Airstrike on a building in Kharkiv: three dead, including teenagers aged 12 and 15, 36 injured, 14 buildings damaged. Norway prepares new military aid package for Ukraine of 500 million euros, including F-16 and NASAMS — Deep State
Russians capture Selydove and several settlements in Donetsk region — Deep State
Russian occupiers captured Selydove, Vyshneve and Zoryane in the Donetsk region, and also advanced near Novoukraïnka, Novovodmytrivka and Kurakhivka, Deep State reports. No further details were provided, but project analysts previously reported that Russian military personnel were in the Selydove town hall building. Ukrainian authorities have not yet officially confirmed the occupation of these localities by Russian forces.
The Center for Combating Disinformation at the National Security Council of Ukraine reported that “many Russian forces are focusing on Selydove, with videos sometimes circulating showing their flags, but the battle for the city is still ongoing.” . On October 27, the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine reported a probable massacre of civilians by the occupiers in the city.
FAB bomb strike on a building in Kharkiv: the death toll now stands at three, including two teenagers aged 12 and 15, 36 injured and 14 buildings damaged.
On Wednesday evening, October 30, Russian occupiers struck a building in Kharkiv with a guided aerial bomb. Part of the city was left without electricity after the strikes.
The Kharkiv region prosecutor's office reported the facts established on the morning of October 31 after the Russian attack on a building in the Saltivka district: Russia launched the airstrike around 10:40 p.m., probably using a FAB-500 bomb equipped with a guidance module, from the Stroitel region in the Belgorod region, Russia.
The device hit the area between the third and fourth floors of a nine-story building. Three people were killed: a 12-year-old boy, seriously injured, who could not be saved despite resuscitation attempts, a 15-year-old teenager, and a 25-year-old young man.
Neighboring buildings and at least 20 vehicles were also damaged. Thirty-five other people were injured, including an 11-year-old boy. The rescue operation continues. A preliminary investigation was opened for violation of the laws and customs of war, accompanied by intentional murder (article 438, part 2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Following the attack, 16 passenger cars and 14 residential buildings suffered damage, including broken windows. According to the latest information from the regional military administration, Kharkiv currently has 34 wounded.
F-16 and NASAMS. Norway prepares new military aid package for Ukraine worth 500 million euros
Norway is preparing a new aid package of 500 million euros for Ukraine, which will include Western F-16 fighters and NASAMS air defense systems.
This was announced by Gennadiy Kovalenko, director of the Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Defense, at the Kyiv Security Forum.
Kovalenko spoke about the visit of Norwegian Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram to Odessa. According to him, Ukrainian forces showed the minister a rehabilitation center for military personnel, border fortifications and explained the security situation.
“He highlighted Norway's next aid package worth 500 million euros, including F-16s and NASAMS systems. In addition, the Norwegian side expressed its willingness to invest in our defense industry,” Kovalenko said.
Recently, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced that Norway would provide more than $118 million for the purchase of weapons and spare parts for Ukraine's F-16 fighters. This year, the country is also expected to deliver six of these fighters to Ukraine.
The illusion of “good Russians”: why is their support unlikely? Ukraine in flames #74
By insidiously launching a genocidal war against Ukraine, Putin and his Kremlin clique have finally established Russia's status as the enemy of humanity. We hope that the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Putin is only the beginning of global legal and political recognition of this status. However, it would be dangerously naive to blame only the leader of this Russian half-empire and his closest entourage for all the horrors of this war. Crimes against humanity and genocide against the Ukrainian people are being committed by thousands of ordinary Russians. They came to our land to kill, torture, rape and steal. Watch Ukraine in Flames #74 to find out who the “good Russians” are: do they exist, how could they become allies to the Ukrainians, and can we count on their support to dismantle the hawkish Russian Federation.
Guests:
- Ihor Seletskyi, Director of the NGO “Euro-Atlantic Course”
- Yevhen Mahda, Director of the Institute of Global Politics
- Ihor Stokoz, Expert in international politics
