2023-05-27 16:49:53
► Russia: a building damaged by drones in the Pskov region
Two drones damaged a building administering an oil pipeline in the Pskov region, in western Russia, the regional governor announced on Saturday May 27.
« Early in the morning, an explosion damaged the administrative building of the oil pipeline near Litvinovo, in the Nevelsky district “, about ten kilometers from the border with Belarus, said Governor Mihail Vedernikov. Shortly after, he added that according to initial information, the building had been “ damaged following an attack by two unmanned aerial vehicles ».
The explosion is the latest in a series of airstrikes in Russia in recent weeks. No casualties have been reported and an investigation is ongoing.
► kyiv asks Berlin for cruise missiles
Ukraine has sent an official request to the German government for deliveries of Taurus-type air-to-surface cruise missiles with a range of at least 500 km, the German defense ministry said.
« A request from the Ukrainian side has reached us in the past few days “, advanced the spokesperson, without wanting to give details on the quantities. It remains to be seen now whether Berlin will accept or not, which should spark heated debates internally. The German government has markedly increased its arms supplies to Kiev in recent months but has so far been reluctant about cruise missiles or support for Ukrainian air force, aid to delivery of F-16 fighters for example.
► Hundreds of German officials forced to leave Russia
Several hundred German civil servants working in particular in the sectors of education and culture will have to leave Russia in the coming days at the request of Moscow, indicates a German government source.
This decision follows a decision by the Russian authorities imposing on Germany to significantly reduce its diplomatic staff and public institutions such as the Goethe Institut cultural center or the German school in Moscow by the beginning of June, she said. added. It’s about ” of a unilateral, unjustified and incomprehensible decision “, according to the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The latter did not give a figure on the number of people concerned but a government source specified that information from the daily Southgerman newspaperwhich speaks of several hundred, were “ correct “. Berlin will not stop there and will ensure a ” true balance in terms of reciprocal presence with Russia, following this measure, underlines the ministry.
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