2023-11-06 14:14:10
The war in ukraine turns 621 days old this Monday. The latest report from the Institute Study of War (ISW) assures that Ukrainian forces have attacked a Russian shipyard in Kerch, Crimea, while Zelensky asserts that the war “is not stagnant”“. Las Ukrainian forces advance in offensives in Bajmut and in Zaporiyia and Jershon regions. Las Russian forces have also launched operations in several areas of the areamaking progress.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, makes a surprise visit to kyiv to discuss with the President of Ukraine Zelensky the process of Ukraine’s accession to the EU.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of selling weapons to countries and militias in the Middle East, including the Taliban, who controlled Afghanistan since August 2021.
On February 24, 2022, President of Russia Vladimir Putinordered the Russian offensive in the country in what he called a “special military operation.”
Since then, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that Nearly 29 million people have fled Ukraine, since the beginning of the Russian military offensive, which considers that it is already the Fastest exodus in Europe since World War II. That is, more than 70.2% of the population –estimated at almost 41 million in 2021– would have left Ukrainian territory.
The latest report of Institute Study of War (ISW) (1), ensures that Ukrainian forces would have carried out “a successful attack against a Russian shipyard in Kerch, Crimea”, while the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has assured in an interview with NBC that “the war is not stagnant.”
The ISW, also highlights that Ukrainian forces continue “offensive operations near Bakhmut and make confirmed advances in the western Zaporizhia Oblast and the eastern (left) bank of Kherson Oblast”.
Likewise, the American think tank states that Russian forces have carried out “offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, near Avdiivka, west and southwest of the city of Donetsk, in the border area of the Donetsk-Zaporiyia oblast and in the western Zaporizhia oblast and have made progress in some areas“.
Ukrainian Air Force Commander Lieutenant General Mikola Oleschuk reports that a Ukrainian missile hits a Kalibr cruise missile ship at a shipyard in the Crimean port city of Kerch. Oleschuk confirms this on his Telegram channel after the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported the day before that they are attacking marine and port infrastructure in Kerch, according to the Ukrinform news agency.
For its part, the Ministry of Defense of Russia acknowledges “damage” to a ship and adds that Russian anti-aircraft systems have shot down 13 of the 15 cruise missiles launched by Ukraine against the Butoma shipyard.
“Some remains of the fallen missiles fall on the territory of one of the dry docks. There are no victims,” says the governor of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, on his Telegram channel, according to the Russian news agency Interfax.
The president of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, arrived in Kiev this Saturday morning on a surprise visit to discuss face to face with the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, his country’s accession process to the EU.. This process is pending the Community Executive presenting a report on progress in reforms.
Von der Leyen has reported on the visit on her social networks along with an image with Zelensky himself. This is his sixth visit to Ukraine since the start of the Russian military offensive in February 2022. “I am here to talk about Ukraine’s path to accession to the EU”he emphasizes upon arrival.
The president of the European Commission also defends European financial aid for that Ukraine can “rebuild” itself as “a modern democracy and Russia”. Furthermore, he advocates working “to make Russia pay for its war of aggression.”
Ukraine already has the status of an EU candidate country, and its government has insisted on the need to open formal accession talks this year. However, from Brussels, it avoids establishing deadlines, within a broader debate about the multiple implications that opening up to a series of new partners in Eastern Europe would have.
The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, stated this Friday that the Ukrainian authorities are selling weapons to countries and militias in the Middle East, including the Taliban, who control Afghanistan. since August 2021.
“Now they say that weapons from Ukraine are arriving in the Middle East. Of course, they are arriving, they are sold there”Putin declared during a meeting with the new composition of the Russian Civic Chamber.
Putin includes the Taliban among the countries and organizations that benefit from arms sales from Ukraine. “And they go further,” Putin emphasizes, according to the TASS news agency.
These statements by the Russian leader come in a context marked by complaints from Ukraine and South Korea about an alleged sale of arms between Russia and North Korea. Moscow has denied such accusations.
Flow of refugees from Ukraine to other countries as of October 30, 2023 / Map: EA
UNHCR estimates that nearly 29 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the Russian military offensive, which it considers to be the fastest exodus in Europe since World War II.
He High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that Nearly 29 million people have fled Ukraine, since the beginning of the Russian military offensive, which considers that it is already the Fastest exodus in Europe since World War II. That is, more than 70.2% of the population –estimated at almost 41 million in 2021– would have left Ukrainian territory.
According to the latest data from UNHCR (2), 28,816,580 people have left Ukrainian territory as of October 22, 2023. By countries, 16.040.055 Ukrainian refugees have already arrived Poland (October 18), 2.852.395 a Russia (December 31, 2022), 3,689,680 a Hungary (October 15th), 3.486.525 a Romania (October 16), 1.772.990 a Slovakia (October 15th), 958.230 a Moldavia (October 15) and 16.705 a Belarus (August 1st).
The High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that More than 5.8 million Ukrainian refugees have already been registered in European territory, while worldwide the number of people from Ukraine in the same situation reaches 6.2 million, due to the Russian invasion of his country.
On the other hand, UNHCR estimates up to 18,817,285 movements (and not of people) back to Ukraine who have recurrently crossed the border without establishing permanent residence back to Ukraine from February 28, 2022.
These border movements towards Ukrainian territory are highly volatile and unpredictable, and related to temporary return decisions. to visit their families or carry out procedures, among many others without being considered sustainable returns due to the war situation in the country.
References (1) Institute Study of War (ISW).
(2) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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