RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 10.10.2022
THE ROAD TO THE ULTIMATE CONCLUSION OF WORLD WAR III RUNS THROUGH HERE.
Lead Feature:
Latest update on events within Ukraine and their knock-on effects on the western world, by Alexander Mercouris of ‘The Duran’:
Russia Launches Mass Missile Strikes on Ukraine in Retaliation for Crimea Bridge Attack; Reports Russia Close to Capture of Bakhmut.
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Putin: 'Response will be harsh' if attacks continue against Russia.
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Latest update on events within Ukraine and their knock-on effects on the western world in particular, by Alexander Mercouris of ‘The Duran’:
Russia sends strong message, will they listen?
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Latest update from Dima of the ‘Military Summary’ mapping channel:
Military Summary And Analysis 10.10.2022.
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Latest update from mapping and commentary site, ‘New World Econ’:
AFU Preps offensive on Lyman Front | RF strikes Cities | Buildup on Belarus Border.
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Latest update from mapping and commentary site, THETI Mapping’:
Major Russian Bombing Campaign - Analysis.
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Latest update from mapping and commentary site, ‘Defence Politics Asia’:
Day227-228 (8-9/10): Russia Crimean Bridge missile revenge; new General appointed.
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Russian strikes a response to Ukrainian ‘terrorism’ — Putin.
The Russian president has confirmed the launch of a major operation against Ukrainian infrastructure in response to the Crimean Bridge attack.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that any further Ukrainian “terrorist” assaults on Russian soil will be met with a significant military response. He was speaking after a wave of missiles struck Ukraine on Monday morning.
Putin confirmed that Russian troops carried out “massive strikes with long-range precision weapons on Ukrainian objects of energy, and military control and communications.” The response came two days after an explosion damaged the strategic Crimean Bridge, for which officials in Kiev claimed responsibility.
“If there are further attempts to conduct terrorist attacks on our soil, Russia will respond firmly and on a scale corresponding to the threats created against Russia,” Putin added.
Earlier in the day, multiple regions of Ukraine came under missile strikes, with at least 11 key infrastructure facilities damaged, according to Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal. Putin stated that Russia was retaliating for a number of attempts to strike Russian infrastructure that have been attributed to Kiev.
Among other things, Ukraine has damaged high-voltage power lines that transmit electricity generated by the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, tried to sabotage the TurkStream natural gas pipeline, and was behind Saturday’s explosion that damaged the Crimean Bridge, Putin stated.
“The Kiev regime has been using terrorist methods for a very long time,” the Russian president said, citing targeted assassinations of public figures, the indiscriminate shelling of Donbass cities and of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant as examples of such actions.
“De facto, the Kiev regime has put itself on par with international terrorist groups, the most odious of them. Leaving such crimes without a response has become impossible,” he stressed, before confirming that Russia had attacked Ukrainian infrastructure.
In addition to blaming Ukraine for the series of attacks on Russian infrastructure, Putin mentioned the disabling of the Nord Stream undersea pipelines. He said that Russia was being barred by European nations from investigating the sabotage and reiterated that “we all know well the ultimate beneficiary of that crime.”
Putin made the remarks as he chaired a meeting of Russia’s National Security Council.
The sabotage of the power lines connected to the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant was reported in mid-August. According to Russia's security agency, the FSB, Ukrainian agents launched a series of attacks and took down six transmission towers, endangering power supply to the border Kursk Region and other parts of Russia.
The attempt to destroy Russian energy infrastructure used to supply hydrocarbons to Türkiye and southern Europe was reported by the FSB last month. Unlike with the incidents in Kursk Region, the would-be saboteur was captured and evidence was collected that the suspect was doing the bidding of Ukraine, according to law enforcement.
Saturday’s explosion on the Crimean Bridge, a key link between the peninsula and mainland Russia, killed several civilians and partially collapsed the portion of the bridge used by vehicles. Aleksandr Bastrykin, the head of the Russian Investigative Committee, reported to Putin on Sunday that Ukraine was behind the crime, with the Russian leader concurring that there was “no doubt” about it.
Russian strikes a response to Ukrainian ‘terrorism’ — Putin
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Russian MOD comments on results of strikes in Ukraine.
The attack was a complete success and all targets were destroyed, the ministry has claimed.
A rocket barrage that targeted Ukrainian military objects and infrastructure has accomplished its goal, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Monday. The attack came after Moscow accused Kiev of orchestrating a deadly explosion on the strategic Crimean Bridge.
Speaking at a regular briefing, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov noted that Russia had used high-precision and long-range weapons to hit objects on Ukrainian territory, including “military command facilities, communications and energy systems.”
“The goal of the strike has been achieved. All designated objects have been hit,” he noted.
