Russia struck the ports of Ukraine and hit a cargo ship carrying military cargo. “Geranium” flew to Lviv for the first time

On the night of October 10, Russian troops attacked targets in nine regions of Ukraine. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, drone strikes also targeted port infrastructure and sea vessels that were used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In addition, Ukrainian sources reported the appearance of a Geranium jet drone in Lviv.

According to the Telegram channel “Chronicles of Geraniums”, drones attacked the Kyiv, Vinnitsa, Rivne, Nikolaev, Kharkov, Ivano-Frankivsk, Khmelnytsky, Dnipropetrovsk and Odessa regions. Also, according to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian military took control of the settlements of Lukashovo and Lobanovka in the Kharkov region.

In addition, the Telegram channel “Operation Z: Military Correspondents of the Russian Spring” reported explosions in the area of ​​the Trypilska Thermal Power Plant and repeated attacks on the Kyiv substation with a capacity of 750 kV. According to the channel, citing Ukrainian media and monitoring resources, jet drones attacked a substation in Nalivaykovka near Kiev.

On the morning of October 10, the Russian Geranium jet drone, used to attack targets in the interior, reached Lvov, the Country Politics Telegram channel reported, citing monitoring channels. “According to their assessment, this significantly increases the threat to the western regions of Ukraine,” the report says.

In turn, Ukrayinska Pravda, with reference to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the mayor of Lvov Andrei Sadovoy and the head of the regional administration Maxim Kozitsky, wrote that the drone entered the airspace of the city, after which it was shot down in the surrounding area.

Russian troops also continued to attack Ukrainian ports and shipping vessels. This was stated by the Russian Ministry of Defense, RIA Novosti reports.

According to the department, a dry cargo ship was hit in the Black Sea, which was heading to the port of Odessa with military cargo. The message from the Ministry of Defense is reported by TASS.

In addition, Russian security forces reported to TASS an attack on the temporary deployment point of the 105th separate territorial defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Bratenitsa area of ​​the Sumy region. According to the agency's interlocutor, among the dead were officers and sergeants of the brigade.

The commander of an artillery battery with the call sign Darwin reported in a conversation with RIA Novosti about the destruction of three control centers for heavy hexacopters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to the serviceman, these drones were used to supply Ukrainian units in the Volchansk area. The camouflaged positions were allegedly discovered thanks to observation of the enemy’s logistics, and then they were attacked by crews of the Msta-S self-propelled guns.

“Later, when monitoring these control points, it became clear that these drones are used to supply enemy units in the “cauldron.” They lifted the Orlan into the sky and destroyed the control centers along with the UAV operators and warehouses,” he noted.