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Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 23:27 Over the past few days, Russian troops have made significant tactical advances in Selydove, Donetsk Oblast, which could force Ukrainian forces to withdraw from the city soon. The loss of control over the city creates another new foothold for future Russian attacks toward Pokrovsk. For more details, see the article The Battle for Selydove.
22:34 Borrell said the EU is "deeply concerned by reports that the DPRK is sending troops to participate in Russia's illegal war of aggression against Ukraine."
21:40 Scholz stated that a country at war cannot join NATO, therefore the question of Ukraine joining the Alliance is "not on the agenda."
21:16 The Russian army attacked a Novaya Pochta branch in the village of Alekseevo-Druzhkovka in the Kramatorsk district of Donetsk Oblast - two people were killed and one was wounded, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
21:12 Turkish company Baykar plans to complete the construction of a plant for the production of Bayraktar drones in Ukraine by August 2025, said CEO Haluk Bayraktar. According to him, the plant is already 80% ready, and the necessary equipment has been ordered. The start of production will depend on the progress of the war, but the facility will be ready within the specified time frame. The plant will produce Bayraktar TB2 drones or an upgraded version TB3, capable of carrying a larger load.
20:01 Mongolia failed to comply with the International Criminal Court's request by failing to arrest Putin during his visit in September, the Pre-Trial Chamber has ruled. "Given the seriousness of Mongolia's failure to cooperate with the Court, the Chamber considered it necessary to refer the case to the Assembly of States Parties," the court's press service said.
19:29 Putin said that he received new proposals for negotiations with Ukraine through Erdogan's aide and gave his consent, but allegedly "the very next day Zelensky said that he would not go to negotiations." "The ball in the negotiations is in Ukraine's court. We are ready for negotiations that take into account the realities on the ground, and we are not ready for anything else," the head of the Kremlin emphasized.
Putin also commented on the information about the presence of North Korean soldiers on Russian territory. According to him, the photos confirming the presence of soldiers from the DPRK on Russian territory are "a serious thing, if there are photos, they reflect something." At the same time, he once again stated that "it was not Russia's actions that led to the escalation in Ukraine, but the 2014 coup d'etat, supported primarily by the United States." Putin also noted that today the Russian State Duma ratified the agreement on strategic partnership with the DPRK, which, in particular, contains an article on mutual military assistance: "We have never doubted that the North Korean leadership takes our agreements seriously. But what and how we will do is our business within the framework of this article."
Putin also said that all BRICS members are committed to "ending the conflict in Ukraine as quickly as possible and by peaceful means." He also expressed gratitude to China and Brazil for taking the initiative for a "peaceful settlement" in Ukraine.
19:20 Zelensky said in an evening video address that the "victory plan" is aimed at partners, and the "strengthening plan" that he ordered to be developed is "the internal part of the work." In particular, according to the president, this is about strengthening positions at the front and in the rear, "the issue of justice in Ukraine, which is extremely acute," the economy, jobs, the development of critically needed industries, protection from Russian disinformation, and social protection of people.
19:08 Norway has allocated $105 million to restore Ukraine's energy infrastructure, create reserve capacity and accelerate the transition to a more diversified and sustainable energy balance, the UN reported.
19:02 The first units of North Korean troops have already arrived in the combat zone: on October 23, their appearance was recorded in the Kursk region , the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reports. The number of North Korean troops transferred today is about 12 thousand people, including 500 officers, including three generals.
According to intelligence, the training of soldiers of the DPRK army will last several weeks and is taking place at five eastern Russian training grounds: Baranovsky (Ussuriysk), Donguz (Ulan-Ude), Yekaterinoslavsky (Yekaterinovska), 248th (Knyaze-Volkonskoye) and 249th (Sergeevka). Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Yunus-Bek Yevkurov has been appointed responsible for monitoring the military training and adaptation of the DPRK troops.
18:21 EU spokesman Peter Stano said Putin's attempt to get BRICS support for the war against Ukraine has failed: "If we look at the Kazan Declaration, it does not contain a unified position on Russia's ongoing aggressive war against Ukraine, instead it contains a reference to the 'national positions' of member states. Such a reference shows that Russia's attempt to get any support in the BRICS format has failed."
17:59 In the Pokrovsk community of the Donetsk region, three people were killed today as a result of Russian shelling: two in Zelenoye and one in Dachenskoye, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
17:37 Beijing knows nothing about the dispatch of North Korean troops to Russia, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jiang: "China is not aware of the situation... China's position on the Ukrainian crisis is consistent and clear, and we hope that all parties will seek to de-escalate the situation and commit to a political settlement."
