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[Korrespondent] 23:47 Zelensky said in an evening video message that Ukrainian defenders are now under additional pressure: “Now Russia is dropping thousands of these mobilized people. They don’t have significant military training, but their command doesn’t need it at all. They expect the mobilized Russians to be able to survive in the war for at least a few weeks, then they die, then they bring new ones to the front. But during this time, such use by Russian generals of their people as "cannon fodder" allows you to create additional pressure on our defenders. This is tangible pressure."
23:41 Zelensky said in an evening video message that, following the model of the IAEA mission, the mission of the Red Cross can also be launched, but this requires leadership, good faith, an understanding of who and why created such an institution as the Red Cross: "I believe that the International Committee "The Red Cross is not a privileged club where people get paid and enjoy life. The Red Cross has obligations, above all moral ones. The mandate of the Red Cross must be carried out. What is absolutely logical for the Red Cross must be done immediately."
The President stressed that Yelenovka is actually a concentration camp where Ukrainian prisoners are kept: "We need access to them, as it was stipulated. The Red Cross can do it. But we need to try to do it. Ukraine is ready to contribute to this."
22:36 Zelensky, in an evening video message, noted a powerful response from PACE, the first international organization that defined the current regime in Russia as a terrorist one. The President also stressed that 143 UN member states supported the resolution condemning Russia for the criminal attempt to annex Ukrainian territory, and this is today a record number of states supporting Ukraine. "But I believe that there will be more," the head of state added.
At the same time, Zelensky called on Ukrainians to be especially careful on Friday, October 14: "We are not relaxing. We are hitting the enemy. We are observing security rules. We are listening to the air raid signal - especially tomorrow. And we are doing everything to strengthen Ukraine."
22:25 The invaders launched rocket attacks on Kharkiv and the region, there are hits in the Kholodnogorsk region - no casualties, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. There is damage to critical infrastructure in the region, and temporary problems with power supply are possible.
21:54 Zaluzhny said that he had a telephone conversation with the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that the situation at the front is difficult, but manageable: "The enemy has an advantage in artillery, so the issue of increasing the firepower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine remains relevant. The issue of creating an integrated air defense and missile defense system is also important."
21:47 The Kremlin is aware of the serious consequences for them of using even low-yield nuclear weapons against Ukraine, Stoltenberg said. At the same time, he did not disclose exactly how the NATO countries would react in the event of a Russian nuclear strike on Ukraine, but noted that the use of these measures by the United States "will fundamentally change the nature of the conflict."
21:43 Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov announced at least two missile attacks on the city, in some areas there are problems with power supply.
21:41 In Nikolaev, an 11-year-old boy died in the hospital, who was taken out from under the rubble by rescuers, the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim said.
21:39 Portugal will give Ukraine six Ka-32A11BC transport helicopters, which were developed by the Soviet company Kamov. One of them is out of service after the accident, but Kyiv agreed to accept the helicopters "in the condition they are in," Portuguese Defense Minister Elena Carreiras said.
21:28 Russian invaders continue to take Ukrainian children out of the occupied territories.
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So, since the beginning of October, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, about 170 children have been taken out of Kherson. Meanwhile, representatives of private military companies of the enemy continue to recruit prisoners for the war on the territory of our country. According to the General Staff, on October 11-12, 385 prisoners were recruited in correctional colony No. 16 in the city of Salavat of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
20:46 The governor of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Gladkov said that in the village of the Belgorod region, as a result of the alleged shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, an ammunition depot was blown up, their detonation occurred. According to preliminary data, there are no victims and injured, residents are taken to a safe distance.
20:12 Yermak demands from the ICRC to send a mission to the colony in Yelenovka, where Ukrainian prisoners of war are kept, within three days. He stated this during a meeting via video link with representatives of the ICRC and other international organizations. At the same time, he assured that Ukraine, for its part, would assist this mission in every possible way.
Yermak said that otherwise Ukraine would use all possible informational and diplomatic means to move this issue forward. According to him, Kyiv, together with partners, will be able to find an option on how to form an expert group and people who will be ready to fulfill the mission that the Red Cross must fulfill: “But we will not wait any longer. Every hour, every day is the life of our people. And war is today an exam for every person, including an exam for international organizations. If there is a desire, then there is always a way to realize it."
20:06 In the village of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya in the Kharkiv region, the bodies of three more dead at the hands of Russian invaders were found, the regional prosecutor's office reported. One of the dead was shot because he helped the Ukrainian army, two more came under mortar fire.
