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Russian strikes killed eight civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine on Saturday as President Vladimir Putin warned that deploying European troops would mean “a war with Russia.” Two people were killed and one wounded in Zaporizhzhia, while one died and three were wounded in Kryvyi Rih, officials said. In Odesa, 35 people were wounded in a “massive attack,” regional head Oleh Kiper said. A residential high-rise was hit, destroying its upper floors. Three people were killed when drones struck cars in Kramatorsk, while two others died in an attack on a grocery store in Zhytomyr region. Ukraine faces an intensifying Russian air campaign involving ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones, including attacks on its power grid ahead of winter. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces struck chemical facilities in Russia’s Samara and Perm regions. Russian officials did not immediately comment, while Astra reported drone attacks on plants there. Putin, speaking at the BRICS summit in India, denied threatening Europe. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned of Russian provocations after attacks near Ukrainian border crossings with Moldova and Poland. Zelenskyy said he would meet Putin at December’s G20 summit in Miami if both were invited. Putin adviser Yuri Ushakov said attendance had not been discussed. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Zelenskyy could meet Putin in Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow remains ready for negotiations but would not suspend its “special military operation” during talks.

A gang of thieves disabled CCTV cameras and stole high-value medicines worth an estimated Tk 25 lakh to Tk 30 lakh from a pharmacy in Barhatta upazila town of Netrokona on Friday night. A written complaint was lodged with Barhatta Police Station on Saturday afternoon following the incident at 'Barhatta Medical Hall' located at Hospital More in the upazila town. According to the complaint, Utphal, an employee of the pharmacy, locked the shop around 10:30 p.m. Friday. On Saturday morning, another employee, Joy, arrived to open the shop and found the lock on one of the shutters open. Upon entering, he discovered that almost all expensive medicines were missing, leaving behind only some basic syrups. CCTV footage reviewed prior to the cameras being destroyed showed masked individuals carrying sacks entering the shop at around 2:30 a.m.. Complainant Md. Iftekhar Tanvir Khan said, "Thieves took almost all the expensive medicines from the pharmacy, worth around Tk 25 lakh to Tk 30 lakh. This happened despite having CCTV cameras installed."   Champak Dham, Barhatta Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC), said police visited the scene and collected the available CCTV footage. "Efforts are underway to analyze the footage and identify those involved," the OC added.