Military actions in Donetsk region, 105 combat clashes, enemy shelling. How will the 963rd day of the full-scale war be remembered?
A 78-year-old pensioner received injuries incompatible with life from the artillery attack, and a 66-year-old woman received shrapnel wounds.
After some time, the Russian army struck the private sector with a Smerch MLRS, as a result of which a 55-year-old city resident died.
More information – in the news.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that as of 22:00 on October 13, 105 combat clashes occurred. .
The situation in the Kurakhovsky direction remained the hottest today, the enemy is also active in the Limansky, Pokrovsky and Kupyansky directions. More details about the operational situation as of the evening of October 13 are in the news.
At dawn on October 13, the Russian army carried out airstrikes on the city of Glukhov in the Sumy region.
As a result of the airstrike, up to 20 residential buildings, windows and balcony cladding in a five-story apartment building, 10 outbuildings, 3 garages, 2 cars, etc. were damaged, the Sumy OVA reports.
According to preliminary data, no one was hurt.
72 subscribers are without gas supply, 2863 subscribers are without electricity supply. Points of invincibility are operating in the city. A headquarters for the elimination of consequences of emergency situations has also been deployed in the community.
Russian troops have once again shelled the Kharkiv region, a civilian resident of the city of Kupyansk was injured, the regional prosecutor's office reported.
According to the investigation, on October 13 at about 10:00 a.m. an enemy FPV drone hit an open plot of land in Kupyansk. A 56-year-old man who was passing nearby when the strike occurred was injured.
Also at about 14:50, the occupiers carried out a massive shelling of the village of Borovaya in the Izyum district. Private homes, apartment buildings, administrative buildings, and shops were damaged. According to preliminary information, the Russian army shelled the village from the Smerch MLRS.
The Prosecutor General's Office has opened a criminal case on the probable execution of 9 Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Kursk region.
This was reported by Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin, who emphasized that the murder of prisoners of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and an international crime. .
Consequently, an investigation has been launched into the fact of violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder. “We are doing everything to identify and punish all the perpetrators of the crimes that the aggressor country is committing against Ukraine and Ukrainians,” Andrey Kostin emphasized.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an evening video address that the next week will be devoted to Ukraine gaining the opportunity to achieve peace by force.
“This is about increasing pressure on the aggressor, which will be stronger for Russia than they can withstand. And this is about preventing a bigger war. Real peace can only be achieved through force, and the entire next week will be devoted to working with our partners – for the sake of such force, for the sake of real peace,” the president said.
According to him, in such conditions, our relations with partners need to develop.
More details in the news.
US President Joe Biden will visit Germany on October 18, Radio Liberty reports, citing Reuters and Spiegel.
The American leader postponed his planned visit this week due to Hurricane Milton.
According to Reuters, Biden's visit will not be an official state visit, but will be reduced to participation in ongoing joint work. .
Spiegel reported that Biden has official meetings scheduled with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. It is known that the talks will concern Russia's wars against Ukraine and in the Middle East.
Biden's postponement of his trip to Germany led to the cancellation of the past meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine (the “Ramstein” format). chaired by him and with the participation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on October 12. A new date for the “Ramstein” meeting has not yet been set. today – on our website. We hope that tomorrow there will be more good news.
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