“In the information space, there is still a certain decrease in the number of news coming from the frontlines. There are fewer reports than for example at the beginning of the fall. But this does not mean that the intensity of the fighting has decreased,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly address Tuesday. In the last few months, Ukraine launched successful counteroffensives in both the east of the country, around Kharkiv and southward toward Donetsk, as well as in the southern Kherson region, and made sizeable gains in the east in particular. Ukrainian soldiers of an artillery unit fire toward Russian positions outside Bakhmut on Nov. 8, 2022. Bulent Kilic | AFP | Getty Images In recent weeks, however, the fighting appears to have entered a period of stalemate with neither side making any dramatic advances. Nonetheless, fighting remains intense around the Bakhmut and Avdiivka areas of Donetsk, a factor touched upon by Zelenskyy last night. “The situation is difficult on the entire front. Fierce positional battles continue in some areas, as before. And it is especially difficult in Donetsk region, as before. The occupiers are suffering extremely large-scale losses, but their order to move to the administrative border of Donetsk region has not changed. We are not surrendering a single centimeter of our land there,” he said. In the partially occupied Kherson region in southern Ukraine, Zelenskyy said “we strengthen our positions, break Russian logistics, and consistently destroy the enemy’s potential to keep the south of our country under occupation” while in the east of the country “step by step we are moving towards the return of the Ukrainian flag to all our cities and communities. We are also actively strengthening the border.” — Holly Ellyatt
Damaged Crimean bridge unlikely to be fully operational until Sept. 2023, UK says
Russian efforts to repair the Crimean Bridge — which links mainland Russia to the Ukrainian peninsula Moscow illegally annexed in 2014 — continues, “but it is unlikely to be fully operational until at least September 2023,” according to Britain’s Ministry of Defense. The bridge, a source of pride for Moscow, was partially damaged in early October following an explosion that Russia blamed on Ukraine, although Kyiv did not claim responsibility for the attack. Two road spans of the bridge were severely damaged, partially collapsing into the Kerch Strait below. The railway span was damaged by fire. Black smoke billows from a fire on the Kerch bridge that links Crimea to Russia, after a truck exploded, near Kerch, on Oct. 8, 2022. – | Afp | Getty Images The U.K. defense ministry noted that, on Nov.8, the road bridge was due to be closed to allow the movement and installation of a replacement 64-meter span, and that three more spans will be required to replace the damaged road sections of the bridge. Repairs are likely to take longer than expected, however. “Although Crimean officials have claimed these additional spans will be in place by 20 December, a briefing provided to President Putin added that works to the other carriageway would cause disruption to road traffic until March 2023,” the ministry said on Twitter. “Replacement of the damaged rail bridge has been contracted for completion by September 2023, although Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister stated the repair timeline would be expedited,” it noted. With only track open, rail transport remains restricted and repair activity will be heavily dependent on weather conditions during the winter. This picture taken on October 13, 2022 shows workers restoring damaged parts of the Kerch Bridge that links Crimea to Russia, which was hit by a blast on October 8, 2022. Stringer | Afp | Getty Images “The Crimean bridge attack has disrupted Russian logistics supplies for Crimea and southern Ukraine, reducing Russia’s ability to move military equipment and troops into the area by rail or road,” the ministry noted. The damage to the bridge, coupled with the recent attack on the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol and the probable withdrawal from Kherson in southern Ukraine, “all complicate the Russian government’s ability to paint a picture of military success,” the ministry said. — Holly Ellyatt
Backlog of 80 ships waiting to transport agricultural goods from Ukraine
Ships, including those carrying grain from Ukraine and awaiting inspections are seen anchored off the Istanbul coastline on October 14, 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey. Chris Mcgrath | Getty Images The organization overseeing the export of Ukrainian agriculture products said there is a backlog of 80 vessels waiting to be loaded with cargo. The U.N.-led Joint Coordination Center also said that about 13 loaded vessels are waiting for inspection in Turkish territorial waters. The Black Sea Grain Initiative, a deal brokered in July among Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations, eased Russia’s naval blockade and saw the reopening of three key Ukrainian ports. Since the deal with signed, more than 430 ships carrying a total of 10.1 million metric tons of grain and foodstuffs have left for destinations around the world. Kyiv has previously blamed Moscow for holding up inspections and delaying vessel movements. — Amanda Macias
NATO chief calls on Russia to respect and renew Black Sea Grain deal
Stoltenberg has said NATO’s updated Strategic Concept will likely refer to Russia as the “most significant and direct threat” to security. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on Russia to “respect the grain agreement and to continue it.” “Russia’s weaponization of food and energy as part of its illegal war in Ukraine underlines the need to increase resilience, diversify energy supplies and sources and accelerate the transition to cleaner, greener economies,” Stoltenberg said in remarks at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP27. Before Moscow’s full-scale invasion of its ex-Soviet neighbor, Ukraine and Russia accounted for almost a quarter of global grain exports, until those shipments came to a severe halt for nearly six months. The Black Sea Grain Initiative, a deal brokered in July among Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations, eased Russia’s naval blockade and saw the reopening of three key Ukrainian ports. Since the deal with signed, more than 10 million metric tons of grain and foodstuffs have left for destinations around the world. Read more about the Black Sea Grain Initiative here. — Amanda Macias
