Ukraine in flames; "The missiles are coming"; Kyiv acknowledged

Early this morning, explosions also resounded in the hometown of the Ukrainian president, Kryvyi Rih, and local residents were warned that "missiles are coming".
Also, air raid sirens sounded this morning in more than half of Ukraine's regions: in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Odesa regions.
Sirens sounded last night due to an air attack on Kirovograd, Cherkasy, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv and Kyiv regions, as well as in the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, according to Tass.

Russians kidnapped two? EPA-EFE MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES HANDOUT/Zaporoje

The Ukrainian state company for nuclear energy, Energoatom, today accused Russia of kidnapping two senior officials of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Footage of the interception of a Russian missile

Ukrainian air-defenses intercepted one of the cruise missiles of Russia over Kyiv pic.twitter.com/IP71pegq3x

— Giorgi Revishvili (@revishvilig) October 18, 2022

Video footage of the attack on the Dnipro

A large clouds of smoke rising after Russian attacks on Dnipro pic.twitter.com/p5Fv0c3APJ

— Giorgi Revishvili (@revishvilig) October 18, 2022

Foto: EPA-EFE/GIAN EHRENZELLER

The Ukrainian president called on his troops to take as many Russian prisoners as possible and said that this would facilitate the release of Ukrainian soldiers held by Russia.

Ukrainian troops in the Donbas region have slowed down

Ukrainian troops in the Donbas region have slowed after weeks of regaining territory from Russian forces.
Russian reinforcements have rushed to the front line in recent days, attempting a counterattack to break Ukraines momentum. https://t.co/uoNIQhtrZ0

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