According to the Interfax news agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that 50,000 Russian soldiers called up as part of his mobilization campaign are now serving in combat units in Ukraine. Kyiv announced that it had received new air defense systems from the United States, Spain and Norway. Follow the latest developments in the war in Ukraine live.
4:52 p.m .: “The climate cannot be the adaptation variable of the war,” affirms Emmanuel Macron
“The climate cannot be the adaptive variable of the war started by Russia on Ukrainian soil,” French President Emmanuel Macron said at Monday the 7 conference. “We will not sacrifice our climate commitments under Russia’s energy threat,” he added.
4:21 p.m .: Ukraine accuses Russia of looting in Kherson
Ukraine accuses Russia of looting vacant houses in Kherson and filling them with plainclothes soldiers in preparation for urban fighting, which the two countries estimate will be one of the most important battles since the start of the conflict fueled by the Russian invasion was triggered in February.
Russia has in recent days ordered civilians to evacuate Kherson ahead of a Ukrainian attack on the southern Ukrainian city, the only regional capital Russian forces have been able to capture in more than eight months of war. Kherson, which had almost 300,000 inhabitants before the war, has been without water and electricity for 48 hours, report the two camps, which mutually deny responsibility for the situation.
3:31 p.m. Vladimir Putin says 50,000 mobilized are now serving in combat units in Ukraine
According to President Vladimir Putin, 50,000 Russian soldiers called up as part of his mobilization campaign are now serving in combat units in Ukraine, Interfax news agency reported.
The Russian President made it clear that a total of 80,000 mobilized soldiers were “in the military special operation zone” and the rest of the approximately 320,000 called up were in training camps in Russia.
3:19 p.m .: The Ukrainian state takes control of several “strategically important” companies
The Ukrainian state will take control of several companies “of strategic importance” to support the war effort, including hydrocarbons maker Ukrnafta and aircraft maker Motor Sich, the government announced.
“The decision was made to expropriate the assets of strategically important companies and bring them into state ownership,” Secretary of Ukraine’s Security Council Oleksiy told a press conference Danilov.
11:59 a.m.: Ukraine says it has received new air defense systems
Ukraine announced on Monday that it had received new air defense systems from the United States, Spain and Norway to counter Russia’s massive bombing of critical infrastructure.
“NASAMS and Aspide air defense systems have arrived in Ukraine! These weapons will significantly strengthen the Ukrainian army and make our skies safer,” Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov tweeted.
Look who’s there!
NASAMS and Aspide air defense systems have arrived in Ukraine!
These weapons are significantly strengthened #UAArmy and will make our skies safer.
We will continue to shoot down the enemy targets that attack us.
Many thanks to our partners: Norway, Spain and the USA. pic.twitter.com/ozP4eXhgOg— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) November 7, 2022
11.04 a.m .: Moscow does not want to comment on information about possible contacts with Washington
The Kremlin declined to comment on a Wall Street Journal report that Americans had been in contact with Russian officials to avoid an escalation in the Ukraine conflict.
According to the newspaper, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan held talks with advisers to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the feared scenario of a nuclear attack.
“We have nothing to say about this article,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
“I reiterate that while there is some truthful information, the rest is mostly pure speculation,” he added.
The spokesman reiterated that Moscow, which invaded Ukraine on February 24, remains “open” to talks with authorities in Kyiv, but their refusal has blocked negotiations.
09:00: Power outages planned in Kyiv to avoid total blackout
Since October 10, Ukraine’s power system has been severely affected by several Russian strikes targeting energy sites.
Therefore, in order to avoid a total blackout, the national operator Ukrenergo has introduced planned power outages in the capital and in many cities and regions of Ukraine.
All you have to do on the operator’s website is enter your address and the exclusion plan for the week will appear, alternating between districts.
However, planned outages are no longer sufficient to relieve the electrical system. On Saturday, the operator Ukrenergo announced additional restrictions with emergency shutdowns, which were not planned this time.
In winter, the capital’s mayor, Vitali Klitschko, sees “the worst” scenario in the event of new strikes at energy sites: “The one in which there will be no more electricity, water and heating.
Just in case, he announced the preparation of “over a thousand heating points”. “We bought electric generators, stored water and everything necessary for these heating points to accommodate people,” he said.
8:30 am: Kherson without water and electricity after strikes accused by Moscow and Kyiv
After two strikes for which Russians and Ukrainians blame each other, the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine, which is still occupied by the Russian army despite a Ukrainian push, was without power and water on Sunday, as was the Kakhovka Dam damaged in the same area.
This is the first known blackout in Kherson by the Russian army since the start of its offensive in Ukraine on February 24.
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Kherson is the main Ukrainian city captured by Russian forces since February. Ukrainian troops have been approaching for weeks.
Since the beginning of the conflict, the Ukrainian military has very rarely touched the civilian energy infrastructure seized by the Russians, instead targeting the supply lines of the Russian army.
For its part, Russia has in recent weeks destroyed around 40% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure using suicide missiles and drones, causing power and water cuts in many places, including the capital.
With AFP and Portal