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[Korrespondent] 22:29 In winter, Ukraine will continue offensive operations, said the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Charles Brown, after a conversation with Zelensky: “I understand that in winter there are more challenges, but Ukraine is determined to advance in winter. We will also continue our assistance.”
In turn, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin emphasized that Ukraine continues its stable offensive and demonstrates progress. He also assured that the States will continue to provide everything necessary.
22:14 Since the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia has lost about 300 thousand soldiers and mercenaries, a NATO official said on the sidelines of a meeting of the Alliance's defense ministers. According to him, most of the losses of Russians will occur in the period after December 2022. He also noted that the Russian Federation lost 1,800 officers, including 11 generals.
22:08 The 16th meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine took place in Brussels, at NATO headquarters. The purpose of this meeting is to speed up the provision of weapons to the Ukrainian defenders in order to prevent a pause in the counter-offensive. About the results of the Ramstein meeting - in the material What weapons Ukraine will receive .
22:03 NATO said that Ukrainian strikes on the Russian Black Sea Fleet in September have seriously limited its capabilities, but it remains capable of carrying out basic wartime missions - launching cruise missile strikes and patrolling the area.
21:25 The Romanian Ministry of Defense stated that the drones that fell on the territory of the country were hit by Ukrainian air defense during attacks on the port of Izmail and entered an uncontrolled fall near the target, which resulted in an accidental hit on the territory of Romania. “In none of these situations did we detect intent, Romanian territory was not the target, the strike was accidental,” the MoD said.
20:58 Belgium not only joined the aviation coalition, but will also transfer a new defense package to Ukraine, Zelensky said in an evening video message. The package will include “several important components,” including air defense missiles. In addition, during his visit to Brussels, Zelensky discussed the introduction of new sanctions against the Russian Federation - a ban on the supply of Russian diamonds to the European market. “This is a blow to Russia’s profits. The long-awaited step will become a reality,” the president said.
In addition, Zelensky said that during a meeting with the US Secretary of Defense and the new head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, he was assured that America would continue to provide “steady and continuous support to Ukraine necessary for our defense.” They discussed, in particular, strengthening Ukraine’s capabilities in protecting against Russian terror - drones and missiles.
20:34 The death toll as a result of a Russian strike on a gymnasium in Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, has increased to four, two more people were injured. Search and rescue work has been completed, said the head of the OBA, Sergei Lysak. The enemy attacked the area eight times during the day, using kamikaze drones and heavy artillery. About 50 private houses and infrastructure facilities were damaged.
19:47 In the Avdeevka direction, the Defense Forces repulsed ten enemy attacks in the Avdeevka area and eight more attacks in the areas east of Stepnoye and southeast of the Northern Donetsk region, the General Staff said in the evening report.
In the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled enemy attacks near Sinkovka and Ivanovka, Kharkov region; on Limansky - in the Makeevka area of the Luhansk region, as well as Torsky and Serebryansky forestry of the Donetsk region; on Bakhmutsky - in the Andreevka area of the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the districts of Marinka, Pobeda and Novomikhailovka of the Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - in the area south of Zolotaya Niva and southeast of Ugledar, Donetsk region.
19:40 The Russians have improved their Lancet drones, which can now fly at a distance of up to 60-70 km compared to 40 km previously, said Natalya Gumenyuk, spokesperson for the Southern Defense Forces. According to her, the Russian Federation has increased the number of drone attacks from temporarily occupied territories and is using them on the left bank of the Dnieper.
19:34 At the Ramstein meeting, a decision was made to create a “coalition of capabilities” for the long-term defense of Ukraine and to deter Russian aggression for decades, said Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin.
Estonia and Luxembourg will lead a coalition aimed at supporting Ukrainian IT infrastructure. Lithuania will help with mine clearance, and the United States will lead a coalition that will help Ukraine develop its Air Force. The co-leaders of this coalition will be Denmark and the Netherlands. Washington further promises to join other coalitions as they take shape over the coming weeks, particularly in armored vehicles and artillery.
