War in Ukraine. Latest information on 29 October [papildināts 21:28]

Live text broadcast – short and concise about the most important Russian war in Ukraine on 29 October. Ukraine has heroically defended its land from the invasion of the aggressor for eight months.

21:28. Russia has suspended participation in the so-called grain agreement for the transport of Ukrainian wheat and other food products from Ukrainian Black Sea ports, the Russian defense ministry announced on Saturday.

20:50. Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian mercenary group “Wagner” fell in the battles in Ukraine, the special unit “Hort” of the 57th separate motorized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Kosta Hordiyenko announced on the social network “Facebook”. “During a combat mission, the soldiers of our special unit encountered a group of fighters from the notorious private military company Wagner of Prigozhin in close combat. The entire enemy group was sent to hell during combat contact. “two hundred” Wagnerians, the deputy chief of staff has been identified “, reads the statement, among the fallen, referring to soldiers in military jargon. “In addition, our defenders have won a trophy: the AK-12 weapon of this already deceased occupier. This machine gun entered the arsenal of the enemy army in 2018,” says the post, which is accompanied by a photo of the weapon.

19:46. The Estonian government has approved the proposals of the Ministry of Interior on increasing the efficiency of border control, which includes, inter alia, closer cooperation with Ukraine in the field of information exchange, as well as the involvement of Ukrainian border guards in working at Estonian border crossings. “Border processes and migration monitoring will be strengthened in order to get a more accurate picture of people crossing the border, both war refugees in Ukraine and citizens of the Russian Federation. The measures previously taken are not enough in the current conditions, because they do not allow us to have a detailed picture of Ukrainian refugees “, said Interior Minister Lauri Lenemets.

18:40. Slovenia has supplied 28 M-55S tanks to Ukraine, pravda.com.ua reports. These tanks were in the Slovenian army reserve and will now strengthen the defense of Ukraine. This is the second major Slovenian military support party for Ukraine. In July, Slovenia sent 35 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine.

17:00. Ukraine exchanged prisoners with the attacking country and released 52 people, announced Andriy Yermak, head of the presidential office. The exempted include officers, doctors, sergeants and soldiers, civilians.

15:48. There are visible signs of Russia’s intentions to implement the withdrawal from Kherson at a faster pace, among other things, this is evidenced by the exodus of residents and the removal of Prince Potemkin’s ashes from the city, according to the regular service report. British intelligence on the situation on the Ukrainian fronts, which was released Saturday by the British Ministry of Defense. Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-appointed deputy governor of the occupied Kherson region, said on Thursday that 70,000 residents had left Kherson. The day before, a puppet of the occupiers had announced that Russia had moved the remains of Grigory Potemkin, a well-known 18th-century Russian official, from the burial site in Kherson Cathedral to the east bank of the Dnieper.

14:33. The Russian army is unsuccessful on the battlefield, despite the absolute superiority of fire and the rise of troops, Valery Zaluzhny, commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, assured the president of the joint chiefs of staff of the United States , Mark Mili, in conversation. “Thanks to the masculinity and professionalism of Ukrainian soldiers and officers, our borders remain unchanged, but the defense operation is proceeding successfully according to plan.” The defense forces of Ukraine are focusing their efforts on the main tasks: liberating the occupied territories, preventing the enemy from taking over new sectors, ensuring the protection of our country’s critical infrastructure with anti-aircraft and anti-missile defenses, continuing to build reserves and prepare for further combat operations, Zaluzhny said.

13:12. The loss of Russian troops in Ukraine exceeded 70,000 troops by Saturday morning, according to the Ukrainian army general staff. 550 invaders destroyed during the day,

12:08. When the war in Ukraine is over, Russia will have to deal with its “mess” on its own, the Ukrainians will only want one thing: that the Russians leave them alone, Ukrainian security expert Hanna Shelest said in an interview with LETA agency. You pointed out that Russia did not understand that Russia has become quite indifferent to Ukrainians. The fact that Russian TV channels are no longer broadcast in Ukraine was also of great importance. As a result, Ukrainians no longer follow Russian news, they don’t know their show business stars or politicians.

11:11. Russian propaganda TV channels “Rossiya 24”, “RTR Planet” and “Pervy kanal” should be recognized as terrorist organizations, the president of the Ukrainian National Council for TV and Radio Broadcasting, Olga Herasimyuk, announced on the news telethon. Herasimyuk said the leading council appealed to Ukrainian law enforcement agencies to have these Russian TV channels recognized as terrorist organizations under Ukrainian law. These TV channels systematically distort information, misinform and intimidate viewers, publicly support and justify the terrorist attacks committed by Russia on the territory of Ukraine.

10:12 am Saturday explosions were heard in Sevastopol, the largest city on the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula, but occupation authorities shut down ferry and cutter traffic in the bay near the city, local channels on the Telegram platform, Russian official media and representatives of the occupiers reported.

09:14. The Polish authorities have decided to cancel the facilitated access of Russian citizens to the Polish labor market, taking into account the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and the increased risk of migration from Russia, Polish Minister of Family and Policy social media Marlena Malonga told PAP news agency in an interview. “If entrepreneurs want to hire Russian citizens on the basis of a work permit, they are no longer exempt from passing the labor market test,” the minister explained.

08:49. Russia on Friday declared “foreign agents” the general director of the independent TV channel “Dozhdj” Natalia Sindeeva and two of her colleagues. The names of Natalia Sindeeva and her colleagues Vladimir Romensky and Yekaterina Kotrikadze appeared in the latest list of “foreign agents” compiled by the Russian Ministry of Justice. The ministry said they were added to the list due to their “political activities”.

00.10. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, in a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, asked Iran to immediately stop supplying arms to Russia.

“Today I received a phone call from Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, during which I asked Iran to immediately stop supplying Russia with weapons used to kill civilians and destroy critical infrastructure in Ukraine,” Kuleba tweeted.