Russian Army manpower losses as of October 24: 295, 510
Children killed (according to the Prosecutor General Office of Ukraine): 508
Full fire control over Russian-occupied Crimea is ‘a matter of time’ – Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s current long-range capabilities are not capable of providing full fire control over Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during the second Crimean Platform parliamentary summit in Prague. "There is no security base and no reliable logistic route for Russian terrorists in occupied Crimea and on the occupied parts of the Black Sea and Azov coasts,” he explained. “So far we have not achieved full fire control over Crimea and the adjacent waters. But it will happen. It is only a matter of time.”
Ukraine will strike Russian fleet in occupied Abkhazia – Zelenskyy
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, has confirmed that Ukraine will be landing strikes on the Russian fleet in Abkhazia, the occupied territory of Georgia. Talking about Ukraine’s steps towards the liberation of the Crimean Peninsula, Zelenskyy remarked that the Russian military fleet "is no longer able to operate in the western part of the Black Sea and is gradually retreating from Crimea".
Ukraine and German defense concern Rheinmetall set up a joint venture
The company was registered on October 18. It will maintain and repair equipment supplied to Ukraine by its partners. This was announced by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal. The company will also localize the production of leading Rheinmetall equipment.
Ukraine's Parliament to research foreign experience of holding elections in wartime
Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ukraine’s Parliament, appealed to the parliaments of other countries to help in research of holding elections during a war. According to Stefanchuk, in order to hold elections during the war, it is necessary to solve "five or six" very important problems, the first of which is how to ensure the right of Ukrainian servicemen to vote and be elected into civilian offices.
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