[Vesti] October 5 is the 224th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
2:30 . Kiev region . Bila Tserkva was attacked by Shahed-136 kamikaze drones - 6 hits. Some were shot down by air defense forces. One person was injured, infrastructure was damaged.
7:00 am . The main thing from the morning summary of the General Staff:
The Russian Federation launched nine missile and six air strikes, carried out more than 56 attacks from the MLRS. Objects and the civilian population of more than 27 settlements of Ukraine were affected.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the Russian army in the areas of the settlements of Strelka, Zelenoe, Mayorsk, Disputed, Zaitsevo, Bakhmutskoye, Bakhmut, Kurdyumovka, Novomikhailovka and Vugledar.
Aviation of the Defense Forces carried out 17 strikes during the day. Hit: 4 strong points, 11 areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, two air defense systems of Russians.
Rocket troops and artillery hit: two command posts, four areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, one air defense system, a bridge and a pontoon crossing of the Russian Federation.
8:00 a.m. Dnipropetrovsk region . "Hails" and heavy artillery fired at the Nikopol, Marganets and Krasnogrigoryevsk communities . Two houses were destroyed, up to 20 were damaged, two lyceums, a church, a shop, a gas pipeline and power lines were damaged. There were no casualties.
Timeline of the war in Ukraine: Wednesday, October 5 - photo 1
9:20 am . Zaporozhye region . Explosions are reported in Zaporozhye. Air defense works.
10:00 a.m. Putin appointed acting so-called "heads of regions": Denis Pushilin - the so-called. "DPR", Leonid Pasechnik - the so-called. "LPR", Yevgeny Balitsky - Zaporozhye region, Vladimir Saldo - Kherson region, These people are the so-called "heads" of the regions only for the Russian Federation and the DPRK.
10:30 am . Crimea . It is reported about a possible arrival in Sevastopol. Locals write about smoke.
11:30 am . Zaporozhye region . Zaporozhye was attacked with Iskander-K missiles . One of the cluster-type missiles was neutralized over the city.
As a result of the shelling of Hulyaypole, the deputy chairman of the local community, Alexander Savitsky, and the director of the municipal enterprise, Alexander Kosarenko, were killed.
12:00 . Kiev . President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the next Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. Representatives of intelligence, the headquarters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the commanders of the troops of the operational areas reported on the current situation at the front.
12:30 pm Kherson region . A hotel came under shelling in Kherson. There is no information about the victims.
The European Commission agreed on the eighth package of sanctions against Russia . A ban is introduced on the transportation of oil to third countries at a price above the established ceiling. Prohibition of certain types of steel products, plastics and chemicals. A ban on the provision of IT services and legal services to Russian organizations. New personal sanctions.
Lugansk region . The head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai said that the liberation of the Lugansk region had already begun , some settlements were already under the Ukrainian flag. Which ones, he didn't name.
15:00 . The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated Novovoskresenskoye in the Kherson region, as well as Yampol and Terni in the Donetsk region . There are no official confirmations yet.
17:30 The Russian army is trying to hold on to the temporarily occupied territories, is concentrating its efforts on trying to disrupt the active operations of the Defense Forces in certain areas, and does not stop trying to conduct offensive operations in the Bakhmut and Avdeevsky directions. The enemy is regrouping subunits of his troops in separate directions.
18:00 Over the current day, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the Russian military in the areas of the settlements of Vyemka, Bakhmutskoye, Bakhmut, Mayorsk and Novomikhailovka. Operational summary of the General Staff as of 18:00 Wednesday, October 5.
18:18 As a result of the successful actions of the Defense Forces in the Kherson direction, enemy units suffered losses and are trying to evacuate the wounded and equipment by the nearest crossings across the Dnieper River. The enemy moved about a hundred wounded servicemen to the village of Veseloye near the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station.
18:40 The Russian Federation continues to recruit prisoners in order to make up for the loss of personnel. More than 650 prisoners from the Stavropol prison agreed to participate in hostilities on the territory of Ukraine.
19:00 During the current day, the Russian Federation launched three missile and two air strikes, made more than fifteen attacks from multiple launch rocket systems. Objects and the civilian population of more than 20 settlements suffered from enemy strikes.
19:19 Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to liberate six settlements in the Luhansk region from Russian military personnel. This was announced by the head of the Lugansk OVA Serhiy Gaidaya in Telegram.
19:44 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday, October 5, called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He stated that "NATO will maintain and strengthen support for Ukraine for as long as it takes." In addition, the Secretary General of the Alliance praised Ukraine for its success on the fronts.
19:59 Aviation of the Defense Forces delivered more than ten strikes during the day. The defeat of nine areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment, as well as two anti-aircraft missile systems of the enemy was confirmed. In addition, our air defense units shot down seven enemy UAVs. Six of them are Iranian-made. During the day, missile forces and artillery hit two command posts, twelve areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, as well as ten other objects of the Russian Federation.
20:20 Kiev sends 30 buses to Dnipro, 10 of them with humanitarian aid: food, medical supplies, hygiene products. This was stated by the mayor of the capital Vitali Klitschko. Recall that as a result of a missile attack on the Dnieper at the end of September, 150 buses were destroyed. The city asked everyone who has the opportunity to help with transport.
20:41 It is reported that Grekovka and Makeevka in the Lugansk region are under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
21:03 IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi announced that he was going on a working visit to Kiev.
" The need for a nuclear safety zone at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant is now more urgent than ever ," he wrote.
21:21 "Energoatom" called "insignificant" and "absurd" the decrees of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on the Zaporozhye NPP.
21:43 Peace agreement with Russia should not include compromise on territories - The Guardian.
22:00 The SBU charged the Russian-appointed "governor" of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo, as well as his deputy Ekaterina Gubareva, with collaborationism and organizing events in support of the Russian Federation.
22:22 More than 50 people are buried in the cemetery found in Liman after the withdrawal of Russian troops. Some burials are marked with nameplates, but there are only numbered ones.
22:51 In the Yuzhnobuzh direction, the enemy continues to carry out measures to regroup and withdraw its units. Operational summary of the General Staff as of 18:00 Wednesday, October 5.
23:15 The European Union is ready for a diplomatic solution on Ukraine, "if circumstances permit." This statement was made by the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell.
23:33 Note that the nuclear weapons sharing program is part of NATO's nuclear deterrence policy. It allows member countries that do not have such weapons to participate in the planning of their use.
23:59 The program does not expand the group of countries that have nuclear weapons. In particular, three countries in NATO now have such weapons - the United States, Great Britain and France. However, only Washington provides its weapons to other states under the program.
00:12 Participating countries hold consultations and make joint decisions on nuclear weapons policy. They also maintain technical equipment - aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons - necessary for the use of nuclear weapons, and store nuclear weapons on their territory.
00:30 The Czech Republic will provide Ukraine with heavy weapons as part of a new military aid package. This is reported by the Czech media with reference to the statement of the head of the country's defense department, Yana Chernokhova.
00:46 In a traditional video message, the President spoke about the holding of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. The main theme is the liberation of Ukrainian territories.