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07:40

Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February 2022 to 19 October 2023 (approximation): 290680 troops; 4992 tanks; 9437 armored vehicles; 6983 artillery systems; 818 MLRS; 548 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 320 aircraft; 324 helicopters; 9337 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 20 military boats; 1 submarine; 5318 tactical UAVs; 985 special military equipment; 1534 cruise missiles. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

08:55

On the night of 18 to 19 October, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 5 Iskander M ballistic missiles, one anti-aircraft-guided missile S-300, one guided air missile Kh-59, and 9 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones. Ukrainian defenders shot down one guided air missile Kh-59, and 3 Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 drones. – Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

09:15

Due to Russian military aggression in Ukraine, about 28,000 Ukrainian citizens are reported missing. – Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

10:22

In the last 24 hours, Russian troops shelled the Chernihiv, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. At least 5 citizens were killed. 11 more people were injured. – Information from Regional Military Administrations

14:45

The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue the counteroffensive operation in the south of Ukraine and have partial success southwest of Verbove in the Zaporizhzhia region. In addition, over the past day, Ukrainian missile troops and artillery units carried out 1,434 fire missions on the Tavriia axis. The total losses of Russian aggressors in this direction amounted to 322 people. – Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Commander of “Tavriia” operational-strategic group of troops

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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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