The Foreign Office of the United Kingdom announced on October 8 that sanctions were issued against Russian units who used chemical weapons in the battlefield in Ukraine.
The list also included two Russian Defense Ministry research centers, as well as the Russian Radiological, Chemical, and Biological Defence Troops and Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.
A Kyiv Independent report from August revealed that Russia’s use gas attacks has increased. According to the Ukrainian military Support Forces, an arm of the army that inspects chemical warfare, in January 229 cases were reported, compared to 639 cases in June and 358 cases in July.
Since the beginning of Russia’s full scale invasion, Ukraine has registered over 4,000 cases of Russian chemicals used on Ukraine’s first line, including more than 3,100 reported cases in December 2023.
David Lammy, British Foreign Secretary, said in a press release that the U.K. would not stand by while (Russian President Vladimir Putin) and his mafia-state trample on international law including the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The U.S. Department of State stated in May that the use of riot control agents by Russian forces as a form of warfare violated the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Oleksandr Ohrimenko, commander 72nd Mechanized Brigade, said: “The enemy had superiority on tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and artillery systems as well as anti-tank weapons and personnel.”
The police announced on October 8 that the head of an inter-district Center for Medical and Social Experts located in Kyiv would appear in court for allegedly issuing fake disability certificates.
The Foreign Office of the United Kingdom announced on October 8 that sanctions were issued against Russian units who used chemical weapons in the battlefield in Ukraine.
In a post shared on the official account of the Cuban Foreign Ministry’s X page, Carlos M. Pereira said that Cuba had officially requested to be a BRICS ‘Partner Country.’ This was done through a formal letter sent to Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia.
The documentary of Anastasia Trofimova has been criticized by many for what they perceive to be an attempt to whitewash Russians who were involved in the war.
“As Russia has signed a treaty with North Korea that is similar to a military alliance,” South Korean Defense minister Kim Yong-Hyun told the parliament.
The governor initially claimed that Russia used KAB air bombs, but later clarified the type of weapon still being determined.
Regional authorities reported that Russian attacks in Ukraine have killed at least 3 people and injured 50 others, including children, over the past 24 hours, according to regional authorities.
In an interview broadcast on October 7, Vice President Kamala Harri said that Washington would address Ukraine’s possible entrance into NATO “if and whenever it reaches that point.”
According to Oleh Kiper, the Governor of Odesa Oblast, Russian forces attacked a foreign civil ship flying the flags of Palau in Odesa. The attack resulted in the death of a 60-year-old Ukrainian port worker and the injury of five foreigners.
Unidentified sources in the government told Reuters, as well as several Ukrainian media outlets, that the cyberattack was carried by Ukrainian hackers to “congratulate” Russian President Vladimir Putin on his birthday.
A French minister announced that the planes would be fitted with “new equipment: air-to ground combat capabilities and antielectronic war defense.”
After the Slovak government declined to participate, the “Ammunition for Ukraine campaign” raised almost 4.5 millions euros ($4.9million) for the Czech artillery project.
NGL Media reported on October 7 that soldiers received inedible food cans on the front lines. This was according to a serviceman, who turned to NGL Media to express his concern to leadership after failing to communicate directly with decision makers.
“The fighting is occurring within Toretsk.” The situation is unstable, and fights are taking place literally at the entrances of every building,” Anastasia Bobovnikova, a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
The Russian forces have suffered 1,340 casualties in the last day alone.
According to independent Russian media outlet Proekt, President Vladimir Putin stopped visiting his residence at Sochi because of concerns about drone attacks. The outlet revealed the main building at the Bocharov Ruchey home was demolished in the early part of this year.
In an interview broadcast on October 7, Democratic presidential candidate Kamalah Harris said that if elected, she would not engage in peace negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin unless Ukraine was involved.
Belgorod Oblast Governor Vyacheslav gladkov announced on October 7 that residents of the region would receive a record-breaking 3 million rubles ($31,200) as a signing bonus.
Mediazona, a Russian independent news outlet, reported on October 7 that a Moscow court sentenced American Stephen James Hubbard, 72 years old at the time of the trial to almost seven years in prison because he fought in Ukraine as a “mercenary.”
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