Bulgaria has promised to transfer components of the S-300 air defense systems to Ukraine. France pledged to transfer self-propelled artillery units to Caesar and speed up their production. Canada will invest $500 million over the next three years in armored vehicles for Ukraine. Lithuania also announced that it would transfer two NASAMS air defense systems, 155-mm ammunition, and electric generators to Ukraine.
19:28 Russia has changed its tactics and now uses only Caliber carriers for launches in battle formation. The remaining ships are not participating in hostilities, said Navy spokesman Dmitry Pletenchuk. According to him, “they do not feel safe in Sevastopol” - this is the result of the work of Ukrainian surface drones, UAVs and missile systems. “The enemy would remove all ships from Sevastopol, but loading Caliber missiles onto platforms is possible only at this base,” Pletenchuk noted.
19:03 The Russians fired at the territory of the Shirokovsky community in the Zaporozhye region, one person was killed, the prosecutor’s office reported.
19:00 In the morning, the Russians fired at residential areas of Avdeevka, Donetsk region - one person was killed, two were wounded, the prosecutor's office reported.
18:51 The United States will lead a coalition of countries that will help Ukraine develop its own air force, said Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin. He also added that Ukraine will be able to begin using the F-16 no earlier than next spring.
18:29 Canada will provide Ukraine with a $25 million aid package, which will include winter clothing and equipment, as well as another package of military aid from Canadian Forces stocks, including artillery shells, ammunition and aircraft bombs, Defense Minister Bill Blair said .
17:57 Ukraine received a grant from the United States in the amount of $1.15 billion, the Ministry of Finance reported. In 2023, Kyiv received $10.9 billion in direct budget support from the United States in the form of grants, and since the beginning of a full-scale war, the state budget of Ukraine has received $22.9 billion from the United States. Grant funds are used to partially compensate for state budget expenses, including social and humanitarian expenses not related to the sphere of security and defense.
17:28 In the Liman-Kupyansk direction, the Russians are resuming offensive operations, increasing the intensity of shelling and launching airstrikes, focusing their attention near the settlements of Ivanovka and Sinkovka in the Kharkov region, as well as near Makeyevka in the Donetsk region, said Ilya Yevlash, speaker of the Eastern Group of Armed Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to him, the enemy also tried to advance near Novoegorovka, but was repulsed. The enemy's main goal remains the capture of Kupyansk, since it is an important logistics hub in this direction.
17:25 In the Avdeevsky direction, the Defense Forces have currently repelled all enemy attacks, the loss of lines and positions has not been allowed, said Alexander Shtupun, spokesman for the Tauride Defense Forces. “We were waiting for them. The guys dug in well, mined the approaches well. Our anti-tank weapons were positioned correctly. Combat work is going on, the artillery is working quite accurately and powerfully. Now the situation is under control. There are battles going on,” he said and added that the Russians have been trying to encircle for a long time Avdeevka.
17:22 The Russian Army is trying to encircle Avdeevka and force the Ukrainian Armed Forces to transfer reserves to this direction, said General Staff Speaker Andrei Kovalev.
17:19 The Russians shelled Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region, the gymnasium was destroyed. Two employees of the educational institution are known to have died, search and rescue operations are continuing, said the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Igor Klimenko.
17:16 Finland is transferring the 19th package of military assistance to Ukraine worth 95 million euros, the country’s government announced. The contents of the package are not disclosed.
16:32 Norway will provide about 17 million euros for demining areas in Ukraine where hostilities took place, the country’s Foreign Ministry reported.
16:18 Russian troops launched a massive offensive in the Avdeevka area of the Donetsk region, using such a large amount of equipment for the first time, said the head of the city military administration, Vitaly Barabash: “Since the beginning of a full-scale war, it has never been used like this. It was previously announced that about 50 pieces of equipment went on the offensive yesterday, but we really know that more than 60 units of equipment were shot down in our direction. A plane was shot down, a Mi-8 helicopter was shot down." He clarified that earlier the Russians attacked with 20-25 units of equipment. In addition, the Russians yesterday sent about 2,000 personnel to the attack.
