Strike on oil depot in Luhansk Oblast, reaction to incident with military commissariat after Okean Elzy concert: October 12 highlights

Strike on oil depot in Luhansk Oblast

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the involvement of the Ukrainian military in a strike on an oil depot in the town of Rovenky in the temporarily occupied Luhansk Oblast.

A fire is still burning on the territory of the oil depot, and the results of the attack are still being determined. Earlier, Russian Telegram channels published videos showing the fire and explosions at the oil depot.

Reaction to the incident with the military commissariat after the concert of Okean Elzy

The leader of the band Okean Elzy, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, did not reveal his attitude to the detention of people by the employees of the military commissariat immediately after the concert at the Kyiv Sports Palace. He only noted that the band was celebrating its 30th anniversary, so they were "very happy that so many people came."

Nevertheless, after that, more and more ads for tickets to the next Okean Elzy concerts appeared on the OLX classifieds platform. Some of them are sold at a lower price.

At the same time, MP Mykyta Poturaiev, chairman of the parliamentary committee on humanitarian and information policy, believes that such checks as the one after the Okean Elzy concert in Kyiv should be carried out on a regular basis.

In Kyiv, a car crashed into pedestrians on the sidewalk

In Kyiv, the driver of an SUV drove onto the sidewalk and hit four people. He claimed to be affiliated with the band Okean Elzy to avoid responsibility. However, this turned out to be a lie. The man is the personal driver of Lidiya Smetana, the owner of the clothing brand One by One.

Zelenskyy summarizes the results of his trip to Europe

Following President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to London, Paris, Rome, and Berlin, the allies promised new defense packages, air defense, and investments in the production of drones and other weapons in Ukraine. He also presented the details of the victory plan to his partners.

Son of Khmelnytskyi Medical Commission head resigns from Pension Fund

Oleksandr Krupa, the son of Tetiana Krupa, the head of the Khmelnytskyi Medical and Social Expert Commission, who is suspected of illicitly enriching herself by millions of dollars, resigned of his own free will from the post of head of the regional Pension Fund.

Zelenskyy commented on the situation in Kursk Oblast

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Russian army tried to recapture the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kursk Oblast, but the Ukrainian military "continue to hold the line."

At the same time, the Center for Countering Disinformation reported that active fighting continues in Russia's Kursk Oblast. After the Defense Forces partially regained their positions there, the Russians began to send their columns to assault again.

Russians attacked Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts

Overnight, Russian troops attacked Zaporizhzhia, reportedly with guided aerial bombs. The attack injured three people, including an 11-year-old girl.

In the afternoon, the occupiers shelled Donetsk Oblast once again. The attack killed two people and wounded ten others.

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