front, Russian forces continue to launch offensives on multiple sectors despite the Ukrainian claims that its troops have effectively stalled Moscow's momentum.

The 7th Corps of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces acknowledged the Russian penetration to the railway on Oct. 20. »

### Louvre heist: Suspects arrested over theft of jewels, prosecutor says

Authored by bbc.com

Two arrested over theft of jewels at Louvre museum in Paris.

Two suspects have been arrested over the theft of precious crown jewels from Paris's Louvre museum, French media say.

A preliminary report has revealed that one in three rooms in the area of the museum raided had no CCTV cameras, according to French media. »

### Russia faces a shrinking and aging population and tries restrictive laws to combat it

Authored by apnews.com

For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia’s shrinking and aging population.

At first, births in Russia grew with its economic prosperity, from 1.21 million babies born in 1999 to 1.94 million in 2015.

Central Asians who have traditionally traveled to Russia for work are looking elsewhere, hoping to avoid growing discrimination and economic uncertainty. »

### "Russia's borders don't end anywhere": Putin's envoy brought candies with the dictator's quotes to the USA

Authored by unn.ua

Special envoy of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin for investment and economic cooperation Kirill Dmitriev brought chocolate candies with quotes from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin as a gift to the United States.

Among the quotes are "Russia is a country that fears nothing," "If necessary, we can teach anyone we need to," and "Russia's borders do not end anywhere.".

US President Donald Trump stated that a meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is possible, but there is one condition for it. »

### 'I'm not going to be wasting my time' — Trump rules out Putin meeting without Ukraine peace progress

Authored by kyivindependent.com

I'm not going to be wasting my time," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.

Trump said he had expected peace in Ukraine to be easier to achieve than other diplomatic breakthroughs.

She added that Trump has seen "not enough interest and enough action" from Russia to move toward peace. »

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