Ukraine imposes emergency power shutdowns as it struggles to cope with demand
Ukraine’s national energy company has imposed further restrictions on power use in the country as the country’s damaged power networks struggle to meet demand as the cold sets in. National Energy Company Ukrenergo said on Telegram Tuesday that “emergency shutdowns” have been applied in the city of Kyiv, as well as in the surrounding region, and the Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Kharkiv and Poltava regions. “Additional restrictions on consumption are necessary because, due to falling temperatures, consumption of electricity increases, which leads to an increase in the load on equipment and a shortage of electricity in the power system,” it said. A worker examines damage as he repairs power line equipment destroyed after a missile strike on a power plant, in an undisclosed location of Ukraine, on Oct. 27, 2022. Sergei Supinsky | AFP | Getty Images Ukraine’s energy network is under immense pressure following daily Russian assaults on the country’s energy infrastructure, particularly with the use of drones to attack facilities like substations. That has meant that energy company repair teams have been working round the clock to restore power to a number of regions. Ukrenergo’s CEO Volodymyr Kudrytskyi said yesterday that the regions of Kyiv and Kharkiv were experiencing the most difficulties with emergency shutdowns being imposed as well as scheduled shutdowns “The key task of Ukrenergo today is to repair the trunk networks in the central and northern regions so that the necessary amounts of power from power plants from other regions can be transferred there,” he said yesterday. — Holly Ellyatt
Ukrainian prime minister says Ukraine has saved enough energy resources to prepare for upcoming winter season
A woman rides a bicycle past a damaged building in the town of Kupiansk on Nov. 3, 2022, Kharkiv region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Dimitar Dilkoff | Afp | Getty Images Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Ukraine has enough accumulated energy resources to get through the colder season. “A relatively mild fall and the saving of energy resources allow for more gas to be pumped in than is withdrawn from gas storages,” he said, according to an NBC News translation. He added that Ukraine has approximately 14.6 billion cubic meters of gas in its reserves. — Amanda Macias
Ukrainian official calls for more weapons amid counteroffensives against Russians
The secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council called for more “modern air defense, aircraft, tanks and long-range missiles.” “Russian missiles must be destroyed before launch in the air, on land and at sea,” Oleksiy Danilov wrote on Twitter. — Amanda Macias
Evacuate or freeze? Kyiv braces for worst case of a winter without power
A local resident Olena Kushnir stands in front of ammunition boxes near her destroyed house, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the village of Nova Husarivka, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 15, 2022. Gleb Garanich | Reuters Millions are already without power in Ukraine’s capital, and with further Russian attacks on energy infrastructure feared, Kyiv is bracing for the prospect of a…
title: “Latest News On Russia And The War In Ukraine " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-17” author: “Lee Rigdon”
Russia’s Defense Ministry issued a military briefing on Thursday that said units of Russian troops were “maneuvering to prepared positions on the left bank of the Dnieper River, in accordance with the approved plan” announced by Moscow’s top military officials on Wednesday. . Ukraine said it was skeptical the withdrawal had actually begun, with one official saying departing Russian troops were laying mines in the city of Kherson in an attempt to turn it into a “city of death” as well as blowing up bridges over the Dnieper River. to slow the advance of Ukrainian forces. Serhiy Khlan, a member of the Kherson regional council, said the Russians were moving their equipment to the left bank of the Dnieper River and that Ukrainian forces were destroying it. Ukraine’s army chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi said on Telegram on Thursday that Kyiv could not yet confirm whether Russia was indeed withdrawing from the region, but said Ukrainian troops had advanced four miles in the past 24 hours and recaptured 12 settlements. A woman living in a village on the border of Mykolaiv and Kherson regions salutes a Ukrainian military officer on July 25, 2022 in Mykolaiv region, Ukraine. World Pictures Ukraine | News Getty Images | Getty Images As of Oct. 1, Ukrainian forces had advanced 22.6 miles into the Kherson region and recaptured 41 settlements, Zaluzhnyi said on Telegram on Thursday. He attributed Russia’s withdrawal from part of Kherson, announced yesterday, to Ukraine destroying logistics routes and the support system, leaving Russian units with “no choice but to flee”. “At the moment, we cannot confirm or deny the information about the so-called withdrawal of the Russian occupation troops from Kherson. We are continuing the offensive operation according to our plan,” he said. A video posted on Twitter showed a damaged bridge as Ukrainian personnel moved along the Inhulets River (a tributary of the Dnieper) in the Kherson region as they headed south towards the city of Kherson. — Holly Elliott
