Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply rebuked Vladimir Putin for his “cynical” statements about civilian casualties. Scholz said in parliament on Thursday: “It makes me more than angry when the Russian president repeatedly warns that there could be civilian casualties in an armed conflict,” referring to Putin’s comments on the war between Israel and Hamas. “It couldn’t be more cynical,” Scholz said, pointing out that Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022, had caused a significant number of civilian casualties.
Ukraine, the slogan is Avdiivka: The city is the new front. General Zaluzhnyi visits the troops
Scholz said the European Union must continue to support Ukraine financially in the future, but using additional funds is not a long-term solution.
The Ukrainian parliament has approved the 2024 budget for the first time, which will increase funding for the army and national defense. Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said the government’s priorities next year include accumulating funds for defense and security as well as ensuring social benefits for the population “to bring Ukraine’s victory closer.”
Ukraine said it made a small incremental gain of 400 meters southwest of Verbowe in the Zaporizhia region. Military spokesman Oleksandr Stupun said the push south was still difficult because of Russian minefields and heavily fortified defenses.
Ukraine said its forces continued to come under fire near Kupiansk and Avdiivka on the eastern front. Stupun said that Russian forces “do not stop their attempts to encircle Avdiivka and continue to exert pressure there.”
Following recent damage to underwater infrastructure, NATO is increasing its patrols in the Baltic Sea. “The expanded measures include additional surveillance and reconnaissance flights. “A fleet of four NATO minehunters will also be deployed to the area,” NATO said in a statement. The Balticconnector pipeline connecting Finland and Estonia collapsed earlier this month due to a possible deliberate act of sabotage, officials said. Authorities Both Finland and Estonia are members of NATO and border Russia.
The Finnish Defense Ministry said on Thursday it had blocked three planned real estate transactions with Russian buyers on the grounds that approving the acquisition could affect the defense of Finnish territory.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russia has withdrawn its fighter jets to prevent British military aircraft from entering Russian airspace over the Black Sea. Russia said the British planes turned around after approaching. It is not uncommon for Russian and NATO forces to test each other’s airspace and defenses. In June 2023, the British Ministry of Defense claimed that NATO had shot down RAF aircraft six times in the previous three weeks, intercepting 21 Russian aircraft. An encounter between Russian and British aircraft in September 2022 near the Black Sea resulted in a so-called “near kill.”
A Russian-American journalist has been arrested in Russia for violating foreign agents law, allegedly over her reporting on Russia’s military mobilization for the invasion of Ukraine. Alsu Kurmasheva, editor of the Tatar-Bashkir service of Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty (RFE-RL), was arrested by masked Russian police officers on Wednesday. RFE-RL confirmed her detention on Thursday and said Kurmasheva was charged with failing To as a foreign agent and faces up to five years in prison.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with North Korean leader Kim Jong during his visit to Pyongyang, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Kazakhstan has banned the export to Russia of 106 certain products that could be used for military purposes. Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian presidential office, said: “These are goods that Kazakhstan does not produce. “Russia has tried to acquire Western components through re-export.”
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Zelensky in Mykolaiv to Kherson: Primary protection of the people. Water and gas supplies as well as preparations for the winter were discussed
After a front-line visit to the Kherson region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also visited Mykolaiv. “The most important thing is to protect people, provide social support and protect our infrastructure,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram. During his visit, “the situation regarding the restoration of water and gas supplies in uninhabited settlements, water supply in Mykolaiv and preparations for the heating season” was discussed.
3:19 p.m
UN investigation finds new evidence that Russia committed war crimes and ‘indiscriminate attacks’ in Ukraine
Geneva. A United Nations investigative commission on Ukraine said Friday it had found more evidence that Russian forces in Ukraine had committed “indiscriminate attacks” and war crimes, including rape and the deportation of children to Russia. “The Commission has found new evidence that the Russian authorities have committed violations of international human rights and humanitarian law and crimes in areas under their control in Ukraine,” said a report submitted to the General Assembly presented to the United Nations. list, among other things, attacks in the cities of Uman and Kherson. “The Commission has recently documented attacks on civilian objects such as residential buildings, train stations, shops and a civilian warehouse, which resulted in numerous deaths.” Russia has strongly denied committing atrocities or targeting civilians in Ukraine. The commission said it documented cases of rape “using force or psychological coercion.” “Most of the incidents occurred after the perpetrators broke into the victims’ homes,” it said. “Victims reported armed rape and threats to kill or cause other serious injuries to the victims or their relatives.” The commission added that it documented the transfer of 31 children from Ukraine to Russia last May and “to which The conclusion was that it was an illegal deportation and a war crime.” Moscow has repeatedly denied the forced abduction of the Ukrainian children, saying it transferred children found in orphanages or without parental care to Russia for their safety and placed as many as possible with relatives. The Russian diplomatic mission in Geneva did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the commission’s report. The Commission also found three cases in which Ukrainian authorities committed human rights violations against people accused of collaborating with Russian authorities.
