Thursday is the 666th day of Russia’s war against Ukraine. – The Russians mustered up to 80,000 in the Bagmut area of the Donetsk region. Players and progress, progress slowly. “Bilt” correspondent Julian Röpke reported that the Ukrainians are losing territory around the city that they captured during this year’s offensive. In particular, it concerns the strategically dominant mountains near Klichivka. According to Ukrainian sources, heavy fighting is taking place in these areas. Follow Virtualna Polska’s live coverage.
- Every day about 6 thousand men of military age leave Ukraine in the entire area of the western border – said on Wednesday Ihor Matviychuk, head of the border control department of the Western Regional Directorate of the State Border Service of Ukraine. He pointed out two main tactics they use.
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– Ukrainians of military age living in Germany and other countries are forced to return to the country to appear at the recruitment points of the armed forces – the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rust Umerov said in an interview. Die Weld”.
He also said that if they refuse, they will be fined.
Kiev says rat fever has spread among Vladimir Putin’s troops stationed in eastern Ukraine. This disease causes vomiting and severe headache. According to the Ukrainians, the uniformed officers’ complaints were ignored by the Russian command, and the fever was seen as a sign to avoid war.
On Wednesday, 25,600 people were checked from Ukraine to Poland. People, and 28.5 thousand from Poland to Ukraine – the border guard reported on the X platform on Thursday. Since the beginning of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, more than 17 million 855 thousand people have been registered. More than 16 million 63 thousand trips to Ukraine entering Poland.
Ukrainian air defense destroyed 34 of 35 Shahed-class attack drones attacked by Russian troops last night. – Ukrainian Air Force announced on Thursday morning.
– Our goal is for Ukraine to stand on its own feet – US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said at a press conference in Washington on Wednesday to summarize 2023.
He said that the US and Europe’s support for Ukraine is the best example of the idea of ”burden sharing” that he has seen in his life, and that support should continue.
On Wednesday, Ukrainian forces launched two attacks on military units of the Russian Federation in Crimea, the Russian Astra channel reported on Telegram, citing its sources.
Record of an unsuccessful Russian attack in the direction of Kubianska.
Last night, the Empire State Building in New York lit up yellow and blue to draw attention to the thousands of Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia. “We are making every effort to bring every child home,” said Volodymyr Zelensky.
Russian forces have made solid progress north of Baghmut and skirmishes continued across the border on Wednesday, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its latest study.
This is what Bachmad looks like now. The city was completely destroyed during the Russian occupation.
About 6,000 men of military age leave Ukraine along the entire western border every day, Ihor Madvichuk, head of the border control department of the Western Regional Directorate of the State Border Service of Ukraine, said on Wednesday. He pointed out two main tactics they use.
The US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has released a new map of ongoing military operations in Ukraine.
An air alert has been activated in some parts of Ukraine due to the movement of Russian fighter drones.
Reports of explosions in Kiev.
The Russian Air Defense Forces shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle in the Belgorod region. No one died, the governor of the region, Vyacheslav Klatkov, said in a telegram.
Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with the Prime Minister of New Zealand. “Every vote and every state that respects international law and is ready to defend it is valuable for Ukraine and our international position,” he said on the X website (formerly Twitter).
Reports of explosions in Cherkasy region.
There is still an air alert in eastern Ukraine. Russian kamikaze drones are circling.
A bomb was heard in Russian-occupied Donetsk. There was a fire. There is no detailed information about this incident yet.
– Since October 10, Russian troops have advanced 1.5-2 km in some areas of the front line in the zone of responsibility of the Taurita operational-strategic group. But it costs them a lot – said Colonel Oleksandr Shtubun, the spokesman of the Taurida group, as quoted by the Ukrainska Pravda website.
– In two months, in the Donetsk region alone (in the area of responsibility of the Tarida operational and strategic group), the enemy lost almost 25,000. Killed and wounded soldiers, about 200 tanks and more than 400 other armored vehicles. Some 80 percent of these losses occurred near Avdivka, the spokesman insisted.
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