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Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 242.
As Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues and the war rages on, reliable sources of information are critical. Forbes gathers information and provides updates on the situation.
By Polina Rasskazova
On the night of October 23, the Russian army again attacked the south of Ukraine with kamikaze drones. Eleven Russian drones were destroyed by the forces of Ukraine’s Operational Command “South” in the Mykolaiv region, three more Shahed-136s were shot down by other units of the Defense Forces of the South of Ukraine. The Ukrainian parliament informed about cooperating with the companies supplying drone components to Iran in order to stop that. “At the same time, we are working with Iran’s neighbors to stop or delay the supply of drones to Russia,” the member of the parliament said.
Mykolaiv Region. At night, the Russian military fired S-300 missiles at one of the districts of the city. As a result of shelling, three civilians were injured. According to the Head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration, Vitaliy Kim, one of the rockets hit a five-story residential building, completely destroying an apartment on the fifth floor.
Zaporizhzhia. Tonight, the Russian military launched an attack on the city of Zaporizhia with “Shahed-136” kamikaze drones, as well as surrounding towns, using S-300 missiles. “One of the drones hit an administrative building in the regional center. According to preliminary information, there are no victims,” reported the head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration. As a result of rocket fire in one of the villages of the Zaporizhzhia district, private houses and a school were damaged.
Dnipropetrovsk Region. In the morning, the Russians again attacked the city of Nikopol with artillery or missiles. Six people were injured: four men and two women. According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, as a result of the attack, residential houses, a kindergarten and three private enterprises were damaged in the city.
Donetsk Region. 20 strikes were carried out by Russian troops on the cities of the Donetsk region in Eastern Ukraine. The Russian army fired with the BM-27 Uragan, the BM-21 Grad, and artillery, the National Police of Ukraine reports. As a result of the attack, 14 civilian objects were destroyed and damaged—10 residential buildings, a kindergarten, and a store. Three people were killed as a result of night shelling of Kurdyumivka in the Toretsk community. “Artillery shells destroyed two houses. A couple died under the debris of the house, and a man died as a result of the fire,” the head of Donetsk, Ova Pavlo Kyrylenko, wrote in the Telegram channel. Also, Kyrylenko called on the residents of the region to evacuate immediately so as not to “turn themselves into a target for the Russians.”
Katya Soldak, Forbes Staff
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