Cover image: Training of Chechen fighters in the vicinity of kyiv, October 15, 2022. LAURENCE GEAI / MYOP FOR “THE WORLD”
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, October 25, asked the international community $38 billion in aid to help it deal with the budget deficit expected in 2023 due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- Joe Biden warned that “Russia would make an immensely serious mistake if it used a tactical nuclear weapon”at a time when Moscow claims that Ukraine is preparing a “his bombs”, a claim denied by kyiv and Western countries. Before the United Nations (UN) Security Council, Russia reiterated its accusations against Ukraine on Tuesday. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg argued that Russia’s accusations are a classic Moscow tactic: “Accusing others for what they intend to do. »
- The new British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, reaffirmed the “unwavering support” from UK to Kyiv during a telephone conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky. “I am convinced that the partnership between our countries and the traditional British leadership in the defense of democracy and freedom will continue to grow stronger”, the Ukrainian president said in a video, saying he invited Mr. Sunak to Ukraine. The latter replied hoping “that they will meet in person soon”.
- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited kyiv on Tuesday, for his first visit to Ukraine, after a trip planned a week ago was canceled for security reasons. Since October 10, the Ukrainian capital has again been the target of Russian missiles and explosive drones of Iranian manufacture, which have mainly targeted energy infrastructure and killed around ten people.
- Israeli President Isaac Herzogclaimed on Tuesday to have shared intelligence information with the United States demonstrating Moscow’s use of Iranian drones. “Iranian weapons play a key role in destabilizing our world, and the international community must learn from this, now and in the future”Mr. Herzog said.
- On the ground, after eight months of conflict, fighting is raging, particularly in Bakhmout, a city in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine, which the Russian army has been trying to conquer for months. At least seven civilians were killed and three others injured on Monday in this city, the head of the regional military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, announced on Telegram on Tuesday.
- In southern Ukraine, pro-Russian authorities in the city of Melitopolcontrolled by Moscow forces, announced that a car bomb exploded near local media offices, injuring five people.
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