Cover photo: Smoke rises over the city of Avdiivka on October 13th. ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO / Portal
- Russian forces suffered a series of “setbacks” during their attack on the city of Avdjiivka.in Donetsk Oblast, the Institute for War Research analyzes in its report from Friday, October 13th. According to Andriy Yermak, Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Russia is using “phosphorus weapons” against the cityor the situation is “tense”.
- Its daily report, published on October 14, stated: The Ukrainian General Staff announces that the Russian army “lost” “more than 970” soldiers in a single day on October 13th. Le Monde cannot verify these figures.
- According to the White House, North Korea recently delivered “more than 1,000 containers” of military equipment and ammunition to Russia. This material is being used to “attack Ukrainian cities and kill Ukrainian civilians,” denounced John Kirby, spokesman for the US National Security Council, during an interview with journalists on Friday.
- Ukraine claims responsibility for attacking two Russian naval ships with naval drones. According to Ukrainian media, Ukrainian intelligence services, in cooperation with the naval forces, attacked two Russian ships near Sevastopol, the Buyan and the Pavel Derzhavin, with naval drones called Sea Baby, which have already been used against the Crimean bridge.
- Washington provides evidence of a “deep” relationship between Iran and Russia. On Thursday, the USA handed over to UN member states the wreckage and components of Iranian military drones that Washington said it had recovered in Ukraine.
- Russia is ready to export large quantities of grain, assures Vladimir Putin. The Russian president says his country continues to have “very high potential” for grain exports despite Western sanctions. “Last year, as you know, we had a record and historic harvest of 158 million tonnes. This year it will also be very large, with more than 130 million already,” he said.
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