[Korrespondent] 23:31 Media reports about explosions near the Antonovsky bridge in occupied Kherson.
22:43 The Russian military took 46 children out of the Kherson orphanage today, Yaroslav Yanushevich, head of the OVA, said. All children under five years of age. The invaders took them under the pretext of "evacuation" to the occupied Simferopol.
22:15 Zelensky signed the law on voluntary military registration for women. From now on, women who have a specialty and / or profession corresponding to the military registration specialty from the list approved by the Ministry of Defense, and who are fit for military service for health and age reasons, can be registered for military service only at their own request. The exception is women with medical specialties, they must be registered without fail.
21:34 Reznikov said that the Ukrainian air defense forces shoot down about 60% of enemy air targets, and in the near future the results will be even better. According to the forecasts of the Ministry of Defense, in the coming months Ukraine may have an air defense capable of shooting down up to 80% of targets. At the same time, the minister focused on the fact that it is impossible to cover the sky 100% with anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, even with the most modern ones.
21:06 Zelensky said in an evening video message that in recent weeks the situation around the grain export initiative has become increasingly tense - the Russian Federation is doing everything to slow down Ukrainian food exports: "Today, more than 150 ships are in line to fulfill contractual obligations under supply of our agricultural products. This is an artificial queue. It arose only because Russia deliberately delays the passage of ships."
According to the President, during the work of the grain initiative, due to the Russian slowdown, Ukraine underexported about 3 million tons of food - this is the annual consumption for 10 million people.
20:58 Zelensky said in an evening video message that active hostilities continue in the east and south of Ukraine, the Armed Forces of Ukraine retain the initiative. The President also said that today he held a new meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief: “The main items on the agenda are quite obvious. These are the protection of our skies from enemy missiles and drones, the protection of infrastructure facilities, the defeat of the positions of the invaders, the advancement of our forces and everything necessary to provide the army. military, intelligence, ministers".
20:44 The German company HENSOLDT announced that it will give Ukraine four TRML-4D radar stations for the IRIS-T SLM air defense system. One of the TRML-4D radars has already been delivered to Ukraine, and three more will be delivered within a few months.
TRML-4D uses the latest AESA radar technology capable of detecting, tracking and classifying various types of air targets, focusing on small, fast and low flying and/or maneuvering cruise missiles and aircraft, as well as hovering helicopters. It provides rapid detection and tracking of about 1,500 targets within a radius of up to 250 km.
20:31 Russia plans to remove almost 1.8 million tons of stolen grain from the occupied territories of Ukraine by the end of 2022, the German edition of NDR writes, citing Russian documents at the disposal of journalists, as well as traffic assessments and satellite images. About 40 more deliveries are planned from Sevastopol by the end of the year. If the occupiers implement their plans, Russia can get about $600 million from illegal exports.
19:26 In the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, a plant is on fire - as governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said, because of the "shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine." According to him, a Ukrainian shell allegedly hit one of the industrial enterprises of the city of Shebekino, one person was injured. Local publics report that the paint factory is on fire. Residents talk about explosions during the fire.
19:19 In Ukraine, ten Iranians were liquidated last week who were training Russian soldiers to handle drones , a Ukrainian official told KAN news.
19:17 The international working group on sanctions against Russia McFaul-Yermak has prepared another document - the Roadmap of individual sanctions. It contains a basic list of Russian propagandists, opinion leaders, artists who generate and disseminate Kremlin propaganda narratives, lies about Russia’s war against Ukraine and thus support policies aimed at undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and security of our state.
19:14 The decision to transfer the frozen assets of the Russian Federation to Ukraine must be made in court, said Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer. According to him, the EU justice ministers are discussing the issue.
19:08 Over the current day, units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Ternovaya, Kharkiv region; Belogorivka and Zolotarevka, Luhansk region; Liman, Soledar, Ozaryanovka, Odradovka and Pervomaiskoye in the Donetsk region, the General Staff said in an evening summary.
According to the General Staff, in the city of Berislav, Kherson region, since October 19, all bodies of the occupation authorities have ceased their activities. It is also known that collaborators who collaborated with the Russian occupiers continue to leave the city, along with their families and property. In addition, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the fire defeat by the Defense Forces of Ukraine on October 19 of a pontoon crossing under the Antonovsky bridge.
18:56 The operational command of Pivden called the liberated villages, where a complex of stabilization measures has recently been taken: Novodmitrovka, Kostyrka, Chereshnevoe, Novonikolaevka, Novopetrovka, Goluboe.
