The 228th day of the Ukrainian war. Latest information [papildināts 17:54]

War in Ukraine. Latest information on October 9th

17.54. Military personnel of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilinsky in southern Ukraine captured the Kornet anti-tank missile system, which was left by the occupiers during the retreat, reports the portal “Pravda.com.ua”.

16.22. Integrated. Ukrainian officials announced that 13 people were killed and 87 wounded when Russian troops fired rockets at residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia on Sunday night.

15.17. Russian President Vladimir Putin encourages Alexander Lukashenko to openly participate in the war against Ukraine, reports GUR military intelligence.

14.12. “Lukashenko is used instead of tactical nuclear weapons. Yesterday Belarus officially accused Ukraine of preparing an attack. The goal is to withdraw as many Ukrainian forces as possible from the front on the border with Belarus,” writes the Lithuanian defense minister. on the “Twitter” microblogging site.

13.42. This morning, the air force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down a Russian plane and an unmanned aerial vehicle “Shahed-136” in a kamikaze attack in southern Ukraine, reports the portal Pravda.com.ua.

12.49. It became known that on October 7, around 8 am, Russian military personnel fired from a plane at a column of civilian cars in the Kherson region, reports Andris Kovaniys, a press officer for the Kherson region police.

12.11. The casualties of Russian troops in Ukraine reached 62,500 soldiers by Sunday morning, according to the Ukrainian army general staff. During the day, 440 invaders were destroyed, 14 tanks, 22 armored personnel carriers, as well as a helicopter and seven drones were shot down.

11.35. During the night, the occupiers fired anti-aircraft missiles in the Chernihiv region, one person was killed, active fighting is underway in the Kherson region, informs the head of the OVA.

10.30. Belarus accuses Ukraine of planning the missile attack, which according to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is part of Russia’s plan to stage a provocation. “The Belarusian side believes that Ukraine is planning to launch a missile attack on the territory of Belarus. This information is not true. We categorically reject any further mention of the Belarusian regime,” the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

10.02. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Air and Space Forces Sergey Surovikin commander of Russian troops in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry announced.

09.44. The successful counterattack of the Ukrainian armed forces has raised hopes and predictions among European politicians and military experts that Ukraine could win the war by the end of the year, reports the British newspaper “The Times”. A British official, who wished to remain anonymous, told the Times that within the borders of February 23, the Ukrainian armed forces could repel the invaders by Catholic Christmas. However, the official stressed that this will happen if the Ukrainian counterattack continues at the current pace.

09.06. 17 people were killed when Russian troops bombed Zaporizhzhia with rockets on Sunday night, announced Anatoly Kurtov, secretary of the Zaporizhzhia city council. He said the rockets hit both condominiums and private homes.

08.36. The Russians tried to contact the director of the “Baykar” company. The company produces the famous “Bayraktar” drones. The call was made on behalf of Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal, whose video image was created using deepfake technology. The occupiers tried to discredit the cooperation between Ukraine and Turkey.

29.07. The Crimean Bridge is a profound symbol of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the confusion of the Russian military, writes the New York Times.

05.16. Germany will transfer 100 tanks and the IRIS-T air defense system from Greece and Slovakia to Ukraine.