Putin’s warmongers are stunned by Kherson’s withdrawal
Pro-Putin commentators described the retreat from Kherson as a humiliating defeat for Moscow. Putin supporter and former adviser Sergei Markov likened the withdrawal to a defeat on the scale of the collapse of the Soviet Union, warning that “the political consequences of this massive defeat will be really big.” Meanwhile, pro-Kremlin journalist and politician Andrei Medvedev said on Telegram: “What to say now about Kherson? Yes, I am not happy either, like many of you. Yes, I also thought that there would be a different solution. This it would become a fortified area from the city.” “You can turn the city into a big fortification while you have difficulties with logistics. You can even defend it,” he said, reacting to the announcement by top Russian officials on Wednesday that Russian troops would withdraw from a significant part of the southern region. Ukrainian. Russian President Vladimir Putin watches through binoculars the Tsentr-2019 military exercise in the Donguz region near the city of Orenburg on September 20, 2019. Alexey Nikolsky | Afp | Getty Images The withdrawal was announced shortly after news emerged from the region that Kherson’s deputy governor who had been installed by Russia, Kirill Stremousov, had been killed in a car accident. Medvedev said that both events represented a serious propaganda blow for Russia: “The withdrawal from Kherson, especially against the background of the tragic death of Kirill Stemnusov, is a serious informational blow for us. And now the West and Kyiv will start to relax [it] as an unconditional victory for Ukraine,” he said, adding that people wanted an explanation for the withdrawal. Read more about the story here: Putin supporters shocked by yet another Russian ‘surrender’ in Ukraine
Ukraine attacks Russian troops in Kherson, saying Moscow did not ask for a ‘green corridor’
The impending withdrawal of Russian forces from the west bank of the Dnipro River that divides the Kherson region is already ripe for intensified attacks with Ukraine reporting that it is destroying Russian units in the area. Russia reportedly did not ask the Ukrainian side to create a “green corridor”, or safe route, to withdraw its troops from Kherson, according to a Ukrainian defense official cited by the Ukrinform news agency. Sergey Khlan, a member of the Kherson regional council, said on Facebook on Thursday that the Russians were moving their equipment to the left bank of the Dnipro River and Ukrainian forces were destroying it. Military mobility of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues towards the Kherson front in Ukraine on November 9, 2022. The Ukrainian military continues to support its units in Kherson as the Russia-Ukraine war continues. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Separately, Ukraine’s southern command unit said today that its forces attacked “two strongholds of the Russian occupiers, an enemy equipment column and an ammunition depot” on Thursday as enemy forces build up in the area. “As a result of the attacks, Ukrainian defenders destroyed 125 invaders, three enemy tanks, five units of armored vehicles and an ammunition depot in the Berislav region,” he added. Berislav is on the river from Kherson, on the same west bank of the river – the bank from which the Russian forces are to withdraw. The southern command unit repeated claims that Russia was laying land mines and laying roadblocks, possibly in an attempt to block Ukrainian forces trying to advance and retake the area. Russia’s defense ministry said on Thursday it was preparing to withdraw to the eastern bank of the river. — Holly Elliott
Russians want to leave behind ‘city of death’, says Ukrainian official
A top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Russian forces, which are about to withdraw from the city of Kherson and the west bank of the Dnipro River, are mining and destroying the city. Russia “wants to turn Kherson into a ‘city of death,’” Mikhail Podoliak said on Twitter Thursday, adding that Russia is putting mines in “everything it can,” including apartments and sewers. He said the artillery bombardment on the west bank of the river “plans to reduce the city to rubble.” The comments come after another Ukrainian official said yesterday that Russian forces were blowing up several bridges. Damaged parts of the city of Velyka Oleksandrivka, Kherson region, on October 24, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Podolyak said Russian forces “came, robbed, celebrated, killed ‘martyrs’, left ruins and left.” CNBC was unable to verify the information in Podolyak’s tweet, but a UK defense analysis on Thursday indicated that Russian forces have destroyed several bridges in the Kherson region, across the Dnipro River, and “probably laid mines to to slow down and delay the advance of Ukrainian forces.” — Holly Elliott
Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson will be a challenge, UK says
Russia’s withdrawal from part of the southern Kherson region is likely to pose challenges for both the Russians — as they leave the area around the city of Kherson and cross the Dnipro River to the east bank — and Ukrainian troops as they try to retake the area , the United Kingdom said Thursday. “Russia’s ability to maintain its forces on the west bank of the Dnipro River had been put under pressure by Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s supply routes. In retreating, Russian forces destroyed many bridges and likely laid mines to slow and delay the advance of Ukrainian forces.” Britain’s Ministry of Defense said in an intelligence update on Twitter. “With limited crossing points, Russian forces will be vulnerable to crossing the Dnipro River. It is likely that the withdrawal will take place over several days with defensive positions and artillery fire covering the retreating forces.” Ukrainian soldiers from the 63rd Brigade in a military exercise simulating a trench attack for the counter-offensive to retake Kherson, November 9, 2022. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The ministry said the loss of the Kherson’s west bank would likely prevent Russia from achieving its strategic ambition of a land bridge from Russia to Odesa, a Ukrainian port along the country’s southern coast. — Holly Elliott