17:15 Zelensky reported that he held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters, following which he instructed the Headquarters members "to prepare certain parts of our internal plan to strengthen Ukraine." According to the president, along with the "victory plan," it is necessary to work out "all the necessary steps of Ukraine that will ensure internal results for our state." Zelensky specified that "this concerns the front, the military-industrial complex, the economy and finance, the information sphere, ensuring justice, regional work and other strategic areas." The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council will be responsible for organizing this work.
17:03 A UAV attack in Crimea on the night of October 23 damaged a radar station, the Russian opposition publication Astra reports, citing sources in the region's emergency services. According to them, the drones were attempting to attack a mobile post of the 31st Air Defense Division, located several kilometers from the village of Olenevka. As a result, one UAV exploded and damaged the mobile radar station.
16:14 South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol, after a summit with Polish President Andrzej Duda, spoke about the possibility of supplying weapons to Ukraine: "If North Korea sends special forces to the war in Ukraine, we will provide Ukraine with support step by step and consider the possibility of taking the necessary measures to ensure the security of the Korean Peninsula. We adhere to the principle of refusing direct supplies of lethal weapons, but we can reconsider this issue more flexibly depending on North Korea's military activity."
15:52 During his visit to Kazan for the BRICS summit, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for peace in Ukraine and reform of the UN Security Council: "We need peace in Ukraine, a just peace in accordance with the UN Charter, international law and General Assembly resolutions." According to the Secretary-General, to resolve conflicts, including in Ukraine and Israel, the UN Security Council needs to be reformed so that it "reflects the modern world." Guterres believes that it is wrong that developing countries do not have "representation and a voice at global decision-making tables," so it is necessary to "strengthen and update the peace mechanism."
15:08 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense warns of preparations for provocative rallies in Ukrainian cities. According to military intelligence, anonymous accounts in the Telegram messenger are looking for people willing to pay to attend mass meetings aimed at discrediting the military-political leadership of Ukraine, in particular the special services. They want to hold such paid rallies in Kiev, Odessa, Dnipro and other regional centers. Intelligence warns Ukrainians against participating in such events.
14:49 In Kupyansk, as a result of today's enemy attack, one person was killed, the number of victims has risen to 11, reported the head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
14:15 Russian troops are trying to break through to Selydove in Donetsk Oblast, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding the line, driving infantry groups out of the city's outskirts, said National Guard spokesman Ruslan Muzychuk. In turn, the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council Andriy Kovalenko said that "the Russians are throwing a lot of forces at Selydove, in some places there will be videos from them with their flags, but as of now the battle for the city continues."
13:47 House Intelligence Committee Chairman Michael Turner, a Republican, said that if North Korean troops are drawn into Russia's war against Ukraine, the United States should consider "direct military action."
13:19 In Kupyansk, the number of casualties as a result of today's Russian strike has risen to nine, reported OVA head Oleg Sinegubov. The police specified that the Russians attacked the city with an ODAB-1500.
12:26 During his speech at the third parliamentary summit of the Crimean Platform, which is taking place in Latvia, Zelensky reminded "the international bureaucracy and political leaders that today is UN Day all over the world, and not somewhere in Kazan."
"Now, when some leaders of states have gathered at Putin's summit in Kazan and when, in fact, past this summit, they can move troops from North Korea closer to the front in Ukraine, accompanied by words about supposedly "preventing tension," we still know: it is not the criminal who will win, not the one who destroys and deports, but the one who unites peoples on the basis of fundamental human values and the UN Charter," the head of state emphasized. He also added that today the goal for which the UN was created "is not defended by the UN Security Council or even by UN functionaries, but by such cooperation formats as the Crimean Platform or the Peace Summit."
12:18 The president's press secretary, Serhiy Nikiforov, denied Politico's information that seven NATO countries are against inviting Kiev. According to him, such rumors are beneficial to those who want to create the false impression that Ukraine's accession does not have broad support among the Alliance members. "In fact, the idea of inviting Ukraine is supported by the absolute majority of member countries, and active advocacy work is being carried out with regard to the rest," Nikiforov added.
11:59 Zelensky said at the parliamentary summit of the Crimean platform that "when and if the victory plan is fully implemented, we will see Russia at the peace summit. We will see the implemented formula for peace, we will see the fully restored effectiveness of the goals and principles of the UN Charter."