18:39 It will be easier for Ukrainians deported to Russia to return home, Shmyhal said. According to him, the government is launching an identity document for returning to Ukraine. This document will be available to family members of deported persons at the State Migration Service. It is also possible to obtain a document on the basis of an appeal from the Ministry of Reintegration. The issuance of the certificate will be free of charge and will take five working days.
18:13 The European Union will transfer a tranche of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 9 billion euros by the end of the year , but even now EU leaders are calculating how to ensure stable financing of Ukraine's basic needs in the amount of 3-4 billion euros per month, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
17:30 In the Kherson region, the Ukrainian army has already liberated 88 settlements, the President's Office reported. As of October 4, 50 settlements were reported to have been liberated. In the Kharkiv region, 551 settlements were released.
17:28 Rosatom complained that Washington blocked Russia's participation in the international conference of the IAEA in the United States.
17:20 Propagandists tried to escape from Kherson in the car of Kherson journalists. Manager of the Suspilne.Kherson branch, Mikhail Svarichevsky, said that he recognized the car and equipment among the loot that Russian propagandists tried to take to the Russian Federation. He also said that GPS trackers were installed on the company's mobile facilities (equipment, vehicles). "The strike was highly accurate," he said.
In Russia, they said that as a result of the strike on the crossing, ten journalists were injured, one died.
16:57 In Ukraine, since the beginning of the war, 253 heating facilities damaged as a result of Russian aggression have been restored, Minister for the Development of Communities and Territories Oleksiy Chernyshev said. According to him, since February 24, 580 boiler houses and heat points have been damaged. In addition, it has already been possible to reconstruct three thermal power plants, four of them are at the final stage of restoration work. Another 12 thermal power plants and stations are in urgent need of restoration.
The minister also said that at the local level, emergency stocks of equipment are being formed that will be used during a long power outage.
16:53 The head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, in a conversation with Shoigu, stressed the importance of maintaining lines of communication against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, the US Department of Defense reported. The department also added that after talking with Shoigu, Austin spoke with Reznikov to discuss military assistance.
16:36 Zelensky addressed the participants of the Frankfurt Book Fair: "We must speak frankly: there are still enough figures in Europe who call to "understand" Russia and try to ignore the terrorist policies of states such as Iran. There are such people in various fields - in politics, business, public organizations and the media. Why is this possible? What leads to this? One answer: a lack of knowledge. A lack of knowledge among the majority of the public."
16:27 This morning, four inspectors of the patrol police were injured during the shelling by the occupiers of Zaporozhye. They were finishing their shift when an S-300 missile hit near their car, police said.
16:13 Russia continues missile attacks on peaceful Ukrainian cities. Experts note that the Russian Federation uses surface-to-air missiles for attacks, which may indicate a shortage of more suitable ammunition. More details - in the material How the Russian Federation shells Ukraine .
16:10 Today, Shoigu held telephone conversations with the head of the Pentagon, "we discussed topical issues of international security, including the situation in Ukraine," Russian media reported.
16:07 Yesterday in Kherson, a column of Kadyrovites left the Petrovsky plant in an organized and solemn manner, said Sergei Khlan, deputy of the regional council. According to him, a huge column along Ilyusha Kulik was moving towards the Antonovsky bridge. "To meet with HIMARS," he added.
Khlan also said that the invaders began to take orphans out of Kherson in an unknown direction. "Without any coordination, without proper support. They just steal our children," he wrote.
15:51 Explosions were heard in the Kiev region at the beginning of the air raid. The head of the OVA, Aleksey Kuleba, said that this was a planned work of sappers.
15:27 Zelensky said that he had met in Kiev with the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Odile Renaud-Basso: "Our cooperation is now more relevant than ever. Rocket strikes and attacks by kamikaze drones have caused a large amount of destruction. Therefore, we need to work today over the rapid restoration of our state. First of all, this concerns the energy, infrastructure, educational spheres, as well as the restoration of housing."
14:53 The SBU neutralized the Russian agents, which was headed by an official from Nikolaev - the head of the communal enterprise Nikolaev ritual service. One of the tasks of the traitor was to organize a powerful intelligence group of the special services of the Russian Federation. Special forces of the SBU detained him directly in the city council, during a meeting with the mayor Alexander Senkevich.
The detainee handed over to the enemy the personal data of the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, employees of the National Police and the regional prosecutor's office. He also handed over to the Russians the lists of the dead Ukrainian defenders, collected intelligence on the deployment and routes of movement of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Another of his tasks was to inform the Russian Federation about the operation of Nikolaev's critical infrastructure facilities.