His comments came hours after Russia struck multiple targets in Kiev, with the city’s Mayor Vitaly Klitschko claiming that “critical infrastructure” had been affected. The attack also apparently hit Vladimirskaya Street, where the main office of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) is based, according to Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the interior minister.
Apart from Kiev, several other Ukrainian cities were targeted, including Dnepr in east of the country, and Lviv in the west. Following the strikes, Ukrainian authorities reported blackouts in Lviv, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkov and Ternopol Regions, adding that in other parts of the country power supply had been partially disrupted.
On Monday, President Vladimir Putin warned Ukraine that if it orchestrates any new terrorist attacks on Russia, it “will respond firmly and on a scale corresponding to the threats created against” it.
The attacks follow a powerful explosion that rocked the Crimean Bridge on Saturday, killing three and causing the partial collapse of the road section, as well as a blaze on the parallel railway span.
While Ukrainian officials did not directly assume responsibility for the explosion, on Sunday Putin claimed that it was the Ukrainian intelligence service that had orchestrated the blast.
Russian MOD comments on results of strikes in Ukraine
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Latest commentary on events of the last 24 hours from Alex Christoforou of ‘The Duran’ 1:
Russia responds, SBU offices in Kiev hit. Army General Surovikin. US to punish MBS, OPEC. Update 1.
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Latest commentary on events of the last 24 hours from Alex Christoforou of ‘The Duran’ 2:
Russian MOD hits numerous cities. Air defence failure. Elensky panic, calls EU, NATO. Update 2.
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News Alert: Explosions rock multiple Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv | Latest English News | WION
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Scott Ritter, ex-U.S. Marine reacts to recent events in Ukraine:
If you go to war with Russia, this is what happens.
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Scott Ritter, ex-U.S. Marine and weapons inspector discusses current events in Ukraine and their knock-on effects across the world:
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MASSIVE WAVE OF MISSILE STRIKES REPORTED ACROSS UKRAINE
Zelensky confirmed that multiple cities across the nation were targeted by Russian strikes.
Multiple missile strikes targeted Ukrainian cities all across the country on Monday morning, according to local officials and media, which attributed the attacks to Russia. This comes two days after a bomb damaged the strategic Crimean Bridge – which Moscow called a Ukrainian terrorist attack.
The office of Valery Zaluzhny, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, reported they had detected at least 75 missiles and claimed they had intercepted 41.
President Vladimir Zelensky confirmed the attacks throughout the country in a video address, saying numerous parts of Ukraine had come under fire, and claimed that Russia was targeting the energy infrastructure. “They want panic and chaos,” he said.
Local officials in Lviv, Kharkov, and Odessa also reported that their cities came under fire.
In Kiev, damage from the strikes was reported near the headquarters of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), which is located in the government area of the capital. City officials halted operations of the metro system, and the stations are now being used as shelters for civilians.
The head of Lviv Region, Maksim Kozitsky, reported that elements of the western province’s energy infrastructure came under attack.
Boris Filatov, the mayor of Dnepr, a major city in central Ukraine, confirmed the strikes and said he could only feel “hatred and the wish to fight,” while urging residents to take shelter.
Vitaly Kim, who heads the southern Nikolaev Region which borders Russia’s Kherson Region, reported dozens of projectiles and a number of kamikaze drones coming from Russian troops. He claimed that Moscow was targeting “critical infrastructure” throughout the country.
With similar accounts coming in from many parts of the country, senior Ukrainian officials have expressed determination to fight Russia. “Our courage will never be destroyed by terrorists’ missiles, even when they hit the heart of our capital,” Defence Minister Aleksey Reznikov tweeted, also claiming that Russia’s future is that of “a globally despised rogue terrorist state.”
The strikes on Monday were launched two days after Russia’s Crimean Bridge was damaged by a powerful explosion, which Moscow blamed on the Ukrainian special services. Senior Russian officials described the plot – which apparently involved sneaking explosives into a cargo truck and detonating it as it crossed the bridge between Crimea and mainland Russia – as a terrorist attack on critical civilian infrastructure.
Officials in Kiev previously claimed that the bridge was a legitimate military target and have called for its destruction.
MASSIVE WAVE OF MISSILE STRIKES REPORTED ACROSS UKRAINE
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A KALIBER ARRIVAL IN DNIEPR
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LIVE UPDATES: MULTIPLE MISSILES DESCENDING ON DIFFERENT REGIONS OF UKRAINE, LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS
Several explosions reported in the center of Kiev, according to Ukrainian media.
Ukrainian media claims that several explosions have been heard in Kiev, and information about the blasts was confirmed by the city's mayor, Vitali Klitschko.
Videos posted on social media show black smoke rising from several areas in Kiev.
"Four explosions were heard in Kiev. There are also reports of air defenses operating in the Kiev region ... After the explosions, smoke was noticed in the city," the UNIAN news agency reports on its Telegram channel.
