03.11.2022
Ukraine war in the live ticker
+++ 02:25 UN: 14 million Ukrainians displaced by aggressive war +++
According to the UN refugee agency UNHCR, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to the largest displacement of people in decades. “Around 14 million people have been displaced from their homes since February 24,” said UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi in New York. And the situation does not improve before a supposedly harsh winter. “The destruction of civilian infrastructure caused by attacks, which continues as we speak, quickly makes humanitarian aid seem like a drop in the ocean,” Grandi said. Humanitarian aid must be expanded further, the “senseless” war must be ended.
+++ 01:12 Switzerland helps Ukraine with another 100 million euros +++
Switzerland has promised Ukraine further financial support equivalent to around 100 million euros. The money is intended to mitigate the consequences of the Russian war of aggression in winter, according to the Swiss government. In particular, projects to maintain the energy infrastructure and to secure the drinking water supply are to be financed. In addition, the precarious humanitarian situation in Ukraine should be alleviated.
+++ 23:50 Selenskyj: Attacks by Russian jets threaten grain exports +++
A Russian fighter jet fired two cruise missiles over the Black Sea corridor for grain transport, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This happens almost every day, says the President. This threatens Russia’s food exports.
+++ 22:58 German gas storage tanks are 99.19 percent full +++
On November 1st, all but two of the gas storage facilities in Germany had reached the legally required level of at least 95 percent. This emerges from the latest data from the European gas storage association GIE. According to this, the German storage facilities were 99.19 percent full by 6 a.m. on Wednesday morning, 0.29 percentage points more than the previous day. The largest German storage facility in Rehden, Lower Saxony, did not reach the target, it was 92.5 percent full. A smaller storage facility in Epe, North Rhine-Westphalia, reported a value of 91.1 percent.
+++ 22:17 Russia fails with resolution on biological weapons in UN Security Council +++
As expected, Russia fails before the UN Security Council with a resolution on bioweapons directed against the USA and Ukraine. The text, which is based on unsubstantiated Russian accusations that the US is producing biological weapons in Ukraine, only gets two votes – from Moscow itself and from China. The United States, Great Britain and France vote against the draft resolution. The remaining ten countries on the 15-member Council abstained. At least nine votes would have been required for acceptance. The resolution was seen as a renewed attempt by Moscow to enforce its unsubstantiated claims.
+++ 21:39 Ukraine: Intense fighting for Bakhmut and Soledar +++
Ukraine reports intense fighting with Russian units in the Donbass, especially around the towns of Bakhmut and Soledar. “Dozens of attacks in one day” were repelled, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maljar said on Ukrainian television. If the Russian army advances, Ukraine will immediately respond with a counterattack. According to the Ukrainian general staff, Russia continued to attack infrastructure in several regions of the country with missiles and Iranian drones. According to the authorities in the Kharkiv area, five women and two men were injured in the attacks. The attackers damaged four private houses, two high-rise buildings and a shop with artillery fire. For its part, Ukraine reported the destruction of an ammunition depot, among other things.
You can read earlier developments surrounding the Ukraine war here.