The territory of Ukraine has been subjected to regular shelling by the Russian occupation forces for more than 220 days, as a result of which civilians are dying, infrastructure is being destroyed and the environment is being destroyed. Every day more and more of the Ukrainian territories are becoming practically uninhabitable, as are the amounts required for its restoration.
The intelligence and analytical centre Ascolta publishes daily chronicles of hostilities, allowing you to record all the military and humanitarian crimes of the Russian Federation, as well as make them public to the whole world. In this material, we use only official information from the relevant state authorities of Ukraine.
RUSSIAN WAR CRIMES AND HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATIONS IN THE WAR AGAINST UKRAINE
The use of weapons of mass destruction against civilians is a crime against humanity and a vio-lation of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949. By killing civilians, the aggressor’s forces continue to commit crimes against humanity as de-fined by the Statute of the International Military Tribunal and the Rome Statute of the Interna-tional Criminal Court, cynically disregarding all the requirements of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War. According to these norms, deliberate attacks on civilians who are not directly involved in hostilities are equated to war crimes. The taking of civilian hostages is a direct violation of Articles 3 and 34 of the Geneva Convention with regard to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
As of 10.09.2022, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 421 children have died and more than 798 children have been injured. Due to active hostilities in the sunlight, it is not possible to inspect the areas of shelling and destruction.
In Ukraine, 20 civilians were killed in the past day (October 8) due to shelling by the occupiers. In addition, at least 68 Ukrainians were injured. Such data were published in the morning of October 9 by the Deputy Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Tymoshenko.
For 7 months of the war russian occupiers looted almost 40 Ukrainian museums. According to the authorities, this is done with the aim of destroying Ukrainian culture. This was emphasized by the Minister of Culture of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko. According to the official, losses from the theft and destruction of artifacts and historical sites are estimated at hundreds of millions of euros. It is known that Russian troops stole more than 2,000 exhibits from city museums. Among the most valuable items were ancient icons, a unique handwritten Torah scroll, a 200-year-old Bible and more than 200 medals. In addition to museums, historical places important for the culture of Ukraine are also affected – more than 199 objects in 12 regions were damaged. Among them are churches, buildings of historical and cultural significance, monuments, museums and libraries.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine the adversary makes further attempts to hold the temporarily captured territories and to deter Ukrainian counteroffensive on certain axes, and continues offensive actions in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions.
The enemy keeps shelling Ukrainian positions all along the line of contact, continues to reinforce its defensive positions, and conducts aerial reconnaissance. The occupant forces attack civilian infrastructure and residences, thus violating the rules of International Humanitarian Law, and the laws and principles of war.
The threat of air and missile attacks remains high across Ukraine. Thus, during the day of October 9th the occupiers launched 10x missile and 19x air strikes, and conducted more than 90x MLRS attacks.
The enemy kept shelling civilian and military infrastructure on other axes too, namely:
Siverschyna axis: the areas around Popivka, Starykove, Vorozhba, Yanzhulivka, and Myropillya were attacked by enemy mortars and artillery;
Slobozhanschyna axis: the areas of Chervona Zorya, Veterinarne, Strelecha, Mali Prohody, Vovchans’k, Kam’yanka, Dvorichna and Hrynkivka came under enemy mortar, tube and rocket artillery fire;
Kramatorsk axis: russian forces employed tanks, mortars, tube and rocket artillery all along the line of contact, in particular, in the areas around Pershotravneve, Sivers’k, Makiivka, Novoehorivka, Stelmakhivka, Terny, Tors’ke and Zarichne. In addition, railway and a road bridge crossings were blown up by the enemy in the vicinities of Svatove.
Bakhmut axis: tanks, mortars, tube and rocket artillery were used all along the line of contact, in particular, in the areas of the settlements of Rozdolivka, Serebryanka, Bilohorivka, Verkhn’okam’yans’ke, Zaitseve, Krasna Hora, and Soledar. In addition, the occupiers mined the area in the Berestovo region;
Avdiivka axis: tanks, mortars, tube and rocket artillery were used to engage Avdiivka, Kam’yanka, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Pisky, Krasnohorivka, and Maryinka settlements.
More than 20 settlements were damaged by the enemy fire on Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhya axes, including Vuhledar, Novopil, Shakhtars’ke, Mali Shcherbaki, Velyka Novosilka, Malynivka, and Mala Tokmachka.
