Ukraine shoots down Russian bomber in Donetsk

kyiv, ukraine — 

Ukrainian forces said they changeable down a Russian combatant level Saturday portion Russia claimed it made gains successful Ukraine’s east.

The Russian bomber was changeable down adjacent the metropolis of Kostiantynivka successful the Donetsk province, caput of the Kostiantynivka Military Administration Serhiy Horbunov was quoted arsenic saying by Ukraine’s nationalist broadcaster, Suspilne. Photos showed charred remains of an craft aft it landed connected a location that caught fire.

Also successful the partially occupied Donetsk province, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed Saturday that it had taken power of the colony of Zhelanne Druhe.

If confirmed, the seizure would travel 3 days aft Ukrainian forces said they were withdrawing from the front-line municipality of Vuhledar, immoderate 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Zhelanne Druhe, pursuing a hard-fought two-year defense.

Although improbable to alteration the people of the war, the nonaccomplishment of Vuhledar is indicative of Kyiv’s worsening position, successful portion the effect of Washington's refusal to assistance Ukraine support to onslaught targets heavy wrong Russian territory and preventing Kyiv from degrading Moscow’s capabilities.

Zelenskyy to contiguous triumph program to allies

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that helium volition contiguous his “victory plan” astatine the Oct. 12 gathering of the Ramstein radical of nations that supplies arms to Ukraine.

“We volition contiguous the triumph program — clear, factual steps towards a conscionable extremity to the war. The determination of our partners and the strengthening of Ukraine are what tin halt Russian aggression,” helium wrote connected X, adding that the 25th Ramstein gathering would beryllium the archetypal to instrumentality spot astatine the leaders’ level.

Zelenskyy presented his program to U.S. President Joe Biden successful Washington past week. Its contents person not been made nationalist but it is known that the program includes Ukraine’s rank successful NATO and the proviso of long-range missiles to onslaught wrong Russia.

Russia shells confederate Ukraine

Meanwhile, 2 radical died successful Russian shelling successful Ukraine’s confederate Zaporizhzhia region, determination Governor Ivan Fedorov said.

Ukraine’s aerial unit said Russia had launched 3 guided missiles and 13 onslaught drones astatine Ukraine overnight into Saturday. It said the missiles were intercepted, 3 drones were changeable down implicit the Odesa portion and 10 others were lost.

Nine radical were wounded erstwhile a Ukrainian drone struck a rider autobus successful the metropolis of Horlivka successful the partially occupied Donetsk region, the city’s Russian-installed Mayor Ivan Prikhodko said.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said Saturday that aerial defenses changeable down 10 Ukrainian drones overnight successful 3 borderline regions, including 7 implicit the Belgorod region, 2 implicit the Kursk region, and 1 implicit the Voronezh region.