2023-10-05 13:22:29
13:09
Georgia “concerned” by the installation of a Russian naval base in a separatist region
Georgia said it was “concerned” by the upcoming installation of a Russian naval base in Abkhazia, one of its pro-Russian separatist regions, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Such acts constitute a blatant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity” of Georgia and a “provocation aimed at legitimizing the illegal occupation of Abkhazia,” the ministry said.
12:40
A Chinese company sold Wagner two satellites for intelligence purposes
The paramilitary group signed a contract with a Chinese company to acquire two observation satellites and order images, providing it with unprecedented intelligence power, according to a document consulted by AFP. According to a European security source, some of these images were even used by its leader Yevgueni Prigojine, who died in August in the crash of his plane, to prepare his mutiny in June.
12:17
Borrell warns that Europe ‘cannot replace’ US support
“Obviously, Europe cannot replace the United States,” declared the head of European diplomacy upon his arrival at the summit of the European Political Community in Granada, while recalling that the EU was studying the creation of a fund of 20 billion euros over four years to continue supporting the Ukrainian army.
11:36
Zelensky worries about a “difficult election period in the United States”
“Difficult election period in the United States. There are discordant voices. Some of them are very strange,” the Ukrainian president declared this Thursday, upon his arrival at the summit of the European Political Community in Granada, in the south of Spain.
11:15
1,214 children missing in Ukraine
According to the press service of the Ombudsman’s Office, the national child search portal “Children of War” notes that 1,214 children are considered missing in Ukraine. On the other hand, “18,650 children were found”. More broadly, more than 26,000 Ukrainians, including 11,000 civilians, have been missing since the start of the Russian invasion in 2022.
10:22
Russia plans naval base in Georgian separatist region
Russia signed a deal for a permanent naval base on the Black Sea coast of Georgia’s breakaway Abkhazia region a day after its leader met Vladimir Putin. “We signed an agreement and in the near future there will be a permanent base of the Russian Navy in the Ochamchira region,” said Aslan Bjania, self-proclaimed president of Russian-backed Abkhazia. “All this is aimed at increasing the level of defense capability of Russia and Abkhazia, and this type of interaction will continue,” he said. “There are also things I can’t talk about.”
10:16
Two people killed in Kherson
This morning, Russian artillery fire on the city center of Kherson killed a man and a woman, according to the head of the regional military administration Oleksandr Prokudin.
10:03
German company wins contract to supply automated reconnaissance systems to Ukraine
The German company Rheinmetall announced that it had won a contract to supply automated reconnaissance systems to Ukraine. The company said the order for Ukraine was paid for by the German government. The SurveilSpire system is designed for reconnaissance and combating enemy drones.
09:20
Zelensky in Spain for the European Political Community Summit
President Zelensky has just arrived in Granada, Spain, to participate in the Summit of the European Political Community. “Our common goal is to ensure the security and stability of our common European home. We work with partners to strengthen the European security architecture, particularly regional security. Ukraine has substantial proposals in this regard. We will pay special attention to the Black Sea region as well as our joint efforts to strengthen global food security and freedom of navigation,” he explained, adding: “Ukraine’s main priority , especially as winter approaches, is to strengthen air defense. We have already laid the foundations for new agreements with partners and look forward to their approval and implementation. It should be a productive day for Ukraine and Europe as a whole.”
09:12
Russia reportedly lost 280,470 soldiers in Ukraine
According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russia has lost 280,470 soldiers in Ukraine since the start of the war. In addition, Russia also lost 4,757 tanks, 9,052 armored fighting vehicles, 8,980 vehicles and fuel tanks, 6,643 artillery systems, 804 multiple launch rocket systems, 540 air defense systems, 315 aircraft , 316 helicopters, 5,129 drones and 20 ships.
09:09
Russian city attacked by cluster munitions
The governor of the Russian region of Kursk Roman Starovoit accused the Ukrainian army of having fired cluster munitions, a controversial weapon, on the city of Rylsk, injuring one civilian.