15:33 Belgium will transfer to Ukraine all profits from the taxation of frozen Russian assets , said Prime Minister Alexander de Croo. He clarified that 1.7 billion euros will be transferred in 2024. Zelensky said Belgium was the first country to initiate the practice of using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine's defense against Russian terror. The funds will be used for security assistance and rapid recovery projects in the regions.
15:30 The Russian Army targeted a funeral service vehicle at a cemetery in the village of Kindiyka, Kherson region, with a drone, the OVA reported. Three funeral service employees were injured.
15:27 The Russians fired at the town of Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Kharkov region, wounding two people, the prosecutor’s office reported.
15:24 Zelensky said in an interview with Digi24 that he is ready to run for president if elections take place during the war, but if the war ended, no: “If the war continued, yes, if the war ended, no. I cannot escape during the war.” time of war."
15:21 Zelensky at NATO headquarters called Putin and Hamas terrorists: “Terrorists like Putin or like Hamas seek to hold free and democratic countries hostage. And they want power over those who strive for freedom. Terrorists will not change. They just have to lose. And that means we have to win."
14:47 The UK will supply Ukraine with MSI-DS Terrahawk Paladin stationary anti-aircraft installations to protect critical infrastructure from drones, the country's government reported. The assistance package will also include military equipment for passing minefields.
13:22 All NATO member countries agree that Ukraine will become a member of the Alliance in the future, Stoltenberg said at the Ramstein meeting: “We must put in place a long-term program to ensure that history does not repeat itself. On this, all allies agree, that Ukraine will become a member of NATO." He also stressed that NATO partners “will act on the side of Ukraine as long as necessary.”
12:49 Zelensky said that he had a meeting with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and the new head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Charles Brown. We discussed the needs of the Ukrainian army and the importance of strengthening air defense on the eve of the winter period.
12:34 In the morning, the Russians fired at Mikhailovka, Berislavsky district, Kherson region, one person was wounded, the OVA reported.
12:20 Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth $200 million. It will include AIM-9 Sidewinder short-range air-to-air missiles, HIMARS ammunition, TOW anti-tank missiles, 155 mm and 105 mm projectiles.
11:58 Denmark plans to transfer the first F-16 fighters to Ukraine in March or April next year, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said.
11:21 The number of deaths as a result of the Russian strike on the village of Groza in the Kharkov region on October 5 increased to 55, said the speaker of the regional prosecutor’s office Dmitry Chubenko. He clarified that it was possible to identify the bodies of two more women who were considered missing. The process of identifying the remains of the bodies continues, three people are still missing.
10:26 Zelensky said that in Brussels he will hold meetings with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo and will take part in a Ramstein format meeting offline for the first time. “I have an important appeal to all present ministers of defense of the countries participating in this powerful coalition,” the president announced.
10:55 The SBU has identified the traitors who aimed the Russian Iskander at the village of Groza in the Kharkov region on October 5, resulting in the deaths of more than 50 people. The attackers turned out to be two brothers - local residents. During the occupation, they held “positions” in the occupation “internal affairs department.” On the eve of the liberation of the region, both traitors fled with their families to the Russian Federation, after which they remotely began to form their own network of informants in the territory controlled by Ukraine.
Under the guise of friendly conversations, the traitors asked people for information about the deployment of the Defense Forces and public events. From the beginning of October, they began collecting information about the planned reburial of the deceased Ukrainian military man in the village of Groza. Having found out the exact address and time, they passed this data on to their Russian curators.
10:19 The high-level international donor conference on humanitarian demining in Ukraine, organized by the Ukrainian and Croatian governments in cooperation with the European Commission, begins work in the capital of Croatia, Zagreb. The key goals of the conference are to present Ukraine’s needs in mine action, exchange global experience, mobilize resources, present Ukrainian developments in mine action, etc.
