Julia Shramko
Unusual rains flooded desert areas of North Africa, including the village of Merzouga in Morocco. In a short time, up to 99 liters of precipitation per square meter fell, which is a record for the last 30-50 years.
In Dnipro, explosions were reported again. An explosion was also heard in Zaporizhzhia.
The Chief Prosecutor of the ICC has declared the court's jurisdiction to investigate the executions of prisoners of war in Ukraine. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, the Russian occupiers executed 93 Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield.
The Verkhovna Rada renamed Yuzhnoukrainsk to Pivdenoukrainsk and Yuzhne to Pivdenne. Attempts to rename Pavlohrad, Synelnykove, and Pervomaisk were unsuccessful.
The Ramstein meeting scheduled for October 12 has been postponed. The postponement is due to the cancellation of US President Joe Biden's trip to Germany due to the hurricane in Florida.
U. S. President Joe Biden will have an important phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Israel's plans to strike Iran. The US wants to determine the limits of an Israeli retaliatory strike.
The State Bureau of Investigation found more than $1. 5 million in undeclared assets and real estate in the possession of a Khmelnytsky City Council member. The woman was detained on suspicion of illicit enrichment and faces up to 10 years in prison.
Over the day, 18 explosions were recorded in three settlements of the Snovska community. The attacks were allegedly carried out with 120-mm mortars, there is no information on casualties.
An oil storage facility in occupied Feodosia continues to burn after an attack by the Ukrainian army. Two more tanks exploded at night. This is the largest terminal in Crimea that provided fuel to the Russian army.
The FBI arrested a 27-year-old Afghan citizen in Oklahoma on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in the name of ISIS. Nasir Ahmad Tauhedi was trying to buy weapons and planned to attack “large crowds” on Election Day, according to the country's authorities.
A 51-year-old local resident was injured as a result of Russian shelling of the Dniprovsky district of Kherson. The man sustained blast trauma and contusion, went to the hospital on his own and was hospitalized.
Matthew Dominick posted a video of Hurricane Milton from the ISS. Due to the hurricane, Biden postponed his visit to Germany, where he was to chair the Ramstein meeting.
Last night, Russian troops launched a missile attack on Poltava region. Three ballistic missiles damaged an industrial facility, with no casualties.
Occupants shelled 23 settlements of Kherson region. Educational and medical institutions, a library, residential buildings, and equipment were damaged. As a result of the attacks, 1 person was killed and 16 were wounded.
Russian authorities reported nighttime drone attacks and air defense operations in several regions. In the Bryansk region, an attack on an ammunition depot was reported, and a private house was damaged in the Krasnodar region.
The situation at the front remains difficult. The enemy is attacking, using its superiority in manpower and equipment. Ukrainian defenders are steadfastly holding back the onslaught, inflicting significant losses on the enemy.
On October 9, dry weather is expected in Ukraine with temperatures of 17-22° during the day and 6-11° at night. The wind will be southeast 5-10 m/s, westerly in the east. There will be no precipitation in Kyiv and the region.
Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov reported two deaths as a result of an enemy attack on the city by KABs. The head of the Kharkiv RMA, Oleg Sinegubov, confirmed the information and added that there were wounded and emergency services were working on the spot.
217 children with their families have been evacuated from Kupyansk district, and 52 more are planned. The region is preparing for the winter: social, heating and water supply facilities are almost ready. The coverage of offline education is increasing.
In the frontline, 99 combat engagements were registered since the beginning of the day. The most active fighting continues in the Pokrovske and Kurakhove sectors, where the enemy made 19 and 24 attacks respectively.
President Zelenskyy held a meeting with the leadership to discuss the supply of weapons and equipment to the army. Priorities for the defense industry for the next year have been identified, including missiles, drones, and shells.
Two strikes on Kharkiv's Industrial district resulted in 28 people being injured and 17 hospitalized. The enemy used 7 guided aerial bombs and 2 UAVs against Kharkiv region over the last day.
Hungary has stalled the final agreement on a $50 billion G7 loan to Ukraine until after the US presidential election. The decision is related to the timing of the renewal of EU sanctions against Russia and the use of frozen Russian assets.
Police opened criminal proceedings against a 43-year-old woman who tried to hang a Russian flag on European Square in Odesa. She faces up to three years in prison for justifying Russian aggression.
Starting Friday, a new atmospheric front from the west will arrive in Ukraine. It will bring heavy rains over the weekend, which will gradually move from the west to the east of the country.
Ukrainian IT companies have signed a declaration on AI self-regulation, pledging to use it responsibly. They will develop rules for the creation of AI technologies in compliance with user rights with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation.
Ukraine has asked the organizers of the 2025 World Games to maintain the ban on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. This is due to the ongoing Russian aggression and the destruction of Ukraine's sports infrastructure.
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy reported sowing 3. 8 million hectares of winter crops in Ukraine. Ternopil, Volyn, Poltava, and Cherkasy regions are the leaders in terms of winter grain sowing.
The Cabinet of Ministers has allowed the prolongation of loans under the 5-7-9 program until the end of 2026 for companies from the war zone. Changes have been made to optimize the program and expand the participation of financial institutions.
The Dorohozhychi metro station in Kyiv has partially resumed operations after a water pipe burst. Trains are stopping on both tracks, but the station is only open for exits, and full reopening is expected.