19:58 Borrell said that the Russian army will be destroyed if the Russian Federation decides to strike with nuclear weapons on Ukraine: "There is a nuclear threat, and Putin says that he is not bluffing. Well, he cannot afford to bluff. We must clearly understand: people, who support Ukraine, the European Union and the member states, and the US and NATO are also not bluffing, and any nuclear attack on Ukraine will be answered, not a nuclear response, but a powerful military response that will destroy the Russian army, and Putin will no longer have to bluff ".
19:54 Russia has sent a list of demands to the UN, in case of non-fulfillment of which it threatens to withdraw from the grain deal, Gennady Gatilov, Russia's permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, said in an interview with Reuters. According to him, these claims will be discussed during a meeting of UN representatives with the Russian side in Moscow on Sunday, October 16. "If we see that nothing is happening on the Russian side - the export of Russian grain and fertilizers - then, excuse me, we will have to look at it differently," Gatilov said.
19:51 Spain plans to provide Ukraine with four Hawk air defense system launchers, Stoltenberg said: "NATO allies are providing Ukraine with advanced systems, including artillery, air defense, armored vehicles. And I welcome Spain's announcement today to provide four launchers for strengthening Ukraine's air defenses - on top of what the Allies have provided over the past few days. Thank you Allies for their significant contributions, and I urge you to further increase support."
19:45 Stoltenberg announced that Ukraine, as part of NATO's comprehensive assistance package, will receive, in particular, funds to combat drones: "As part of this package, NATO will also promptly provide Ukraine with anti-drone weapons with hundreds of devices for jamming drones, which can help reduce nullify the effectiveness of Russian and Iranian drones and protect the Ukrainian population and infrastructure." The Secretary General added that Ukraine would also receive fuel, winter clothes and medicines, and in the long term, the alliance would help Ukraine switch from Soviet to modern NATO weapons.
19:19 Is a riot or a palace coup coming in Russia? How many similar messages have already been in the media. Now, citing sources, The Washington Post writes about such trends. At the same time, the publication immediately clarifies that no one can say how and when this can happen. For more details, see Moods in the Russian Elites .
18:42 Today, the enemy fired six missiles across the territory of the Lviv region - two of them hit the target, four were shot down by the soldiers of the Zakhid air command, said the head of the OVA Maxim Kozitsky.
18:27 Ukraine cannot negotiate with the current leadership of Russia, since it is impossible to do this with inadequate people, Zelensky said in an interview with ZDF. He recalled that even before the invasion, he tried several times to talk to Putin, but he refused: “He is inadequate, he does not understand that, on the contrary, he unites us. Moreover, he either does not want any dialogues between our countries, or does not understand that with each of their missile strikes, the chances for negotiations disappear, evaporate. For our country today, he is a collective image of a terrorist with whom no one wants to talk. What to talk about? As a country that stands for peace, we say: yes, we we will talk with Russia, of course, but with a different face… Someone will appear.”
18:13 In southern Ukraine, the enemy is looking for an opportunity to surrender, head of the joint press center of the Defense Forces of southern Ukraine Natalya Gumenyuk said: "The intensity of our offensive is generally very scary for the Russians. They did not expect such a development of events and are in a depressed state. According to our data , small meetings are held in their units, during which the issues of the possibility of surrender with the further prospect of being included in the lists of the exchange fund of prisoners are discussed.
18:08 Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin said that the Russian government has decided to organize "assistance" in the departure of residents of the Kherson region "to other regions of the country." According to him, all residents of the region who leave for other regions will be provided with free accommodation.
17:59 Borrell said that the EU plans to increase military assistance to Ukraine to more than 3 billion euros.
17:56 In Kherson, the Russians shot the conductor of the Kherson Philharmonic Yuriy Kerpatenko in his own house, journalist Elena Vanina said: “Today it became known that the conductor of the Kherson Philharmonic was shot by the occupiers. He refused to work with them, they said that we would come to you again. to his house and shot right there. It is difficult to find out more details, because in Kherson everyone is afraid, but the information is 100%".
17:51 The IMF estimates Ukraine's need for external financial assistance in 2023 at 3-4 billion dollars a month, said the head of the Fund, Kristalina Georgieva.
17:46 On Thursday, October 13, Russian troops attacked critical infrastructure facilities in the western region from the Black Sea with cruise missiles of the Caliber type. Four cruise missiles were destroyed by the air defense forces of the Zahid air command, the command said.
17:19 Residents of the Ternopil region could hear sounds similar to explosions - it was the air defense forces in the Chertkiv region that were working, specialists left for the place, said the head of the OVA Volodymyr Trush.
