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      Ukraine’s police opened 43 criminal proceedings on sexual crimes committed by Russian troops
      Oct19

      Ukraine’s police opened 43 criminal proceedings on sexual crimes committed by Russian troops

      The Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Kateryna Pavlichenko noted on October 18, 2022, that Russian troops committed the greatest number of sexual crimes in the Kyiv, Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk and Chernihiv regions of Ukraine. Source: The Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Kateryna Pavlichenko 43 criminal...

      UN found evidence of numerous Russian war crimes in the liberated territories of Ukraine
      Oct19

      UN found evidence of numerous Russian war crimes in the liberated territories of Ukraine

      The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine investigated the events of February-March in the territories of the Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Sumy regions of Ukraine liberated from Russian troops and concluded that a lot of war crimes, as well as violations of human rights and international humanitarian law were committed there...

      Russia has carried out about 190 missile and drone attacks on Ukraine since October 7
      Oct18

      Russia has carried out about 190 missile and drone attacks on Ukraine since October 7

      Russia carried out about 190 massive strikes with missiles and kamikaze drones on 16 regions of Ukraine and Kyiv during the period from October 7 to October 18, 2022. More than 70 Ukrainian civilians died during this period. Source: Oleksandr Khorunzhyi, the Press Officer of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine “According to operational...

      Ukraine’s Parliament recognized Ichkeria as territory occupied by Russia
      Oct18

      Ukraine’s Parliament recognized Ichkeria as territory occupied by Russia

      On October 18, 2022, it became known that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine recognized the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria as occupied by Russia and condemned the genocide of the Chechens by Russia. Source: The People’s Deputy of Ukraine Oleksiy Honcharenko “The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine recognized the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria as...

      Ukraine’s police exhumed the bodies of 5 children killed by Russian troops in the Donetsk region
      Oct18

      Ukraine’s police exhumed the bodies of 5 children killed by Russian troops in the Donetsk region

      Ukrainian law enforcement officers exhumed the bodies of five children who died from shrapnel wounds during Russian shelling in the liberated city of Lyman in the Donetsk region on October 18, 2022. Source: The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs “The police officers exhumed the bodies of girls born in 2021, 2019, and 2008,...

      Japan will help Ukraine restore damaged energy facilities
      Oct18

      Japan will help Ukraine restore damaged energy facilities

      The Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Galushchenko held a meeting with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine Matsuda Kuninori on October 17, 2022. They discussed systematic attacks carried out by Russian troops on Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities and the consequences of their destruction. Source:...

      Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital, the object of critical infrastructure was hit
      Oct18

      Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital, the object of critical infrastructure was hit

      Russian troops launched a new attack on the energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv on October 18, 2022. The energy supply facility on the left bank of the city was hit. Source: The mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klycnko, the Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko “There were explosions again in Kyiv. A...

      Ukraine officially accused Iran of complicity in Russian aggression
      Oct18

      Ukraine officially accused Iran of complicity in Russian aggression

      The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine published a statement accusing Iran of complicity in Russia’s crimes against Ukraine on October 17, 2022. The statement emphasizes that the Russian Federation continues to use Iranian-made combat drones for terrorist attacks against the civilian population and critical infrastructure of Ukraine....

      Military plane crashed into a high-rise building in Russian city, it is on fire: videos
      Oct17

      Military plane crashed into a high-rise building in Russian city, it is on fire: videos

      A plane crash probably occurred in the Russian city of Yeysk on the evening of October 17, 2022. The plane crashed into a high-rise building which caught fire. Information about the dead and injured civilians is being clarified. Source: Russian mass media Russian mass media write that the plane probably fell on residential buildings on Zachidna...

      General Staff operational report October 17, 2022 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
      Oct17

      General Staff operational report October 17, 2022 on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

      The 236th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 17.10.2022. Russia is trying to keep the temporarily captured territories, concentrates efforts on restraining the actions of the Defence Forces of Ukraine in certain directions, at the same time, it does not abandon...