2023-11-07 11:54:51
► A third Russian assault expected in Donetsk
Ukraine said on Tuesday, November 7, that it expected a third Russian assault on Avdiivka, a town north of Donetsk, within a few weeks. Moscow launched a major offensive in mid-October aimed at conquering this industrial city in eastern Ukraine which has eluded it since 2014.
“There will definitely be a third wave. The enemy regroups after the second unsuccessful wave of assaults. It is in the process of replenishing its reserves, both in equipment and personnel”assured the mayor of Avdiïvka, Vitaly Barabach. “It is very likely that they are ready for the third wave, but the weather conditions do not allow them to use the equipment. »
► Crimea: the Russian army says it has eliminated 17 Ukrainian drones
The Russian army claimed to have shot down 17 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula, regularly targeted by this type of attack and hit on Saturday by missile fire.
“The anti-aircraft defense destroyed nine drones and intercepted eight others,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement, ensuring that it had repelled an attempt to” terrorist attack “.
Debris fell on at least two towns near Sevastopol, said the city’s governor, Mikhail Razvojaev: on the roof of a house in Andriivka, causing a “small fire”and in a courtyard in Orlovka, injuring a man.
► “Now is not the time for elections” in Ukraine, says Zelensky
“Now is not the time for elections” in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday evening, in the middle of a debate among the country’s leaders on the possible holding of the presidential election scheduled for 2024.
“We must decide that this is the time for defense, for battle, on which the fate of the state and the people depends, and not for farce, which only Russia expects from Ukraine. I think this is not the time for elections,” he declared in his daily address.
If Russia had not launched its invasion in February 2022, the legislative elections should have taken place in Ukraine in October this year and the presidential elections in March 2024.
► A French company signs a major contract to supply weapons to Ukraine
The Saint-Etienne arms manufacturer Verney-Carron announced on Monday the signing of a 36 million euro contract for the supply of small caliber war weapons to a Ukrainian company.
This contract provides for the supply of 10,000 assault rifles (VCD 15), 2,000 precision rifles (VCD 10) and 400 grenade launchers (LP 40), specifies the management of the company, passed last year under control of the French group Cybergun.
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