New US military aid package to Ukraine. “As winter approaches, strengthening air defense is essential to protect Ukrainian cities and infrastructure,” comments the Ukrainian President. Volodymyr Zelensky.
The war in Ukraine, what is there to know?
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Live news from the Ukraine-Russia conflict
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09:40
Kiev: “510 Ukrainian minors killed since war began”
08:25
Media: “The Kiev drone exploded near the Kursk nuclear power plant”
09:40
Kiev: “510 Ukrainian minors killed since war began”
According to official figures from juvenile lawyers, 510 children were killed and another 1,139 suffered injuries of varying severity after the Russian invasion, Ukrinform reports. The data is not final as the attacks follow each other. Yesterday a 16-year-old boy died in a bomb attack in the village Pozhnya in the Sumy region. Most children were injured in the Donetsk region (492); Kharkiv (304); Kherson (132); Kiev (129), Zaporizhia (99).
08:59
Media: “Those injured by the rocket on Taba have been released”
The six people were injured by the rocket fired at the Egyptian city during the night Taba, near the border with Israel, were released from the hospital. Israeli media reported this, citing Egyptian television. The rocket or rocket reportedly struck near a residential building in the city, hitting several buildings that did not collapse and damaging several vehicles. That night, witnesses reported that the rocket hit the outbuilding of a hospital in the Red Sea city on the northeastern tip of Sinai.
At least six people were injured when a rocket hit Taba, Egypt, on the border with Israel.
The rocket hit the ambulance building and a residential building for hospital administration employees.
It is still unknown who owned the rocket. pic.twitter.com/9VljVESqmD
— Sprinter (@Sprinter99800) October 27, 2023
08:58
Media: “Explosions in Kherson”
Explosions were heard in the city this morning Khersonin southern Ukraine: Rbc-Ukraine reports, citing local Telegram channels.
08:45
Media: “Moscow executes soldiers retreating from battle”
Some of the casualties Russia suffered near Avdiivka were caused “at the orders of its own leaders.” The BBC writes this, referring to the Moscow troops who have been fighting a bitter battle for the Ukrainian city on the front line since mid-October. Ukraine estimates the number of Russian casualties in Avdiivka to be 5,000, while the US says Russia lost “at least” 125 armored vehicles and more than a battalion’s worth of equipment. A Ukrainian army spokesman said that Russian troops refused to attack Ukrainian positions near Avdiivka because of heavy losses and that there had been mutinies in some units. “Russia’s mobilized forces remain under-trained, under-equipped and unprepared for combat, as was the case in last year’s failed winter offensive,” John Kirby, spokesman for the US National Security Council, said yesterday. “The Russian military appears to be using what we would call the ‘human wave’ tactic, simply throwing masses of these poorly trained soldiers directly into battle.”
(afp) 08:25
Media: “The Kiev drone exploded near the Kursk nuclear power plant”
Three Ukrainian drones attempted to attack the Russian nuclear power plant last night Kursk, in the city of Kurchatov, and one of them exploded near a nuclear waste storage facility: Russian Telegram news channel Shot reports. According to the media, the first drone was found unexploded at around 8:20 p.m. (7:20 p.m. Italian time) near the checkpoint of the power plant’s administrative complex. The second was discovered at around 9:30 p.m. local time and neutralized using electronic warfare systems. The third was intercepted around 11:40 p.m., crashed near a nuclear waste storage facility and exploded.
00:17
Kiev, Sumy region, attacked, 16-year-old boy killed
The northeastern region of Sumy was heavily attacked by the Russian army with artillery, killing a 16-year-old boy in the evening. This was reported by the regional military administration, citing UNIAN. “Velikopysariv Municipality: Artillery shelling (5 explosions) was carried out on the territory of the Russian Federation. As a result of the shelling, a boy born in 2007 died.” According to the government, the Russians carried out a total of four bomb attacks on the border areas and settlements of the Sumy region during the day. 12 explosions were recorded. The communities of Bilopolska, Krasnopilska and Seredino-Budska were also bombed.
00:14
The first working day of the EU summit is over
The first working day of the EU summit is over. The press conference of the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is expected any minute. EU leaders will resume talks on Ukraine, migration and the economy on Friday morning.
00:02
Moscow: “Drone attack foiled in Kursk region”
Russian air defense forces intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle near the town of Kurchatov in Russia’s Kursk region on the border with Ukraine. Tass reports this, citing the Russian Defense Ministry. “The Kiev regime’s attempt to carry out a terrorist attack on Russian territory using a fixed-wing drone was foiled on October 26 at around 9 p.m. local time. Operating air defense units intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle over the city from Kurchatov in the Kursk region,” the ministry said.