11:35 The State Duma has ratified the treaty on "comprehensive strategic partnership" between Russia and the DPRK. Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Andrei Rudenko stated that there are allegedly no secret annexes to the treaty.
11:23 Information about the dead in Kupyansk has not been confirmed: one person was freed from under the rubble, in total, as a result of the airstrike, according to preliminary information, four people were injured, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. A two-story commercial building was partially destroyed, 12 trading kiosks and non-residential buildings were damaged.
11:08 In the Khmelnytsky region, eight enemy Shahed UAVs were shot down during a night attack. An apartment building, a hotel, a library were damaged, one person was injured, reported the head of the OVA Serhiy Tyurin.
10:57 The Ukrainian Armed Forces are planning to create Cyber Forces as a separate branch of the forces, the General Staff reported. The draft of the corresponding Concept was developed based on the experience of the functioning of cyber troops of the world's leading countries. It is assumed that the creation of Cyber Forces as a separate branch of the forces "will significantly strengthen the capabilities of the Ukrainian army, ensure effective planning and implementation of a full range of tasks in cyberspace, which, along with land, sea, air and space, is recognized as a separate operational domain," the General Staff noted.
10:36 In the morning, Russians attacked Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region, hitting near a store and a local market. According to preliminary information, two people were killed, at least three were wounded, said OVA head Oleg Sinegubov.
10:12 Russian troops killed four captured National Guard soldiers near Selydove in Donetsk Oblast, the Prosecutor General's Office reported. The incident occurred on October 6. The Ukrainian soldiers were carrying out combat missions at positions near the city of Selydove when the Russians captured them during an assault on the fortifications, after which they recorded the interrogation of the wounded unarmed National Guard soldiers on video. The following day, the Defense Forces regained their lost positions and found the bodies of the killed Ukrainian servicemen.
09:24 In the Kherson region, over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, two people were killed and seven were injured, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
09:02 Air defense destroyed 40 out of 50 enemy UAVs (Shahed and unspecified types) in Odessa, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Poltava and Chernihiv regions at night, the Air Force reported. Another seven Russian drones were lost, one remains in Ukrainian airspace, two turned towards Russia and Belarus.
In addition, during the night attack, Russia used two Kh-22 cruise missiles and two Kh-59 guided air-to-air missiles - none of which reached their target.
08:27 In Donetsk region on October 23, as a result of Russian shelling, four people were wounded: in Liman, Konstantinovka, Selidovo and Kurakhovo, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
07:51 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of October 24:
- personnel - about 684,280 (+1240) people,
- tanks - 9090 (+2),
- combat armored vehicles - 18,254 (+25),
- artillery systems - 19,719 (+45),
- MLRS - 1236 (+2),
- air defense systems - 981 (+0),
- aircraft - 369 (+0),
- helicopters - 329 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 17,597 (+108),
- cruise missiles - 2625 (+0),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 27,286 (+69),
- special equipment - 3513 (+4).
07:35 At night, the Russians attacked Kiev with drones, all of them (about ten units) were neutralized. There was no information about damage or casualties, said the head of the KGVA, Sergey Popko.
07:04 As a result of enemy shelling, railway tracks between Nikolaev and Kherson were damaged, Ukrzaliznytsia reported. Trains to Kherson will stop in Nikolaev, passengers to Kherson will be transported by buses.
02:49 In addition to the US and Germany, there are at least five other NATO countries that oppose an immediate invitation for Ukraine to join the Alliance, Politico writes, citing sources. Among them, in particular, are Hungary and Slovakia, which generally take a pro-Kremlin position, as well as Belgium, Slovenia and Spain, which, according to the newspaper's sources, "have doubts and are hiding behind the backs of the US and Germany." However, officials who spoke to Politico added that neither the US nor Germany rule out the possibility of Ukraine joining the Alliance in the future.
00:53 The G7 countries intend to provide Ukraine with a $50 billion loan by the end of this year, which will be repaid using income from frozen Russian assets, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.
00:21 John Kirby, the White House National Security Council's coordinator for strategic communications, confirmed that North Korea has sent "at least 3,000 troops to eastern Russia" since early to mid-October. At the same time, he said, it is unknown whether they will be involved in the war in Ukraine. "If the North Korean military does engage in combat, this event will confirm Russia's increasing desperation in its war against Ukraine," Kirby emphasized, adding that this "will be a sign of weakness, not strength, for the Kremlin."
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