Military actions in Donetsk region, 138 combat clashes, enemy shelling, meeting of defense ministers G7. How the 969th day of the full-scale war will be remembered.
Consequences of the strike on Zaporizhia, October 19, 2024
On the evening of October 19, the enemy struck Zaporizhia with KABs.
This was reported by the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Ivan Fedorov. According to him, the Russians launched two KAB strikes on the city center. The blast wave and debris damaged buildings.
Subsequently, the number of wounded increased to 10 people, including two girls aged 9 and 13. Doctors assess their condition as moderate.
One of the strikes occurred several hundred meters from a hypermarket.
A private house was destroyed.
Late in the evening of October 19, the enemy twice struck Krivoy Rog with ballistics.
< Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that as of 22:00 on October 19, 138 battles took place, the hottest in the Kurakhovsky direction.
In the Pokrovsky direction, the Russians tried to break through our defenses 24 times near the settlements of Mirolyubovka, Luch and Selidovoye.
More details about the operational situation as of the evening of October 19 are in the news.
The Russian army attacked the energy system of the Cherkasy region. Several hits were recorded, there are reports of casualties.
“According to preliminary information, in total, 41 enemy UAVs and 2 missiles were destroyed by air defense and electronic warfare countermeasures. However, there were several hits, as well as consequences due to falling debris,” said the head of the Cherkasy OVA Igor Taburets.
As a result of a massive strike on the Uman district, a woman born in 1961 died from her injuries. She was taken to a medical facility in extremely serious condition. She died in the hospital.
The United States no longer objects to inviting Ukraine to NATO. The change in the US position may further influence Berlin's opinion, RBC-Ukraine reports with reference to Le Monde.
The publication noted that US President Joe Biden discussed a plan for Ukraine's victory with the leaders of Germany, France and Great Britain in Berlin on Friday. As it turned out, the US, which together with Germany blocked steps to allow Ukraine to join NATO, now fundamentally does not object to simply inviting Kyiv to the Alliance.
Several anonymous Le Monde sources believe that a change in Washington's position could also change the opinion of Berlin, which opposes Ukraine's inclusion in NATO.
On Saturday, a meeting of the G7 defense ministers was held. The head of the Italian Defense Ministry, which holds the G7 presidency this year, Guido Crosetto, said in a speech to his colleagues that the global security system is becoming increasingly precarious due to different visions of the world, Reuters writes.
The Italian minister recalled the war in Ukraine, called the situation in the Middle East critical, as well as deep instability in sub-Saharan Africa and growing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. All this underscores the “deterioration of the security structure,” Crosetto noted.
Crosetto warned that the short-term outlook for global security “cannot be positive” and said tensions were being fueled by a confrontation between “two different, possibly incompatible, worldviews.”
According to the Italian minister, on the one hand there are countries and organizations that believe in a world order based on international law, while “on the other hand (there are) those who systematically disrespect democracy in order to achieve their goal, in particular through the deliberate use of military force.”
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov also joined the meeting in Naples.
In their final declaration, the G7 defense ministers supported Ukraine on its irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership.
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