10:22
Beginning of the evacuation of civilians in Kherson near Moscow
According to local authorities, the evacuation of civilians from the Kherson region has started. On Telegram, the administration of the region published a list of things to take with you before you leave, e.g. B. Your ID documents, hygiene products, your phone or even groceries for 2-3 days.
10:15
Belarus is not planning war mobilization, but is examining military service
After Belarus said on Wednesday it had started inviting citizens to verify their eligibility for military service, it said it had no plans to mobilize for the war, Portal reports. These are “strictly routine” recordings, said the Ministry of Defense.
10:06
The WHO counts 623 attacks on health centers in Ukraine
As of October 19, the WHO says it counted “623 attacks on health centers” in Ukraine. “They took place between February 24 and October 10, leaving 100 dead and 129 injured,” writes the organization. “Healthcare should never be a target.”
9:48
Ambassador of Ukraine to Kazakhstan relieved of his duties
Ukraine’s ambassador to Kazakhstan, Petro Vroublevskiï, who declared in late August that Ukrainians must “kill as many Russians as possible” was relieved of his post, according to a decree published on the presidential administration’s website. The text published on Tuesday evening does not explain why the ambassador, who has since apologized for his statements, was relieved of his duties.
But in early October, a spokesman for Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry said that Petro Vroublevskiï would be recalled to Kyiv in agreement with Ukraine. According to the same source, Kazakhstan had received an application from Ukraine to appoint a new ambassador.
9:36
The Russian region of Belgorod was hit by a shell
The governor of the Russian region of Belgorod on the Ukrainian border informed by telegram that the infrastructure in the city of Belgorod had been hit by a shell. According to Vyacheslav Gladkov, the damage is minor. This area has already been hit by gunfire.
9:29
The Russian occupation wants to evacuate 50,000 people from Kherson
Russian occupation authorities in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine plan the evacuation “to evacuate 50,000 to 60,000 people to the left bank of the Dnieper,” the river that borders the city of Kherson, said the head of the local occupation administration, Vladimir Saldo. That evacuation, at a rate of 10,000 people a day, was expected to last six days, he added on pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Solovyov Live and was quoted as saying by Russian news outlets.
The Ria-Novosti agency says evacuations by boat across the river have begun. She cites another pro-Russian official, Yevgeny Melnikov, adding that the evacuees can go to Russia.
9:12
According to Ukrainian authorities, more than 66,000 soldiers were killed on the Russian side
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry states in its daily report that 66,280 Russian soldiers have been killed since the beginning of the offensive. Among the enemy losses are more than 2500 tanks, almost 4000 vehicles and 1637 artillery units.
However, these figures should be treated with caution as it is very difficult to verify their accuracy. The damage figures given by Moscow are significantly lower.
9:02 a.m
Residents fear a nuclear disaster near the Zaporijia power plant
When the sirens wail in Nikopol (south), the residents descend into the cellars to protect themselves. Two days ago, 40 rockets fell on the city and there is shooting every day. “It’s scary, we’re shaking,” Marina told BFMTV, “I’m scared.”
Only 7 km away, on the other side of the Dnieper, is the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, which was occupied by the Russians. “We would be the first to be irradiated, our chances of survival would be tiny,” says Oksana.
8:55
The Estonian defense minister says Moscow will need at least two years to rebuild its army
Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said on Tuesday he had learned that Russia’s arsenal had been reduced to the point where Russian forces were using the S-300 air defense system as ordinary missiles, and that some of the Russians’ shells detonated even before that they reached their goal your age.
“The consensus is more or less that Russia will need two to four years to restore some capabilities or even similar capabilities to before the war,” he said. According to him, Western sanctions have particularly affected aircraft production and helicopter maintenance, depriving Russia of important elements.
8:37
Russian troops are still advancing in Bakhmout
Bakhmout, on Ukraine’s eastern front, is one of the last towns where Russian forces, in retreat elsewhere, are still advancing. The small town (70,000 inhabitants before the war) has become, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the “most difficult” point for the Ukrainian armed forces, which are in a defensive position in this sector.
Ukrainian soldiers are still controlling the western and northern halves of the city, AFP journalists noted on Saturday. The Separatist forces in the Donetsk region, supported by Russia and maneuvering in this battle, pushed east and south, taking advantage of their rear base’s proximity to the city of Donetsk, 100 km away. On Thursday they announced that they had taken the two neighboring suburbs of Opytin and Ivangrad.
8:35
Moscow is preparing to evacuate civilians from Kherson
Russian General Sergei Surovikin, who was in charge of operations in Ukraine for 10 days, said on the Rossiya 24 channel that without further details, the Russian army would ensure “primarily the safe evacuation of the population” from Kherson.
The capital of the eponymous region, occupied by Russia since the spring and annexed in September, is currently under attack by Ukrainian strikes on its “social, economic and industrial infrastructure,” he noted. According to him, this leads to interruptions in the supply of electricity, water and food and therefore poses an “imminent threat to the lives of residents” and therefore the need to evacuate it.
8:29
“Tense” situation on the fronts
In the city of Kherson (south), Russian troops are facing a particularly “tense” situation in the face of the counteroffensive by Kyiv, which denounced the multiple strikes that again targeted its energy infrastructure on Tuesday. The Russian army that invaded Ukraine on February 24 is being damaged from all sides.
While it was “very difficult” in Kherson, “the situation in the area of military special operations can be described as tense. The enemy does not give up its attempts to attack the positions of Russian troops,” said Russian General Sergei Surovikin, in charge of operations in Ukraine. “The Ukrainian regime is trying to breach our defenses” by mobilizing “all its reserves” for the counter-offensive in the south and east.
8:20
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