2023-08-31 14:24:31
13:55
Critics of Ukrainian counteroffensive should ‘shut it down’
Critics of the Ukrainian forces’ counter-offensive against Russian troops should “shut it down”, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kouleba. “To criticize the slowness of the counter-offensive is to spit in the face of the Ukrainian soldier who sacrifices his life,” he said on the sidelines of a meeting of European Union foreign ministers. “I suggest everyone who criticizes to shut up, come to Ukraine and try to free up a square inch by yourself. »
13:45
Kharkiv region also on alert
In the north-east of Ukraine, the Kharkiv region is also subject to an air alert.
13:40
Belarus does not intend to send Wagner out
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko considers “stupid” the call of Poland and the Baltic countries to expel the paramilitary group Wagner from its territory after the death of its leader Yevgeny Prigojine in a plane crash. “The leaders of Poland and the Baltic States are stirring up hysteria about this,” he said, denouncing “unreasonable and stupid demands”.
13:30
Drone attacks in Russia are legitimate
The senior adviser to the Ukrainian president, Mykhailo Podolyak, hits out at critics of Ukrainian drone attacks in Russia. “De-escalation is only possible after the withdrawal of Russian troops (…) Words like No drones on Russian soil encourage the mass murder of Ukrainian citizens. »
13:15
Air alert in eastern Ukraine
The Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions are on air alert in eastern Ukraine. Those of Luhansk and Crimea annexed in 2014 are on permanent alert.
13:00
75 Ukrainian minors allegedly tortured
Ukraine’s National Prosecutor’s Office has compiled evidence showing that 75 Ukrainian children and teenagers have been tortured by Russians since February 2022, most of them in the village of Yagidne, Chernihiv region. There, “the conditions in which the children were with the adults in the school basement and the treatment they received amounted to torture”, explains Yulia Usenko, head of the Department for the Protection of Interests children in the Prosecutor’s Office, in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
12:47
Kyiv thanks former British defense minister
Former British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, who resigned from his post on Thursday morning, “set an example” in supporting Ukraine militarily in the face of the Russian invasion. “His energy and dedication have made it possible to carry out the most daring projects and to mobilize the essential resources at the right time”, greeted on X (ex-Twitter) the Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Oleksiï Reznikov.
According to Reznikov, the significant military aid from the United Kingdom “helped to repel the first wave of Russian aggression” from February 2022 and “to launch an offensive”, since June.
12:38
Prigozhin’s right arm buried in turn
Dmitry Outkin, killed last week in the same plane crash as the founder of the Wagner group, was buried this morning in a military cemetery in the northern suburbs of Moscow. Early this morning, an impressive police force had been set up around the military cemetery of Mytichtchi. About twenty relatives, invited by the family of the deceased, attended the ceremony in the Saint-Serge church.
53-year-old Dmitry Utkin was a veteran of Russian military intelligence special units.
12:28
Six soldiers killed in crash
Six soldiers were killed in the crash of two combat helicopters in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday. “Two Mi-8 military helicopters went down during a combat mission. Six soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are dead,” said a statement from the Ukrainian National Bureau of Investigation, stating that the crash occurred on Tuesday in the Kramatorsk region.
12:18
Meanwhile, inflation…
The euro zone’s annual inflation rate remained stable in August at 5.3%, as in July.
Inflation in the 20 countries sharing the European currency has been halved since the record of 10.6% (October 2022) when the effects of the war in Ukraine on gas and oil prices were felt in full.
But it remains well above the 2% target set by the European Central Bank (ECB).
12:11
Moscow wants to develop its ties with North Korea
Russia has announced its intention to develop relations with North Korea, but did not confirm a White House statement that Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged letters with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Moscow and Pyongyang maintain good mutually respectful relationships. We intend to develop them further. Contacts are established at different levels, ”Dmitry Peskov replied without saying more.
12:00
Cereals: it’s not us, say the Russians
Russia remains a reliable grain supplier despite the obstacles created by the United States and the EU, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said during his press briefing. According to him, food shortages in Africa have nothing to do with Russia.
The number of hungry people in the world has increased by 122 million to reach 735 million since 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, the UN warned in July. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia, a major producer of wheat, corn and sunflower oil, has led to a sharp rise in food prices around the world.
11:46
Lukashenko keeps Wagner in Belarus
Before his Security Council, convened in Misnk, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko deemed “unfounded and stupid” the request of Poland and the Baltic countries that the Wagner group leave Belarus. Lukashenko opened the doors of Belarus to the paramilitary group after it was dismantled by the Kremlin. “It’s simple: neither Poland, nor Lithuania, nor the other Baltic countries should have a single foreign officer or soldier on their territory. It is only on this condition that they have the right to protest against the presence here of soldiers from other countries,” he said.
