The 226th day of the Ukrainian war. Latest information [papildināts 20:20]

War in Ukraine. Latest information on 7 October

20.20. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have already cleared more than 2,400 square kilometers of territory and 67 settlements from Russian occupiers in the Kherson region, Ukraine’s deputy head of office Kyrylo Tymoshenko announced on Friday.

19.39. “Pravda.com.ua” reports on the release of the village of Podoli, Kupyan district, Kharkiv region, by Ukrainian military officers.

18.36. “Pravda.com.ua” writes “Pravda.com.ua”.

17.45. Estonia plans to announce another military aid package to Ukraine, which includes ammunition and winter equipment. As reported by “European Truth”, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas announced it before the informal meeting of EU leaders in Prague.

16:35. Russian officials celebrated President Vladimir Putin on his 70th birthday on Friday, praising his role in the history of modern Russia. Meanwhile, in Oslo, this year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Belarusian human rights activist Ales Belyatsky, the Russian Center for Human Rights “Memorials” and the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties (CCL). ) for their efforts in documenting human rights violations. The Norwegian Nobel Committee wants the prize to shed light on how “civil society and human rights defenders are being repressed in Russia”.

15:47. The Russian mercenary organization “Wagner” is recruiting new foreign mercenaries on a large scale due to losses in Ukraine, reports the London publication “Middle East Eye” (MEE), citing its sources. Mercenaries are wanted in Turkey, Serbia, the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Canada and other countries, including Latin America. There are heavy losses in the ranks of Russian mercenaries due to the general disorganization that prevails in the Russian armed forces. Candidates are offered double the salary of $ 10,000 a month before the start of the full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine.

14:36. Latvia supports Ukraine’s membership of the European Union (EU) and NATO, and Latvia will continue to provide Ukraine with all kinds of support as it continues its fight against the Russian military invasion, the Prime Minister said. Krišjānis Kariņš (JV) during a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmihal on Thursday in Prague, Czech Republic.

13:46. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tried to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin during a telephone conversation that stopping the war is in the interest of all parties, the Turkish presidential administration said Friday.

The leaders of the two countries exchanged views on the latest trials surrounding Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Erdogan reaffirmed his determination to contribute to a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian question in the interest of all parties.

13:25. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov announced Friday, on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin, that no one will engage in negotiations with the current owner of the Kremlin.

“Nobody will talk to the person who leads Russia right now. The president of Ukraine made that clear,” Reznikov said in a video speech to Russian officers and the army command released on Friday.

The Russian soldiers “were not sent to die for a just cause”, which is why the Russian president “hides in a bunker instead of watching.”

12.35. Russian trophy equipment is already a significant part of the Ukrainian army’s armament, according to the latest public report by the British intelligence service on the Russian-Ukrainian war, but more than half of the Ukrainian tank fleet is made up of tanks Russian armed forces.

Since the start of the full-scale invasion of Russia, Ukraine has seized at least 440 tanks and around 650 armored vehicles.

More than half of Ukraine’s tank fleet could potentially be trophy vehicles, the report said.

12:00 pm. The loss of Russian troops in Ukraine reached 61,680 troops by Friday morning, according to the Ukrainian army general staff.

During the day 350 invaders and 17 tanks were destroyed and 20 drones were shot down.

Since the start of the February 24 reinvasion, the Russians have lost 2,466 tanks, 5,093 personnel carrier battleships, 1,455 guns, 344 multi-charge rocket launchers, 177 anti-aircraft artillery installations, 266 airplanes, 233 helicopters, 1,067 drones , 246 cruise missiles, 3,862 cars and 15 tankers and, in addition to 135 units of specialized equipment.

11:25. The Russian army stationed in the occupied part of Ukraine’s Donetsk region has added 500 mobilized criminals to its reserves, Ukrainian military staff announced Friday. About 500 criminals arrived in the Donetsk region to reinforce the units of the Russian army. The positions of the commanders of the new subunits are former Russian law enforcement officers. The commanders of the Russian troops have issued an order to confiscate the mobile phones of all the mobilized people who arrive in the battle zone. The political-military leadership of Russia, in order to buy time for the preparation of the mobilized soldiers, compensates for the losses in the subunits at the front with representatives of the so-called power structures of the occupied territories.

10:51. On Thursday, US President Joe Biden did not rule out the possibility of meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Indonesia next month. The White House has also previously stated that such a meeting is not excluded. True, Biden and Putin’s plans regarding the Bali Summit have not yet been confirmed, and the White House has previously stated that if Putin will participate in the G20, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should also participate, even though Ukraine is not. a G20 country.

10:19. Two Russian citizens arrived on St. Lawrence Island in the state of Alaska on a small boat applied for asylum in the United States, US authorities said, noting that the Russians left their homeland to escape the mobilization.

09:55. The fact that Russia uses Iranian “Shahed-136” drones in the war against Ukraine will not significantly affect the course of the war, according to analysts from the United States Institute of Military Studies (ISW), noting that Russia basically uses these drones for terror. The use of Iranian drones will not lead to the same effect as the use of US HIMARS systems in attacks in Ukraine, think tank representatives explain.

09:07. The world is facing the threat of nuclear Armageddon for the first time since the Cold War, given Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats to use nuclear weapons in a war against Ukraine, US President Joe Biden warned Thursday.

08:23. The Ukrainian armed forces liberated more than 500 square kilometers of the territory of the Kherson region this month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced in a video call on Thursday evening.

07:40. On Thursday, the Russian army fired missiles at the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia, killing at least 11 people, emergency services said. Rescuers pulled 21 people out of the rubble, 20 of whom were hospitalized. On Friday morning, Russian forces bombed Zaporizhzhia again, using Iranian-made kamikaze drones against the city for the first time. Infrastructure objects were damaged in two districts of the city, one person was injured and hospitalized.

07:14. The Ukrainian army destroyed 60% of the 86 “Shahed-136” unmanned aircraft produced in Iran, which have so far been used by the Russians in military operations, the deputy head of the main operations department of the general staff, the brigadier general Oleksiy Khromov, announced on Thursday. He added that 24 “Shahed-136” were shot down in the last week alone. In total, during the week, the enemy used 46 drones for attacks on military objects, civilian infrastructure and positions of the Ukrainian army.