Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported on Oct. 22 that another three civilians were killed in the city of Bakhmut and 10 were injured across the eastern region over the past day.
Heavy fighting rages in the town of Bakhmut, a city with pre-war population of 70,000 people which Russia has been actively trying to seize.
On Oct. 21, Kyrylenko said that the situation in Donetsk Oblast remains “extremely tense” as Russian forces continue heavy shelling along the front line.
Duka is a suspect in a sweeping investigation by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) into scam call centers. The probe led to the ouster of Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko, who fled Ukraine in September, and implicated senior officials in his office.
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Rescuers freed 14 people who had been trapped in their apartments following the strike, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.
The investment will help UForce expand production for Ukraine and supply allied countries with systems suited to modern warfare, the company said.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 13 that the restrictions applied over Russian-occupied territory and along the front line, making it "impossible" to use interceptors against Shahed-type drones.
Heavy casualties are limiting Moscow's ability to sustain its offensive despite its manpower advantage, Maj. Gen. Oleh Apostol, commander of Ukraine's Air Assault Forces, said during a meeting with journalists.
Russian forces launched 117 long-range attack drones, Gerbera and simulator drones at Ukraine overnight on Nov. 13, including 63 jet-powered drones, Ukraine's Air Force said.
The Anti-Corruption Action Center, an independent watchdog, has lambasted acting Prosecutor General Anton Kovalskyi for refusing to open the investigation so far.
Zavorotny served as press secretary during the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych in Ukraine and fled to Russia in 2014 after Yanukovych's ouster following the Euromaidan Revolution.
The L-39 Skyfox, manufactured by Czech company Aero Vodochody, is a subsonic jet primarily designed for military pilot training. It can also carry out light attack, reconnaissance, and aerial patrol missions.
The number includes 2,590 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
A downed drone caused a fire at a medical facility in the capital's Shevchenkivskyi district in the early morning, partially destroying its second floor, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service. Seven people in the facility had to be rescued by first responders.
A U.S. Army officer who was arrested in England for allegedly attempting to pass sensitive information to Russia was identified as Lt. Col. Brandon Tyner on Nov. 12.
Eyewitness footage from the scene appears to show flames emanating from the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka refinery, one of Russia's largest oil refineries with an annual crude oil processing capacity of 15 million metric tons.
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