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...
Ukrainian aviation struck Russian strongholds and positions 15 times in the south
Operational Command “South” reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed three warehouses with ammunition of Russian troops in the south of Ukraine as of October 18, 2022. Source: Operational Command “South” Russian aircraft made 3 strikes against positions of the Ukrainian army in the area of Davydiv Brid. Russia...
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
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...
The Parliament of Estonia declared Russia a terrorist regime
The Parliament of Estonia declared Russia a terrorist regime. This is noted in a statement published on the website of the country’s Parliament on October 18, 2022. Source: The Parliament of Estonia It is noted that today, the Riigikogu (the Parliament of Estonia), with 88 votes in favor, adopted a statement condemning the annexation of the...
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,...
Russians shelled 2 Ukraine’s thermal power stations, there are casualties among civilians
Two Ukrainian thermal power plants belonging to the company “DTEK Energo” (the largest private investor in the energy industry in Ukraine) were shelled by Russian troops. As a result of the shelling, one civilian died, and six were injured on the morning of October 18, 2022. Source: “DTEK Energo” company “Russia...
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
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...
Russia attacks the civilian infrastructure of Ukraine due to failures on the battlefield
According to the report of the British Ministry of Defence on October 18, 2022, Russia is attacking Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure due to battlefield failures to cause widespread damage to the energy distribution network of Ukraine. Source: The British Ministry of Defence Since October 10, Russia has maintained an increased pace of...