Iranian instructors help Russians launch kamikaze drones from Crimea, Kherson region
Iranian instructors are on the ground to assist Russian invasion forces in launching swarms of kamikaze drones from Crimea and Kherson region’s training grounds.
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18 October 2022
Russian commanders use convicts to reconnoiter Ukrainian positions on front lines - SBU
The Russian military leadership exploit recently mobilized convicts for scouting Ukrainian positions on the front line.
All Ukrainian POWs to be returned from Russian captivity - Zelensky
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky says all Ukrainian prisoners of war will be returned home as the exchange team continues its work.
Russian war takes 425 Ukrainian children’s lives in Ukraine
As a result of Russia’s full-scale armed aggression toward Ukraine, 425 children have been killed and 815 – injured.
Kyiv's critical infrastructure facility hit in Russian strike Tue morning
In Kyiv, three explosions rocked one of the energy supply facilities during an air-raid alert.
Russian military death toll in Ukraine up to 65,850
The total combat losses of the invasion forces from February to October 18 amounted to approximately 65,850.
Russians strike energy infrastructure facility in Zhytomyr
Russian forces carried out an attack on an energy supply facility in Zhytomyr, a regional center located north-west of Kyiv.
U.S. will punish Russia for war crimes and atrocities in Ukraine - White House
The United States, along with its allies and partners, will continue to punish Russia with sanctions and other restrictions for its war crimes and atrocities in Ukraine.
Activists picket Iranian embassy in Warsaw for Iran's support of Russian aggression
Hundreds of people gathered outside the Iranian Embassy in Warsaw to protest against Tehran's support for Russia's armed aggression in Ukraine.
U.S. says Iran supplying drones to Russia in violation of UN resolution
The United States agrees with British and French assessments that Iran supplying drones to Russia would violate a UN Security Council resolution that endorsed the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six powers.
Russians hit Mykolaiv with S-300 missiles, killing one person
Russian troops last night launched a rocket attack on Mykolaiv, killing a man.
Explosions reported in Kryvyi Rih
Explosions could be heard in Kryvyi Rih in the Dnipropetrovsk region on Tuesday.
Ukrainian forces repel enemy attacks near six settlements
The enemy is trying to hold temporarily captured territories, concentrating efforts on restraining the actions of Ukraine's defense forces in certain areas.
U.S. sees no indications in Belarus that could change course of war in Ukraine - Pentagon
The United States does not see any "alarming" indications related to the deployment of troops in Belarus, which could potentially affect the development of the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine.
Italy gives Ukraine new military aid package
Italy has provided a new military aid package to Ukraine.
Ukrainian defenders destroy eight more Iranian Shahed drones
Ukraine's defense forces shot down eight more Iranian-made Shahed-136 kamikaze drones on Monday evening.
17 October 2022
More than 600 bodies exhumed in Kharkiv region territories liberated from Russians
The law enforcement officers have already exhumed more than 600 bodies of civilians in the territories of Kharkiv region liberated from the Russians.
Missile attack on Sumy region: 5 killed, 14 hospitalized
The death toll in Russia’s missile strike on Sumy region this morning has risen to five. Fourteen more people are in the hospital.
Bodies of 35 service members, 152 civilians already exhumed in Lyman
As of October 17, the bodies of 35 service members and 152 civilians were exhumed in de-occupied Lyman in Donetsk region.
Russian ammo depot destroyed, up to 100 invaders injured in Zaporizhzhia region
Ukraine’s artillery has struck enemy targets with pinpoint accuracy in the temporarily occupied city of Melitopol and two more settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region. As a result, about 100 Russian invaders were injured, and an ammunition depot was destroyed in Berdiansk.
Russia launched nine missile strikes, 39 air strikes on Ukraine’s territory over past day
Over the past day, Russian troops have launched nine missile strikes and 39 air strikes on the territory of Ukraine, and have opened fire with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) about 30 times.
108 Ukrainian women released from Russian captivity
On October 17, 2022, another prisoner swap took place between Ukraine and Russia, and a total of 108 Ukrainian women were released from Russian captivity.
President Zelensky updates on progress in rescue works after Russia’s drone attack on Kyiv
Rescue works at the site of an apartment block damaged by an enemy suicide drone this morning are still going on. Four civilians were reported killed.
Police show Shahed-136 drone shot down with small arms in Kyiv
This morning one of Iranian-manufactured Shahed-136 suicide drones, used by Russia to attack the city of Kyiv, has been shot down with small arms by the police officers.
Iran responsible for murders of Ukrainians – Podolyak
Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the President's Office, has stated that Iran is responsible for the murders of Ukrainians.
Kyiv after kamikaze drone strikes
On Monday morning, Russia attacked the city of Kyiv again – with Iranian-made kamikaze drones this time. As many as 28 drones were detected in Kyiv region; five of them struck the city.
Death toll in Russia’s drone attacks on Kyiv rises to four
Four people were killed and three were hospitalized after Russia’s drones attacked Kyiv city on Monday morning.
Russians launch missile strike on critical infrastructure facility in Vinnytsia region
An enemy missile hit a critical infrastructure facility in Vinnytsia region.
EU sets up military assistance mission to support Ukrainian Armed Forces
The EU foreign ministers at a meeting in Luxembourg agreed to set up a Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine).
Reznikov on Kyiv drone attacks: Russia and Iran unite to spread terror
After the morning drone attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has called on all democratic countries to unite to repel the evil of terror.