Russian forces begin evacuating thousands of civilians from occupied areas of Kherson Oblast, according to Russian-installed governor Volodymyr Saldo. Ukraine calls on residents to ignore the Russian orders to leave their towns and villages.
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October 19, 2022 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Russian President Vladimir Putin introduces martial law, beginning Thursday at midnight, in the recently annexed territories of Ukraine. Additionally, an "intermediate level of preparedness" is introduced in Crimea and the federal subjects bordering Ukraine.
Prime Minister of the Bahamas Philip Davis says that he is ready to send troops to Haiti as part of a peacekeeping force if asked to do so by the Caribbean Community.
Three staff members and five visitors are killed by two bomb explosions inside Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar. Ten others are injured.
Arts and culture
Business and economy
Inflation in the United Kingdom rises to 10.1%, the highest recorded level since 1982, amid a cost of living crisis and sharp increases in food prices, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Belarus says that it is unable to pay off its debt because of international sanctions imposed due to its role in the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Disasters and accidents
Three Venezuelan migrants are killed and five others are injured in a van accident on a highway in Chiapas, Mexico.
Health and environment
The Indonesian Health Ministry announces that 99 children have died this year due to acute kidney injury with the deaths being linked to paracetamol syrups used to treat fevers.
Law and crime
A court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia sentences opposition figure Sam Rainsy to life in prison for "attempting to concede territory to a foreign entity". The sentence was delivered in absentia because Rainsy has been living in exile in France since 2015.
Politics and elections
The Congress of Tabasco votes to legalize same-sex marriage.
Sports
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