The war in Ukraine, day 969. Russian troops failed to impose themselves across the Khasiv Yar canal / Prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine / France supports the opening of two rehabilitation centers in Ukraine for children brought from Russia

The war in Ukraine, day 969. Russian troops failed to impose themselves across the Khasiv Yar canal / Prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine / France supports the opening of two rehabilitation centers in Ukraine for children brought from Russia

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The war in Ukraine, day 969. Russian troops failed to impose themselves across the Khasiv Yar canal / Prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine / France supports the opening of two rehabilitation centers in Ukraine for children brought from Russia

  • A Russian Shahed drone enters the territory of Belarus.
  • Estonian intelligence services: The participation of North Korean soldiers in the war in Ukraine will not change the situation on the front.
  • France supports the opening of two rehabilitation centers in Ukraine for children brought from Russia.

The war in Ukraine, day 969. Russian troops failed to impose themselves across the canal in Chasiv Yar / Prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine

UPDATE US Intelligence chief urges immediate action on North Korean troop movements in Ukraine

US Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Michael R. Turner called on President Joe Biden on October 18 to respond immediately to reports of North Korean troops preparing to join the Russian military fighting in Ukraine.

UPDATE At least 102 Ukrainian prisoners of war executed by Russia

According to Dmytro Lubinets, the actual number of these cases is probably much higher, as it is difficult to document Russian war crimes without evidence, such as video recordings of executions.



UPDATE Russian attacks killed 4 people in the last day and caused blackouts in 3 Ukrainian regions

Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy reported on the morning of October 19 that more than 73,000 consumers in three regions were left without electricity due to recent Russian attacks.

Russian major killed in Luhansk

The Defense Intelligence Service of Ukraine reported that a Russian war criminal, Major Dmitry Pervukha, was killed in the center of the temporarily occupied city of Luhansk, the Defense Intelligence Service of Ukraine announced.

France supports the opening of two rehabilitation centers in Ukraine for children brought from Russia

Two rehabilitation centers will be opened in Ukraine with the support of France for children who were brought back to Ukraine after being taken to Russia, announced the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, during a press conference in Kyiv, writes Ukrainian Pravda.

The two centers will be opened in Dnipro and Kharkiv.

Russia’s Kremniy factory catches fire after drone attack

The mass media and Telegram channels posted videos of a drone attack on the Kremniy plant in the Russian city of Bryansk – a plant used in the defense industrial base, writes Ukrainska Pravda.

Ukraine will receive reconnaissance drones from the Netherlands

The Netherlands will hand Ukraine a batch of DeltaQuad reconnaissance drones worth a total of over 42 million euros, the Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands announces, as quoted by Ukrinform.

These unarmed drones are capable of covering significant distances and staying in the air for a significant period of time, obtaining real-time information about the battlefield.

Estonian intelligence services: The participation of North Korean soldiers in the war in Ukraine will not change the situation on the front

Estonian intelligence services have commented on reports that North Korea is sending troops to Russia to participate in the war against Ukraine, noting that this indicates Moscow’s problems with maintaining military activity.

The information was announced by the commander of the Information Center of the Estonian Defense Forces, Ants Kiviselg, reports ERR.

A Russian Shahed drone enters the territory of Belarus

A drone entered the territory of Belarus during a Russian drone attack on Ukraine on the night of October 18-19, reports Ukrainska Pravda, citing Belaruski Hajun, an independent Belarusian military monitoring media.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged 95 prisoners of war

The Russian troops did not manage to impose themselves over the canal in Chasiv Yar

Russian forces “failed to prevail” across the Siverskyi Donets-Donbas canal in the town of Chasiv Yar, said Anastasia Bobovnikova, spokeswoman for the Luhansk Operational Tactical Group, according to the Kyiv Independent.

Bobovnikova’s comments came after multi-source monitoring site DeepState reported on October 17 that Russian forces had advanced into Chasiv Yar.

“I do not confirm that Russian troops managed to gain a foothold in the channel … or anywhere in the direction of Chasiv Yar,” Bobovnikova said.

“The overall strategic position of the city remains under the control of Ukraine.”



Source: www.mediafax.ro