2023-12-04 13:13:15
► Russian troops further intensify their attacks on Avdiïvka
Russian troops have further stepped up their assaults on the town of Avdiïvka, in eastern Ukraine, by attacking from two additional directions with the aim of encircling the town, local authorities reported on Monday (December 4).
The Russian army has been trying to seize this fortified industrial city in Donbass for almost two months, so much so that Avdiivka has become the main hot spot on the front since the failure of the Ukrainian summer counter-offensive.
According to its mayor, Vitaly Barabach, the Russian attacks were “much more numerous” over the past two days, as have the artillery bombardments.
► The war in Ukraine responsible for 150 million tonnes of CO2 emissions
Fuel, fires, future reconstructions… the carbon footprint of the Russian invasion in Ukraine is estimated at 150 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions, more than that of Belgium in one year, a Ukrainian deputy minister declared on Monday in Dubai , based on expert analysis.
“The war had devastating consequences on the environment, the air, land and water were polluted due to the fighting”said Viktoria Kireïeva, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, on the sidelines of COP28.
“After 18 months of war, the total amount of emissions is estimated at 150 million tonnes of CO2, which is more than the annual emissions of a highly developed country like Belgium”she added, according to an English translation of her remarks.
► A Russian general killed in the combat zone in Ukraine
A Russian general was killed in the combat zone in Ukraine, the governor of the Russian region of Voronezh, where this officer had served, announced Monday.
“Brigadier General Vladimir Zavadski, deputy commander of the 14th Army Corps of the Northern Fleet, died at a combat post in the special operation zone” in Ukraine, Governor Alexander Gusev said on Telegram, without providing details on the circumstances of his death.
► Putin laments ties between Russia and the West in front of ambassadors
Vladimir Putin regretted on Monday the deterioration of diplomatic relations between Moscow and the West, which followed the Russian attack on Ukraine and the establishment of sanctions against Moscow, by receiving several new European ambassadors to the Kremlin.
During the credentials presentation ceremony by recently appointed foreign ambassadors, he welcomed, among others, the new representatives of Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Greece and Slovenia.
With the Swedish representative, Vladimir Putin expressed his regret for “the complete absence of political contacts” and a restriction “economic cooperation” and “cultural and humanitarian links” between Russia and Sweden.
► The United States risks being “out of resources” to support Ukraine
Without a vote for new funding by Congress “by the end of the year”the United States will be “short of resources” to continue to support Ukraine militarily, the White House budget director warned on Monday.
“There is no magic funding available to address the emergency. We are running out of money and soon to run out of time”writes Shalanda Young in a letter addressed to the head of the House of Representatives, dominated by the Republican opposition, adding: “Cutting off the flow of American weapons and equipment would shatter Ukraine’s war effort. »
► Ukraine says it has shot down a missile and 18 Russian drones
Ukrainian anti-aircraft defenses said they had shot down a missile and 18 of the 23 drones launched overnight from Sunday to Monday by Russia.
“18 attack drones and one Kh-59 missile were shot down”, the Ukrainian Air Force said in its morning statement. The southern regions of Kherson and Mykolaiv were targeted, as well as Ivano-Frankivsk, Khmelnytskyi and Lviv, according to the army.
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