16:54 In the Lviv region, Russian missiles hit a military facility in the Zolochiv district. This is a repeated hit in this object, said the head of the OVA Maxim Kozitsky. Military property was destroyed, there were no casualties. In total, three missiles were fired, two of them hit the target, another was shot down by air defense forces.
16:37 Peskov said that when trying to blow up the Turkish Stream on Russian territory, saboteurs were allegedly detained.
16:15 A rocket flight was recorded over Bukovina, the head of the Chernivtsi OVA Ruslan Zaparanyuk said.
16:13 As a result of another exchange of prisoners, Ukraine released 20 people from captivity , Yermak said. Among them are 14 soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, four troopers, one National Guard and one Navy soldier. There are people whom the Russians kept in Yelenovka, in the occupied territories of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
16:09 Putin suggested Erdogan create a gas hub in Turkey that can supply gas to other countries: "If there is interest from Turkey and our potential buyers from other countries, we could consider building another gas pipeline system and creating a gas hub in Turkey for sale to other countries - first of all, to third countries, of course, European ones, if they are interested."
16:05 In the Sumy region, rolling blackouts will continue, as the Russians have completely or partially destroyed about ten energy infrastructure facilities, said the head of the OVA Dmitry Zhivitsky. According to him, now the power that is supplied and reaches the Sumy region is only about a third of what is needed, so power engineers are forced to periodically turn off various facilities and even entire settlements. Street lighting was also turned off throughout the region.
15:59 Ukraine during the voting for the resolution of the UN General Assembly for the first time was supported by several African countries, Kuleba said: "Now the main focus is on the four countries that voted yesterday in the UN General Assembly with Russia, but let's take a closer look at those 143 countries that voted for Ukraine. In an important turn of the tide in our favor, several countries in Africa that previously abstained or did not vote have now voted in favour."
15:43 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that as a result of the negotiation process on the exchange, 20 Russian servicemen were returned from the territory of Ukraine today. On October 11, the Ukrainian authorities reported that as a result of another exchange of prisoners, 32 Ukrainian soldiers were released and the body of an Israeli was returned.
15:31 99 delegates voted for today's PACE resolution on the recognition of the Russian regime as terrorist, one abstained. For the first time in history, the Council of Europe has said that it is necessary to provide weapons - we are talking about air defense systems to protect the civilian population of Ukraine. The document also says that Russia's presence in the UN Security Council is illegal and has no legal basis. In addition, there is a call for the early establishment of an international tribunal.
15:19 Macron said that he does not want a Third World War, and assistance to Ukraine is aimed at protecting its territory and in no case attacking Russia. "Putin must stop his war and respect the territorial integrity of Ukraine," the French president wrote.
14:55 Saldo appealed to the Russian authorities with a request to help evacuate the residents of the Kherson region: "We offer all residents of the Kherson region to protect themselves from the consequences that may be inflicted by missile strikes and travel to the territory of other regions of the Russian Federation."
14:36 Peskov said that Putin and Erdogan did not discuss the topic of the Russian-Ukrainian settlement at today's meeting.
14:34 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution calling the Russian Federation a terrorist regime. Thus, PACE became the first international organization to recognize Russia as a terrorist state.
14:31 Reznikov and French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu signed an agreement on granting grants to Ukraine in the field of security and defense.
14:28 Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergei Naev said that Ukraine is constantly monitoring what is happening in Belarus and is currently ready for a possible new offensive from this territory. According to him, up to a thousand military personnel from the Russian Federation, six aircraft, four Iskanders and 12 S-400 air defense systems are permanently in Belarus.
14:12 Zelensky said in an interview with ZDF that Putin will use nuclear weapons only when he knows well that there will be no consequences for him. And now the task of Europe is to show him that he is isolated: "You cannot show weakness towards the Russian leadership ... Putin will use nuclear weapons only if he knows very well that after the use there will be no consequences for him" .
13:56 Since mid-summer, at least 15,130 Russian prisoners have been sent to the war with Ukraine, Avtozak LIVE reports. The publication made such conclusions on the basis of an analysis of data from human rights organizations Rus sitting , Gulag.net and the Fund In Defense of the Rights of Prisoners .
13:37 Zelensky said in an interview with ZDFheute Nachrichten that Russia plans to strike at its gas transportation infrastructure in order to blame Ukraine for this and then strike at the Ukrainian GTS , cutting off gas supplies to Europe: "They blew up Nord Stream-1. And then they "They will blow something up at their place. And they will accuse us - in order to hit our gas transportation system. They will say: we just reacted. And then they will tell Europe: look, there is no other way to supply gas, except to urgently launch Nord Stream-2. Which you Germans are not launching. You should lobby for sanctions to be lifted because Europe will be left without gas - because of Ukraine, he will say. That would be a step."
