Portal:Current events/2022 October 12
October 12, 2022 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022 Crimean Bridge explosion
- Russia says that it has arrested eight people; five Russians and three from Ukraine and Armenia over the Crimea Bridge explosion. (Al Arabiya)
- War crimes in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 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
- Moldova urges its citizens to decrease the use of electricity after Ukraine halted exports due to Russian missile attacks hitting critical infrastructure. (Reuters)
- 2022 Crimean Bridge explosion
- France-Ukraine relations
- French Preisdent Emmanuel Macron promised to send radar and air defense systems to Ukraine 'in the coming weeks.' (Reuters)
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 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
- The economy of the United Kingdom shrinks 0.3% in August from July, according to the Office of National Statistics as the cost of living crisis hits different industries. (The Guardian)
Disasters and accidents
- 2022 South Asian floods
- At least 33 people are killed by heavy flooding in Nepal, with Karnali Province being the most affected. (BBC News)
Sports
- World Cup
- The World cup is just around the corner, and for the first time in decades Wales has qualified, For more information Visit -
(Welsh sports news)