Kremlin chief Putin has placed the occupied Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia under Russian administration – and signed a law on the illegal annexation of Ukrainian territories.
people live)
- Graves of more than 50 civilians were found in the town of Lyman, recently liberated by Ukrainian troops, according to Ukrainian media. “The Russians dug trenches and forced people suspected of collaborating with the Ukrainian military to collect the bodies of the dead to be reburied,” reports Ukrainian television station Hromadske. It also features photos of the tomb.
- The former Russian, known for her criticism of Russia’s war against Ukraine According to her own statements, TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova escaped house arrest. The 44-year-old man writes via Telegram: “I consider myself completely innocent and as our state refuses to abide by its own laws, since September 30, 2022 I refuse to comply with the coercive measure imposed on me in the form of house arrest to hold, and I’m breaking free of it.”
troop movements
- Russia does not want to give up areas recently liberated by Ukrainian troops and soon bring it back under your control. “They will always belong to Russia,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state news agency TASS. “Let’s consult the population that wants to live with Russia.”
- For the first time, according to information from Kyiv, the Russian army has targets close to the Ukrainian capital attacked with kamikaze drones. “There were six attacks and explosions,” Kyiv region governor Oleksiy Kuleba told Telegram.
diplomacy/strategy
- EU countries have launched an eighth package of sanctions against Russia. As several diplomats from the German Press Agency in Brussels have confirmed, the permanent representatives of member states have approved, among other things, the legal requirements for a price cap on oil imports from Russia supported by the G7 states. The agreement still needs to be confirmed in writing by the capitals of the member states.
- Meanwhile, Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin signed a decree according to which he illegal annexation the occupied parts of the Ukrainian regions of Kherson, Zaporizhia, Luhansk and Donetsk as completed looks at Specifically, he signed the “Laws on the Integration of Regions in the Territory of the Russian State” previously passed by the State Duma and the Federation Council.
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- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, is expected for talks in Kyiv today.. “The need for a nuclear safety zone around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is more urgent than ever,” he wrote in advance on Twitter.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin has tasked the Moscow government with controlling the Ukrainian city occupied by its troops. nationalize the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. “The government is instructed to ensure that the objects for the use of nuclear energy from the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant and other properties necessary for its operation are taken as state property,” the decree said.
- Of Alleged act of sabotage against Nord Stream pipelines According to information from Moscow, the Nord Stream 2 line, preferred by Russia, was spared. “As far as Nord Stream 2 is concerned, according to preliminary assessments, this pipeline is really in technically suitable condition,” said Russian Energy Minister Alexander Nowak. He offers to deliver gas to Europe via this pipeline, as long as Russia is involved in the sabotage investigation.
- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) sees Ukraine as a potential member country. According to OECD secretary-general Mathias Cormann, there should first be talks on accession, and then there should be debate on whether accession negotiations should formally begin.
(Red/APA/Portal/dpa)