Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 242

Because the Russia-Ukraine struggle enters its 242nd day, we check out the primary developments.

Firefighters work to place out a fireplace at power infrastructure services broken by a Russian missile assault, in Rivne area, Ukraine October 22, 2022 [State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via Reuters]

Right here is the state of affairs because it stands on Sunday, October 23.

Combating

• Russian-installed authorities in occupied Kherson have urged residents to depart “instantly” amid combating with Ukrainian forces.
• Russia says its forces prevented an try by Ukraine to interrupt by its line of management within the Kherson area, the place it anticipates a wider Ukrainian counteroffensive.
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned Russia’s assaults on infrastructure had been on a “very large” scale and pledged that his army would enhance on an already good report of downing missiles with assist from its companions.
• Presidential adviser Kyrylo Tymoshenko mentioned greater than 1,000,000 folks had been with out energy. Components of Kyiv suffered energy cuts into the night, and a metropolis official warned assaults might go away Ukraine’s capital with out energy and warmth for “a number of days or even weeks”.
• A former proprietor of a prestigious plane engine builder Motor Sich in central Ukraine, Vyacheslav Boguslaev, has been detained on treason expenses, Ukrainian media reported, quoting safety sources.

Members of the Russian Emergencies Ministry carry an aged girl evacuated from the Russian-controlled metropolis of Kherson, within the city of Oleshky, Kherson area October 22, 2022 [Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters]

Diplomacy

• The Group of Seven industrial powers condemned Russia’s kidnapping of Ukrainian managers on the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant and known as for the quick return of full management of the plant to Ukraine.
• Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida denounced Moscow’s feedback concerning the doable use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, saying using nuclear weapons was a “severe risk” to the peace and safety of the worldwide neighborhood.
• Iran strongly condemned a name by Britain, France and Germany for a United Nations probe of accusations that Russia has used Iranian-origin drones to assault Ukraine.