09:48 Belgium will transfer several F-16 fighters to Ukraine from 2025, said the head of the Ministry of Defense Ludivine Dedonder. The exact number, she said, will depend on “the increase in power of our new F-35s.” Belgium will also continue to train pilots and offer to take over the maintenance of the entire coalition fighter fleet.
09:43 Zelensky arrived on an unannounced visit to Brussels , where a meeting in the Ramstein format is taking place today, as well as a meeting of NATO defense ministers and a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Council, the UP reports from the scene.
09:40 Zelensky said in an interview with Digi24 that Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine is in its final period, and it may be the most difficult: “I know that Russia will leave our territories. I think I know when, but I can’t tell you this... This is the last part of the war. This is not its middle. The first period is the capture, then stopping the Russian offensive and seizing the initiative. I think we are in the last part. We have a lot of fears, but we are in the last part, the very heavy."
09:37 The Russians fired artillery at the village. Kurilovka, Kupyansky district, Kharkov region, one person was injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
08:39 At the 16th Ramstein meeting, which will take place today in Brussels, British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps will announce a new package of military assistance to Ukraine worth more than £100 million, the British MoD reported. The package will include funds for mine clearance, equipment maintenance and defense strengthening to protect key Ukrainian infrastructure.
08:25 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of October 11:
- personnel - about 283,900 (+820) people,
- tanks - 4863 (+34),
- armored combat vehicles - 9220 (+91),
- artillery systems - 6731 (+18),
- MLRS - 809 (+1),
- air defense systems - 545 (+1),
- aircraft - 316 (+1),
- helicopters - 316 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 5226 (+19),
- cruise missiles - 1530 (+0),
- ships/boats - 20 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 9145 (+20),
- special equipment - 965 (+4).
07:41 During the night, the Russians fired heavy artillery at Nikopol, Marganets and Mirovsk communities in the Dnepropetrovsk region. One person was injured, two administrative buildings, a utility company, a dormitory, and five apartment buildings were damaged, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak.
07:33 In the Avdeevka direction, the enemy, with up to three battalions, supported by tanks and armored vehicles, intensified offensive operations in the areas of Avdeevka, Tonenky, Keramik and Pervomaisky, Donetsk region. The defense forces repelled all enemy attacks and did not allow the loss of lines and positions, the General Staff reported in its morning report .
At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue their offensive in the Melitopol direction and have improved the tactical situation in the area west of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region. Also, the Defense Forces continue assault operations south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, and were successful in areas east of Kleshcheevka and east of Andreevka.
In total, 108 military clashes took place at the front over the past 24 hours. In the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled enemy attacks in the Sinkovka and Ivanovka areas of the Kharkov region; on Limansky - in the Makeevka and Dibrovy districts of the Luhansk region; on Bakhmutsky - in the Kleshcheevka and Andreevka districts of the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the districts of Maryinka and Krasnogorovka of the Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - near Zolotaya Niva and Volodino, Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - in the Inzhenernoye and Verbovoye districts of the Zaporozhye region.
04:29 Russia is unsuccessfully trying to attack, while the Defense Forces are moving forward, although slowly, Zelensky said in an interview with France 2 TV channel: “Russia is trying unsuccessfully to counterattack, and we continue to advance step by step. But we are not moving as fast as expected and I would like to." According to the president, in global terms, time is on Russia’s side, so assistance to Ukraine should not be allowed to be interrupted.
02:35 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) believes that the Russian army has intensified its offensive efforts near Avdiivka and in the western Zaporozhye region to pull the Ukrainian Armed Forces away from Rabotino . Russian military bloggers mostly describe the operations in the Avdiivka area as a “significant offensive operation” with the goal of encircling the group of Ukrainian troops in Avdiivka and capturing the city. However, Russian troops deployed irregular forces along this front line, primarily elements of the 1st Army Corps of the “DPR” and additional volunteer formations. At the same time, ISW did not notice any deployment of regular Russian troops on this line.