Putin was further humiliated after Kherson was “surrendered”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference at the Rus Sanatorium, October 31, 2022, in Sochi, Russia. Factor | Getty Images As Russia’s military commanders announced another major withdrawal from another testy occupied part of Ukraine on Wednesday, the retreat means further humiliation for President Putin. Putin kept a low profile on Wednesday as Russia announced it was withdrawing its troops from the city of Kherson and the entire west bank of the Dnipro River that bisects the Kherson region as it could no longer supply its troops there and said it was concerned about its military personnel. On September 30, Putin welcomed the annexation of Kherson, following a sham referendum in the region, saying residents there “become our citizens forever.” Six weeks later – during which Russia has instigated a forced evacuation of residents in Kherson to Russian territory – and Putin’s words ring hollow. As news of the withdrawal emerged yesterday, one of Putin’s former advisers, Sergei Markov, wrote on his Telegram account that “the surrender of Kherson is Russia’s biggest geopolitical defeat since the collapse of the USSR” and warned that “political consequences of this enormous The defeat will be very great.’ — Holly Elliott
UN officials will meet with Russians on Friday over Ukraine’s grain deal
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title: “Latest News On Russia And The War In Ukraine " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-13” author: “Lora Smith”
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Pentagon announced a $400 million military aid package for Ukraine, the 25th such tranche. The capabilities of this package include: • Missiles for HAWK air defense systems • Four Avenger air defense systems and Stinger missiles • Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Missile Systems or HIMARS • 21,000 155 mm artillery rounds • 500 200 mm precision-guided missiles 150 mm rounds, 150 mm mortar rounds • 100 wheeled high-mobility multi-purpose vehicles • 400 grenade launchers • Portable weapons, optics and more than 20 million small arms rounds • Demolition equipment to clear obstacles The United States has committed more than $18 billion in security aid to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February. — Amanda Macias
Biden to raise concerns about Xi’s relationship with Putin ahead of G-20 summit
The US government has introduced some of its most sweeping export controls aimed at cutting China off from advanced semiconductors. Analysts said the move could hamper China’s domestic chip industry. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden is expected to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week in a face-to-face meeting. The meeting of the two leaders, the first since Biden assumed the US presidency, will take place ahead of the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia. “I think the president will be honest and direct with President Xi about how we view the situation in Ukraine with Russia’s war of aggression,” a senior Biden administration official told reporters. “This is an issue that the president and President Xi have talked about many times in the past. They talked about it at length in March in their video call and then they talked about it again in July, so it’s part of an ongoing conversation between the two of them added the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. — Amanda Macias
Putin to skip G-20 summit, Zelensky to speak via video conference
Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen during the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Summit Plenary on October 14, 2022 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Factor | News Getty Images | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the G20 summit in Bali, an Indonesian government official told reporters, according to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters. “The Indonesian government respects the decision of the Russian government [for President Putin not to attend the summit]which President Putin himself previously explained to President Joko Widodo in a very friendly telephone conversation,” Luhut Pandjaitan, head of support for the G-20 summit, told reporters. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected to lead the Russian delegation to the summit. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has yet to leave his war-weary country, is expected to address the summit via video conference. — Amanda Macias
Russia says withdrawal from Kherson has begun as Ukraine makes strong progress
Russia has claimed it has ordered the withdrawal of its troops from the west bank of the Dnieper River in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, while Ukraine remains skeptical of the move, despite already recording a 4-mile advance in the region. Russia’s Defense Ministry issued a military briefing on Thursday that said units of Russian troops were “maneuvering to prepared positions on the left bank of the Dnieper River, in accordance with the approved plan” announced by Moscow’s top military officials on Wednesday. . Ukraine said it was skeptical the withdrawal had actually begun, with one official saying departing Russian troops were laying mines in the city of Kherson in an attempt to turn it into a “city of death” as well as blowing up bridges over the Dnieper River. to slow the advance of Ukrainian forces. Serhiy Khlan, a member of the Kherson regional council, said the Russians were moving their equipment to the left bank of the Dnieper River and that Ukrainian forces were destroying it. Ukraine’s army chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi