Ukraine remains the most mined country in the world. Nearly one-third of Ukraine's territory, approximately 174,000 square kilometers, had been mined since Russia began its full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022.
The phone call comes as Moscow once again rejected a 30-day ceasefire, with Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova claiming that a ceasefire would give "Kyiv a break to restore its military potential and continue its confrontation with Russia."
Flight MH17 departed from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport en-route to Kuala Lumpur International Airport on July 17, 2014. Three hours into the flight, the Boeing-777 was shot down by Russian proxy forces using a Buk surface-to-air missile above Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast.
"I am grateful for the support and the readiness at the highest level to promote diplomacy," President Volodymyr Zelensky said of the phone conservation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "We share the same view on the need for a ceasefire."
The convictions mark a significant development in Britain's efforts to counter Russian intelligence operations amid heightened tensions stemming from Moscow's war against Ukraine and repeated Kremlin threats toward Kyiv's allies.
According to the Verkhovna Rada's website, Ukraine completed the ratification of the U.S.-Ukraine minerals agreement on May 12. President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the deal.
"I myself have heard relatives talking: our village is being attacked, let's roll the car out of the garage, maybe they will shell it — at least we will get money. The car is old, we can't sell it," Belgorod Oblast Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
The new tranche brings total recent EU defense support for Ukraine to 3.3 billion euros ($3.6 billion), marking a significant expansion of European efforts to boost Kyiv's defense industry.
A building damaged by Russian shelling of the Nikopol district, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, on Oct. 9, 2023. (Serhii Lysak/Telegram)
Russian multi-weapon attacks against Ukraine killed one civilian and wounded another 11 over the past 24 hours, regional authorities reported on Oct. 10.
A total of 10 Ukrainian oblasts were targeted — Sumy, Odesa, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Kherson. Casualties were reported in the last three regions.
On the morning of Oct. 10, Russian missile strike on the village of Velykyi Burluk in Kharkiv Oblast injured three civilians, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on Telegram. The day before, Russian attacks against multiple regional settlements damaged a household and a power line, according to Syniehubov.
Ukraine’s air defenses shot down 27 out of 36 kamikaze drones Russia launched at the country’s south overnight, the Air Force reported. Transport infrastructure in Odesa Oblast was hit, but there were no casualties.
On Oct. 9, in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk Oblast, Russian attacks killed one person and wounded another four, acting Governor Ihor Moroz reported.
The same day, Russian forces struck Kherson Oblast 79 times, injuring four people, according to Oleksandr Prokudin, the regional governor. Residential areas, a library and a cultural facility were reportedly hit in the region.
Russian shelling of the Nikopol district in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast damaged at least 10 houses, 11 farm buildings, a hotel, a medical facility, gas and power supply lines, said Governor Serhii Lysak.
The Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration said on Oct. 10 that it had received 29 reports about damages to houses and infrastructure facilities due to Russian attacks in the past day. Russia hit 21 regional settlements using artillery, aviation, drones and multiple-launch rocket systems, according to the administration.
Russian shelling of Mykolaiv Oblast’s village of Dmytrivka on the morning of Oct. 9 damaged an administrative building, school, houses and farm buildings, reported Governor Vitalii Kim.
Dinara Khalilova is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent, where she has previously worked as a news editor. In the early weeks of Russia’s full-scale invasion, she worked as a fixer and local producer for Sky News’ team in Ukraine. Dinara holds a BA in journalism from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and a Master’s degree in media and communication from the U.K.’s Bournemouth University.
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