Update on the situation this Tuesday, October 24th, at 9 p.m.
- The Institute for War Research confirms Russian advances near Avdiivka
“Russian forces conducted offensive operations and confirmed their advance northeast of Avdiivka,” the institute confirmed for the study of war. The American think tank relied on geolocated images published on October 23rd.
- Israel’s support will not affect aid to Ukraine, assures Olaf Scholz
“We support Ukraine economically, financially, with humanitarian aid, but also with weapons. This support is in no way compromised by the fact that we have reached out to Israel and the Middle East with the greatest compassion and concern since the terrible morning hours of October 7th,” said the German Chancellor during a German-Ukrainian Economic Forum in Berlin.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes Ukraine’s accession to the European Union a top priority
The Ukrainian president took part in the weekly meeting of the European Commission via video conference on Tuesday. On this occasion, he reiterated that preparing Ukraine’s accession negotiations to the EU is an “absolute priority” for his country.
The European Union paid 1.5 billion euros to Ukrainee
The European Commission announced that it had paid Ukraine additional aid worth 1.5 billion euros. “Our support to Ukraine so far amounts to almost 83 billion euros,” she wrote in a message published on X (formerly Twitter).
- Finland: Baltic Sea gas pipeline damaged by ship anchor
Investigators from Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) say they have found a lost anchor on the seabed where the gas pipe and two telecommunications cables were broken, and now want to find out whether the anchor actually belongs to a cargo ship – Chinese containers. the Newnew Polar Bear under the Hong Kong flag.
- Death of Vladimir Nekrasov, CEO of Lukoil
The oil company Lukoil announced the death of its CEO Vladimir Nekrasov. He was 66 years old. According to doctors’ preliminary conclusions, he died of acute heart failure. The Telegram Baza channel reported that he died at his home in Moscow.
- Ukraine is setting up a joint venture with the German arms company Rheinmetall
It will be responsible for maintaining and repairing Western weapons sent to Ukraine. As Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Chmyhal announced during the German-Ukrainian Economic Forum in Berlin, the company must participate in the local production of certain equipment manufactured by Rheinmetall.