said on Telegram on Thursday that Kyiv could not yet confirm whether Russia was indeed withdrawing from the region, but said Ukrainian troops had advanced four miles in the past 24 hours and recaptured 12 settlements. A woman living in a village on the border of Mykolaiv and Kherson regions salutes a Ukrainian military officer on July 25, 2022 in Mykolaiv region, Ukraine. World Pictures Ukraine | News Getty Images | Getty Images As of Oct. 1, Ukrainian forces had advanced 22.6 miles into the Kherson region and recaptured 41 settlements, Zaluzhnyi said on Telegram on Thursday. He attributed Russia’s withdrawal from part of Kherson, announced yesterday, to Ukraine destroying logistics routes and the support system, leaving Russian units with “no choice but to flee”. “At the moment, we cannot confirm or deny the information about the so-called withdrawal of the Russian occupation troops from Kherson. We are continuing the offensive operation according to our plan,” he said. A video posted on Twitter showed a damaged bridge as Ukrainian personnel moved along the Inhulets River (a tributary of the Dnieper) in the Kherson region as they headed south towards the city of Kherson. — Holly Elliott
Putin’s warmongers are stunned by Kherson’s withdrawal
Pro-Putin commentators described the retreat from Kherson as a humiliating defeat for Moscow. Putin supporter and former adviser Sergei Markov likened the withdrawal to a defeat on the scale of the collapse of the Soviet Union, warning that “the political consequences of this massive defeat will be really big.” Meanwhile, pro-Kremlin journalist and politician Andrei Medvedev said on Telegram: “What to say now about Kherson? Yes, I am not happy either, like many of you. Yes, I also thought that there would be a different solution. This it would become a fortified area from the city.” “You can turn the city into a big fortification while you have difficulties with logistics. You can even defend it,” he said, reacting to the announcement by top Russian officials on Wednesday that Russian troops would withdraw from a significant part of the southern region. Ukrainian. Russian President Vladimir Putin watches through binoculars the Tsentr-2019 military exercise in the Donguz region near the city of Orenburg on September 20, 2019. Alexey Nikolsky | Afp | Getty Images The withdrawal was announced shortly after news emerged from the region that Kherson’s deputy governor who had been installed by Russia, Kirill Stremousov, had been killed in a car accident. Medvedev said that both events represented a serious propaganda blow for Russia: “The withdrawal from Kherson, especially against the background of the tragic death of Kirill Stemnusov, is a serious informational blow for us. And now the West and Kyiv will start to relax [it] as an unconditional victory for Ukraine,” he said, adding that people wanted an explanation for the withdrawal. Read more about the story here: Putin supporters shocked by yet another Russian ‘surrender’ in Ukraine
Ukraine attacks Russian troops in Kherson, saying Moscow did not ask for a ‘green corridor’
The impending withdrawal of Russian forces from the west bank of the Dnipro River that divides the Kherson region is already ripe for intensified attacks with Ukraine reporting that it is destroying Russian units in the area. Russia reportedly did not ask the Ukrainian side to create a “green corridor”, or safe route, to withdraw its troops from Kherson, according to a Ukrainian defense official cited by the Ukrinform news agency. Sergey Khlan, a member of the Kherson regional council, said on Facebook on Thursday that the Russians were moving their equipment to the left bank of the Dnipro River and Ukrainian forces were destroying it. Military mobility of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues towards the Kherson front in Ukraine on November 9, 2022. The Ukrainian military continues to support its units in Kherson as the Russia-Ukraine war continues. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Separately, Ukraine’s southern command unit said today that its forces attacked “two strongholds of the Russian occupiers, an enemy equipment column and an ammunition depot” on Thursday as enemy forces build up in the area. “As a result of the attacks, Ukrainian defenders destroyed 125 invaders, three enemy tanks, five units of armored vehicles and an ammunition depot in the Berislav region,” he added. Berislav is on the river from Kherson, on the same west bank of the river – the bank from which the Russian forces are to withdraw. The southern command unit repeated claims that Russia was laying land mines and laying roadblocks, possibly in an attempt to block Ukrainian forces trying to advance and retake the area. Russia’s defense ministry said on Thursday it was preparing to withdraw to the eastern bank of the river. — Holly Elliott
Russians want to leave behind ‘city of death’, says Ukrainian official
A top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Russian forces, which are about to withdraw from the city of Kherson and the west bank of the Dnipro River, are mining and destroying the city. Russia “wants to turn Kherson into a ‘city of death,’” Mikhail Podoliak said on Twitter Thursday, adding that Russia is putting mines in “everything it can,” including apartments and sewers. He said the artillery bombardment on the west bank of the river “plans to reduce the city to rubble.” The comments come after another Ukrainian official said yesterday that Russian forces blew up several…
title: “Latest News On Russia And The War In Ukraine " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-28” author: “Jared Miller”
“I think this is going to catch markets off guard quite substantially,” Marenzi told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe.” Marenzi said people were focusing on profits, inflation and Bitcoin rather than conflict. Marenzi also said there was an “absurd exuberance” following the release of US inflation data.
