Intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops is taking place around two cities of the Donetsk region, Bakhmut and Soledar, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. On Monday evening, Kyiv was attacked by kamikaze drones, several explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital.

The T-80 tank was captured by the Ukrainians near the city of BakhmutPhoto: Inna Varenytsia / AP / Profimedia

The main thing for Monday, the 236th day of the war in Ukraine, LIVE TEXT:

07:33 Kyiv was attacked by kamikaze drones on Monday morning, Andriy Yermak, the head of the presidential administration of Ukraine, wrote in Telegram. “The Russians think that this will help them,” Yermak added.

Several explosions rang out in the central neighborhood of Shevchenkivych of the Ukrainian capital on Monday morning, Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said, and Reuters journalists reported three explosions. Shevchenkiv district was also affected a week ago, on October 10.

A brief summary of recent events:

  • Russia has opened criminal proceedings after militants shot dead 11 people and wounded 15 at a military training center near the border with Ukraine. The attackers were from Tajikistan and opened fire after a dispute on religious grounds, said Oleksiy Arestovych, adviser to the President of Ukraine.
  • Ukrainian troops control the strategic city of Bakhmut in the east of the country, despite repeated Russian attacks, while the situation in Donbas remains very difficult, Zelenskyi said.
  • As a result of shelling by Ukrainian forces, the administrative building of Donetsk, the capital of the region of the same name, was damaged, the Russian administration of the city reported.
  • The Ministry of Defense of Russia announced that its troops repelled the advance of Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions.
  • The Ministry of Defense of Belarus has announced that just under 9,000 Russian troops will be stationed in Belarus as part of a “regional grouping” of forces to protect its borders.
  • Zelensky said nearly 65,000 Russians had been killed since the February 24 invasion, far exceeding Moscow’s official September 21 estimate of 5,937 dead.
  • White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said NATO allies and other responsible countries, including China and India, should “send a very clear and strong message to Russia that they should not consider using nuclear weapons in this conflict.” . .
  • Elon Musk has said his company SpaceX will continue to fund its Starlink internet service in Ukraine, citing the need for “good causes” after previously saying it could no longer afford it.
  • Israeli Minister Nachman Shai said that it is time for Ukraine to receive military aid from Israel amid reports that Iran is preparing to send ballistic missiles to Russia.
  • The head of Gazprom said that plans to limit the price of Russian gas will lead to the cessation of supplies.

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