Because the struggle enters its 961st day, these are the principle developments.
Right here is the scenario on Sunday, October 13, 2024.
Preventing
Kyiv stated Russian assaults killed two individuals within the jap Donetsk area: a 19-year-old travelling in a civilian automotive and an 84-year-old pensioner.
One individual was killed when a Ukrainian drone struck the Russian village of Ustinka within the Belgorod area near the border with Ukraine, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov stated in an announcement.
Russia’s air defence items destroyed 13 Ukrainian drones in a single day over three areas bordering Ukraine, Russia’s Ministry of Defence stated. Six drones every had been downed over the Belgorod and Kursk areas, whereas one drone was destroyed over the Bryansk area, it stated.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated Moscow had tried to push again Ukrainian positions within the Russian Kursk area however that Kyiv was “holding the road”.
Zelenskyy additionally acknowledged that the scenario for Ukrainian forces within the jap Donetsk area and southern Zaporizhia area was “very troublesome”.
The Ukrainian navy stated its forces hit a gasoline depot within the Russian-occupied Luhansk area on Saturday. The power was used to retailer oil and oil merchandise for the Russian military, it stated on Telegram.
Politics and diplomacy
Ukrainian navy recruitment officers raided eating places, bars and a live performance corridor in Kyiv, checking navy registration paperwork and detaining males who weren’t in compliance with the obligatory navy service, media and witnesses reported. Observers stated it’s uncommon for such raids to happen within the capital, and displays Ukraine’s dire want for recruits. All Ukrainian males aged 25-60 are eligible for conscription, and males aged 18-60 usually are not allowed to go away the nation.
Lithuanians vote on Sunday in elections prone to ship a change of presidency however maintain a lot else the identical, together with the NATO and European Union member’s robust assist for Ukraine and strikes to bolster defence coverage.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated he deliberate to partially droop asylum rights for irregular migrants, accusing human traffickers and nations corresponding to Russia and Belarus of abusing the system amid the continued struggle in Ukraine.