14:49 Britain and Poland signed a memorandum on the provision of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. According to the agreement, London will transfer £10 million to the Polish Fund for International Solidarity, which will be earmarked for humanitarian aid for refugees from the war in Ukraine.
14:38 Zelensky announced that he had met in Kiev with members of the US House of Representatives Mike Turner, James Hymes and Eric Svolvel. The President stressed that their visit now is "a bold step, testifying to the strong bicameral and bipartisan support for Ukraine and confirming that the United States is our strategic partner."
The parties discussed the situation on the front line, the preparation of Ukraine for winter and the need to restore the energy infrastructure, the tightening of sanctions against the Russian Federation, the priority needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is important that Ukraine receive air defense systems in the required quantity to create an "air shield," Zelensky stressed.
14:29 The Russians mined the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station in April and are now carrying out work on mining locks and supports , the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported. According to intelligence, the invaders expect the Ukrainian Defense Forces to quickly liberate the right-bank part of the Kherson region and are preparing a series of terrorist attacks on this territory. In particular, the dam of the Kakhovka reservoir and the units of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station were under the threat of destruction.
At the same time, the detonation of the dam was planned in advance - the main mining work was carried out back in April. During the current week, additional mining of locks and pillars of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station was carried out. Two military tented Kamaz trucks without drivers are installed on the dam, both vehicles are fully loaded with boxes of explosives.
Intelligence notes that when the plans of the Russians are implemented, dozens of Ukrainian settlements, including Kherson, will be hit by the elements. The scale of the ecological catastrophe in this case will go far beyond the borders of Ukraine and affect the entire Black Sea region.
14:26 Lukashenka said that he does not believe in the possibility of a third world war: "Well, who can say today that a third world war will not break out. We are closer than ever to it. But I do not believe that a third world war will happen. Because the danger that the third world war will lead to the destruction of everyone and everything. Well, who wants to die today. "
He also said that Belarus is not going to fight with anyone: "Pay no attention to this howl. Today we are not going to go anywhere. Today there is no war. We don't need it."
14:01 The invaders are planning to mobilize the workers of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, who will sign a contract with Rosatom, Energoatom warns. Thus, since October 20, "martial law" has been in effect in the temporarily occupied territories, which the occupiers introduced the day before. According to him, the region is planning to start "mobilization", providing that each enterprise must fulfill the plan for mobilized.
13:42 The Armed Forces of Ukraine are already shooting down 85% of the Shahed-136 kamikaze drones, Yury Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said: "If we conditionally take the last two weeks of the use of our combat forces and means against drones and the effectiveness of their downing, then we have a figure today 85% exactly according to Shahed-136".
13:29 The first of the German IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile systems, which Ukraine recently received, showed itself well, said Yury Ignat, speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. However, he did not specify where this system works, since IRIS-T is "the enemy's No. 1 target", just like HIMARS. According to Ignat, during the latest attacks, IRIS-T "proved to be incredible."
13:25 Ukraine is ready for any developments at the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, said NSDC Secretary Alexei Danilov. According to him, the action plan in the event of a dam rupture will be considered at the next meeting of the Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief.
"If they blow up the Kakhovka dam, then the issue of Crimea's water supply will be closed once and for all. It will be impossible to restore it for 5-7 years. Today we have information about what the enemy is doing there. And now we are not talking about electricity, we are talking about more terrible things. This there will be a collapse on a global scale if they make such a decision. If they do this, then the issue of Crimea has never stood for them and never does," Danilov said.
13:04 Yermak said that Russia will not receive negotiations on its own terms: "Russian terrorists are in agony. Nuclear blackmail did not work, now they are trying to scare everyone by blowing up the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. The goal of the Russians is to exchange these horror stories for negotiations on their own terms. But they "They won't get it. The answer to blackmail is increased sanctions, continued de-occupation of our territories, more weapons and an even tougher position of Ukraine in all areas. It is impossible to break us. On the contrary, we will hit even harder in response."
12:58 SBU opened criminal proceedings regarding the use of Iranian drones and missiles in Russia's war against Ukraine. The investigation should establish all the Iranian drones Shahed-136 and Mohajer-6, as well as short-range ballistic missiles Fateh-110 and Zolfaghar, involved in the delivery to the Russian Federation. "Despite the attempts of the Russian Federation to disguise the Shaheds as Gerani, we will prove their Iranian origin, including through expert examinations. We are working to unmask all war criminals and punish them," SBU head Vasily Malyuk said.