Russia says its forces have completed their withdrawal from Kherson
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attends a meeting with President Vladimir Putin at the state residence Novo-Ogaryovo, outside Moscow, Russia, October 28, 2022. Michael Metzel | Sputnik | Reuters Russian forces have completed their rapid withdrawal from Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, the Russian Defense Ministry announced. Western and Ukrainian leaders and analysts had expected the withdrawal, involving tens of thousands of men, to take much longer. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered the withdrawal on Wednesday as Ukrainian forces continued their steady advance into the territory, which is the only provincial capital Moscow has captured since the war began. Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Kherson annexed in late September, a move illegal under international law, and the Kremlin says it is “still part of Russia.” All Russian forces and equipment were moved to the east bank of the Dnieper River and the withdrawal was completed by 5:00 AM. Moscow time, the Ministry of Defense announced. “The transfer of Russian military units to the left bank of the Dnipro River has been completed. There is not a single unit of military equipment or weapons left on the right (western) bank. All Russian soldiers have moved to the left bank,” the ministry said in a statement. Defense. He added that Russia did not lose any men or equipment during the withdrawal. Ukrainian officials and some analysts remain skeptical of the Russian retreat, warning that some kind of trap or dangers, such as mines, could be left behind. Kherson regional authorities have instructed residents to stay indoors while they search for any remaining Russian soldiers. — Natasha Toorak
The city of Kherson is almost under the control of Ukrainian forces, a council member says
The southern Ukrainian city of Kherson is almost completely under the control of Ukrainian forces, a member of the Kherson regional council said according to Sky News, which published a photo of the Ukrainian flag being raised in the city center by civilians. Local Ukrainian authorities have told residents of Kherson to stay in their homes while Ukrainian forces search for any remaining Russian soldiers in the area. Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister, quoted local journalist Kostiantyn Ryzhenko as saying: “The resistance movement sends its greetings. Slava Ukraini. The picture is timely.” — Natasha Toorak
Kyiv remains skeptical of Russia’s intentions to withdraw from Kherson
The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue their move towards the Kherson front in Ukraine on November 9, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images While some in Ukraine and the West are cheering Russia’s recently announced withdrawal from Ukraine’s Kherson, the only provincial capital they have captured, officials in Kyiv remain skeptical, with some fearing it could be a trap. Ukraine’s presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said on Wednesday that it was still too early to talk about withdrawing Russian troops from the region, and warned on Thursday that Russia plans to turn Kherson into a “city of death” for incoming Ukrainian forces. Military analysts have noted the possibility that Russian forces could lay mines in the area as they retreat and bring Ukrainian troops into a position where they can attempt to target them with artillery from across the Dnieper River. — Natasha Toorak
General Mark Milley sees Russia’s Kherson Peninsula retreat as an opportunity for potential negotiations
The United States’ top general sees potential for diplomatic talks between Russia and Ukraine as Russian forces withdraw from southern Ukraine’s Kherson region, which Moscow illegally annexed just six weeks ago. Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Army Joint Chiefs of Staff, told CNBC in an interview Thursday that “we don’t know what the future holds, but we think there is some potential here for some diplomatic solutions.” He also said separately, speaking in New York, that the withdrawal of Russia, which is suspected of preparing for a spring offensive, and the G-20 summit next week are a “window of opportunity for negotiation.” However, the view has not been explicitly endorsed by the White House. President Joe Biden said Wednesday: “It remains to be seen whether or not a judgment will be made on whether or not Ukraine is ready to come to terms with Russia.” And Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said Thursday that “it’s ultimately up to the Ukrainians” to decide on the right timing for any talks. — Natasha Toorak
Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson will be dangerous for both sides
Damaged buildings pictured on November 9 in Arkhanhelske, a recently liberated village in Ukraine’s Kherson province. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Russia’s withdrawal from a large chunk of Kherson in southern Ukraine is likely to pose risks to both sides of the war, analysts say. The withdrawal is likely to pose major challenges for both the Russians – as they withdraw from the region – and Ukrainian troops as they try to retake the city of Kherson and the surrounding area. “The battle for the Kherson is not over, but Russian forces have entered a new phase – prioritizing the withdrawal of their forces across the river and delaying Ukrainian forces, rather than seeking to stop the Ukrainian counteroffensive altogether.” analysts at the Study of War Institute noted on Wednesday afternoon. Read more here. — Holly Elliott
The US ambassador to the UN sends Russia a strong warning against nuclear escalation
New U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks after meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the United Nations on February 25, 2021 in New York. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images America would unleash the full force of its response if Russia carried out its “horrendous” threats of a nuclear strike against its enemies, the US ambassador to the United Nations has warned. Speaking to NBC News at an IDP center in Irpin, a town west of Kiev, Linda Thomas-Greenfield called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats to use tactical nuclear weapons “irresponsible.” “They deny they would do such a thing, but we know Russia is capable of lying. We take their threats seriously,” he said. “And we have sent them a message both privately and directly that if they take such a step, they will be held accountable.” Thomas-Greenfield said it was “out of the question” that Russia would use such weapons, but added that “if they make that mistake, they can be sure the whole world will turn against them.” “They’re still making threats. And like I said, we take those threats seriously,” he said. Read more at NBC News.
