Kramatorsk, Donetsk region / Associated Press
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By Pavlo Vitenko
Summary by regions
Kyiv Region
At night, the enemy attacked one of the communities of the region. There are several approaches to the infrastructure object. Rescuers are working on the spot. The fire has been extinguished. There are no victims or victims in advance. During an air attack, air targets are shot down by air defense forces.
Luhansk Region
According to the results of the enemy’s fire damage in the areas of the Korzhove settlements, the losses of the occupiers amounted to 60 people killed. It has been confirmed that the area where the enemy’s manpower, weapons and military equipment are concentrated, three strongholds and an anti-aircraft missile complex have been destroyed. During the day, our missile forces and artillery struck four control points, eight areas of concentration of manpower, weapons and military equipment, three warehouses with ammunition and six other important military objects of the enemy. Another attack by the occupiers was repulsed in the area of Bilohorivka. The enemy stormed the positions of defenders of Luhansk region six times, fired 23 artillery strikes and one rocket attack.
Donetsk Region
At night, Kramatorsk was shelled with unidentified weapons. Warehouses, partly high-rise buildings, were damaged. At night and in the morning – shelling along the entire front line, including Avdiivka, Maryinka, Toretsk, New York, Bakhmut. In the de-occupied territories, demining, humanitarian aid and material payments continue. Heating, cooking and food delivery points are being set up. Over the past day, three civilians were killed and two wounded in the region.
Kharkiv Region
On the contact line, the occupiers launched artillery and mortar attacks on the settlements of the Kupiansk and Kharkiv districts – at least 10 settlements on the territory of the Kharkiv region. There are no casualties. During the inspection of territories in the Izyum district, pyrotechnics exploded on a mine. One man died, five were hospitalized.
Sumy Region
In the morning, the enemy opened fire with artillery on the border communities of the region. Khotyn community: shelling began after 7:30 a.m. and is currently ongoing. Bilopillia community. Shelling after 8 am, currently ongoing. Yesterday, during the day, the enemy opened fire twice on populated areas of the region. No casualties.
Zaporizhzhia Region
At night, the enemy attacked the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia. According to preliminary information, these were three shells of the «Hurricane» salvo rocket systems. There are no casualties. The infrastructure object was destroyed. A fire broke out, which was extinguished in time by employees of the State Emergency Service. More detailed information about the consequences is being clarified.
Dnipropetrovsk Region
At night, our military shot down a Russian Kh-59 missile over the region.
Mykolayiv Region
Three Iranian-made drones were destroyed over Mykolayiv region. Over the past day, the Shevchenkove community was under enemy fire. Yesterday, during the day and tonight, five settlements of the community were shelled. Infrastructure was damaged as a result of artillery strikes. There are no casualties. The shelling of the Berezneguvate community continues, the vicinity of one of the settlements was shelled. Detailed information is being clarified.
Also at night – shelling outside the settlement of Shyroke community. Hitting in an open area. There were no injuries or damage.
Kherson Region
Active hostilities continue. The enemy once again shelled the settlements of Beryslav district. Civilians were injured, residential buildings, shops, pharmacies, farms and cars were damaged and destroyed. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy continues to equip defensive lines on the left bank of the Dnipro River. According to Operational Command «Pivden», the enemy is conducting defensive operations and is trying to hold the occupied lines. Inflicts fire damage to our troops from aviation, MLRS, barrel artillery, mortars along the contact line. The enemy twice tried to break through our defenses. He had no success, retreated with losses.
The occupiers fired at the recently liberated Trifonivka from a tank. Residential buildings were damaged, one civilian was injured. Yesterday evening, a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter was shot down by a unit of the Odesa anti-aircraft missile brigade of the «Pivden» air command in the Beryslav district. Two enemy kamikaze drones were also shot down over the Kherson region.ense and is trying to hold the occupied lines. Continues to inflict fire damage on our troops with the use of aviation, heavy artillery, MLRS and mortars. The enemy Subversive and reconnaissance group tried to bypass our positions near Nova Kamyanka. She suffered losses in the battle and left. The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed two ammunition depots in Beryslav district. In the Beryslav district, a unit of the Kherson anti-aircraft missile brigade of the «Pivden» air command.
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NATO called on the Russian Federation to resume the actions of the UN «grain agreement».
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American Republicans plan to cut military aid to Ukraine – The Washington Post
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«We’ll be back soon»: the occupiers retreating from the Kherson region left a message at the school
In the de-occupied village, the Russians set up a base in the school.
Russian troops are gradually leaving the territory of the temporarily occupied Kherson region, but many things remind local residents of the recent presence of troops from the Russian Federation.
Sky News writes about it.
Velyka Oleksandrivka was on the front line for months. The Armed Forces pushed the Russians out of here in the first week of October, but evidence of fierce fighting is everywhere. Due to its strategic location on the Ingulets River, the three-story local school was at the epicenter of the fighting.
On the walls of the basement, which was used as a shelter, the Russians left obscene graffiti and the last letter of the English alphabet, a symbol of invasion.
It was not just a shelter – the Russians turned the school premises into their base. Curtains were hung on the windows, carpets were laid on the floor, and pillows were placed. According to a school employee, the military lived here, and all household items were taken from nearby shops or the homes of local residents.
The Russian unit had to quickly retreat, but they left a message on the walls: «We will be back soon.»
By Pavlo Vitenko, Ukrainian Freedom News
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