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October 16
08:06
Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 16 October 2023 (approximation): 288630 troops; 4965 tanks; 9385 armored vehicles; 6910 artillery systems; 814 MLRS; 547 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 318 aircraft; 317 helicopters; 9271 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 20 military boats; 1 submarine; 5280 tactical UAVs; 981 special military equipment; 1531 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
08:52
The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue their counteroffensive operations on the Melitopol and Bakhmut axes, consolidating their positions. In addition, over the past day, Ukrainian missile troops hit 5 Russian artillery units and 2 enemy anti-aircraft defense systems. In the last 24 hours, the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out 15 strikes on locations with Russian troops and military equipment and one strike on enemy anti-aircraft missile systems. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
09:11
At night on October 16, Ukrainian defenders shot down 11 out of 12 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones and 2 out of 5 guided air missiles Kh-59 used by Russian troops to attack Ukraine. – Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
11:11
In the last 24 hours, Russian troops attacked the Khmelnytskyi, Poltava, Kirovohrad, Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. At least 11 citizens were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations
16:23
Ukraine has returned home four more Ukrainian children illegally deported by Russia. These are three boys – six, three, and nine years old, as well as a 17-year-old girl. – Andrii Yermak, Head of the Presidential Office
16:35
The number of servicewomen in the Armed Forces of Ukraine has increased by 40 percent compared to 2021. Currently, almost 43,000 women are serving in the Ukrainian army. – Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
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A soldier from the ‘Da Vinci Wolves’ special unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launches an FPV drone from the Ukrainian positions on the Pokrovsk axis in the Donetsk region. October 2024.
Photo: Viacheslav Ratynskyi
A Ukrainian serviceman of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade smokes as his fellow soldiers prepare to go on a US-made M113 armoured personnel carrier to the combat mission. Near the frontline city of Kurakhove in the Donetsk region. October 2024.
Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo
Paramedics from the Hospitallers volunteer medic battalion take care of wounded Ukrainian soldiers on the evacuation bus on the way to the hospital. October 2024.
Photo: Roman Pilipey for AFP Photo
Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.
Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov
Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region is another Ukrainian city that was turned into ruins due to Russian military aggression.
Photo: Kostiantyn and Vlada Liberov
Ukrainian Ada is a UAV operator of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After she drove over an enemy anti-tank mine in September 2024, the woman lost her left leg, while several complex operations are ahead of her to save the shattered heel of her right leg.
Photo: Konstantyn & Vlada Liberov / Superhumans Center
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