French President Emmanuel Macron told Volodymyr Zelensky in a telephone conversation that France will increase its support for Ukraine "in response to the needs formulated by Kyiv, including those related to military equipment," European Pravda reported, citing the Elysee Palace.
Following Russia's mass attack on Ukrainian cities on Oct. 10, which killed at least 10 civilians, Dmitry Medvedev, acting deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said that "the first act has been performed," adding that there will be more attacks. Medvedev also claimed Ukraine poses a "constant, direct, and clear" threat to Russia.
Deputy Head of President's Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko asked Ukrainians to limit electricity consumption on the evening of Oct. 10 (from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.), following Russia's mass attack on Ukrainian cities. In Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, electricity supply has been partially limited for industrial and household customers; officials have already scheduled emergency cutoffs, said Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Comedian, politician, and volunteer Serhiy Prytula and activist Serhii Sternenko have organized a "revenge" crowdfunding campaign to buy Ukrainian-made RAM ІІ kamikaze drones for the army following Russia's multiple missile strikes on major Ukrainian cities on Oct. 10. They had already raised over Hr 20 million about an hour after the campaign was launched.
Russian forces fired more than 10 missiles at settlements in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on Oct. 10, killing at least four people and wounding 19, said Valentyn Reznichenko, the oblast governor. In Kryvyi Rih, Russia hit residential areas and critical infrastructure facilities, leaving 80,000 people without electricity, according to Reznichenko.
State Emergency Service spokeswoman Svitlana Vodolaha said that 24 people have been already rescued from several buildings in Kyiv. Rescue operations are still ongoing in the capital. Overall, Russia killed at least 10 people and injured 60 more all over Ukraine on Oct. 10.
Following Russia's attacks on Ukrainian cities on Oct. 10, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged to "stop shifting the blame on the victim of aggression by suggesting that Putin was provoked" by the recent explosion on the Crimean Bridge. Russia had been "constantly hitting Ukraine with missiles before the bridge (exploded)," he said, adding that Putin is "desperate because of battlefield defeats."
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on Oct. 9 that the world should officially designate Russia as a terrorist state. "Terrorism at the state level is one of the most heinous international crimes, which threatens not just someone in the world, but the entire international community," he said. In September, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Ukraine doesn't reject the idea of peace talks with Russia in principle but will only take part in them as far as they concern the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity.
U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz condemned Russia’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory during a phone call on Oct. 9, according to the White House. The German government said in its statement that the leaders criticized the Kremlin’s latest nuclear threats and agreed that a nuclear strike would have dire consequences for Russia.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti that the meeting would take place on Oct. 10. Earlier, Putin called the explosion a "terrorist attack to destroy Russia's critically important infrastructure." When asked if this means Russia could respond by using nuclear weapons, Peskov said that the question had been asked in an incorrect way. The Oct. 8 explosion damaged the strategic bridge connecting Russia with occupied Crimea.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address that 70 people, including 14 children, were injured. Since Oct. 3, Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia have killed at least 43 people, he added. Russia has intensified attacks on Ukrainian-controlled Zaporizhzhia after claiming to have annexed the partially occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin called the explosion a "terrorist attack aimed at destroying Russia's critically important infrastructure," as quoted by TASS, a Russian state news agency. The explosion took place on Oct. 8 at the Crimean Bridge, which connects occupied Crimea with Russia via the Kerch Strait.
Estonian President Alar Karis said it is not just a war, but “a crime against humanity, the organizer of which will be punished." Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde stressed that Russia’s “blatant disregard” for civilian lives puts the issue of accountability front and center. Lithuania's Foreign Ministry called for providing further support to Ukraine to enable it to defend itself as Russia continues its terror. At least 13 people were killed, and 89 people, including 11 children, were injured in the attack on Oct. 9.
According to Kyrylo Tymoshenko, a deputy head of the President's Office, 89 people, including 11 children, were injured. The official added that the rescue operation is still ongoing. President Volodymyr Zelensky called the Russian attack on civilians an "absolute evil," adding that the Russians are "savages and terrorists." The attack severely damaged a nine-story residential building, with one of the building's sections completely destroyed. Russia has intensified attacks on Ukrainian-controlled Zaporizhzhia after claiming to have annexed the partially occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Russia's leadership is trying to find resources to continue its war, Ukraine's General Staff reported on Oct. 9. "(They) are currently negotiating with third countries to buy artillery shells, mortar mines, and components for rocket launcher systems," the report reads. "Belarusian military warehouses and arsenals remain another source of supplies."
