2023-10-04 10:37:41
10:28
The Russians shot down one of their fighter planes
According to British intelligence, the Russians most likely shot down one of their own Su-35S FLANKER M fighter jets over Tokmak in the Zaporizhia region on September 28. The Russian Defense Ministry has not made any comments on this matter.
10:23
An invisibility cloak for Ukrainian soldiers
Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov announced the development of an invisibility cloak for Ukrainian soldiers. This cloak blocks thermal radiation and makes fighters invisible to the enemy using thermal cameras and drones equipped with thermal cameras. In addition, this cape is waterproof and does not burn. It also protects against high temperatures.
10:17
Putin’s first foreign trip since his international arrest warrant
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected in Kyrgyzstan in mid-October, the authorities of this Central Asian country announced. This is his first trip abroad since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against him. Vladimir Putin is due to participate on October 13 in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz capital, in a summit of leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States, bringing together several former Soviet republics, as well as in a gala in honor of the twenty years of the opening from a Russian military base in Kyrgyzstan.
09:36
Russia to test its warning systems
Russia will nationwide test its public emergency warning systems, sounding sirens and interrupting television broadcasts to warn people of imminent danger. The test, carried out for the first time in 2020, is part of a new initiative that requires authorities to carry out tests twice a year from September 1.
09:33
Crypto companies registered in the Baltics make payments for the Russian private army
And consortium international of journalists analyzed almost 300 crypto companies registered in Estonia and uncovered dozens of crimes: large-scale fraud, money laundering, sanctions evasion and illicit financing of organizations such as the Wagner Group. International criminals have used Estonia’s poor cryptocurrency regulations to turn the small country into a financial crime hub, this investigation finds. Thus, the Russian private military group Rusich, at the heart of the Wagner group and responsible for multiple war crimes in Ukraine, managed to attract hundreds of thousands of euros in donations via cryptocurrencies. Journalists located nine crypto wallets currency that Rusich used to finance its operations and discovered that between 2022 and 2023, the private army had collected at least 200,000 euros thanks to them. Additionally, Estonia is home to cryptocurrency exchange companies that help Russians convert their rubles into other currencies, bypassing sanctions. In 2022, Estonia tightened its regulations and many crypto companies reportedly began migrating en masse to neighboring Lithuania.
09:20
Hungary proposes to cut EU aid
Orbán’s government has proposed cutting in half the European Union’s proposed 50 billion euro aid package for Ukraine.
09:15
Partial successes of the Ukrainian army west of Robotyne
According to a latest assessment from the Ukrainian General Staff, the Ukrainian defense forces continue to advance in the direction of Melitopol and Bakhmut. “They have achieved partial successes in the areas west of Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia oblast, as well as partial successes near Klichchiivka and Andriivka, and are also consolidating their positions,” the official said. Staff.
09:07
H&M reopens its stores in Ukraine
The ready-to-wear brand will open six stores at the end of November in shopping centers in kyiv and Lviv.
09:05
Ukraine could join the EU but not before 2030
European Council President Charles Michel said Ukraine could join the European Union in 2030 if all necessary conditions are met in an interview with German media outlet Der Spiegel. “Ukraine can become an EU member in 2030 if both sides do their homework,” he said. According to him, Ukraine and other candidate countries must implement reforms, fight corruption and comply with legal requirements. “We in the EU must clearly understand what we want to achieve together, what our priorities are and what we want to spend money on. And we need to speed up decision-making processes,” he added.
08:14
Explosions heard in Kryvy Rih
The head of the City Defense Council, Oleksandr Vilkul, asked residents to stay in shelters. ” Be careful ! High-speed missiles are still flying in our direction,” he said.
08:04
Lithuania opens corridor for transporting Ukrainian grain
Lithuania has just opened a corridor for the transit of Ukrainian grain to ports in the Baltic countries. According to Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, this corridor will help relieve pressure on the Ukrainian border and will increase the supply of grain to Africa.
07:59
EU still buying Russian liquefied gas
Despite the war in Ukraine, the EU has increased its purchases of Russian liquefied gas (LNG).
After the start of the war, Moscow sharply reduced its gas pipeline deliveries to the EU, pushing the Twenty-Seven to diversify their supplies in all directions. Investing in port terminals, they increased their purchases of LNG by 70% last year, transported by ships and coming more than 40% from the United States. Imports of Russian LNG, notably via TotalEnergies which has invested heavily in Siberia, have also soared. Gas is not subject to any sanctions or restrictions.
Concretely, Russia’s share of EU gas imports (gas pipeline and LNG) fell to 15% during the first seven months of 2023, compared to 24% in 2022 and 45% in 2021.
But this decline camouflages the jump in Russian LNG purchases to 12.4 billion m3 (bcm) over January-July (17% of European LNG purchases), compared to 19.3 bcm for the whole of 2022 and 13.5 bcm for the whole of 2021, according to the European Commission. Half of the Russian gas imported by the EU was LNG in January-July, compared to only a quarter last year.
07:52
Journalist Marina Ovsiannikova sentenced to 8.5 years in prison
On March 14, 2022, journalist Marina Ovsiannikova made herself known worldwide through an act of resistance, by brandishing a pacifist sign in the middle of the television news to demonstrate her opposition to the war in Ukraine. Even though she has since left Russia, the case of the former Channel One employee is currently being investigated. The Russian prosecutor’s office had requested a prison sentence of 9.5 years for her. She was ultimately sentenced in absentia to 8.5 years in prison for “forgery about the Russian army”.
07:43
Burger King still in Russia despite initial promises
Burger King, a subsidiary of the multinational company Restaurant Brands International (RBI) which holds a 15% stake in Burger King’s franchise operations in Russia. had announced in 2022 that it had “started the sales process” after the outbreak of war like many Western companies. But for 18 months, the case seems to have made no progress while McDonald’s, which owned most of its restaurants, managed to close its 847 restaurants in Russia and leave the country.
07:35
Russia says it shot down Ukrainian anti-ship missile near Crimea
The Russian Defense Ministry said it shot down a Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship missile near Crimea on Tuesday evening.
“On October 3, around 8:30 p.m. (Moscow time), an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using the Neptune anti-ship missile against objects on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped,” the ministry said in a post on social media. “Air defense systems detected and destroyed a Ukrainian missile over the northwestern part of the Black Sea, off the Crimean peninsula,” he adds.
07:32
31 Ukrainian drones shot down over Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk overnight
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, dozens of Ukrainian drones attacked three Russian regions overnight. Russia said it shot down 31 drones in what it called a “terrorist attack.”
According to initial reports from the Tass agency, buildings were damaged in Belgorod, including an administrative building and a house in the village of Chishino. Buildings were also damaged in Bryansk.
06:47
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