12:47 Erdogan said that during a conversation with Zelensky on October 19, he "felt" his intention to overcome the conflict: "During negotiations with Zelensky, I felt that he also did not have such a blockage and that he also advocated overcoming this issue. We We do not lose hope. We hope that by bringing together the two leaders, we will continue the path to peace."
12:22 The "hottest" section of the front in the Luhansk region is the direction in the Svatovo region, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai: "Fights are going on, the Russians are shelling the de-occupied villages. The invaders are massively liberating the inhabitants of the Luhansk region from housing - the Russians are taking away apartments and houses."
According to Gaidai, at first the occupiers took away people's houses in villages along the front line in the Kremennaya-Svatovo directions, and now they have reached the cities. He clarified that the Russians move in on their own or move other people into apartments in Rubizhne and Severodonetsk, and collaborators point Ukrainian patriots to housing.
12:07 As a result of the second attack on the Kievsky district of Kharkov today, three people were injured, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
12:05 Erdogan said that he would soon conduct "telephone diplomacy" with Putin and Zelensky: "I saw that Mr. Putin is much softer and more open to negotiations than in the past. We will see what this can lead to during the telephone diplomacy, which we will conduct in the coming days, having listened to both leaders."
11:54 Spokesperson for the operational command of Pivden, Natalya Gumenyuk, confirmed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the Antonovsky Bridge on the evening of October 20: “Yes, we keep fire control, but we don’t hit critical infrastructure facilities to kill, we don’t hit civilians and settlements. The fact that there can’t be civilians on the bridge at this time is even claimed by the invaders themselves, because it’s a curfew. There were no civilians there.”
Russian propagandists claimed that four were allegedly killed as a result of yesterday's strike, who were "evacuated" to the left bank of the Dnieper. However, the occupying "authorities" stated that the bridge for civilians was open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm, and the first reports of strikes began to arrive around 11:00 pm. Some Russian media wrote that propagandist Oleg Klokov was killed as a result of a strike on a crossing in Kherson. He helped the occupation administration launch a propaganda TV channel in Kherson.
11:39 Iranian Foreign Ministry called on the country's citizens to leave Ukraine.
11:13 Intelligence has dismantled the Iranian drone Mohajer-6 and is ready to send other such drones back to the Russians, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reported. Drone Mohajer-6, which was shot down in September, experts completely dismantled and found that it was made in February of this year, so it is possible that this was one of his first flights. It immediately caught my eye how the Iranian manufacturer hid all traces. In particular, the parts had inscriptions in English with grammatical errors. Only on one device did they find a handwritten Farsi inscription that the Iranians simply did not notice - it was applied on the reverse side of the board.
11:05 Ukrenergo reported that due to a sharp increase in the level of electricity consumption, it introduces temporary shutdowns in Kiev and Kiev, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr regions.
11:00 Kuleba said that he had a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid: “I informed him of the untold suffering, loss of life and destruction caused by Russian missiles and Iranian-made drones. We discussed in detail Ukraine’s request to Israel for the provision of systems and technologies for air defense and anti-missile defense."
Lapid, in turn, expressed his concern about Iran's participation in Russia's war against Ukraine: "This evening I spoke with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, who informed me of up-to-date information on the war in Ukraine. I shared with him our deep concern about military ties between Iran and Russia. Israel is on the side of the Ukrainian people."
10:52 The Kiev OVA warned that drills for sappers were being held in the Vyshgorod district. The Poltava OVA also reports that on October 21, training firing will be carried out on the territory of the Peschanskaya, Sergeevskaya, Mirgorodskaya and Lokhvitskaya communities, and a technical explosion is planned on the territory of the Kremenchug community in one of the quarries.
10:43 British intelligence believes that the Russian-Belarusian group of troops is unlikely to correspond to the declared number. Analysts remind that on October 14, Lukashenka announced about 70,000 Belarusian servicemen and 15,000 Russians who would join the joint group. At the same time, intelligence believes that it is unlikely that Russia will actually transfer such a number of additional troops to Belarus, since its forces are concentrated in Ukraine.
In addition, the British Ministry of Defense believes that the armed forces of Belarus, most likely, have minimal capabilities to conduct complex operations.
10:18 In Krivoy Rog yesterday, from 17:00 until late at night, 19 brigades patrolled the streets of the city in order to monitor compliance with the electricity saving regime by businesses. Those who refused to voluntarily turn off outdoor advertising and illumination were turned off forcibly. In total, 70 commercial facilities were counted, said Alexander Vilkul, head of the VA. However, in general, according to him, the city showed "real solidarity, discipline and endurance."