According to Kiev's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, explosions were heard in the city's center.
"Several explosions in the Shevchenko district -- in the center of the capital," Kiev mayor Vitali Klitschko said on social media.
Anton Gerashchenko - the adviser to Ukraine's Minister of Internal Affairs - wrote on Twitter that one of the rockets in Kiev fell near the monument to Mikhail Grushevsky in Vladimirskaya Street. Ukraine's security services are in this street and the office of President Volodymyr Zelensky is nearby.
LIVE UPDATES: MULTIPLE MISSILES DESCENDING ON DIFFERENT REGIONS OF UKRAINE, LOCAL MEDIA REPORTS
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Latest update from mapping channel, ‘Military & Foreign Affairs Network’:
Russia Ukraine War Russia Strikes Back.
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STRIKE IN KIEV
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CENTRAL KIEV HIT BY MISSILE STRIKES - OFFICIALS
One of the missiles reportedly landed on the street where the country’s main spy agency is located.
Russian missiles struck multiple targets in central Kiev on Monday morning, Mayor Vitaly Klitschko wrote on his Telegram channel. He urged residents to seek shelter and avoid travelling to the capital. Klitschko said that the city’s “critical infrastructure” has been hit.
Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the interior minister, said that a missile struck Vladimirskaya Street, where the main office of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) is based.
Gerashchenko shared videos on Telegram showing clouds of smoke rising above the skyline, and said that several civilian vehicles were destroyed.
The adviser added that subway service has been partially suspended in Kiev, and all underground stations are now serving as shelters.
Gerashchenko later said that five civilians were killed and 12 injured in the capital.
Strikes were also reported in the eastern city of Dnepr, and explosions in Lviv, western Ukraine. The national railway operator warned that some trains could be delayed due to the damage to the tracks.
In a post on his Telegram channel, Zelensky confirmed that there had been missile strikes across Ukraine. “Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded,” he wrote.
The reported strikes come after Moscow accused Ukraine’s security services of orchestrating the truck bombing that damaged the Crimean Bridge, which connects the peninsula with mainland Russia, on Saturday. At least three people were killed in the attack, the authorities said.
Ukraine has neither confirmed nor denied involvement. However, several high-ranking officials and government agencies openly celebrated the bombing.
CENTRAL KIEV HIT BY MISSILE STRIKES
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STRIKE ON KIEV INTERRUPTS BBC LIVE REPORT (VIDEO)
Correspondent Hugo Bachega was live on air when the Ukrainian capital came under intensive fire.
A BBC live broadcast from the Ukrainian capital, Kiev was interrupted on Monday morning by a missile strike on the city.
Correspondent Hugo Bachega was explaining that Russia could launch a “very strong response” to last week’s apparent Ukrainian truck bomb attack on the Crimean Bridge, when his crew had to stop the broadcast.
The journalist paused mid-sentence when the apparent sound of an incoming missile was heard, followed by an explosion. He and his crew then sought shelter, the broadcaster said.
Kiev came under intensive missile fire on Monday, local officials report, accusing Russia of the attack. Several other Ukrainian cities were also said to be targeted. In the capital, one of the missiles hit the street where the main office of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) is located.
On Saturday, a truck exploded on the Crimean Bridge, which connects the peninsula with mainland Russia. The blast killed several civilians and damaged the road traffic section of the bridge. It also ignited several petrochemical tanks hauled by a train on the parallel railroad section.
Moscow accused the Ukrainian special services of masterminding what it called a terrorist attack on Russian civilian infrastructure. Senior Ukrainian officials previously claimed that the bridge is a legitimate military target that must be destroyed as soon as possible.
STRIKE ON KIEV INTERRUPTS BBC LIVE REPORT (VIDEO)
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George Galloway and his special guest talk over the situation in Ukraine:
INTERVIEW: After 20 years of the War on Terror we’re now celebrating terrorism. #AlexRubinstein.
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Online live debate on today’s events in Ukraine scheduled for later today:
Kremlin sends a warning w/Tim Kirby (Live).
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Oh SH*T, it has begun, Putin unleashes CRUSHING attack on Ukraine | Redacted with Clayton Morris
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Latest discussion on Ukraine by Scott Ritter, ex-U.S. Marine and Iraq weapons inspector:
Gloves are off.
UPDATES TO BE ADDED HERE AS AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
How can one understand this hypocrisy - so, Ukraine can bomb civilians, infrastructure, schools....but when the same happens to them, they “could only feel “hatred and the wish to fight”, while denying humanity to Russians. Thank you, A for this update!
Yeehaw! Not a minute too soon. My tip for fighting Americans - hide quietly in your foxholes. When you smell a huge cloud of marijuana smoke point all your guns upwind and open fire. Victory will be yours every time.