Ukrainian authorities have exhumed the first 20 bodies – including children, civilians and soldiers – from makeshift graves in Lyman, Donetsk Oblast. The exhumation works continue at two mass burial sites, where there may be about 200 civilian bodies, Ukraine's National Police reported on Oct. 9.
Ukraine's Armed Forces liberated Novoliubivka, Nevske, Hrekivka, Novoiehorivka, Nadiia, Andriivka, and Stelmakhivka villages, according to Luhansk Oblast Governor Serhiy Haidai. "Right now, Ukraine fully controls these seven settlements," he said.
A Russian drone killed a civilian next to a grocery store in Myropillia, Sumy Oblast, according to Deputy Head of the President's Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko. "Terrorists, monsters, and killers – this is what the world should think about Russians," Tymoshenko said on Oct. 9.
For three days, residents of Enerhodar have been living without electricity and gas, according to the city mayor, Dmytro Orlov. "Yesterday in the evening, some locals used open fires next to their houses to cook food or (boil water)," Orlov said. Constant shelling prevents utility service workers from restoring electricity and gas supply, he said, warning locals to stay cautious when collecting firewood in the areas where there can be landmines.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin frequently meets with Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko and tries to convince him to fully join Russia in its war against Ukraine, said Vadym Skibitsky, deputy head of Ukraine's military intelligence. According to Ukraine's Defense Ministry, six Belarusian battalions (about 6,000 men) are stationed near the border with Ukraine.
After Russia had launched multiple airstrikes on Zaporizhzhia overnight, killing 12 and wounding at least 49 civilians, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that Ukraine "urgently needs more modern air and missile defense systems to save innocent lives."
A Russian plane fired at a civilian convoy in Darivka, Kherson Oblast, killing at least five people and wounding five more, Andrii Kovany, spokesman of the Kherson Oblast police department, told Suspilne. People were just sitting in their cars near the Darivskyi Bridge, waiting for a ferry, according to ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets.
According to the ministry, 621,500 Ukrainians have also been left without gas due to Russia’s war against Ukraine.
According to Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Oleksandr Starukh, bodies of 18 people, including a child, were found under the rubble of residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia.
According to Kherson Oblast Governor Yaroslav Yanushevych, the authorities are now bringing humanitarian aid to the village and preparing locals ahead of the winter.
Six residential buildings were damaged by the strike in Kurakhove city, according to Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. The rescue operation continues, the official said on Oct. 8.
According to Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Oleksandr Starukh, one more person who had been injured in the Step. 30 attack died in hospital on Oct. 8.
According to the Prosecutor General's Office, Russian soldiers shot three women and a man in the basement of a house in the Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi town in Kharkiv Oblast in mid-September. The town was confirmed to have been liberated by Ukraine on Sept. 27.
Following the early morning explosion at the Crimean Bridge, Mikhail Razvozhaev, head of the illegal Russian occupation government in Ukraine's Sevastopol, announced that rationing for grocery products and gasoline had been introduced in the city. About an hour later, Razvozhaev lifted the ban, claiming that the occupation authorities had established the logistics for food and fuel delivery and that there would be no shortages.
The State Emergency Service reported on Oct. 8 that 17 people, including a child, were found dead under the rubble of residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia. According to the State Emergency Service, 21 people were rescued from under the rubble, and 12 were hospitalized. The rescue operation is ongoing. Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia with Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones on Oct. 6, destroying two residential buildings and damaging other civilian infrastructure.
According to the media outlet Delfi, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu assumed that Ukraine was behind the explosion at the illegally constructed bridge connecting the Russian-occupied Ukrainian peninsula Crimea with mainland Russia via the Kerch Strait earlier on Oct. 8. “Estonia certainly welcomes this and congratulates the Ukrainian special operations units, who are expected to be behind this operation,” Reinsalu said as quoted by the media.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Ukraine also expects “a new major program” from the International Monetary Fund in 2023, as well as funding from the USA, the EU, and other G7 countries. He said that the IMF will provide Ukraine with an additional $1.3 billion, which will be used to support defense capability, pensions, and social payments, and to strengthen the stability of Ukraine’s economy. “We thank the allies who help us to persevere in the struggle for the independence and freedom of Ukraine,” Shmyhal said.
