2023-09-08 08:34:49
Arrest in Cuba of seventeen people suspected of recruiting for Russia
Seventeen people were arrested in Cuba for their alleged link to a trafficking network operating from Russia with the aim of recruiting men to wage war in Ukraine, the Interior Ministry announced.
The government explained on Monday that the ministry was working to “neutralize and dismantle a human trafficking network that operates from Russia to incorporate Cuban citizens living there, and even some from Cuba, into the forces.” military personnel involved in military operations in Ukraine.
The head of the investigation, César Rodriguez, specified that one person arrested was “the internal organizer of these activities” and that two others were identified as recruiters. For its part, the prosecution declared that the judicial authorities are considering accusations of “trafficking in human beings, mercenarization of hostile acts from a foreign state”, which can involve incarceration for thirty years, life, or even the death penalty.
Humanitarian aid from Armenia
Even if the support may seem modest with a thousand digital devices for schoolchildren, the wife of the Armenian Prime Minister confirmed, a first since the start of the conflict, humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Until now, Armenia has demonstrated neutrality in the face of this conflict.
Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports is “scandalous”, according to Charles Michel
On the eve of the opening of the G20, Charles Michel, President of the European Council, estimated that the blockade of Ukrainian maritime ports by Russia since it withdrew from an agreement on cereals concluded under the aegis of the United Nations and Turkey is “scandalous” and “must stop”.
Ukraine wants to protect its energy installations for the winter
Ukraine hopes to protect its energy facilities more reliably against Russian strikes this winter, thanks to more modern air defense capabilities. According to a report, almost half of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure was affected in the winter but almost all of it has been repaired. For this winter, kyiv hopes to benefit from the recently offered German-made Gepard systems. According to Ukrainian intelligence, Russia could resume its bombing of energy infrastructure at the end of September or the beginning of October.
Croatian ports used for exporting Ukrainian grain
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko said that exports of Ukrainian grain could be made from Croatian ports. Russia withdrew in July from the agreement allowing Ukrainian ships to sail through the Black Sea. “Russia continues to launch missile strikes on grain infrastructure on the Black Sea coast, which significantly limits the possibilities for exporting domestic grain,” Svyrydenko said at the Three Seas Initiative summit. in Bucharest adding: “Ukrainian grain has already been exported via Croatian ports. Thank you for this opportunity. Although this trade route is niche, it is already popular,” she added.
Local and regional elections this Sunday
This Sunday, Russia is holding tightly controlled local and regional elections, the first since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, the agency recalls. Reuters. Governors, including the powerful mayor of Moscow, are running in 21 regions of Russia, from Siberia to the Black Sea coast.
The authorities installed by Russia in the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia and Kherson, whose territory Moscow says it controls, are also organizing elections, which Kiev and its allies have condemned.
Drone attack on an electronic components factory in Russian territory
Authorities in Russia’s Bryansk region have acknowledged a drone attack on an industrial facility. The Russian Defense Ministry claims that one of the Ukrainian drones was shot down by an electronic warfare system. According to the region’s governor, an “administrative building” at the Kremniy L factory, one of Russia’s largest microelectronics manufacturing companies, caught fire following the attack.
According to Russian media, the company manufactures components for the Pantsir and Iskander air defense systems. This factory had already been attacked on the night of August 30. The fire would be extinguished. The Russians blame the attack on Ukraine, but neither Ukrainian authorities nor the military have yet commented on the matter.
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