Attack on Cherkasy Oblast and abduction of children in Kherson region: the last night's highlights
Russians attacked Cherkasy Oblast and kidnapped children from a regional orphanage in Kherson Oblast; Zelenskyy signed a law on voluntary military registration of women. Here is what you may have missed from the previous night.
Strike on Cherkasy Oblast
At night, the Russian occupiers attacked the territory of Cherkasy Oblast. There are currently no reports of casualties or damage. Services are available on-site. The Regional Military Administration promised to report on the consequences later.
Abduction of children
On October 21, the occupiers took 46 children from the Kherson regional children's home to temporarily occupied Simferopol in ambulances, the Regional Military Administration reported.
Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said that the occupiers are also planning to kidnap 16 Ukrainian children aged 6 to 17 from Oleshka, Kherson Oblast.
Voluntary military registration of women
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a draft law on voluntary military registration for women.
Now women with related military accounting specialties can register for military service of their own accord. At the same time, female doctors must be registered as conscripts.
Fighting in the south
On October 21, the Ukrainian military on the southern front destroyed almost two dozen occupiers, 6 units of their hardware, and three warehouses. Moreover, the Armed Forces hit an enemy attack aircraft and shot down a UAV. For their part, the Russians launched helicopter strikes.
Effectiveness of Ukrainian air defense
Ukrainian air defense shoots down about 60% of air targets. “This applies to cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, etc. And the effectiveness of shooting down drones is even much higher,” said Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov.
He believes that within a few months, Ukraine will be able to significantly strengthen its air defense. At the same time, the minister emphasized that even the most modern systems in the world do not guarantee 100% coverage of the sky, and when the level reaches at least 80%, it is considered a “very high result”.
Trump's secret documents
Secret documents found in former US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida contained information about Iran's missile program and US intelligence work in China, writes The Washington Post. Disclosure of information from these documents would create numerous risks.
Other news
Zelenskyy awarded the heads of parliaments of 12 states with the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise. In particular, Nancy Pelosi received the award.
The “Eastern Partnership” no longer exists. The initiative has ceased to be viable against the background of full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine, said the former Vice-Prime Minister for European Integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze.
Giorgia Meloni became the Prime Minister of Italy. The leader of the right-wing Brothers of Italy party became the first woman to head the country's government.
In Russia, the launch of the Crimean Voyage railway tours has been postponed. This happened after the explosions on the Crimean bridge.
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