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The Russian war in Ukraine is now at the stage of the most serious escalation since February 2022. That’s according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who spoke at a briefing in Brussels on October 13, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “President Putin has responded to his failures on the battlefield with attempted annexations, partial mobilization, reckless nuclear rhetoric and indiscriminate attacks on civilians and critical infrastructure together. This represents the most serious escalation since the invasion,” Stoltenberg told journalists. Read also: Britain to send air defense missiles to Ukraine - Wallace The NATO chief praised yesterday’s vote at the UN…

Russian troops launched Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea on Thursday, October 13, targeting critical infrastructure across Ukraine. That’s according to Air Command West, Ukrinform reports. "Four cruise missiles were destroyed by the forces and means of Air Command West’s air defenses in our area of ​​responsibility. Read also: Russian army will be annihilated if nukes used in Ukraine - Borrell “The ruscists continue to attack the civilian population, launching missile attacks on critical infrastructure facilities. This proves only one thing – Russia is scared... Air defense titans continue to successfully clear the Ukrainian sky! " the statement says.…

The Russian army killed 17 civilians and injured 37 more in Ukraine on October 12. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, published a relevant report on his Telegram channel, Ukrinform reports. According to data provided by regional military administrations, one person was injured in Dnipropetrovsk region, 11 people killed (including four previously killed persons) and 13 injured in Donetsk region, two people killed and 13 injured in Zaporizhzhia region, two people killed and six injured in Mykolaiv region, two killed (in mine blasts) and four injured (including two in mine blasts) in Kharkiv region.…

Russian troops are likely anticipating combat extending to the city of Kherson, since the occupation authorities have ordered preparation for the evacuation of some civilians from the city. According to Ukrinform, the UK Ministry of Defense said this in an intelligence update on Thursday. After retreating around 20km in the north of the Kherson sector in early October, Russian forces are likely attempting to consolidate a new front line west from the village of Mylove in Kherson region, the British intelligence said. It is noted that heavy fighting continues along this line, especially at the western end where Ukrainian advances…

During an air-raid alert Thursday morning, one of the communities of Kyiv region was hit by enemy one-way attack drones. That’s according to Oleksiy Kuleba, the chief of the Regional Military Administration, Ukrinform reports. "We have attacks on one of the communities in our region. Tentatively, this was an attack by kamikaze drones," the head of the region wrote. The official added that rescuers are already working on the scene. As reported, during the air alert October 12, an enemy air target was shot down in Rivne region. In Zhytomyr region, air defense forces engaged an unidentified aircraft. Read also:…

In the Kherson region, Russian troops have again built two pontoon crossings over the Inhulets, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine are keeping them under constant fire control. The relevant statement was made by Kherson Regional Council Member Serhii Khlan during a briefing at Ukraine Media Center, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “The two alternative crossings that have been built by Russians are those near Darivka, near the Inhulets. This river divides the Kherson region’s right bank into two parts: the one is that very northern direction, Beryslav, where counteroffensive actions are taking place now, and the other is the city…

"The police found 35 burial sites in the liberated settlements. Three of them are mass grave sites. One is in Sviatohirsk, where seven people (six women and a man) were buried. The others are at the Lyman cemetery. Several dozen servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were buried in a mass grave, and more than a hundred civilians were buried in a second location. Whole families were buried," the report said. Exhumation at the mass burial sites in Lyman continues. During the first week of work, the police retrieved the bodies of 56 people. To date, the bodies of…

The Ukrainian Air Force shot down at least four Russian attack helicopters in southern Ukraine in 18 minutes. The Ukrainian Air Force's press service said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports. "From 08:40 to 08:58 on October 12, anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force destroyed at least four enemy attack helicopters (probably Ka-52s), which were providing fire support to the ground occupation forces on the southern axis, in the south of Ukraine," the report said. Read also: Nine kamikaze drones shot down over Mykolaiv region According to preliminary data, one helicopter crashed on the territory freed from Russian…

In Zaporizhzhia city center, the bodies of six dead people were found under the rubble of an apartment block hit with a Russian missile on October 10. "As of now, there is information about six dead people removed from the rubble of an apartment block hit with a missile," the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration told an Ukrinform correspondent. Read also: Civilian killed in night missile attack on Zaporizhzhia As reported, on the night of October 10, the enemy attacked Zaporizhzhia. One of the missiles hit a high-rise building, destroying an entrance. ol

The Russians fired 12 S-300 missiles at public facilities in Zaporizhzhia city. "The enemy continues to terrorize the civilians of Zaporizhzhia. Twelve S-300 missiles hit public facilities," the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration posted on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. It is noted that two missiles hit a car dealership, killing one person. A fire broke out, the State Emergency Service staff managed to put it out. Other missiles hit an educational institution. A school and an outpatient clinic were damaged. ol