Malta hosts Kyiv-backed peace talks – DW – 10/28/2023

Britain’s Ministry of Defence said on Twitter that heavy fighting had ensued around the town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region, but led to no conclusion.

Russia had deployed up to eight brigades in the region, which have possibly suffered some of the highest number of casualties, the update said.

The ministry also said that Russia’s nationalist “mil bloggers,” or military bloggers, had been critical of the military’s tactics in the operation.

Russian forces attacked the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson injuring at least 7 people, local officials said Friday. Three people were admitted to the hospital.

About 10 residential buildings were damaged, according to the head of city administration Roman Mrochko’s Telegram post.

“In the evening the entire city trembled. The enemy targeted the very center of Kherson,” Ukraine’s Emergency Services said on Telegram. The post said two women in their 70s and 80s had been rescued.

A town called Beryslav further north in the Kherson Region was also shelled, wounding one person, said Ukraine’s Suspilne public broadcaster.

Two combat drones were intercepted over the area. It is unclear yet whether the attack was with missiles or drones.

Shelling was also reported in the nearby region of Mykolaiv, where Ukrainian air defense said they intercepted three Ch-59 air-launched guided missiles.