The services of Ukraine's leading mobile operator Kyivstar were crippled by a “powerful” computer hack on Tuesday, the group said in a statement. Volodymyr Zelensky, who will meet his American counterpart Joe Biden, will visit Congress, which is currently blocking a new aid package for Ukraine. Follow the latest information.
3:19 p.m
SELENSKI IN WASHINGTON
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived at the American Congress on Tuesday, where very bitter negotiations were taking place over the fate of a new aid package for Ukraine.
The powerful institution stumbled last week over a $61 billion component for Kiev that US President Joe Biden had demanded.
2:15 p.m
AFTER THE “HACKING” OF ITS SERVICES, THE COUNTRY’S LEADING MOBILE OPERATOR ANNOUNCES AN “ACT OF WAR.”
Ukraine's first mobile operator Kyivstar condemned an “act of war” by Russia after the massive cyberattack that crippled its network and “partially destroyed” its IT infrastructure on Tuesday. “This is a war that is taking place not only on the battlefield, but also in virtual space, and unfortunately we are affected by this war,” the group's CEO Oleksandr Komarov said on national television.
Ukraine announced on Tuesday afternoon that it had opened an investigation into the matter. She suspects Russia of carrying out this cyber attack.
12:22
SERVICES OF THE LEADING UKRAINIAN MOBILE OPERATOR ARE CRALYZED AFTER “HACKING”.
The services of Ukraine's leading mobile operator Kyivstar were crippled by a “powerful” computer attack on Tuesday, the group said in a news release, as Ukraine regularly says it is the target of Russian hackers.
“This morning we were the target of a powerful hacker attack. A technical error occurred that caused our mobile communications and internet access services to be temporarily unavailable,” Kyivstar said on Facebook.
11:37
LCI ON SITE IN UKRAINE
Our reporters were able to meet Ukrainian soldiers who continue to fight against the Russian army despite the freezing cold currently prevailing in the region.
LCI on site: A second winter on the front in UkraineSource: TF1 Info
11:30 a.m
POLAND CALLS FOR “FULL MOBILIZATION” FOR UKRAINE FROM THE WORLD
Polish Prime Minister-elect Donald Tusk called on the world for a “total mobilization” in favor of Ukraine in the face of the Russian offensive in his keynote speech before a confidence vote in parliament.
“We will demand loud and clear a total mobilization of the free world, the West, on behalf of Ukraine in this war. There is no alternative,” he explained.
10:25
RUSSIA BELIEVES ANY NEW US AID TO UKRAINE WOULD BE A “FISCO”
Any new American aid to Ukraine will be a “fiasco,” the Kremlin estimated on Tuesday, hours before a meeting between Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington. “The tens of billions of dollars injected into Ukraine have not helped it succeed on the battlefield,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. “And the tens of billions of dollars that Ukraine wants to inject additionally will be doomed to the same fiasco.”
10:04
RUSSIA CALLS FOR MAJOR ADVANCES IN SOUTHERN UKRAINE
The Russian army claimed this Tuesday to have advanced “significantly” in the south of Ukraine, in the Zaporizhzhia region, said Moscow-appointed governor Yevgeny Balitsky. “The situation is constantly tense, but our guys not only continue to hold the defense, but also gradually advance,” he said, assuring that the Ukrainian armed forces had suffered “significant losses.”
After the failure of the major Ukrainian counteroffensive in the summer, Russian forces are stepping up their attacks across the front. For its part, the Ukrainian General Staff said in its daily report that it had repelled attacks by the Kremlin army in the Novopokrovka area, a village northeast of Robotyne. This location was captured in August by Ukrainian forces who were unsuccessfully hoping for a breakthrough south and the Sea of Azov.
08:14
As a result of the war, Ukraine lost 20% of its scientific capacity
A new study published in the journal Humanities & Social Sciences Communications shows that research activity among Ukrainian scientists has fallen by 20% since the start of the war in February 2022. Around 2,500 scientists responded to the questionnaire given to them on this question.
Around 18.5% of respondents fled the conflict. A figure that is very close to the general emigration rate of the Ukrainian refugee population in Europe, namely eight million people according to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the study highlights. Most of these researchers were based at European academic institutions – many of them in Germany and Poland – but on precarious contracts that rarely lasted longer than a year (only 14% of cases).
07:32
ZELENSKY IS VISITING WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON
Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with US President Joe Biden and several US officials in Washington this Tuesday. “America’s commitment to supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression is unwavering,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday as the Ukrainian leader arrived in the capital. This Tuesday, in addition to Joe Biden, Volodymyr Zelensky will also speak with Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell, the Democratic leader and the Republican leader in the Senate, respectively.
After a speech to all senators, he will meet primarily with the president of the other chamber of Congress, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson. A crucial moment, because the latter has to deal with the most Trumpist fringe of his party, which is blocking the allocation of new funds to Ukraine in the House of Representatives.
07:23
WELCOME
Welcome everyone to this live stream dedicated to news about the war in Ukraine.
“We hope to be able to count on you”: the Ukrainian president launched a new appeal from Washington on Monday for the release of an envelope for his country in the war, which was widely discussed in the American Congress. The United States has been Kiev's largest military backer since Russia's invasion in February 2022. But Democratic President Joe Biden's promise to continue financial support for Ukraine is in serious jeopardy.
The U.S. Congress failed last week to pass a portion of more than $61 billion. These assets are crucial for Ukraine, whose summer counteroffensive failed to produce the territorial gains it had hoped for.
With his visit to Washington, Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to increase the pressure on the American ally. Any delay in aid to Ukraine would be a “dream come true” for Russian President Vladimir Putin, he said during a speech in the American capital.
Tuesday will be the most important day of his trip. This morning Volodymyr Zelensky will go to the American Congress, which has pledged more than $110 billion since the start of the Russian invasion, but has not voted for a new envelope since December last year. The powerful institution is in very tense negotiations over the approval of new funds. The Democrats are for it, the Republicans are not exactly against it, but in return for their vote they are demanding major changes to US migration policy. At this point the discussions come to a standstill.
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