10:14 The damage to Ukraine from a full-scale war has exceeded $127 billion, according to the KSE Institute. The housing stock was damaged the most - 39.7% or $50.5 billion. Compared to the beginning of June, this amount increased by $11.2 billion.
10:03 In the Kiev region, there is an increase in electricity consumption, so forced temporary shutdowns began at 9:20, said OVA head Alexei Kuleba. He urged all residents of the region to save electricity and not turn on a single energy-intensive device.
09:34 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of October 21.
- personnel - about 66,750 (+100) people liquidated,
- tanks - 2573 (+6),
- armored combat vehicles - 5258 (+3),
- artillery systems - 1648 (+2),
- MLRS - 372 (+0),
- air defense systems - 189 (+0),
- aircraft - 269 (+0),
- helicopters - 243 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1325 (+14),
- cruise missiles - 329 (+0),
- ships/boats - 16 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 4006 (+1),
- special equipment - 147 (+0).
09:30 The head of the Ivano-Frankivsk OVA, Svetlana Onishchuk, warned about firing practice in the region.
09:22 American officials believe that Ukraine has a window of opportunity within 1.5 months to recapture Kherson. Separate Russian units may fall under constant pressure from Ukraine, which will allow Ukrainian troops to retake cities in the east, as well as Kherson, writes NYT.
09:20 The head of the Zaporizhia OVA Alexander Starukh announced a missile attack on the regional center.
09:18 In the Kharkiv region over the past day, the invaders fired at the cities of Kupyansk and Volchansk, as well as settlements of Kupyansky, Chuguevsky, Kharkov and Bogodukhovsky districts, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. Four people were hospitalized with injuries.
09:07 The Russians fired rockets at one of the Kharkov enterprises. Previously - getting into the administrative and production building located on the territory. There is destruction, Mayor Igor Terekhov said. Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, specified that six people were injured as a result of morning strikes, and there was destruction of industrial infrastructure in the Kiev region.
08:19The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that the risk of a Russian offensive from Belarus remains low. Analysts note that Russian forces do not even have the ability to cut off Ukrainian supply routes from the west with a ground offensive. The nearest Ukrainian railway line from east to west is 30 km from the Belarusian border, and the Pripyat swamps make it extremely difficult to conduct maneuver warfare across the international border in the Volyn and Rivne regions. Ukraine's road and rail network has enough junctions with Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Hungary that a Russian invasion from Belarus cannot seriously impair Ukraine's logistical lines without penetrating deep into Ukraine, as the Russians did during the Battle of Kyiv, when Russian troops were at their strongest. strong. Now these forces are significantly weakened.
08:12 Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov announced a series of explosions in the city. Air Raid in many areas.
08:09 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, two civilians were killed - in Bakhmut. In addition, law enforcement officers found the bodies of nine civilians killed by the Russians during the occupation: seven in Novoselovka and two in Liman. Another person was injured yesterday, said Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA.
07:50 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of Russian invaders in the areas of settlements Belogorovka, Luhansk region; Experienced, Bakhmut, Pobeda and Marinka of the Donetsk region, the Geshtab said in the morning report .
According to the General Staff, up to 2,000 people from among the Russian mobilized arrived on the territory of the Kherson region to make up for losses and reinforce units on the collision line. At the same time, the occupying authorities issued an order to prepare for the evacuation of banking institutions, and prepared evacuation lists of imported Russian medical workers and teachers. Objects of the humanitarian sphere in Kherson stop work.
05:30 Reznikov is convinced that Ukraine should have no problems with servicing StarLink terminals. According to him, Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov is in direct contact with Musk: "They have personal communication, and Mikhail assessed the situation very positively during their last discussion of this issue."
Reznikov added that if the issue of money comes up again, then Kyiv has "at least three sources: funds from the support package from the Pentagon, from Europe, or from private donors." "Regardless of funding, Ukraine will continue to communicate at a technical level with Elon Musk's company," the minister stressed.
02:07 Occupation "authorities" said that Ukrainian troops fired 12 rockets at the crossing in Kherson. According to them, preliminary, two people were killed, ten injured.
00:13 Great Britain imposed sanctions against Iran due to the supply of drones to Russia. In particular, London froze the assets and banned the entry of three Iranian military personnel, and also froze the assets of Shahed Aviation Industries, a drone manufacturing company.