13:10 In Belgorod, allegedly part of a missile shot down by air defense fell on a multi-storey building, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said. Russian media write that about eight explosions were heard in the city.
12:58 The situation with energy supply was stabilized thanks to power engineers and consumers who saved electricity, Ukrenergo reported. In particular, last night in Kyiv, the region and the entire central region, dispatching restrictions were not applied, from 19:55 restrictions were lifted in the north-eastern regions of the country. During today, neither in the morning nor in the evening, the introduction of emergency shutdown schedules is not yet planned.
At the same time, Ukrenergo reminds that the country should prepare for new attacks by the enemy and asks to further reduce consumption during periods of peak load in the energy system: in the morning from 8:00 to 11:00 and in the evening from 17:00 to 23:00.
12:49 NYT writes that Israel is transmitting data to Kiev about Iranian drones used by Russia. In addition, according to the publication, a private Israeli company provided satellite images of the positions of Russian troops.
12:38 Estonia has approved a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, which will include winter clothing, equipment and ammunition, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said and promised to deliver them quickly. "Let's all speed up our assistance so that the Ukrainians can liberate their territories. This is the path to peace," she wrote.
12:22 Today, at about 5:00 am, the Russians attacked the Kiev region. In one of the communities of the region, three strikes of enemy kamikaze drones were carried out on an infrastructure facility, which started a fire. There are no victims or injured, the fire is localized, said OVA head Aleksey Kuleba.
12:16 Borrell said that a nuclear attack against Ukraine will cause not a nuclear, but "a powerful military response."
12:07 The Russians again fired at the city of Orekhov, Zaporozhye region - this time residential buildings along the main street and in a residential area were damaged. In the village of Preobrazhenka, as a result of shelling, one person was killed, one was wounded, nine were wounded in Orekhovo itself, and three more people were wounded in Stepnogorsk. The next objects of civil infrastructure and utility networks were destroyed, said the head of the OVA Alexander Starukh.
11:44 15 European NATO member countries have launched a project to create a better European air defense system - an initiative called the Sky Shield, writes Spiegel. The project should close the gaps in the current shield - in particular in the field of ballistic missiles that reach high altitudes on their trajectory, as well as in protection against drones and cruise missiles.
11:21 Residents of the districts of the Kharkiv region, located near the war zones, will receive firewood for free in order to be able to heat their homes in winter, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
11:09 In the Kiev region, work is planned to eliminate explosive objects: from 13:00 to 15:00 in the Ivankovsky community of the Vyshgorod district, the sounds of explosions are likely to be heard, the OVA warned.
11:00 France will not use nuclear weapons against Russia if it launches a nuclear strike on Ukraine, Macron said in an interview with France 2: “Our doctrine is based on the fundamental interests of the nation, and they are defined very clearly. nuclear missile strike, these interests would not be called into question."
10:58 Ukraine has received $1.3 billion in additional emergency IMF funding, Shmyhal said. The funds will be used to finance priority needs: strengthening defense capabilities, paying pensions, social programs and supporting the economy.
In total, the IMF has provided Ukraine with $2.7 billion since the start of the full-scale war. Also, in the near future, preparations for a new special program will begin, which will start working next year, the prime minister added.
10:43 Minister for the Development of Communities and Territories Alexei Chernyshev assured that the heating season will start on time, without postponements or changes: "It will start as planned: as soon as the average daily temperature is below +8 ° C for three days. Even the weather on our side."
10:12 In Nikolaev, during the night shelling, the rocket hit the shuttle station, the body of one person was removed from the rubble, the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim said.
09:53 British intelligence reports that Russian troops, having retreated about 20 km north of the Kherson sector in early October, are trying to strengthen a new front line west of the village of Mylovoe. Heavy fighting continues along this line, especially at the western end, where Ukrainian advances mean Russia's flank is no longer protected by the Ingulets River. Most of the Russian troops on this front line remain an understaffed part of the Airborne Forces.
Analysts also note that in recent days, the Russian occupation authorities have probably given an order to prepare for the evacuation of some civilians from Kherson. It is likely that they expect the fighting to spread to the city of Kherson itself.
09:36 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the enemy on the morning of October 13. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Kramatorsk and Krivoy Rog directions.
- personnel - about 63,800 (+420) people liquidated,
- tanks - 2511 (+6),
- armored combat vehicles - 5167 (+11),
- artillery systems - 1556 (+17),
- MLRS - 357 (+2),
- air defense systems - 183 (+0),
- aircraft - 268 (+0),
- helicopters - 240 (+6),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 1182 (+33),
- cruise missiles - 316 (+0),
- ships/boats - 16 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 3935 (+9),
- special equipment - 140 (+0).
