Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 963

Here is the situation on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.

Fighting

At least one person was killed and 11 injured, some of them seriously, in a Russian air attack on Ukraine’s southern region of Mykolaiv, said Mykolaiv Governor Vitaliy Kim.
In the most recent Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Odesa port in the Black Sea, one person was killed and eight were hurt. A grain storage facility and two civilian vessels suffered damage as well.
The Interfax news agency reported that the tiny village of Levadne in the Zaporizhia region of southeast Ukraine had been under Russian control by the Ministry of Defense. There was no comment from Ukraine.
As Russian troops attempted to cross their lines in the Kursk region for the fifth day straight, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that Ukraine’s forces had been counterattacking and had remained firm.

Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, called for a new international security system to prevent future instances of armed aggression, as he spoke at an online conference on securing peace following Russia’s invasion. According to Yermak, the conference featured representatives from 66 nations and various international organizations.
Mark Rutte, the alliance’s secretary-general, stated that the alliance would continue to support Kyiv without being constrained by Russian threats. Rutte addressed the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU), which will eventually coordinate the German-based organization’s assistance to Kyiv, during his first visit as NATO chief.
After a Moscow court found French researcher Laurent Vinatier guilty of breaking Russia’s “foreign agent” laws and given a three-year prison sentence, France demanded his immediate release. Vinatier was taken into custody shortly after French President Emmanuel Macron called for a more stern stance on the Ukrainian conflict.

Iran’s deputy defense minister, senior Revolutionary Guard members, and three airlines were subject to sanctions by the European Union for allegedly providing Russia with drones, missiles, and other equipment for its conflict with Ukraine. Andrii Sybiha, the Ukrainian minister of foreign affairs, welcomed the move.
According to Zelenskyy, Ukraine has already provided 1 million drones to the front line.

Source: Aljazeera