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The Russians try to prevent the Defense Forces of Ukraine from reaching the operational area north of Bakhmut. "Intense fighting is going on right now. The enemy continues to use counteroffensive units in this direction to prevent us from developing our offensive, reaching the operational area, and liberating this flank. They [Russians] use all their available forces and reserves as they understand that the loss of this flank may entail quite different consequences for them," Illia Yevlash, spokesman for the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said during the United News telethon. According to him, the Ukrainian troops…

The "Supreme Court of Crimea" sentenced Serhii Tsyhipa, a journalist, writer, activist, head of the NGO "Kakhovka Bridgehead", who was abducted by the invaders in Kherson region in March 2022, to 13 years in a penal colony. "By the decision of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea, Ukrainian citizen Serhii Vitaliyovych Tsyhipa, born in 1961, was found guilty of espionage. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison with a term to be sentenced in a high-security penal facility," reads the statement by the press service of Russia’s FSB, Interfax informs. According to the Russian special services, Tsyhipa…

Ukraine’s air defense forces shot down a Russian Orlan-10 reconnaissance drone in Mykolaiv region. The Air Command South reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. Read also: Enemy lost 338 soldiers, 52 equipment units, 1 ammo depot in Tavria sector "On October 7, 2023, air defenses of the Air Command South destroyed a Russian Orlan-10 reconnaissance UAV in Mykolaiv region," the report says. As reported by Ukrinform, explosions were heard in Mykolaiv region on Saturday.

Russia mined the economic zone and territorial sea of Ukraine at the very beginning of the full-scale invasion. There are at least 450 mines, 30 of which were discovered during the year. "They have been mining the sea since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, back then there were talks about 450 sea mines that could be scattered over the economic zone and territorial sea of Ukraine. This year alone, more than 30 mines of various types and threats have been discovered," Natalia Humeniuk, head of the joint press center of the Operational Command "South", said during the United News…

Sending Ukraine modern weapons may carry risks of escalation but they are less significant than the possibility of Russia winning a war against Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke in an interview with the German publication WELT AM SONNTAG, reacting to Berlin's refusal to hand over Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine immediately, Ukrinform reports. "I understand the concern that our support for Ukraine carries the risk of escalation, but the risk pales in comparison to allowing Putin to win this war. If Putin wins the war in Ukraine, he will probably use force again," the NATO leader said. Read…

At night, Russian aggressors struck Odesa region with Oniks supersonic missiles. "At night, the enemy attacked Odesa region with Oniks supersonic anti-ship missiles launched from the Bastion coastal missile system in the temporarily occupied Crimea," the Operational Command "South" posted on Facebook. According to the military, a guesthouse in the recreation area and a granary of the port infrastructure were hit. Missile fragments and the blast wave caused a fire in a garage cooperative, several apartment blocks were damaged. "No casualties have been reported," the Operational Command "South" added.

In Poltava region, an explosion rang out during an air raid alert around midnight. According to preliminary data, there have been no casualties. "The enemy attacked Poltava region. During the air raid alert, the sound of an explosion was heard in Myrhorod district," Head of the Poltava Regional Military Administration Dmytro Lunin posted on Telegram. According to preliminary data, there have been no casualties. The information about enemy hits on critical or civilian infrastructure is being clarified, Lunin added.

Denmark's defense ministry confirmed on Friday that the country's government had reached an agreement to acquire a munitions factory in Northern Jutland. That’s according to The Local, Ukrinform reports. It is noted that Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen announced plans for a possible acquisition of the plant in September. According to him, the ammunition produced at the plant will be sent to Ukraine, noting that the Russian invasion "put ammunition production in Europe under drastic strain." Read also: ., Denmark to strengthen Ukraine's cybersecurity “The all-round critical situation has made clear to me as defence minister the need for…

The German defense concern Rheinmetall received a second order as part of the agreement with the Bundeswehr for the production of 155 mm artillery rounds. The manufacturer reported this on its website, as seen by Ukrinform. It is about the production of "tens of thousands of rounds for the Ukrainian and German Armed Forces." The order amounts to a three-digit figure in millions of euros. The Bundeswehr commissioned Rheinmetall to supply a total of tens of thousands of L15 rounds for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as conventional 155 mm Assegai rounds for the German Army. Read also: German…

The Austrian Foreign Ministry has summoned Russian Ambassador Dmitry Lubinsky in connection with a missile attack on a cafe in the village of Hroza in the Kharkiv region, which killed 52 people.  The Austrian foreign ministry reported this on its page on the social network X, Ukrinform reported. “Russia’s Ambassador in Vienna was just summoned because of yesterday’s heinous rocket attack on a village in Kharkiv Oblast, claiming dozens of innocent lives. Attacks on civilians are a war crime. Those responsible must be held accountable”, said the Austrian Foreign Ministry. According to the Austrian Foreign Office, the agency also emphasized…