2023-11-06 22:11:18
Today
Monday November 6, 2023
21:11
“DESTRUCTION” OF A RUSSIAN SHIP
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Monday “the destruction” of the Askold, a major Russian ship, at the Kerch shipyard in annexed Ukrainian Crimea, two days after his army said it had carried out “successful” strikes in this area.
“I thank everyone who contributed to the destruction of the Russian ship at the Kerch shipyard,” he said in his daily address posted on social media.
20:40
ZELENSKY
“This is not the time for elections” in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday, in the middle of a debate among the country’s leaders on the possible holding of the presidential election scheduled for 2024.
“We must decide that now is the time for defense, for battle, on which the fate of the state and the people depends, and not for farce, which only Russia expects from Ukraine. I think that this is not the case. “Now is not the time for elections,” he said in his daily address.
20:10
UKRAINIAN ADVISOR KILLED
A close adviser to the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, Valery Zaluzhny, was killed Monday in the explosion of an item sent to him for his birthday, the military official announced on Telegram.
“In tragic circumstances, my assistant and close friend, Major Gennady Chastyakov, was killed (…) on his birthday,” lamented Mr. Zalouzhny. “An unknown explosive device exploded in one of his gifts,” he said, announcing the opening of a “preliminary investigation”.
17:46
STRATEGY
Winter is approaching, and the Ukrainian counter-offensive seems to have reached an impasse. The Ukrainian president, however, reaffirmed his refusal of any negotiations with Moscow. But the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army recently cast doubt on the chances of military victory.
International
Posted today at 5:38 p.m.
16:18
UKRAINIAN BORDER
Several dozen Polish transport companies blocked three crossing points between Poland and Ukraine on Monday to protest against unfair competition, according to them, from companies in the neighboring country.
Almost all road traffic was blocked by trucks lined up by demonstrators who blame the fall in their income on the European Union’s liberalization of border transport rules.
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU abandoned the permit system that governed the entry of Ukrainian transport companies into the EU. According to Polish truck drivers, this decision has led to an increase in the number of Ukrainian competitors in the sector, severely impacting their profits.
15:13
OLYMPIC GAMES
The Russian Olympic Committee is challenging its suspension in mid-October by the International Olympic Committee to the sports justice system, which has the effect of depriving it of Olympic funding, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced on Monday.
The IOC thus intended to sanction the placement under the authority of the Russian body of sports organizations in the regions of Donetsk, Kherson, Lugansk and Zaporizhzhia, located in eastern Ukraine occupied by the Russian army, recalls the CAS.
The Lausanne-based court has started “the exchange of written conclusions between the parties” and the constitution of the arbitration panel, but has not yet set a hearing date or deadline for resolving the dispute, it specifies. in a press release.
14:24
DRONES SHOT DOWN IN RUSSIA, ACCORDING TO AUTHORITIES
In southern Russia, two Ukrainian drones were shot down in the Voronezh region without causing any casualties or damage, according to regional governor Alexander Gusev.
11:56
STRIKES ON ODESSA MUSEUM LEAVE EIGHT INJURED, kyiv SAYS
Russia reportedly struck a museum in the large city of Odessa, in southern Ukraine, last night, according to kyiv. Images released by city authorities and the cultural site itself show debris and shards of glass on the floor of the Odessa Museum of Fine Arts, some of whose windows have exploded. Some walls are cracked and paintings appear to have been thrown to the ground by the force of the explosion.
Eight injuries were reported, according to the Ukrainian authorities. “Deliberate destruction of cultural sites is a crime against Ukrainian heritage“, denounced Eminé Djeppar, the Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, asking “a strong international response and immediate action from UNESCO“.
11:26
TOUGH FIGHTS AROUND ROBOTYNE AND AVDÏÏVKA
The Russian army is trying to retake the village of Robotyne, in eastern Ukraine, according to kyiv. This locality had been fiercely recovered by Ukrainian troops during the summer, giving the country a glimpse of a breakthrough in its counter-offensive. Although this has not yet been successful, the Ukrainians are currently managing to maintain their advances in the region, according to the same source.
“The enemy tried to regain its positions near Robotyné, without success“, announced Andriï Kovalyov, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian army. According to him, in the east of the country, Moscow’s troops “continue” also to attack Avdiïvka, an industrial city that they have been trying to surround for several weeks.
08:49
UKRAINE ACCUSES MOSCOW OF NEW ATTACKS
kyiv accuses Moscow this Monday morning of having fired four missiles during the night and launched nearly a dozen drone attacks from the Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia. “Fifteen [drones] Shahed and a Kh-59 guided aerial missile were shot down“, the Ukrainian Air Force said.
07:10
STRIKES IN KHERSON AND ODESSA
According to the Ukrainian newspaper The Kyiv Independent, new Russian strikes would have caused damage last night in the country. Several houses in Kherson were reportedly damaged last night in a central district of the city, although the number of victims of this attack is not yet known.
The port of Odessa, in the south of the country, was also damaged by several drones last night, according to the Ukrainian authorities.
07:02
UKRAINE TO INVESTIGATE DEATH OF GROUP OF SOLDIERS
Ukraine announced on Sunday the opening of an investigation into the death of a group of soldiers killed Friday by a Russian missile strike, according to local media during a decoration ceremony near the front line .
More than 20 Ukrainian soldiers from an assault brigade died Friday in the attack, which took place in the southern Zaporizhia region, online newspaper Ukrainska Pravda reported. “This is a tragedy that could have been avoided“, assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, promising to work to clarify the circumstances of this strike.
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