Russian forces strike a marketplace in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, killing at least seven civilians and injuring eight others.
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October 12, 2022 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
An 18-year-old Palestinian is killed and another is injured near Hebron, as Israeli soldiers storm the Al-Arroub refugee camp.
French President Emmanuel Macron announces that France will send radar and air defense systems to Ukraine "in the coming weeks".
The United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning Russia's "attempted illegal annexation" of Ukrainian territory. Only Belarus, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia and Syria voted against the resolution.
Moldova urges its citizens to reduce their use of electricity after Ukraine suspended exports of electricity due to Russian missile attacks damaging critical infrastructure.
The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence announces that it will donate AMRAAM air-to-air missiles to Ukraine in the coming weeks. The missiles are capable of intercepting cruise missiles. A further 18 howitzers will also be donated to the Ukrainian military.
Fighting between the Eritrean Defence Forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front is reported in Adigrat, Rama, Sheraro, and Zalambessa as Eritrea intensifies military mobilisation.
Two people are killed and another is injured as a gunman opens fire outside an LGBT venue in Bratislava, Slovakia. The perpetrator, who has committed suicide after the attack, is identified as a far-right extremist.
Russia says that it has arrested eight people, five Russians and three people from Ukraine and Armenia, over the Crimea Bridge explosion.
Business and economy
According to the Office of National Statistics, the economy of the United Kingdom shrank 0.3% in August, as the cost of living crisis continues to affect many industries.
Disasters and accidents
Two people are killed and six others are injured after a bus rolls over and catches fire in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States.
Eighteen people are killed and others injured after a bus carrying 47 flood survivors bursts into flames in Karachi, Pakistan.
Health and environment
Law and crime
Two police officers are killed and another is wounded during an ambush in Bristol, Connecticut, United States. The perpetrator is killed after the shooting.
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