New US aid, successes of Ukrainian army in the south: last night's highlights
The US will provide Ukraine with a new military aid package worth $275 million; the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed two ammunition depots and a hangar with Russian equipment in Kherson Oblast. Here is what you may have missed from the previous night.
New assistance from the United States
The Pentagon will provide Ukraine with a new package of weapons and other assistance worth $275 million to support efforts to push Russian troops out of key areas in the south of the country, according to the Associated Press.
In addition, the United States may start training the Ukrainian military on the use of NASAMS air defense systems in early November.
Successes of the Armed Forces in the south
Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed two ammunition depots and a hangar with Russian equipment in Beryslav district of Kherson Oblast.
Operational Command "South" said that Ukrainian missile and artillery units performed about 130 fire missions during the combat day. Russian aviation attacked six times. In response, Ukrainian aviation conducted 16 strikes on the clusters of manpower, equipment and weapons of the occupiers.
Situation in Kherson Oblast
Russian invaders do not let children, who were sent to "rest", leave Kherson Oblast. In early October, local government official Sergey Khlan said that the occupation administration of the region announced holidays in schools of Kherson Oblast from October 6 to 21, allegedly at the request of parents, but in fact in connection with the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
At this time, children were invited to go to the occupied Crimea for "rehabilitation". Then local authorities stressed that these were provocations, and the goal of the occupiers was to take children hostage and relocate them.
Johnson's plans
Boris Johnson intends to promote the "Marshall Plan" for Ukraine in the international arena. The former British Prime Minister plans to create a fund to support and rebuild Ukraine, The Telegraph reports.
How many Russian strikes so far?
Russian troops have already carried out 4,500 missile strikes and more than 8,000 air raids on the territory of Ukraine. In just two days, the occupiers launched more than 30 drones, stated President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Elon Musk takes over at Twitter
Elon Musk now runs Twitter. He fired Twitter's CEO, CFO, and head of legal and policy issues after accusing them of misleading him and Twitter investors about the number of fake accounts on the social media platform, the media reported.
National selection for Eurovision 2023
The organizers of the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 have released the longlist, which includes 36 artists. They will compete for the right to represent Ukraine at the show in Liverpool.