No plans to meet with Russians at G20 summit, White House says
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan answers questions during the daily briefing at the White House on May 18, 2022 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images The White House said President Joe Biden does not plan to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the G20 summit. Lavrov will lead the Russian delegation after Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the international forum in Bali, Indonesia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who has not left his country since Russia invaded in late February, will address the G20 summit via video conference. — Amanda Macias
Pictures show damaged equipment at a high-voltage substation of operator Ukrenergo after a missile attack in central Ukraine
Pictures show damaged equipment at a high-voltage substation of operator Ukrenergo after a missile attack in central Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Workers work on damaged equipment at a high-voltage substation of operator Ukrenergo after a missile attack, in central Ukraine on November 10, 2022 amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Genya Savilov | AFP | Getty Images A picture shows damaged equipment at a high-voltage substation of operator Ukrenergo after a missile attack, in central Ukraine, on November 10, 2022 amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Genya Savilov | AFP | Getty Images A picture shows damaged equipment at a high-voltage substation of operator Ukrenergo after a missile attack, in central Ukraine, on November 10, 2022 amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Genya Savilov | AFP | Getty Images A worker walks past damaged equipment at a high-voltage substation of operator Ukrenergo after a missile attack, in central Ukraine, on November 10, 2022 amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Genya Savilov | AFP | Getty Images A picture shows damaged equipment at a high-voltage substation of operator Ukrenergo after a missile attack, in central Ukraine, on November 10, 2022 amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Genya Savilov | AFP | Getty Images — Genya Savilov | AFP | Getty Images
Biden to raise concerns about Xi’s relationship with Putin ahead of G-20 summit
The US government has introduced some of its most sweeping export controls aimed at cutting China off from advanced semiconductors. Analysts said the move could hamper China’s domestic chip industry. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden is expected to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week face-to-face…
title: “Latest News On Russia And The War In Ukraine " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-03” author: “Brenda Rivera”
The military command of Kyiv announced that four Russian missiles and five Shahed drones were shot down over the city today. The head of the military command said air defense forces “shot down several enemy objects targeting our critical infrastructure” but said there were “no strikes in the area”.
“However, we have strikes in other regions of Ukraine, which also affects our energy system. The situation with electricity in the region remains difficult. According to the decision of Ukrenergo, emergency power outages continue in the Kyiv region. The duration of holiday depends on the security situation and the speed of infrastructure restoration,” said Oleksiy Kuleba on Telegram.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, rescue teams are also clearing debris after this morning’s rocket attacks hit a residential building in the city of Vilniansk. The bodies of four dead people have been removed from the rubble, emergency services said, and there may be others in the building. “Four families — at least 8 people — lived in the home,” emergency services said on Facebook.
In the city of Dnipro in central Ukraine, 14 people, including a child, were hospitalized after shelling this morning. A Twitter user posted a video showing damaged residential buildings, according to Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine.
Tymoshenko posted a video of damaged buildings in Dnipro with air raid sirens sounding in the area. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy released a video from Dnipro showing an explosion on a busy street in the city. One of his advisers tweeted that Ukraine was once again experiencing “missile heaven.”
— Holly Elliott
Mixed feelings in Poland over missile incident
Poles have mixed feelings about Tuesday’s rocket attack that killed two civilians in a village near the border with Ukraine. Some citizens said they are now more concerned about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. while others noted that Tuesday’s event was an unfortunate accident that could have happened earlier. “Yes, I’m more worried now … we’re very close to it,” a young Polish worker told CNBC Thursday morning. “I only hope so [war] it ends very soon,” he added. A man who works at a hotel next to the Presidential Palace in Warsaw said: “There has been a constant fear since February 24 [when Russia started its invasion of Ukraine]. I don’t want escalation.” The same citizen hopes that there will be increased protection beyond the Polish border. Germany has reportedly announced it will send more airspace surveillance to Poland. A woman offers Polish donuts to U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne in Old Town March 7, 2022 in Przemysl, Poland. Omar Marques | Getty Images Poland, a NATO member since 1999, has seen one of the largest military units among alliance members. Figures released by NATO in July showed that 122,500 Polish troops and 11,600 troops from other NATO allies are stationed in the country. The United States leads the NATO battle group in Poland. A 39-year-old Polish salesman told CNBC he’s no more worried now than he was at the start of the week, arguing that “it’s a war and these things happen.” —Silvia Amaro
Russia launches more missile attacks on Ukraine, energy grid under attack
