New phase in Kherson region, Sholtz unexpectedly reforming the EU: October 16 and solutions to win

Key events

Ukrainian army's successes

📌 According to the General Staff, the occupiers have begun the evacuation of "state institutions" in the Kherson region.

📌 The logistics of the russian military are in critical condition due to the damage to the Crimean bridge. "Almost 75% of supplies passed through the Crimean bridge. Currently, due to the wind, it is impossible to make connections between points across the strait," explained Nataliya Humenyuk, spokeswoman for the "South" OC.

📌 russia probably cannot produce missiles at the rate at which they are consumed, British intelligence reports. On October 10, the Russian army fired more than 80 missiles at Ukraine: "these attacks indicate the further deterioration of russia's long-range missile stocks."

📌 russia failed to overcome the dependence of the army on Western technologies – Bloomberg came to this conclusion after analyzing the results of the "import substitution" campaign. Specialists expect the degradation of Russian equipment under sanctions, the article says.

📌 Mykolaiv region. The enemy attacked the area from the Bastion coastal missile complex. No losses. There were also mortar strikes, shelling of communities. There is one victim.

📌 Another terrible discovery: tortured civilians were found in the de-occupied parts of Kharkiv region and Donetsk region. In Kozachya Lopan, law enforcement officers found the bodies of two men with traces of torture and violent death. At the same time, six more bodies of dead residents killed by the Russians during the occupation were found in Liman.

📌 Photo of school occupiers crushed by shelling in Pologiv district of Zaporizhzhya region was published by the head of OVA Oleksandr Starukh. ⬆️

Solutions to win

💡 The Government of Romania will transfer 400,000 dollars to the NATO trust fund to strengthen the defense and stability of Ukraine.

💡 France will train about two thousand Ukrainian soldiers. France will also supply Crotale air defense systems to Ukraine. They will be especially useful in the fight against drones and aerial bombardment.

💡 German Chancellor Scholz called for reforming and expanding the European Union, as well as abolishing the principle of unanimity in decision-making. He supported Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia on the way to joining the EU.

💡 Elon Musk chose the side of light: the billionaire said that his satellite company Starlink would continue to finance communications for Ukraine for free.