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On October 4, Russian troops struck the liberated town of Vovchansk in Kharkiv region, killing a person and seriously injuring another one. "Police opened criminal proceedings over the attack on the de-occupied town of Vovchansk, Kharkiv region. Enemy shells hit an apartment block in the central part of the town. One person was killed, another one was injured and is in hospital’s intensive care unit now," Kharkiv Region Department of the National Police posted on Telegram. Criminal proceedings were opened under Part 2 of Art. 438 (violation of the laws and customs of war) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.…

Russian troops attacked Zaporizhzhia city with Iskander-K missiles this morning. "The enemy attacked the regional center with Iskander-K missiles. Infrastructure facilities were destroyed," Oleksandr Starukh, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. According to him, one of the missiles, a cluster type, was neutralized over the city. Fragments fell in various places in Zaporizhzhia. The administration’s reminded the city residents not to touch them. "If this missile had reached the target, the destruction would have been much more extensive," Starukh noted. As reported, Russian troops launched a missile attack on Zaporizhzhia and its suburbs around 09:30. Infrastructural…

Training of junior commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including classes in leadership, psychological, methodical, fire, technical and tactical training, has begun in Great Britain. “The basic level training of junior commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has begun on the territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This course was developed on the basis of the Ukrainian training program for non-commissioned officers, taking into account the combat experience of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Facebook. As noted, the course includes classes in…

Russian troops have launched a missile attack on Zaporizhzhia city. Oleksandr Starukh, the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "The enemy launched a missile strike on the regional center. Air defense is operating. Stay in shelters. There is a risk of repeated attacks," he said. Read also: Ukraine Army destroys enemy S-300 missile system near Zaporizhzhia region’s Tokmak As Ukrinform reported, the enemy attacked Bila Tserkva town of Kyiv region with kamikaze drones last night. iy

Since the beginning of the full-scale armed aggression, Russian troops have killed 418 children and injured 787 more in Ukraine. The press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports. “As of the morning of October 5, a total of 1,205 children were affected in Ukraine as a result of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression. According to the official information provided by juvenile prosecutors, 418 children were killed and more than 787 received injuries of various degrees of severity,” the report says. It is noted that these figures are not final, as work is underway…

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky shared pictures showing the consequences of the presence of Russian troops in the recently liberated town of Lyman, Donetsk region. Relevant photos were posted on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. “This is what the occupier left behind in the Ukrainian Lyman. Everywhere in the captured territory the aggressor state destroys any basis of life – economy, social sphere, culture,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram. The president stressed that “all this can be stopped in one way only: liberation”. “And we are confident that the entire territory of our state will be liberated from the enemy – the enemy…

Three communities in the Dnipropetrovsk region’s Nikopol district have come under enemy fire. Russian projectiles caused damage to a church, gas pipeline, recreation camps and educational institutions. The relevant statement was made by Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Head Valentyn Reznichenko on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Three communities in the Nikopol district were struck with the Grad multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) and heavy artillery: Chervonohryhorivka, Nikopol and Marhanets. According to the preliminary data, no casualties among civilians were reported,” Reznichenko wrote. In the Chervonohryhorivka community, two houses were destroyed and up to 20 seriously damaged. Russian projectiles caused damage…

On the night of October 5, 2022, Russian invaders attacked the Kyiv region’s city of Bila Tserkva with suicide drones. As a result, infrastructure facilities caught fire, and at least one person was reported injured. The relevant statement was made by Kyiv Regional Military Administration Head Oleksii Kuleba on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We have information about several explosions in Bila Tserkva. According to the preliminary data, the city was attacked by suicide drones. As a result, infrastructure facilities caught fire. One person was injured,” Kuleba wrote. Emergency services are working at the scene. Information about destructions and casualties…

President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded the Hero of Ukraine title to four defenders of Mariupol and Azovstal. The relevant decrees, dated October 1, 2022, were published on the website of the Head of State, Ukrinform reports. Thus, for personal courage and heroism, shown in the defense of Ukraine’s state sovereignty and territorial integrity, selfless service to the Ukrainian people, loyalty to the military oath, the President signed decree No.683/2022 to award the Hero of Ukraine title and present the Order of the Golden Star to Major Serhii Volynskyi, decree No. 684/2022 - to Major Sviatoslav Palamar, decree No. 685/2022 -…

Members of Russia’s Federation Council have ratified documents on Russia's "annexation" of the occupied territories of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk and Kherson regions of Ukraine. Ukrinform reports this with reference to Meduza. It is noted that Russian senators approved all four documents unanimously. In addition, the Russian Federation Council separately adopted federal constitutional laws on the "accession of four new entities to the Russian Federation." The day before, on October 3, deputies of Russia’s State Duma at an extraordinary plenary session unanimously ratified documents on Russia's annexation of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk and Kherson regions of Ukraine. As Ukrinform reported, on September…