Pivdennyi Buh axis: the adversary is shelling the areas around 25 settlements all along the contact line. Russian UAVs attacked several targets in the vicinities of Dudchany. In total, the occupiers made up to 30x UAVs flights to conduct aerial reconnaissance.
The current situation in the Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine:
The situation is critical in the russian 127th Rifle Regiment of the so-called 1st Army Corps. The hastily formed regiment, by the decision of the commander of the 49th Army, was immediately transferred to the first line of combat in the Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts. Relatives of mobilized servicemen prepared an appeal to the law enforcement agencies of the russian federation about significant losses and the inaction of the military command. There are long interruptions with water and food in the subdivisions. Military personnel, at best, are equipped with old-fashioned protective equipment, which leads to numerous casualties.
Actions of the Ukrainian troops:
Ukrainian Defence Forces repelled several enemy attacks in the areas of Ozaryanivka, Kam’yanka, Pervomaiske, and Nevelske during the day.
Ukrainian Air Force carried out 24x air strikes over the last day.
20x concentrations of enemy weapons and military equipment, and 4x anti-aircraft missile systems were confirmed hit. In addition, Ukrainian air defence units shot down 1x enemy Su-25 jet, 3x UAVs, and 3x Kh-59 guided cruise missiles over the previous day.
Analysis of events by regions of Ukraine, in the period from 8 to 9 October:
Donetsk and Luhansk Region
On Saturday, October 8, three people were killed and 14 others were injured as a result of shelling of populated areas in the Donetsk region. This was announced by the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko. During the day of Saturday, October 8, the Russians hit the Donetsk region with rockets and “Tochka-U”, inflicting 21 blows on residential areas and infrastructure in 12 settlements. This is reported by the National Police of the Donetsk region. 28 civilian objects were destroyed and damaged – 19 residential buildings, including 5 apartment buildings, shops, garages, civilian cars.
Kharkiv and Region
During the day, the occupiers shelled Vovchansk and other settlements of four districts in the region with artillery. This was announced by the head of the Kharkiv regional military administration Oleh Synegubov.
According to the regional Center for Emergency Medical Assistance, 3 people were hospitalized during the day: a 32-year-old man in Vovchansk, a 59-year-old woman in Dvorichansk community. A 39-year-old man, who was also hospitalized, stepped on the mine in the Derhachi community. The condition of all victims is average. In addition, 633 explosive objects were neutralized in Kharkiv region during the day.
Mykolaiv and Region
After strikes on the territory of the Bashtanka community on October 8, the police documented damage to the premises of the administrative building, an educational institution, a kindergarten, a post office, and a dispensary.
Zaporizhzhia and Region
The Russian occupiers used twenty cruise, aviation and anti-aircraft guided missiles to attack Zaporizhzhia, reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As a result of the night shelling of Zaporizhzhia, 13 people died, including 1 child. 89 people were injured, including 11 children. This was announced by the deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kyrylo Tymoshenko.
Residential apartment building in Zaporizhzhia hit by Russian missile, October 9. In the Zaporizhzhia region, the Russian military shelled 17 settlements over the past day. This is reported by the regional military administration. 23 reports were received about the destruction of civil infrastructure objects as a result of shelling by the Russian occupation forces.
After the Russian shelling, the occupied Energodar still remains without electricity and water. Repeated strikes by the occupiers prevent repairs. On October 9, the mayor of Energodar, Dmytro Orlov, announced this. He noted that the residents of the settlement have been unable to prepare food properly for the third day, and many have run out of water supplies.
Sumy and Region
As a result of enemy fire on Saturday in Sumy region, a local resident was injured. A total of 55 strikes were recorded, said the head of the Sumy regional military administration, Dmytro Zhyvytskyi.
In addition, several premises of agricultural enterprises, a grain dryer, a harvester and a tractor were damaged. A corn field also caught fire. In total, about 10 houses and farm buildings were damaged by shelling.
On October 9, a local resident was killed as a result of the shelling of the Sumy region by a Russian drone, reported Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko.
Dnipro and Region
Russian occupiers shelled the Nikopol district of the Dnipro region last night. On October 9, the head of the regional military administration, Valentyn Reznichenko, announced this. In Nikopol, several private houses, a parking lot, a pharmacy, several shops, a painting workshop and an agricultural enterprise were damaged. Three cars were burned, nine were damaged by shelling. The power line was also cut off.
Several private houses, a solar power plant, industrial and food enterprises were damaged in the Marganets community.
Sources: Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Office of the Prosecutor General, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Internal Affairs, State Emergency Service, National Police, relevant city and town councils and regional state administrations
