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The threat of renewed Russian offensive operations on the northern front is growing.  The direction can be shifted to the western border of Ukraine to cut off the logistical routes through which Ukraine receives weapons and equipment from international partners. "The aggressive rhetoric of the military-political leadership of Russia and Belarus is intensifying, accompanied by the deployment of the regional grouping of troops of the so-called allied state. The threat of resumption of the offensive of the Russian armed forces on the northern front is growing. This time, the direction of the offensive may be shifted to the west of…

Permanent representatives of EU member states today agreed on new sanctions against Iran over supplying combat kamikaze drones to Russia that are used for barbaric attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure facilities. According to Ukrinform, the relevant statement was published on the Twitter page of the Czech Presidency of the EU Council. “COREPER II (Permanent Representatives Committee – ed.) approved sanctions against Iran in record time! After 3 days of talks, EU ambassadors agreed on measures against entities supplying Iranian drones that hit Ukraine. Written procedure is over, sanctions come into force this afternoon on publication in the Official…

On the morning of October 20, the Russian forces fired S-300 missile at the village of Komyshuvakha, Zaporizhzhia region. Oleksandr Starukh, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, wrote this on Telegram. "This morning, the enemy attacked the village of Komyshuvakha. The occupier used S-300 missiles," the report reads. It is noted that a two-storey residential building was destroyed as a result of the attack. No one was injured. As Ukrinform reported, a local school of social rehabilitation in the village of Komyshuvakha was destroyed. Photo: Oleksandr Starukh/Telegram iy

Russian forces blowing up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant will lead to a catastrophe with a huge number of casualties and will make it impossible to supply water to Crimea for years to come. According to Ukrinform, the Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, Oleksiy Danilov, told this to Ukraine's Channel 24. According to him, the NSDC is considering options for such a move by the Russians. "Then, in general, I cannot explain how the world should react to this. Because it's not just the destruction of infrastructure. It will be a catastrophe of enormous proportions with a…

Nineteen civilians were killed and 23 others injured in Ukraine on October 19 as a result of Russia's armed aggression, according to regional military administrations. Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko said this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. In particular, he published data on civilian casualties as a result of Russia's armed aggression for October 19 as of 09:00 on October 20, 2022. According to the information made public by Tymoshenko, 13 people were killed (including 12 people killed earlier) and five wounded in the Donetsk region, three killed and eight wounded in the Zaporizhzhia…

On the night of October 20, 2022, the Ukrainian military shot down 14 Iranian-manufactured Shahed-136 suicide drones in the Mykolaiv region. The relevant statement was made by the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Nine drones were shot down by the anti-aircraft defense units of the Air Force’s South Air Command. In addition, two drones were destroyed by the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two – by the National Guard of Ukraine and one – by the National Police of Ukraine. A reminder that, on October 19, 2022,…

The Russian Federation destroyed an apartment building in Mykolaiv, also hitting a square park and a flower market, killing one. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine announced this via Telegram, uploading a video of the aftermath, Ukrinform reports. "Ukraine is under fire by the occupiers. They continue to do what they do best - terrorize and kill civilians. In Mykolaiv, the enemy destroyed a residential building with C-300 missiles. A person died. There was also a strike at the flower market, the chestnut park. I wonder what the Russian terrorists were fighting against at these absolutely peaceful facilities?” the president wrote.…

Iranian instructors are on the ground to assist Russian invasion forces in launching swarms of kamikaze drones from Crimea and Kherson region’s training grounds. That’s according to the National Resistance Center with Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces, Ukrinform reports. "Iranians help (the Russians - ed.) launch Shahed-136 kamikaze drones from Crimea. In particular, the instructors are deployed at the Chauda training ground, the Kirovskyi military airfield, and near Cape Tarkhankut," the report says. According to the Ukrainian guerilla assets, up to 20 instructors from Iran were spotted on the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson region. Read also: MFA officially accuses Iran…

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine says all Ukrainian prisoners of war will be returned home as the exchange team continues its work. The leader touched on the topic in a video address to the nation released late Monday, October 18, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "The next stage of the release of our people from Russian captivity has taken place. We managed to return 108 Ukrainian women – officers, sergeants, and privates. They’re with the Army, Navy, Territorial Defense, National Guardswomen, and Border Guards. It’s 96 servicewomen, 37 of them – evacuees from Azovstal, as well as 12 civilians. Among those…