Donetsk
The DobroDiy Charity Marketplace is raising UAH 300 thousand for the rehabilitation of 4-year-old Yaroslav Yermolin at the Nodus Center. The boy was seriously injured after falling out of a window while his father was fighting in the Donetsk region.
The occupants carried out 93 air strikes and fired over 4,800 times at Ukrainian positions. The situation was the most intense in the Kurakhove sector, where the enemy tried to break through the defense 48 times.
According to Estonian intelligence, Russia lost about 40,000 troops in October due to intense attacks. The occupiers' advance near Chasovyi Yar was achieved by massive bombardments and “meat assaults.
Russian troops crossed the canal in the southern part of Chasovyi Yar and approached the city. Fierce fighting continues in the central and northern parts of the canal area.
In Selydove, the Russian military opened fire on a civilian car, wounding one of the two passengers. According to media reports, the occupiers also killed two women in the town after taking control of the territory.
Russian shelling in Donetsk region resulted in 2 deaths and 13 injuries. 70 civilian objects were damaged in 8 settlements, including 22 residential buildings.
Partly cloudy weather with temperatures ranging from +10 to +18 degrees is expected in Ukraine on October 27. Light rains are possible in the east, while the rest of the country will remain without precipitation.
Two FAB-250 bombs killed a 38-year-old man in Kostyantynivka and injured three other people. Residential buildings, administrative buildings and the town's infrastructure were damaged.
Estonian intelligence estimates that russia will lose about 40,000 troops in October. The occupiers suffer the main losses in the Pokrovske direction, where up to 210 attacks per day are recorded.
Two russian servicemen were notified of suspicion for torturing a married couple in Vovchansk in the spring of 2022. The occupiers beat and robbed the couple because of their pro-Ukrainian position.
Due to hostile attacks, two Ukrposhta offices in Donetsk region - in Kurakhove and Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka - have been closed. In Stanislav, Kherson region, the branch is temporarily closed due to a drone strike and the need for demining.
As a result of Russian shelling of 8 settlements in Donetsk region, 5 civilians were killed and one was wounded. Twenty-six civilian objects were damaged, including a Nova Poshta office and residential buildings.
The third 112 communication center, which serves 7 eastern regions of Ukraine, was launched in Dnipro. During the first month of operation, the operators received 200,000 calls, of which 40,000 required emergency response.
Ukrainian troops continue to hold Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region, despite the enemy's attempts to break through. The occupiers operate in small groups of 200-300 meters apart, mostly at night.
Russian troops attacked the Nova Poshta office in Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka, Donetsk region. The attack killed 2 people, wounded 1, and damaged administrative buildings.
Three civilians died as a result of Russian shelling of Pokrovske community in Donetsk region. Over the past day, the occupants fired 12 times at localities in Donetsk region, wounding at least three people.
The occupants are trying to capture Selydove from the northeastern and eastern outskirts, launching waves of infantry. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are holding back the enemy and preventing them from setting up firing positions in the city.
Near Selydove, the occupiers captured and killed 4 NGU soldiers. The Prosecutor General's Office has launched an investigation into the violation of the laws of war and the intentional killing of prisoners of war.
A group of drug traffickers in Ternopil region was selling 3. 5 kg of psychotropic drugs every month, earning $10 thousand. Law enforcement seized 10 kg of substances worth UAH 10 million. The suspects face up to 12 years in prison.
According to juvenile prosecutors, 581 children were killed and over 1649 injured as a result of Russia's armed aggression in Ukraine. Most of the victims are in Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kherson regions.
Estonia has fired an employee of the embassy in Turkey for her research on Kremlin narratives about Ukraine. The article calls the Revolution of Dignity a “coup d'etat” and the 2014 Russian invasion a “separation of republics.
The mayor of Kharkiv reported an attack by Russian occupants using guided aerial bombs. The Air Force warned of possible tactical aircraft strikes in Kharkiv and Donetsk regions.
In the evening, Russian troops attacked Kramatorsk, damaging industrial facilities. According to the city administration, there were no casualties, and the consequences of the attack are still being recorded.
ATES guerrillas report high activity of Russian aviation in the Donetsk direction. Local residents heard explosions in Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
Law enforcement officers detained two FSB agents who were collecting coordinates for missile attacks in Ukraine. A “married couple” from Kramatorsk rented apartments overlooking the targets and installed phones for online broadcasting.
On the night of October 22, Russia attacked Ukraine with 60 drones, 42 of which were shot down. The attack resulted in deaths and injuries, including a child, in the Sumy region. Most of the attack drones were shot down in this region.
Donbass Realities journalists came under fire while filming in the Bakhmut sector. A military correspondent received a concussion, two soldiers were lightly wounded, and the cameraman was not injured.
At least 3 people were killed and 2 wounded as a result of Russian shelling of Pokrovsk district in Donetsk region. Residential buildings and infrastructure in Myrnohrad and Kurakhove were damaged.
On October 18, the Russian military captured and shot two captured Ukrainian soldiers near Selydove in Donetsk region. The Prosecutor General's Office launched a war crime investigation.
In Donetsk, kindergartens are open only 4 hours a day due to a lack of water and heating. Residents protest, but the occupation authorities do not solve the problem of water supply, and utility debts are growing.