Death of Russian propagandist in Crimea and success of Ukrainian troops in the south: the last night's highlights
Russian propagandist was killed by a bullet at a proving ground in Crimea; Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy three Russian ammunition depots and four tanks in the south. Here is what you may have missed from the previous night.
Death of propagandist
Russian propagandist Svetlana Babayeva, the head of the Simferopol division of the Russia Today media group and former editor-in-chief of Gazeta.ru, died at a military proving ground in temporarily occupied Crimea, the Russian media RIA Novosti writes.
According to the official version, Babayeva died “due to an accident” during a military sports shooting at one of the Crimean proving grounds.
Success of the Armed Forces in the south
On October 28, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed four tanks and three ammunition depots in Beryslav and Mykolaiv Raions on the southern front.
Ukrainian aviation conducted 8 strikes on the areas of concentration of occupants' forces and weapons, deployment of air defense systems, and a stronghold in Mykolaiv, Pervomaisk, and Beryslav Raions.
About mobilization in Russia
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that the current wave of mobilization in Russia, the completion of which was announced on October 28, may in fact not be the last.
“Today, the enemy reports on the alleged completion of their mobilization... The alleged needlessness of new waves of sending Russian citizens to the front. We feel quite different at the frontline,” he said.
On the situation at the front
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi said that despite the fire superiority, the increase in the number of troops, and attacks due to newly mobilized troops, Russia is not successful.
“Thanks to the courage and professionalism of Ukrainian soldiers and officers, our borders remain unchanged, and the defense operation is being carried out successfully according to the plan,” he wrote.
Response to the petition
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to the petition to terminate the citizenship of Supreme Court Judge Bohdan Lviv, who was found to have a Russian passport. The President instructed a special commission to check whether there are grounds for the termination of citizenship and make an appropriate decision.
Help from Canada
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he will issue five-year government bonds to help finance the needs of the Ukrainian government.
According to Trudeau, such a step will help the Ukrainian authorities to continue their activities, including the provision of basic services to the population, such as pensions and the purchase of fuel for the winter.