Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, said on October 12 that despite Russian attempts at breaking through, Ukrainian troops were holding the frontline in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.
“Russia tried to push our positions back.” “But we are holding the lines defined,” he said.
Zelensky posted his comments on his official Telegram account after Russian military sources claimed that the previous day they had recaptured nearly twenty settlements in Kursk Oblast.
According to the Institute for the Study of War, “ISW estimates that Russian forces are likely to have advanced in at least 13 settlements within the Kursk Oblast where Ukrainian forces were previously reported to have operated as of Oct.11. 11.”
Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the counter-disinformation department at Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, also commented on the issue on his Telegram channel on Oct. 12.
“Active fighting is continuing in Kursk Oblast,” said he. “After (Ukrainian) troops partially regained positions where the Russians entered, (Russian) troops began to send columns for attack again.”
Early in August, Ukraine launched a border incursion into Kursk Oblast. It is claimed that they seized over 1,300 square kilometers of land and around 100 settlements. In September, Russia launched a counteroffensive with little success in the region.
In the early part of the week, U.S. officials estimated that Ukraine could hold territory in Kursk Oblast indefinitely.
Deepstate reported that the shootings took place on October 10, citing sources from Ukraine’s First Tank Brigade.
The two MiG-31K aircraft landed in Belarus in October 9 and 10 – a year after their last appearance.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces announced on October 13 that Russia has lost 668.930 troops since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022.
The Air Force reported that Russia also attacked Ukraine using two Iskander M ballistic missiles and 2 Kh-59 cruise missiles. The missiles were aimed at Chernihiv oblast, Sumy oblast, Poltava oblast, and Odesa ablast.
Mediazona, an independent Russian media outlet, and BBC Russia confirmed through open-source research the names of 72 899 Russian soldiers killed since the start of Russia’s full scale invasion.
Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the Presidential Office, said on October 12 that President Volodymyr Zelensky will reveal his “victory plans” publicly to Ukrainians “in a matter of days”.
In his evening address on October 12, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine and France are working together to establish new joint production facilities for defense.
The Press Play Prague Film Festival awarded the Best Film Award to the Kyiv Independent’s investigative film “He Came Back” on October 12. It reveals sexual crimes committed by the Russians during their occupation of Kyiv, Kherson and other oblasts at the beginning of 2022.
The semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported on October 12 that Iran had delivered two satellites manufactured in Iran to Russia for a launch scheduled soon. This is the latest example of space cooperation between two nations that are both under U.S. sanction.
Dusan Bajatovic is the CEO of Srbijagas – a state-owned Serbian company – and Alexey Miller is the CEO of Gazprom – a Russian state-owned energy giant. They expect Russian gas supplies to reach at least 400 million cubic metres this winter.
Ukrainian troops, in cooperation with the Intelligence Service (HUR), struck a depot that contained oil and petroleum products used for the Russian military near Rovenky.
Ukraine’s officials reported that Russia has carried out massive attacks in Ukraine’s southern, eastern and southern regions in the last 24 hour. At least three civilians have been killed and 14 others injured.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces announced on October 12 that Russia has lost 667 630 troops since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022.
Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, announced that the European integration of Ukraine will be a priority for Poland’s EU Presidency in early 2025. He also stated that maintaining an “open doors to Europe” policy towards new members would also be a priority.
A proposed reform to the European Peace Facility would make financial contributions optional, in order to bypass Hungary’s objection to military aid to Ukraine. This has led to a backlog of 6.5 billion euros ($7 billion).
A senior U.S. government official said, “It is time to craft a new strategic approach in terms of the specific positions (of the allies).” Defense ministers of NATO member nations will meet in Brussels on October 17-18 to discuss this issue.
Mike Johnson, the U.S. House speaker, said on October 11 that he did not want to see any more funding for Ukraine.
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.
According to new estimates, MOL (which owns refineries both in Hungary and Slovakia) will be able process non-Urals crude oil by the end 2026 as opposed to earlier estimates that it would happen early 2026.
Slovak Foreign Ministry Juraj Blanar announced on October 11 that Slovakia will expand its base in Michalovce and repair Ukrainian military equipment rather than supplying new arms to Ukraine.
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