Portal:Current events/2022 October 12
October 12, 2022 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Crimean Bridge explosion
- Russia says that it has arrested eight people, five Russians and three people from Ukraine and Armenia, over the Crimea Bridge explosion. (Reuters via Al Arabiya)
- Battle of Donbas
- Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian forces strike a marketplace in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, killing at least seven civilians and injuring eight others. (Reuters)
- Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Foreign aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War
- French President Emmanuel Macron announces that France will send radar and air defense systems to Ukraine "in the coming weeks". (Reuters)
- 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. (Reuters)
- Canada says that it will provide C$47 million in new military aid to Ukraine including artillery rounds, winter clothing, drone cameras, and satellite communications. (Reuters)
- Annexation of southeastern Ukraine by the Russian Federation
- United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/4
- 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. (Al Jazeera)
- United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/4
- Moldova urges its citizens to reduce their use of electricity after Ukraine suspended exports of electricity due to Russian missile attacks damaging critical infrastructure. (Reuters)
- Crimean Bridge explosion
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Right-wing terrorism in Europe
- 2022 Bratislava shooting
- 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. (BBC)
- 2022 Bratislava shooting
- Tigray War
- 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. (BBC)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- An 18-year-old Palestinian is killed and another is injured near Hebron, as Israeli soldiers storm the Al-Arroub refugee camp. (Reuters)
Business and economy
- 2021–present United Kingdom cost of living crisis
- 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. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 South Asian floods
- At least 33 people are killed by heavy flooding in Nepal, primarily in the Karnali Province. (BBC News)
- Eighteen people are killed and others injured after a bus carrying 47 flood survivors bursts into flames in Karachi, Pakistan. (AP)
- Two people are killed and six others are injured after a bus rolls over and catches fire in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. (Fox News)
Health and environment
- Lebanon reports its first death from cholera since 1993 as cases rise to 26. (Al Jazeera)
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. (The Washington Post)
Politics and elections
- 2022 Los Angeles City Council controversy
- Amid increasing pressure over an audio recording where she made racist and denigrating remarks, councilwoman Nury Martinez announces her resignation from the Los Angeles City Council, two days after stepping down from the council presidency. (Los Angeles Times)