According to monitoring channels, Russian forces have not launched any Shahed-type Drones overnight on October 14 for the first since late August.
The lull was caused by the Russian attack on Ukraine in September with over 1,300 Shahed Kamikaze drones, which were launched across the country every day for a month.
This daily pattern has continued since the first days in October. Overnight, on Oct. 3, Ukraine’s Air Force reported to the Russians that they launched 105 Shahed drones targeting settlements throughout the country.
Ukrainian Telegram channels that monitor Russian activity reported that Russia had not used a single Shahed in 48 days.
Ukraine’s Air Force has reported that Moscow’s forces have launched several guided aerial weapons against Sumy and Zaporizhzhia over night.
Since the fall of 2022, Russia has launched thousands cheap but effective drones of the Iranian design Shahed against Ukraine.
In an August 2023 report the U.K. Defense Ministry stated that Russia has begun to produce them domestically.
The lull was caused by the Russian attack on Ukraine in September with over 1,300 Shahed Kamikaze drones, which targeted settlements all across the country every day for a month. This daily pattern has continued into the first days in October.
Over 2,000 military personnel will be involved in the two-week exercises, as well as 60 aircraft from eight bases. The drills will take place over the airspace of Denmark, the U.K. and the North Sea in Belgium and the Netherlands. Thirteen NATO countries will send aircraft to participate.
Regional authorities reported on October 14 that Russian attacks against Ukraine have killed five people and injured another eight in the past day.
“It is not in the interests of our nations or those around us to stall progress on reducing nuclear weapons.” Joe Biden, President of the United States, said that reducing the nuclear threat was important not because of the dangers in today’s world, but because of them.
First, it is important to appeal to Vladimir Putin to stop attacking civilians in Ukraine. The German opposition leader said that if Moscow doesn’t concede, Ukraine should have the freedom to use weapons it has already received without restrictions.
Ukraine’s military intelligence reported that “such Soviet aircraft are used in particular to transport the Russian Defense Ministry leadership.”
The statement comes two days after German Foreign Ministry Annalenna Bärbock said that Russian president Vladimir Putin is not willing speak with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz regarding brokering peace in Ukraine.
This includes 1,260 casualties that Russian forces have suffered in the last day.
In a recent comment to a Russian journalist, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said that recent changes in Russia’s nuclear weapon policy were long overdue, and would likely “cool down the ardor of Western nations.”
Hungarian Prime Minster Viktor Orban prepares to make a significant concession to Donald Trump. This could allow him to avoid a $50 billion loan meant to support Ukraine during its ongoing war against Russia.
The Sumy Oblast Military Administration announced on October 13 that nearly 37,000 people, including 6,400 children, have been evacuated. They are continuing to work to evacuate additional residents under expanded mandatory orders.
Video footage from the scene shows officers standing outside the doors of the venue intercepting male concertgoers as they exit the concert. Some men are seen being arrested by officers.
Der Spiegel reported that the government is currently in “serious talks” about abandoning its goal of full territorial restoration.
“We are witnessing an increasing alliance between Russia, and regimes such as North Korea. It’s not just about transferring arms. It is about transferring North Koreans to the occupying forces.”
“We must understand that this can only happen in a way where Ukraine gets more money if we purchase.” “They will be able produce more for their military,” Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur stated.
The Washington Post quoted an officer from the 72nd Mechanized Brigade as saying, “They just overpowered” us. The officer claimed that Russia’s access Starlink was the key factor in the loss.
According to the announcement, the U.K. committed to providing additional long-range weaponry, artillery and robotic systems. Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron discussed opening a drone training center in France.
Biden was to convene, on Oct. 12 in Germany, a meeting of leaders from the Ukraine Defense Contact Group where President Volodymyr Zelensky was to present his victory strategy. He rescheduled his visit to oversee the emergency response for Hurricane Milton.
Anna Belokur, Kyiv Independent, explains the top stories from the week. From the postponement the Ramstein Summit to the two-month anniversary Ukraine’s surprise invasion into Kursk Oblast.
Zelensky, in a video message posted on Telegram, said that Russia has also launched over 40 missiles and more than 400 combat drones.
“The killings of prisoners of war are a gross violation and international crime of the Geneva Conventions.” Kostin wrote on X that a criminal case was opened for the violation of laws and customs in war, combined with premeditated killing.
“There were attempts from Russia to push our positions back.” “But we are holding the lines defined,” he said.
Deepstate reported that the shootings took place on October 10, citing sources from Ukraine’s First Tank Brigade.
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