The upcoming presidential elections in Moldova and the EU referendum on October 20 are considered crucial for determining its future path towards European Union integration.
In the polls, incumbent Maia Sandu, who is pro-Western, is leading. However, if she does not reach the 50% threshold on November 3, a runoff election will be held.
Sandu also hopes that a strong “yes’ vote will be cast in the referendum, to solidify EU membership as a constitutional objective.
Recent allegations of Russian interference have surfaced. Pro-Russian oligarch Ilan Shor is accused of trying influence voters to vote against Sandu.
Over 15 million dollars in Russian funds has been funneled towards over 130,000 Moldovans. Voters are instructed on how they should vote, and disinformation about the EU is spread via Telegram.
Shor, an Israeli-Moldovan tycoon was accused of laundering money and orchestrating a network, despite the fact that his political party had been banned.
Despite this development, the police are confident that any intervention will not have a significant impact on the election results.
Regional authorities reported that Russian forces attacked Shostka in Sumy Oblast overnight on October 19 with guided bombs and drones. According to MykolaNoha, the mayor of Shostka, one civilian was killed and 11 others injured in the attack.
On October 19, Jean-Noel Barrot, the French Foreign Minister, said in Kyiv that a Russian victory would enshrine the law of the strong and bring the international order into chaos.
The National Police confirmed three air strikes by Russian forces on Zaporizhzhia, in the southeast of Ukraine, using high-explosive unguided bombs.
According to a joint statement released following their meeting in Naples, the G7 defense ministers reaffirmed their commitment towards supporting Ukraine’s inclusion into NATO.
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According to Dmytro Lubinets, it is likely that the actual number of cases is much higher because it is difficult for Russian war crimes to be documented without supporting evidence like videos of executions.
This is the second violation of Romanian airspace this week.
According to Ukraine’s military intelligence, on October 19, Russian Major Dmitriy Privukha, accused of war crimes against Ukraine and allegedly involved in war crime, was killed after his car exploded in the middle of Russian-occupied Luhansk.
The Energy Ministry of Ukraine reported that on the morning Oct. 19, over 73,000 customers in three oblasts had been left without electricity as a result of recent Russian attacks.
“Kremniy EL”, one of the largest microelectronics factories in Russia, produces components that are widely used in Russian defence production. These include Pantsir air-defense systems and Iskander rocket systems.
According to the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, this number includes 1,380 casualties Russian troops suffered in the last day.
“Yesterday, after the inspection they told me I was leaving in 30 minutes, but they did not tell me where. On the way, we learned about the exchange.
Among the returned prisoners were also some Russian fighters mobilized and contract soldiers. These included kadyrovtsy – the notoriously brutal troops named after Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov.
Anastasia Bobovnikova said, “The overall strategic positioning of the city remains under Ukraine’s control,” on October 18.
On October 18, Ukraine and Russia conducted their 58th Prisoner Exchange, involving over 190 prisoners of War, announced President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The United States will reward up to $10 million anyone who can provide information that prevents or disrupts foreign interference in elections linked to the state-sponsored Rybar organization. This was announced by the U.S. State Department. Rybar and its staff are accused of using social networks to interfere in the upcoming U.S. Presidential election.
A White House readout said that the leaders of the United States and France, Germany and the United Kingdom discussed the five-point plan for victory in Ukraine as well as plans for additional military and humanitarian assistance on October 18 during high-level discussions in Berlin.
Ukraine’s Center for Strategic Communication and Information Security has published a video purporting to show North Korean soldiers in Russian military camps preparing to join Moscow’s war effort against Ukraine.
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