Pasechnik: three killed in Luhansk region; Belgorod region reports 111 attacks in a day; part of Donetsk region without power, outages in Crimea
Place: Luhansk, Donetsk, Belgorod regions, CrimeaRegion: Other regions of Russiaautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
Casualty data come only from Russian and Russian-installed authorities; Ukrainian sources in the sample only report power outages in Crimea and do not comment on casualties.
What Russia reports
automatic summary Russian-installed Luhansk head Leonid Pasechnik said three civilians were killed in Ukrainian strikes, including an elderly woman in Sievierodonetsk, and three were injured; air defences downed about 50 aerial targets over the day. The Belgorod governor reported 111 attacks in a day, and TASS reported power cuts in part of Donetsk region after an attack on energy facilities. At the Zaporizhzhia thermal power plant, according to the nuclear plant, repairs will take at least a week. In the daytime drones again attacked Belgorod and an infrastructure facility caught fire, with no casualties according to preliminary data; TASS writes that power cuts in northern Donetsk will last at least until October 23 and water will be supplied on a schedule in four districts of the city.
“В Северодонецке в результате атаки вражеского БПЛА погибла пожилая женщина.”
“Губернатор Белгородской области Александр Шуваев сообщил о 111 атаках с украинской стороны по территории региона за прошедшие сутки.”
“Белгород подвергся атаке БПЛА, произошло возгорание на объекте инфраструктуры”
- В ЛНР из-за ударов ВСУ погибли три мирных жителя — RIA Novosti, 18 October, 12:14
- ВСУ 111 раз за сутки атаковали Белгородскую область — Interfax, 18 October, 08:20
- Возгорание на объекте инфраструктуры произошло во время атаки БПЛА в Белгороде — Interfax, 18 October, 15:34
- Объект инфраструктуры загорелся после атаки БПЛА в Белгородской области — Interfax, 18 October, 08:31
- В ЛНР при атаках ВСУ погибли три человека — TASS (tass.ru, RSS), 18 October, 12:31
- Трое мирных жителей погибли, еще трое ранены в ЛНР в результате ударов ВСУ — Interfax, 18 October, 12:34
- В ЛНР за сутки сбили около 50 воздушных целей — TASS (tass.ru, RSS), 18 October, 12:43
- Ремонт на Запорожской ТЭС займет не менее недели, заявили на станции — RIA Novosti, 18 October, 12:55
- Часть ДНР обесточена из-за атаки ВСУ на энергетику — TASS (tass.ru, RSS), 18 October, 14:30
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary Suspilne, citing the occupation-run Krymenergo, writes that electricity consumption restrictions are in force across Crimea.
“На всій території Республіки Крим діє режим обмеження споживання електроенергії.”
- В окупованому Криму зберігаються перебої з електропостачанням — Suspilne, 18 October, 08:21
What independent sources report
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Confirmation
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