09:27 At the summit in Astana, Erdogan said that Turkey's goal is "to reach a ceasefire as soon as possible" in Ukraine.
09:24 In the Kharkiv region over the past day, the enemy fired on the city of Volchansk, as well as settlements of Chuguevsky, Kharkov, Kupyansky and Bogodukhovsky districts. Two people were hospitalized with injuries - in Izyum and Kupyansk districts. In addition, while performing road works in the Izyumsky district, two workers were killed by blowing themselves up on a mine. Two more people in the Izyumsky district were injured after stepping on a mine, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
09:17 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, seven civilians were killed - in Avdeevka. In addition, four more civilians were found in Liman, who were killed by the Russians during the occupation. Another 13 people were injured yesterday, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
09:15 Residents of the occupied part of the Zaporozhye region have a new evacuation route, Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov said: “A new evacuation route has appeared. For the second day, our residents have been traveling along this route. This is through Melitopol, Berdyansk, Novoazovsk, then to the Russian Federation, and then, as always, to Georgia or the European Union."
09:13 Zelensky showed the consequences of today's strike on a residential building in Nikolaev:
09:10 During the day on October 12, anti-aircraft missile units and fighter aircraft of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed five Ka-52 attack helicopters, 17 Shahed-136 kamikaze drones and two Zala Lancets. And on the night of October 13, four Shahed-136 enemy kamikaze drones were shot down over the Odessa region, and two over the Nikolaevskaya region, the Air Force reported.
08:58 Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovy urged city residents to organize heating points with wood-burning stoves in their homes, as well as keep a constant supply of water. Some homes are already buying up small generators. The mayor stressed that massive shelling could be repeated "many more times."
08:51 The Russians shelled the Nikopol region with Grads and heavy artillery all night. Nikopol suffered the most, one person was seriously injured there, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko.
08:45 At night, Nikolaev was subjected to massive shelling with S-300 missiles. There is a hit in a five-story building, an 11-year-old child was taken out from under the rubble. The search for seven more people continues, said the head of the OVA, Vitaly Kim. In total, eight S-300 missiles were fired at the city. The search is on for another person.
08:38 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes that Russia is intensifying its efforts to create information conditions for the false image of Ukraine as a terrorist state in order to divert attention from its own crimes. So, yesterday the FSB announced that it had detained Ukrainian citizens on suspicion of planning "terrorist acts" in the Sverdlovsk, Moscow and Bryansk regions. In this regard, Russian military bloggers have intensified the rhetoric of accusations against Ukraine and calls to officially declare it a terrorist country.
Analysts believe that the Russian information space can also create conditions to justify subsequent massive strikes on the Ukrainian rear and fake attacks on the Russian Federation, which are presented as terrorist acts committed by Ukraine.
ISW also writes that the Russians probably deployed Iranian servicemen associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to the occupied territories of Ukraine to teach the Russian military how to use the Shahed-136 drones. The IRGC is likely the main Iranian drone operator, so these Iranian instructors may be IRGC employees or associates.
08:16 Over the past day, units of the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of the invaders in the areas of the settlements of Bakhmutskoye, Ozaryanovka, Ivangrad, Bakhmut and Maryinka, the General Staff said in the morning report . On certain areas of hostilities, in particular in the Donetsk region, enemy units began to receive orders to temporarily stop the offensive. The main reason is the extremely low moral and psychological state, numerous facts of desertion of the mobilized and non-compliance with combat orders.
06:19 Britain announced the transfer of AMRAAM missiles to Ukraine for NASAMS air defense systems, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said. The advanced AMRAAM missiles, which will be delivered in the coming weeks, can be used in conjunction with the NASAMS air defense system promised by the US, he said. London will also provide hundreds of additional anti-aircraft missiles of other types, drones and 18 more howitzers.
06:07 Biden said that the resolution of the UN General Assembly condemning Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories more than ever demonstrates the unity of the world in rejecting the actions of the Russian Federation: "The stakes of this conflict are obvious to everyone - and the world sent a clear signal in response: Russia cannot erase a sovereign state from the map ... The world has shown that it is more than ever united and determined to hold Russia accountable for its violations."
05:41 The head of the Kiev OVA, Oleksiy Kuleba, announced a strike by kamikaze drones on one of the communities in the region, rescuers are already working.
00:13 The American company Extreme Networks, despite the sanctions, supplied equipment to the Avangard enterprise, which manufactures missiles for one of the most modern Russian air defense systems, the S-400, Reuters writes.
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