Ukraine was hit by more Russian shelling on Thursday morning with rocket attacks in the Kiev region, as well as Odesa and the southern city of Dnipro. The area around Kyiv was under fire, regional military command chief Oleksiy Kuleba warned on Thursday, noting that “since the morning, the enemy has been massively attacking Ukraine.” “Kiev region – air defense works. The danger has not passed. We have information about the flight of rockets … over the region,” he said. Burnt balconies and broken load-bearing structures of a residential building are seen after a massive Russian attack in Kyiv on November 15, 2022. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Kirill Tymoshenko, the deputy head of the Office of the President, said that Russian forces bombarded Dnipro this morning with several hits on two infrastructure facilities that were reported. According to initial reports, one person was injured in the explosions. Elsewhere, Odessa RMA chief Maksym Marchenko said Russia launched a missile attack on an infrastructure facility in the southern port area. “There is a threat of a massive missile attack on the entire territory of Ukraine. I ask the residents of the area to stay in shelters,” he said. Russia’s near-relentless attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are seen as a central part of its war strategy, aimed at depriving Ukrainians of water, heat and electricity as winter approaches. — Holly Elliott
UN Secretary-General says Black Sea grain deal is being extended
The Maltese-flagged bulk carrier Zante en route to Belgium transits the Bosphorus carrying 47,270 metric tons of rapeseed oil from Ukraine after being detained at the Bosphorus entrance due to Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea agreement on November 2, 2022 in Constantinople. Turkey. Chris McGrath | Getty Images The United Nations Secretary-General said Thursday that he welcomed the agreement by all parties to extend the Black Sea Grains Agreement to facilitate Ukraine’s agricultural exports from southern Black Sea ports. — Reuters
Kyiv wants to “crush” Russia as Moscow rains on Ukraine
The head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, Andriy Yermak, said Thursday that Ukraine is seeking to “crush” Russia and is enduring “extremely hard blows from the enemy.” “The enemy believes that he will weaken our defenses with energy strikes and be able to hit us in the back. This is a naive tactic of cowardly losers that we are ready for,” Yermak said in a statement on Telegram. “Ukraine has already endured extremely hard blows from the enemy, which did not have the results these Russian cowards were counting on. We keep moving forward,” Yermak said. “They will not succeed. We will crush them,” he added. Ukraine experienced a massive attack on its energy infrastructure on Tuesday with Kyiv claiming that Russia targeted it with around 100 cruise missiles, damaging energy infrastructure in several areas. Ukraine’s national energy company and Energy Minister German Galushenko called the Russian attack on Ukraine’s energy system the most massive attack in the country’s history and since the war began. The UK Ministry of Defense said on Thursday that Russia’s relentless attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector, which has left millions without electricity, are “deeply draining Russia’s stockpile of conventional cruise missiles” as the degradation of Ukraine’s national infrastructure continues. key element of Russia’s strategic approach. in the campaign. It said Tuesday’s strikes were “probably the largest number of strikes Russia has carried out in one day since the first week of the invasion.” “Ukraine is facing a significant reduction in available power from its national grid. This will impact citizens’ access to communications, heating and water supplies.” — Holly Elliott
Ukraine says its forces are not responsible for Poland’s missile attack
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had “no doubt” that Ukraine was not responsible for the missile attack that hit a Polish village on Tuesday night, killing two people. Zelensky told Ukrainian television on Wednesday that his top military commanders had assured him that “it was not our missile and not our missile attack” that was the cause of the incident, which sparked international outrage and fears that a wider conflict between NATO and Russia could explode. “I have no doubt about [Tuesday’s] report to me personally — from the Commander of the Air Force to the Commander-in-Chief [Valery] Zaluzhny — that it was not our missile and not our missile strike,” Zelenskyy said. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Kherson, Ukraine on November 14, 2022. Presidential Press Service of Ukraine | Reuters He repeated calls for Kyiv to grant him access to the blast site, near the village of Przewodow in southeastern Poland and just 4 miles from the Ukrainian border, and for Ukraine to join a joint Polish-US-led investigation. “I think we have the right to that. Is it possible to withhold final conclusions until the investigation is complete? I think that’s fair. If someone says this is our missile, should we be on a joint investigation team? I think it should, it’s fair.” NATO’s initial assessment of the incident, which Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg briefed the press on Wednesday, effectively exonerated Ukraine, finding that while a Ukrainian air defense missile appeared to have caused the explosion in Poland, the incident occurred while Ukraine was defending against in a barrage of Russian cruise missiles. — Holly Elliott
More than 60 tortured bodies exhumed in newly liberated Kherson region, Ukraine says
Workers clear debris from the road in front of a damaged storage complex in the recently recaptured village of Archangelske in Kherson, Ukraine on October 26, 2022. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Ukraine’s Interior Minister Denis Monastirsky said 63 bodies of tortured residents were recovered in the recently liberated Kherson region. “The bodies of those who were tortured there are being exhumed. So far, 63 bodies have been discovered in the entire Kherson region, but we must understand that the investigation has only just begun,” he said, according to a translation by NBC. Russia has previously said its forces have not committed war crimes in Ukraine, which would include torturing and killing civilians. — Amanda Macias
