Regional authorities reported that Russian attacks in Ukraine had killed at least 3 people and injured 49 others, including children, over the past 24 hours, they said.
The Air Force reported that Ukrainian air defenses shot at least 18 drones in different regions.
Two Iskander M ballistic missiles fired by the Russian forces from the Crimea occupied area, which targeted Odesa’s port infrastructure, struck Odesa.
The missile struck a civilian vessel flying the flag of Palau, killing a 60 year old worker and injuring 5 foreigners. This is the second attack by Russia in recent days on civilian vessels in the Port.
In Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, Russian forces struck a residential building. One person was killed and seven others were injured. A 2-year-old child is among the injured. Four people were injured at Kostiantynivka, and one at Sontsivka.
Six people were injured by Russian airstrikes in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Local authorities reported 392 attacks on 13 settlements within the region.
The Russian military targeted educational institutes, a cultural establishment, a library and an administrative building within Kherson Oblast.
In the aftermath of the attack, 15 private homes and 14 high-rises, as well as cars belonging to private individuals, were damaged. According to Oleksandr PROKUDIN, the regional governor, one person was killed and 24 others were injured. Four of them were children.
Oleh Syniehubov, the governor of Kharkiv Oblast, said that a 35-year old man and 57 year-old woman were both injured in a Russian attack on Kupiansk on October 7.
In Sumy Oblast 143 explosions have been reported, mostly by artillery fire, mortar fires, drones and glide bombs. No casualties were reported.
No casualties were reported in Chernihiv or Dnipropetrovsk.
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.
“Since Russia and North Korea signed a treaty similar to a military coalition, the possibility of a deployment like this is highly probable,” South Korean Defense minister Kim Yong-Hyun stated in 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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