{"id":217278,"date":"2022-10-13T10:57:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T07:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=217278"},"modified":"2022-10-13T11:06:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T08:06:00","slug":"day-231","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/day-231","title":{"rendered":"Day 231: meeting of Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Ukraine\u2019s advance in south"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ukraine Defense Contact Group meets in Brussels<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels on Wednesday, the Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov said the country\u2019s top priority is to strengthen the air defenses. The Group often referred to as the \u201cRamstein format\u201d in Ukraine unites the country\u2019s allies as they discuss and coordinate military assistance to Ukraine so that it can defend itself against Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ukraine Defense Contact Group made significant progress, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a news conference in Brussels, as quoted by Ukrinform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine needs more air and missile defense systems, including long-range systems, and artillery systems, Austin said. The group also discussed ways to strengthen collective efforts while responding to new challenges, the U.S. Defense Secretary said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia strikes central market of Avdiyivka<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At least seven people were killed, and eight more were wounded as a Russian missile strike hit the central market of Avdiyivka, in Donetsk region on the morning of October 12. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Russians struck the central market where many people were at that time,\u201d head of the Donetsk regional military administration Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Telegram. \u201cSuch attacks have no military logic. They try to kill as many our people as possible and intimidate all the rest. That\u2019s what the Russians are about. As they are unable to stand against the Ukrainian troops, they are waging a war against civilians,\u201d Kyrylenko proceeded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n