Most of the information on the war between Ukraine and Russia this Monday, October 7.
A 72-year-old American sentenced by Moscow
Accused by Russia of having been a “mercenary» in the service of Ukraine, Stephen Hubbard, a 72-year-old American, was sentenced this Monday to nearly seven years in prison following an express trial, which took place after two years of detention. Investigators said the man, originally from Michigan, was paid $1,000 a month to serve in a Ukrainian territorial defense unit in the eastern city of Izium, where he had lived since 2014. Judge Alexandra Kovalevskaya pronounced a “sentence of 6 years and ten months, to be served in a colony (penitentiary)», during the hearing at the Moscow court. Russian state media said Stephen Hubbard had pleaded guilty.
Ukrainian strikes on oil terminal in Crimea
Kyiv claimed this Monday, October 7, to have targeted during the night “the biggest» oil terminal in Crimea, Ukrainian peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014. «Defense forces carried out a successful strike on an enemy maritime oil terminal last night» which notably served the Russian army in Feodossia, a town in eastern Crimea, leading to a fire, the Ukrainian army general staff said on social networks. The attack on this site, “the largest in Crimea according to the volume of petroleum products processed”, was carried out using “missiles», added the army. Russian occupation authorities in the region reported a fire at an oil depot in Feodossia, without mentioning the Ukrainian attack and while assuring that the incident did not cause any casualties. Around 300 people were evacuated.
Russia says it shot down several Ukrainian drones
Moscow announced that it had neutralized 21 Ukrainian drones overnight from Sunday to Monday. “DAttempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks with aerial drones against sites on Russian territory were prevented“, indicated the Ministry of Defense in a press release. Twelve aircraft were shot down over Crimea and six others over the Kursk region, the scene of a major Ukrainian offensive since the beginning of August, according to the same source. The remaining drones were destroyed in the Belgorod, Bryansk and Voronezh regions bordering Ukraine, the statement added. No casualties or damage were immediately reported.
In Kyiv, Ukraine repels Russian missiles and drones
Ukrainian Air Force says it shot down two hypersonic missiles “Kinzhal» launched by Russia as well as 32 drones, sent during the night from Sunday to Monday on Kyiv. “The attack did not cause major damage or casualtiessaid Serhiy Popko, head of the city’s military administration, citing a preliminary assessment. On the other hand, debris damaged the roof of a building in the west of the city, and the roof of a car in the south of Kyiv. They also fell near a school, as well as in an open area in the central Shevchenkivskyi district, according to Popko’s administration. The Air Force also said a Kinzhal missile hit the area of Starokostyantyniv airfield in Ukraine’s Khmelnytskyi region in a statement released via the Telegram messaging app.
Russia investigates European journalists who came to Ukraine
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced the opening of a new investigation targeting British journalist Catherine Norris Trent, who works for the French television channel France 24, and Swiss journalist Kurt Pelda, correspondent for CH Media, according to an FSB press release. They are accused by the Russian authorities of having “illegally crossed the border of the Russian Federation in the Kursk region“, specifies the press release, an area where the Ukrainian army launched a surprise offensive on August 6. They face up to five years in prison, according to the Russian Criminal Code.
Russian army claims capture of new village near Pokrovsk
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed responsibility for the capture of the village of Grodivka on Monday, the Russian news agency RIA reported. “Thanks to the resolute action of the units of the Center group, the village of Grodivka was liberated“, indicated the Russian Ministry of Defense. It is located about ten kilometers east of Pokrovsk, a logistics hub to which Russian forces have been gradually approaching for weeks.