Wednesday, October 19. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine

Business Wednesday, October 19. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine Katya Soldak Forbes Staff Following New! Follow this author to stay notified about their latest stories. Got it! Forbes Ukraine Forbes Staff Following New! Follow this author to stay notified about their latest stories.

Got it! Oct 19, 2022, 05:51pm EDT | Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin DUBOVE, UKRAINE – OCTOBER 19: A young boy pretends to carry a rocket propelled grenade launcher as . . .

[+] he plays with his friend around a spent cluster munition on October 19, 2022 in Dubove, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) Getty Images Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 238. As Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues and the war rages on, reliable sources of information are critical.

Forbes gathers information and provides updates on the situation. By Polina Rasskazova From October 7 through 18, Russia conducted about 190 strikes with missiles and kamikaze drones in 16 regions of Ukraine, according to a report of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service: “The enemy continues to fire rockets, using unmanned aerial vehicles, artillery fire, and of course our infrastructure is suffering. ” The largest number of strikes during October 10, 11, 17 and 18 were inflicted on Kyiv and the Kyiv region.

The strikes were mostly aimed at critical infrastructure facilities, in particular energy facilities and civilian facilities. Due to constant attacks by the Russian Army, the energy system of Ukraine remains under threat, exposing the whole world to a nuclear disaster. The head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration, Oleksandr Starukh, reported that due to shelling by Russian troops at the substation in the city of Enerhodar (Zaporizhzhia region, where Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant is located), the population of the city and surrounding villages were left without electricity.

In addition to Enerhodar, Starukh added that Russia launched artillery and missile strikes along the contact line, which lasted 9 hours today. “Today, the enemy took the lives of three residents of the city of Orikhiv, currently there are 8 wounded. ” Also the number of people who managed to evacuate from the occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia region increased.

“Over the past day, 200 people left, including 33 children,” Starukh says. Dnipropetrovsk Region. The Kryvyi Rih and Nikopol districts came under attack by Russian forces.

According to the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration, in the Kryvyi Rih district, the rocket attack caused serious damage to the energy infrastructure. A two-story building was also destroyed. Cities and villages in many communities of the Dnipropetrovsk region were left without electricity.

“The pumping stations of local water canals are de-energized. In these same communities, there are water interruptions. ” The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, signed a decree declaring martial law in the self-proclaimed DPR, LPR, and the occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, Russian media report ed.

The mayor of the occupied city of Melitopol wrote that the introduction of martial law involves: a special regime of entry and exit to the territory, as well as restrictions on freedom of movement through it; involvement of civilians in works for the needs of Russian troops; seizure of property necessary for the needs of Russians from organizations and citizens, etc. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine commented on the Kremlin’s decision: “Putin’s decree is invalid. It has no legal consequences for Ukraine and its citizens, as well as for the international community.

Instead, such a step is another example of the crimes of the Russian leadership against the Ukrainian state and Ukrainians. ” MORE FOR YOU Livestream Shopping Stays Hot As Whatnot Valuation More Than Doubles To $3. 7 Billion Emoni Bates After Felony Gun Charges Dismissed: ‘I Hope My Mistake Can Inspire Others To Think Before Acting’ 6 Ways Inflation Can Lower Your Federal Income Taxes The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted a statement condemning the Islamic Republic of Iran’s support of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

“Iran is a participant in the aggression against Ukraine. Iran is actually a terrorist state, because all these attacks by Iranian drones are aimed at the civilian population, at infrastructure facilities, this is absolute terrorism,” said Oleksiy Honcharuk, the Deputy of Ukraine. The proposal to sever diplomatic relations with Iran is submitted for the consideration of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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