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MK broadcasts events related to the special operation in Ukraine on October 13, 2022. The 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 DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, where they refused to recognize them as part of Russia. On Wednesday, six explosions sounded in the center of Belgorod. In the Kiev region, explosions occurred at critical infrastructure facilities. Read online the previous day of the special operation here.
Photo: Donetsk News Agency
10:15 Putin noted the existence of a real threat of famine and large-scale upheavals. They may arise against the background of volatility in energy and food prices in the world.
10:10 The movement of electric trains across the Crimean Bridge was resumed. The trains will run on an “enhanced” weekend schedule. This is necessary in order to relieve the load from 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 shortage.
9:47 The DPR announced the liberation of the settlements of Opytne and Ivangrad in the Artemivsk direction.
9:42 The military commander of VGTRK Alexander Sladkov told about how the situation in the Donbass is developing. According to him, at the moment the Russian military has created a stable defense system in all directions. The initiative is gradually being transferred to the Russian troops. “Now Ukrainians are rushing at the front like mice in a barn,” he said.
9:36 The mayor of Lviv, Andrei Sadovoy, called on residents of the city to equip heating points in their homes with the help of wood-burning stoves. He also noted that it is worth keeping a constant supply of water.
9:32 Vladimir Putin said at the VI summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia that barriers to global supply chains must be eliminated. According to him, Moscow, for its part, “is making every effort to provide critical products to countries in need of it.”
9:26 The British authorities will transfer AIM-120 AMRAAM medium-range missiles to Ukraine. According to Sky News, they are capable of shooting down cruise missiles.
9:20 Alexander Lukashenko said that the West failed to fulfill the function of a guarantor of stability in the world after the collapse of the USSR. According to him, the practice of the West to organize coups in other countries and sanctions carries the risks of a Third World War.
9:16 Zelensky instructed the government of Ukraine to consider the abolition of the visa-free regime with Belarus. It was raised in an electronic petition.
9:06 Recep Erdogan said at the Astana summit that Turkey’s goal is to “achieve a truce as soon as possible” in Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin said that the regime in Kiev has been using terrorist methods for a long time. He puts his activities on the Internet, and then, realizing the mistake, wipes, said the President of the Russian Federation. He also said that Russia will not act contrary to common sense, “at its own expense to pay for someone else’s well-being.” “We will not supply energy resources to those countries that will limit their prices,” Putin said.
Vladimir Zelensky has requested additional loans from international partners for the restoration of energy infrastructure.
NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg, summing up the talks with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov in Brussels, said that the member countries of the alliance are strengthening support for Ukraine. He added that Kiev must win the conflict with Moscow.
Chairman of the TFR Alexander Bastrykin held an operational meeting in Simferopol on the progress of the criminal investigation into the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge. Within the framework of the case, 12 persons have been identified who are directly related to the commission of a terrorist act. “The evidence received at the moment indicates that the terrorist act was organized by the special services of Ukraine,” he stressed.
It was reported that the Russian army broke through the Ukrainian defense of Bakhmut.