Russia’s Oct 7 mass strike killed at least 28 people, per the Kyiv Independent (its body…

Both wars ended the week with strikes landing on civilians and diplomacy moving backwards. The Oct 7 attack on Kyiv and six other regions killed at least 28 and injured 118 by the Kyiv Independent’s count, including at least 20 dead in Pryluky and 47 injured in Kremenchuk; the Air Force said 39 of 48 cruise missiles and 117 of 130 drones were downed or suppressed, with hits at 18 locations — Kyiv Independent. On Oct 8 a Russian glide bomb hit a bus stop in Kramatorsk, where Zelensky said at least 12 were killed and 14 injured and a later Kyiv Independent headline cites 33, and drones hit Kyiv overnight and in the morning, causing emergency power cuts and water disruption; the Air Force counted 142 Shahed-type drones, 82 of them jet-powered, with 126 downed or suppressed — Kyiv Independent. Rubio told Kathimerini there is no prospect of a negotiated settlement because Russia insists on all of Donetsk Oblast, and Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov said no US-mediated talks are planned — Kyiv Independent. The UK added 38 sanctions listings including 12 shadow-fleet ships, and an overnight fire at the Salavat refinery and a strike on a Yandex data center in Ryazan Oblast were reported but not confirmed by either government — Kyiv Independent. On NATO’s flank Lithuania’s interior minister asked for troops on the Kaliningrad border after the Latvia-Belarus incident, and Danish intelligence said Russian sabotage against firms supplying Ukraine has widened — Kyiv Independent, Reuters. In the Gulf, Axios reported the Pentagon ordered forces to prepare to resume operations against Iran, with no decision made and Israeli participation likely; Vice President Vance told Reuters Iran must make a meaningful cut in enrichment, an Iranian official said no nuclear talks have taken place, and Rubio said Iran has lost complete control of the strait — Times of Israel. Houthi attacks on the airports at Abha and Riyadh killed three on Oct 7 — AP. In Israel, a US official told the Washington Post that Netanyahu has not been a cooperative partner on Gaza, as security chiefs prepare for the Oct 27 election — Times of Israel. Brent’s last confirmed settle is $100.58 on Oct 6; no Oct 7 settle could be confirmed.