AFP/Alexander Nemenov
11:30
FSB says it killed two Ukrainian ‘saboteurs’ in Russia
The Russian security services (FSB) claim to have “stopped” yesterday a Ukrainian “sabotage and reconnaissance” group in the Russian region of Briansk, bordering Ukraine. “The objective of the saboteurs was to commit a series of resounding terrorist acts on military and energy infrastructures”, says the press release which specifies that the members of the Ukrainian commando had machine guns equipped with silencers, “powerful explosive devices”, “a large number of grenades” and night vision goggles.
A fight pitted the group against the FSB and the National Guard. “Two (Ukrainian) soldiers were killed, five others were taken prisoner, three of them were injured”. On Telegram, the region’s governor, Alexander Bogomaz, said the fighting took place in the Navlinski district, about 40 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
11:15
“Everything is fine”, the words of Prigozhin a few days before his death
The Telegram channel Zone Grise, linked to the Wagner group, recently published a video of Evgueni Prigojine appearing in Africa, a few days before his death. The Wall Street Journal revealed on August 25, two days after the fatal plane crash of the co-founder of the militia, that he had traveled to the Central African Republic and Mali to look for gold. “For those wondering if I’m alive or not, how am I doing – right now it’s the weekend, second half of August 2023, I’m in Africa,” he said first. “For people who like to discuss my annihilation, or my private life, how much I earn, or whatever, it’s fine,” he adds.
According to Reuters, the camouflage clothing, hat and watch he wears on his right wrist match the outfit he wore in the last video he posted on August 21.
10:50
The head of Turkish diplomacy expected in Moscow
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will be received this Thursday in Moscow by his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, while a meeting between Presidents Erdogan and Putin is expected soon. “From August 31 to September 1, Turkey’s Foreign Minister will pay a working visit to Moscow to discuss a wide range of issues” with Sergei Lavrov, said Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman for Russian diplomacy .
REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
10:34
Rescuers are activated after Russian attacks in the kyiv region
Rescuers come to the aid of a site damaged overnight by Russian drone and missile strikes, in the village of Tarasivka, in the Kiev region.
REUTERS/Sergiy Voloshyn
10:20
Resignation of British Defense Minister
British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, who played a key role in supporting Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion, has formally resigned, Downing Street announced. He had indicated during the summer his intention to withdraw from political life after nine years in government, including four in Defense. In previous months, Ben Wallace had pleaded for the creation of an “international coalition” to deliver Western technology combat aircraft to Ukraine.
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09:41
Russian losses piling up
More than 263,000 soldiers, 315 planes, 4,436 tanks, 316 helicopters… The human and material losses are accumulating for Russia, according to the estimates of the Ukrainian forces relayed by the Kyiv Independent.
09:19
Source Code looks back at the rise and fall of Yevgeny Prigozhin
REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
08:48
“Russian defense lines are tough”
Asked in the world, the head of Ukrainian diplomacy, Dmytro Kuleba, also returned to the progress of the Ukrainian counter-offensive. The minister confirmed that the operations on the spot did not take place “like in Asterix and Obelix, where two heroes are enough to settle everything”. “The counter-offensive takes place in real life. It is tough because the Russian defense lines are tough. But we are moving forward. There is no reason to change strategy because we don’t see any change in the strategy of the Russians,” he stressed.
REUTERS/Sofia Gatilova
08:24
“Russia has become Europe’s greatest enemy”
“Russia is neither a friend nor a part of Europe”, declares the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba in an interview given to the Monde. “Russia has become Europe’s greatest enemy. The taste for Russian literature, ballets, big projects or Russian money in general, cannot erase this reality. Russia cannot therefore be one of the pillars of the European security architecture which must, on the contrary, be built on the idea that Europe must be protected from Russia,” insists the Minister.
REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
07:55
Ten Leopard tanks delivered to kyiv by Berlin
Germany has delivered another 10 Leopard 1 A5 battle tanks, some 13.1 million additional small arms rounds and 16 Vector reconnaissance drones to Ukraine, according to The mirror. Berlin also provided the Ukrainians with a field hospital.
PATRIK STOLLARZ / AFP
07:31
Ukrainian drone shot down in Moscow region
A drone “was destroyed by (…) the air defense over the territory of the Voskresensky district in the Moscow region”, located southeast of the capital, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram, which accused Kiev of carrying out the attack. According to the mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, the craft was “flying in the direction of Moscow”. “There were no victims or damage, according to initial information,” added the city councilor, indicating that the emergency services were on the scene.
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07:15
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