3:15 p.m
Kiev: A third of the humanitarian aid for soldiers has not arrived
Since the beginning of 2023, the receipt of humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainian military has not been confirmed in more than 3,000 cases out of 9,000 confirmed facts. This was reported by the State Customs Service, citing Ukrainska Pravda. The deficiency was discovered after joint inspections by the Department for Combating Smuggling and Violations of Customs Regulations of the State Customs Service and the Internal Audit Department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. “In the nine months of 2023, as a result of joint actions, more than 9,000 movements of humanitarian supplies were controlled to 200 military units. More than 3,000 cases of non-confirmation of receipt of goods have been confirmed,” the customs service reported. The facts were verified by establishing a joint control mechanism for the receipt of humanitarian goods by military units. This mechanism made it possible to exchange information on acknowledgment of receipt of such goods by military units in a timely manner.
1:21 p.m
Gentiloni: Significant support is needed for Ukraine and before the US elections
Milan. “Today’s challenges include making our support for Ukraine clear, and we must do so now, ahead of the polarization of the US election campaign next year, in which one of the two competitors will take a hostile position in the election campaign .” . Paolo Gentiloni, European Union Commissioner for Economic Affairs, said this during his public lecture at the Catholic University of Milan entitled “A leading Europe?” Challenges and opportunities in a changing world. “We need significant support for Ukraine,” Gentiloni noted. “This position could also change the tide in the EU, and we must ensure in these weeks that support for Ukraine remains.”
12:50 p.m
Russian court confirms detention of American journalist Kurmasheva
FLY. A Russian court has commuted the detention of Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva of Radio Liberty, who was arrested in Kazan in recent days, to a prison sentence until October 23.
12:48 p.m
The Kremlin: Biden’s words about Putin as Hamas “unacceptable”
FLY. The words of US President Joe Biden, who equated the policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin with the actions of Hamas, were “unacceptable”. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this.
11:35 a.m
Zelensky: Thank you USA, hate will not destroy freedom
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked White House chief Joe Biden for his “powerful speech” delivered yesterday upon his return from Israel, in which he emphasized US engagement on the two fronts, Ukraine and the Middle East concentrated. “Together,” the Ukrainian leader added in a comment on his X-profile, “we will not allow hate to destroy freedom and we will not allow terrorists to destroy democracy.” “Ukraine is grateful for the United States support. Our common goal is to protect the free way of life of all our nations. The world, especially nations facing aggression and terrorism, look to America to lead in preserving our shared freedom.”
10:45 a.m
Kiev: 1,380 Russian soldiers died in the last 24 hours
Kyiv. Ukrainian forces say they have killed nearly 1,400 Russians in recent fighting. According to Kiev, more than 292,000 Russians have died since the invasion of Ukraine began on February 24 last year. In the bulletin published via Facebook, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stated that there had been “approximately 292,060” total enemy casualties since the beginning of the conflict, 1,380 more than in yesterday’s update. According to Kiev, 5,047 tanks, 7,012 artillery systems, 548 air defense systems, 20 naval units and one submarine have been destroyed since the start of the war. We read that 320 planes, 324 helicopters, 5,326 drones and 1,535 cruise missiles were shot down.
08:00
Putin at the operation headquarters in Rostov
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the headquarters of the Russian army for operations in Ukraine in Rostov-on-Don (south) yesterday, the Kremlin announced today. Putin “on the way back from Perm visited the headquarters of the Russian Armed Forces in Rostov-on-Don” in the Urals, where the Russian leader spent all day yesterday, a Kremlin statement said. During his trip, the Russian president met with the chief of staff and commander of military operations in Ukraine Valery Gerasimov, who, according to the same source, presented him with a report on the status of the Russian offensive. Rostov-on-Don is located near Ukraine and has become an operations center for Russian forces in Ukraine. Putin’s last visit to military headquarters was in August. He also visited the city in March. In June, the city was also the scene of a spectacular mutiny by Wagner’s mercenaries, who briefly took over the army headquarters before ending their rebellion.
07:47
Biden will ask Congress for extraordinary aid for Israel and Ukraine
“Hamas and Putin pose different threats. But they have this in common. Both want to completely destroy a neighboring democracy.” US President Joe Biden said this in his address to the nation in the Oval Office and announced that he would ask Congress for an additional $70 billion to support Ukraine and $14 billion for Israel because it is part of the “national interest” of the USA, what they do is “the indispensable nation”. “As difficult as it is, we cannot give up on peace, we cannot give up on the two-state solution,” Biden added, referring to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “The United States remains committed to ensuring the Palestinians’ right to dignity and self-determination.” “Hamas’ actions do not take that away,” Biden said.
06:30
Explosions in occupied Melitopol The city’s exiled mayor reported it on Telegram
During the night, several explosions occurred in Melitopol, an occupied city in the Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhia: this was announced by the exiled mayor Ivan Fyodorov, as Rbc-Ukraine reported. The loudest explosion was heard in the Aviamistechka area, where the Russians set up their military base at the captured airport, he said.
02:07
Biden: Israel, Ukraine victories are critical for America
The victories of Israel against Hamas and Ukraine against Russia are crucial for America. This is what United States President Joe Biden said in his highly anticipated speech from the Oval Office of the White House on the complicated situation in the Middle East and Ukraine. Hamas like Russian President Vladimir Putin want to destroy the democracies close to them, Biden added.