“The border town of Rylsk came under fire from cluster munitions by Ukraine,” he wrote. “A woman was injured by shrapnel, she was hospitalized.”
08:04
Ukrainians shot down 24 of 29 Russian drones launched overnight
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, the Russians launched Iranian-made drones from southern Crimea. “Twenty-four Shahed-131/136 drones were shot down over the Odessa, Mykolaiv and Kirovohrad regions by units of the Ukrainian Air Force in cooperation with the air defense forces,” specifies the army.
07:56
Kate Middelton visits community center to help refugees
Princess of Wales Kate Middleton visited the Vsi Razom Community Center in Bracknell, UK to provide aid to refugees who have fled Ukraine. During her visit, she packed boxes of emergency donations with food and clothing to send to Ukraine. On the corner of a box, she wrote a personal note that read: “We are all thinking of you.”
07:50
Chancellor Scholz says he is “convinced” that the United States will continue to support Ukraine
“I am completely convinced that the American Congress will do what is necessary to ensure that Ukraine is supported,” Olaf Scholz told the press on Wednesday evening after a telephone conversation on Tuesday between American President Joe Biden and his allies on this issue. After his interview with the Democrat, he thinks “that among the representatives of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, a large number of them agreed with this support (for Ukraine).”
07:39
US transfers thousands of seized Iranian weapons and ammunition to Ukraine
According to CNN, the US Central Command transferred more than a million rounds of seized Iranian ammunition to the Ukrainian armed forces. “The government obtained ownership of these munitions on July 20, 2023, through civil forfeiture requests from the Department of Justice against the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), specifies the American command.
These Iranian weapons were seized by the US Navy while in transit to Yemen “in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216”.
These deliveries could help alleviate some of the Ukrainian forces’ weapons shortages.
07:18
McCarthy’s Impeachment from the US House of Representatives: Should Ukraine Be Worried?
07:04
The United States and Europeans are working to create a legal framework necessary for the use of confiscated Russian assets
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken estimated at the University of Texas that around $300 billion in Russian assets were confiscated mainly in Europe and not in the United States. According to Blinken, the Russians must pay for what they damaged or destroyed in Ukraine. “And one way to do that would be to use these assets,” he explained, adding that this requires creating an appropriate legal framework.
06:51
Disappearance of independent Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna
Reporting in the territories occupied by Russia, independent journalist Victoria Roshchyna has not given any sign of life since August 3, according to the International Women’s Media Foundation on X. She had already been taken prisoner by Russian forces in March 2022.
06:46
Russia could use sea mines to attack Black Sea grain corridor
According to British intelligence, Russian forces could use sea mines to strike civilian shipping targets in the Black Sea. According to this report, “Russia certainly wants to avoid openly sinking civilian ships, but instead falsely blames Ukraine for any attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea.” For now, Russia has blocked trade routes across the Black Sea since the failure of the Black Sea Grains Initiative in July. At the same time, Moscow has targeted port and grain infrastructure and “already destroyed enough grain to feed more than a million people for a year.”
06:30
Damage in Ukraine estimated at $151 billion
According to the Kiev School of Economics, recorded direct damage increased by $700 million compared to June 2023. “As of September 1, 2023, the total documented direct damage caused by the large-scale invasion of Russia on Ukrainian infrastructure amounted to 151.2 billion dollars.
Most of the damage was recorded in the housing sector ($55.9 billion), where 167,200 properties were destroyed or damaged. The infrastructure sector and the industrial sector come in second and third with $36.6 billion and $11.4 billion in damages, respectively.
18 Ukrainian civil airports and airfields were damaged, as well as at least 344 bridges and level crossings and more than 25,000 kilometers of public and local roads. The education sector suffered $10.1 billion in damage with 3,500 establishments destroyed or damaged. Finally, the damage caused to the health sector is estimated at $2.9 billion as of September 1 with 1,223 health establishments damaged or destroyed.
06:15
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