Ukraine’s military intelligence reported on October 18 that Ukrainian forces had liberated and “cleared” the village Kruhliakivka, in Kharkiv Oblast, of Russian soldiers.
The operation was carried by the Bratstvo Special Forces from 7-14 October with the support of Ukraine’s 77th Separate Airmobile Brigade.
The agency reported that “as a result, the enemy was forced out of the settlement and the occupiers’ routes of movement were buried.”
HUR said Kruhliakivka was important for the defense Kupiansk. Kupiansk is a strategic town located in Kharkiv Oblast just 40 kilometers away from the Russian border.
Kupiansk, which Ukraine will recapture in 2022 after a renewed Kharkiv offensive by Moscow, has been under increasing pressure from Russian forces for the past few months. Ukraine’s General staff reported that Russian troops had carried out 19 attacks on the sector in the past day.
According to HUR (a Russian news agency), Russia lost more than one platoon (usually between 15 and 45 soldiers) of infantry during the recent operations. Ukrainian forces reportedly also took over Russian prisoners, after receiving “important intelligence data.”
“The enemy tried to counterattack but was defeated. The agency said that intelligence soldiers repelled occupying forces’ assaults and continued to push out the enemy.
The news came just days after HUR reported its units had reclaimed a forest of 400 hectares (988 acre) north of the village Lyptsi, located 10 kilometers (six miles) south of Russia’s border in Kharkiv oblast.
In August, Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade successfully launched a counterattack in Kharkiv Oblast. They advanced almost two square kilometers into the frontline area.
The elite 3rd Assault Brigade is holding the line near Borova village in Kharkiv Oblast and repelling repeated Russian attacks. The brigade claimed that it had regained positions and freed a group Ukrainian soldiers who were held captive during an engagement with Russian sabotage groups in the area.
The latest aid package for Kyiv contains weapons from Denmark’s stocks, funding for air defence systems with Germany, as well as contributions to the U.K. led International Fund for Ukraine.
The military intelligence of Ukraine said that the operation resulted in the enemy being driven out of a settlement and the occupying forces’ routes of travel being mined.
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Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander-in-chief, called Ukraine a leader in the development and production of interceptor drones.
According to the authorities the bodies were recovered from Donetsk oblast, Luhansk oblast, and Zaporizhzhia Oblast, as well as from a Russian morgue.
The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that there is no consensus among EU leaders about the plan and it’s difficult to determine its realistic potential because “much is dependent on the outcome of U.S. Presidential election.”
The bloodiest day in the history of Moscow’s forces occurred on May 13, when they suffered 1,740 reported casualties.
Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine’s head of military intelligence, said that the first group of 2,600 troops will be deployed in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. This is where Ukraine began its cross-border incision last August and still controls significant territory.
According to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, which tracks international aid for Ukraine (IfW Kiel), Germany and the Netherlands allocated 15 billion euro ($16.2 billion) and 6.9 billion euros ($6.9billion), respectively.
The National Intelligence Service of South Korea believes that North Korea will deploy four brigades, totaling 12,000 soldiers, including special forces to the war in Ukraine.
The European Council reiterated that it would adhere to the “security and defense policy” of “certain member countries” regarding the use generated from the frozen assets. It added that it would continue to address “all relevant legal and financial issues.”
Ukraine’s Air Force reported that in addition to the 80 drones shot down throughout the country, 44 more were “lost.”
“We cannot stop. We must continue to support the cause. “I believe we must continue until Ukraine achieves a just and lasting peace in accordance with the U.N. Charter,” said U.S. president Joe Biden.
This includes 1,530 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
The Krakow District Court began the trial of two Russians, Andrei G. & AlekseiT. They were allegedly hired to distribute flyers to Krakow, Poland, encouraging people to join this organization.
Denys Shmyhal, the Ukrainian Prime Minister, addressed the annual Ukraine Mine Action Conference held in Switzerland on October 17, and urged the international community for increased support to demining efforts.
According to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway has increased its overall support for Ukraine’s Energy Sector to 3 billion Kroner (around 274.2 million dollars) as part of a broader aid program.
Viktor Orban, the Hungarian Prime Minster, wrote that “what (Zelensky), outlined yesterday in Ukraine’s parliament is more than frightening,” and urged EU leaders to begin talks with Moscow as soon as possible.
In an interview with The Washington Post on October 17, Trump blamed the U.S., Ukraine and other leaders for the war. He did not mention Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“We refute the insinuations made by unnamed sources, in the Bild magazine, regarding Ukraine’s alleged plan to develop weapons or mass destruction.”
The change could delay the Ukrainian squadron’s readiness for the battlefield by several months.
“We never talked about…that we were preparing to create nukes or something like that,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukrainska Pravda, citing reliable sources, reported that the person in question was Iryna Alakhverdiieva, from the Servant of the People Party of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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