Donetsk Oblast State Emergency Service specialists pulled a dog from under a pile of bricks after an airstrike on the private sector of Dobropillia. The animal was handed over to its owners, who recognized it as their beloved pet.
Former Russian Minister of Transport Vitaly Savelyev has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for organizing illegal air travel to occupied Crimea. He also ensured the movement of Russian military equipment.
During the night, Russia attacked Ukraine with 37 missiles and 320 drones; 283 UAVs and 5 Kh-59 missiles were neutralized. Another 18 missiles were lost, with the main strike targeting Poltava and Kharkiv regions.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemns the new wave of repressions by Russian occupiers against the Crimean Tatar people, which took place on October 15. Five women were detained, including the wife of a political prisoner and a mother of five children.
Russian occupation forces conducted searches and detained several Crimean Tatar women in temporarily occupied Crimea. Dmytro Lubinets, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, called on the international community to increase pressure on Russia.
On October 14, the UNESCO Executive Board adopted a new decision regarding the emergency aid program for Ukraine. The organization reaffirmed its solidarity with the Ukrainian people and condemned Russian aggression.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed a repeated strike on the oil terminal in Feodosia, damaging 16 fuel tanks. A radar station in Krasna Polyana, a drone control point in Oleshky, and an ammunition depot in the Makiivka area were also hit.
In occupied Crimea, on October 15, Russians conducted a series of searches in the homes of Crimean Tatars. Four women were detained, including the wife of political prisoner Remzi Nimetullayev.
After the attack of Ukrainian drones on the sea oil terminal in Feodosia, a large-scale fire continues, six tanks are burning. The smoke plume from the fire stretched for 36 km and reached the Kerch Peninsula.
The International Energy Agency predicts that drone strikes will hinder the pace of oil refining at Russian refineries until at least mid-2026. This has already reduced the country's oil refining by approximately 500,000 barrels per day.
On the night of October 14, Russia launched 96 Shahed, Gerbera, and other types of attack UAVs at Ukraine. Air defense shot down or suppressed 69 enemy drones, but 27 UAVs were recorded hitting 7 locations.
In temporarily occupied Crimea, hospitals have received an order to save fuel, which has led to a reduction in ambulance calls. Now, ambulances only respond to a limited list of emergency cases, and people are advised to get to hospitals on their own.
A 20-year-old Ukrainian, who was a child during the occupation of Crimea, has been rescued from Russian occupation. He avoided mobilization into the Russian army and returned to Ukrainian-controlled territory.
In occupied Feodosia, 11 fuel tanks were damaged as a result of the attack, 8 of which contained diesel fuel and two contained gasoline. About 830 people were evacuated from the dangerous zone, and traffic on the Vladislavovka - Feodosia road was blocked.
On the night of October 13, SBU and SSO of the Armed Forces of Ukraine drones attacked facilities in occupied Crimea. Five tanks of the oil terminal in Feodosia and the Kafa and Simferopol power substations were hit.
In the temporarily occupied Feodosia, an oil depot was attacked on the night of October 13, causing a fire. The so-called "head" of Crimea, Aksyonov, confirmed the attack, stating that more than 20 drones were shot down.
Ukrainian air defense shot down and suppressed over 100 enemy Shahed-type UAVs and decoy drones that attacked Ukraine from several directions. In total, 118 attack UAVs were launched, about 50 of which were Shaheds.
On the night of October 11, Russia attacked Ukraine with 78 attack UAVs, more than 40 of which were Shaheds. Air defense forces shot down 54 enemy drones in the north, south, and east of the country.
A trial against Petro Poroshenko for treason over coal trade with the occupied territories of Donbas has begun in Ukraine. At the same time, his former associate Oleh Hladkovsky is selling a luxury villa for $4 million.
On the night of October 10, Russia launched a combined attack on Ukraine, firing 32 missiles and 465 drones. Ukrainian air defense destroyed 405 drones and 15 missiles, including one "Kinzhal", while 4 missiles failed to reach their targets.
Ukrainian partisans conducted reconnaissance of a Russian Shahed UAV launch site near Sevastopol, recording coordinates and operating mode. The obtained information has been handed over to the Ukrainian Defense Forces for further action.
On October 10, rains are forecast in Ukraine, and the air temperature will drop to +9 degrees. The cyclone will bring moderate precipitation to most regions, with significant rains expected in the north in some places.
The UNESCO Executive Board has decided to continue monitoring the situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. The UNESCO Director-General's report confirms a significant deterioration of the situation on the peninsula, including the destruction of cultural heritage and human rights violations.
Vitaliy Sekretar, First Deputy Head of the Prosecutor's Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol, announced the forced deportation of 12,000 people from the temporarily occupied Crimea. This information was voiced during the presentation of the media project "War Crimes in Crimea," which aims to document such crimes.
On October 9, an active cyclone from Crimea will cover most of Ukraine, bringing wet and cloudy weather with rain. Daytime temperatures will range from +10 to +19 °C, with some areas in the west and Carpathians experiencing temperatures below +10 degrees.
Occupiers are exporting cultural artifacts to annexed Crimea and attempting to erase Ukrainian national identity.
Overnight, Russia launched 183 attack UAVs at Ukraine, of which 154 were shot down or suppressed. The attack continues, with 22 drones hitting 11 locations.
In educational institutions of occupied Crimea, representatives of the Russian authorities and military personnel are checking schoolchildren's phones. They are looking for "undesirable" applications and the Ukrainian language in the settings.
Ukraine is intensifying attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure, increasing the number of strikes on oil refineries and other facilities. This has led to a significant reduction in Russian oil refining capacity and a fuel shortage in Russia.
New FBI documents, released in the US, expose a large-scale corruption scheme involving Petro Poroshenko and Viktor Medvedchuk. Mykola Zlochevsky, who negotiated with Poroshenko to stop international investigations into Burisma, is also implicated.