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MK broadcasts events related to a special operation in Ukraine, October 13, 2022. 232nd day. The United States assesses the risks of being drawn into the Ukrainian conflict together with NATO as “high”. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on referendums in the DLR, LLR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, which it refused to recognize as part of Russia. Six explosions rocked the center of Belgorod on Wednesday. Explosions occurred in critical infrastructure facilities in the Kyiv region. Read online the previous day of the special operation here.
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10:15Putin noted the existence of a real threat of famine and large-scale earthquakes. They can arise against the background of fluctuations in energy and food prices in the world.
10:10The movement of electric trains over the Crimean bridge has been restored. Trains will run according to an “improved” weekend timetable. This is necessary to relieve pressure on the ferry crossing.
9:55 The Pentagon noted that the West will not be able to quickly transfer air defense systems to Ukraine. The reason is their lack.
9:47 The DPR announced the liberation of Opytnoye and Ivangrad settlements towards Artemovsk.
9:42VGTRK military commander Alexander Sladkov spoke about how the situation in Donbas is developing. According to him, the Russian army has created a stable defense system in all directions at the moment. The initiative is gradually shifting to Russian troops. “Now at the front, Ukrainians are rushing like mice in a barn,” he said.
9:36The mayor of Lviv, Andriy Sadovoy, called on the city's residents to equip their homes with heating points using wood stoves . He also noted that it is worth maintaining a constant supply of water.
9:32Vladimir Putin at VI. summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia, said it is necessary to remove barriers to global supply chains. According to him, Moscow, for its part, “makes every effort to provide critical products to countries in need.”
9:26British authorities will hand over medium-range AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles to Ukraine. According to Sky News, they are capable of shooting down cruise missiles.
9:20Alexander Lukashenko said that the West failed to function as a guarantor of stability in the world after the collapse of the USSR. According to him, the West's practice of organizing coups in other countries and sanctions carries the risks of a third world war.
9:16Zelenskyy instructed the government of Ukraine to consider canceling the visa-free regime with Belarus. It was raised in an electronic petition.
9:06Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at the summit in Astana that Turkey aims to “reach a ceasefire” in Ukraine as soon as possible.
Vladimir Putin said that the regime in Kiev has been using terrorist methods for a long time. He publishes his activities on the Internet, and when he realizes a mistake, he deletes it, the president of the Russian Federation said. He also said that Russia will not act contrary to common sense “to pay for someone else's well-being at its own expense.” “We will not supply energy resources to those countries that limit their prices,” Putin said.
Vladimir Zelenskiy asked international partners for additional loans to restore energy infrastructure.
NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg summarized the results of the meeting with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov in Brussels and said that the member countries of the alliance are strengthening their support for Ukraine. He added that Kyiv must win the conflict with Moscow.
Chairman of the ICR Alexander Bastrykin held an operational meeting in Simferopol on the progress of the criminal investigation into the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge. As part of the case, 12 persons were identified who are directly related to the commission of a terrorist act. “The evidence obtained so far indicates that the terrorist act was organized by the special services of Ukraine,” he emphasized.
It was reported that the Russian army broke through the Ukrainian defenses of Bakhmut.