Saturday, October 8. Russia’s War On Ukraine: Daily News And Information From Ukraine

Business Saturday, October 8. Russia’s War On Ukraine: Daily News And Information From Ukraine Katya Soldak Forbes Staff Following New! Follow this author to stay notified about their latest stories. Got it! Oct 8, 2022, 08:06pm EDT | Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Flame and smoke rise from the Crimean Bridge connecting Russian mainland and the Crimean peninsula .

. . [+] over the Kerch Strait, in Kerch, Crimea, Saturday, Oct.

8, 2022. (AP Photo) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Dispatches from Ukraine: Day 227. 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 A fire broke out on the Crimean Bridge, which connects occupied Crimea with Russia, on the morning of October 8. The bridge across the Kerch Strait was illegally built by the occupying Russian authorities and is part of the Kerch – Novorossiysk road. The automobile section of the bridge was opened in 2018, the railway part in 2019.

Russian news reported that the partial destruction of the bridge occurred due to the detonation of a truck, which ignited a fire that caught on to 7 fuel tanks of a railway train on the rail portion of the bridge, heading to Crimea. The advisor to the office of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy published a post on Twitter saying: “Crimea, the bridge, the beginning. Everything illegal must be destroyed, everything stolen must be returned to Ukraine, everything occupied by Russia must be expelled.

” As a result of another shelling by Russian troops, the last line connecting the Zaporizhzhia NPP (nuclear power plant) with the energy system of Ukraine was damaged. The Minister of Energy of Ukraine, German Galushchenko, says that currently the operation of the ZNPP is provided by diesel generators, which have enough fuel for 10 days. “Perhaps this is another rate hike by the Russians on the occasion of Rafael Grossi’s visit to Moscow.

After all, the Director General of the IAEA, after meeting with the President of Ukraine, made a statement that the ZNPP is a Ukrainian plant. ” He also added that now, only the professionalism of Ukrainian nuclear workers is a safeguard against a possible nuclear accident. During this week, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated 776 square kilometers of territory in the east and 29 settlements, including six in Luhansk Oblast, from the area claimed in Russia’s pseudo-referendum, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyi said in a video message .

In total, since the beginning of the Russian war, 2,434 square kilometers of Ukrainian territories and 96 settlements have already been liberated. “And each of the Russian attacks, all manifestations of Russian terror – against Zaporizhzhia, against Kharkiv, against Mykolaiv, against Donbas and all our other territories – only prove that the liberation of our entire land is the only foundation of peace and security for all Ukrainians. ” Recommended For You 1 Hiring Refugees: How One Big Factory Did It More stories like this Fewer stories like this 2 Slowing Saquon: The Green Bay Packers Face A Monumental Task In Taming Giants’ Star Barkley More stories like this Fewer stories like this 3 Two Areas Where The U.

S. And China Can Still Work Together More stories like this Fewer stories like this Donetsk Region. During the day, the Russian army launched rocket attacks on several communities in the region.

The Donetsk regional military administration reported one dead person in the city of Bakhmut, seven more were injured. Six private houses and three high-rise buildings, kindergartens, a sports complex, an entertainment facility and an administrative building were damaged. A rocket attack also took place in the city of Kurakhove.

As a result of the attack, three people were injured, and six high-rise buildings were damaged. “The Russians are hitting civilians every day and every night – it is unwise and dangerous to stay in the Donetsk region!” The head of the Donetsk regional military administration called on local residents to evacuate. Kharkiv.

At night, Russian forces launched several strikes with S-300 missiles in two Kharkiv districts. A 45-year-old man received shrapnel injuries, and his condition is pronounced average. The head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration announced the rockets originated in the Russian city of Belgorod.

“The sports complex, non-residential premises, farm buildings, cars, garages were damaged, and there were hits in open areas. ” In the Kharkiv region , Russian troops attacked several towns. According to the regional Center of Emergency Medical Assistance, six people were hospitalized during the day: one man in Kharkiv, one injured in Kharkiv district, four in Izium as a result of mine explosions.

On The Culture Front Due to the continuation of military operations in Ukraine, the winners of Eurovision 2022 — Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra — have agreed to give Britain the opportunity to host the Eurovision Song Contest. The 67th Eurovision Song Contest, set to kick off May 2023, will be hosted by Britain, in the city of Liverpool. The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will take place at the Liverpool Arena by the River Mersey on Saturday May 13, with the semi-finals taking place on the 9th and 11th.

Eurovision Song Contest Executive Supervisor, Martin Österdahl, welcomed the news: “This will be the first Eurovision Song Contest to be held in the UK in 25 years and, as we work with our host broadcaster, the BBC, to celebrate Ukraine’s victory, this unique production promises to be a very special one indeed. ” The number of destroyed cultural sites in Ukraine by the Russian forces continues to grow. Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine announced the damage and destruction of 161 objects of cultural heritage.

“Among them: 23 monuments of national importance, 129 monuments of local importance, 9 newly discovered objects of cultural heritage and 143 objects of valuable historical buildings. ” A total of 540 objects of cultural heritage, cultural institutions and religious buildings have been officially damaged in Ukraine. Send me a secure tip .

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