2023-08-11 11:41:56
► Volodymyr Zelensky dismisses all regional military recruiters
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Friday, August 11 the dismissal of all regional officials in charge of military recruitment to uproot a system of corruption allowing conscripts in particular to escape the army.
“Illegal enrichment, legalization of illegally obtained funds, illicit profits, illegal transportation across the border of conscripts. Our solution: we fire all the military commissars”announced on Telegram Volodymyr Zelensky, after an anti-corruption investigation.
► A child killed by a Russian strike in western Ukraine
An eight-year-old child was killed by a Russian missile in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of western Ukraine, a rarely targeted part of the country located hundreds of kilometers from the front.
“On August 11 around 11 a.m., the Russian army fired missiles at infrastructure in the Ivano-Frankivsk region (…). An eight-year-old boy died as a result of the bombardment”said the attorney general’s office.
► The Russian army claims to have further “improved” its positions in northeastern Ukraine
The Russian army said on Friday that it had again “improved” its positions in the north-east of Ukraine, where the offensive by Moscow troops prompted the authorities the day before to evacuate civilians.
“In the direction of Kupyansk, the assault units of the “Western” combat groups, (…) continued their offensive operations on a broad front and improved the tactical situation”the Russian Defense Ministry said in its daily report.
► The Russian army accuses Ukraine of being responsible for the foiled drone attack in Moscow
The Russian army announced on Friday August 11 that it had destroyed a Ukrainian drone in western Moscow, against a backdrop of an increase in attacks of this type targeting the Russian capital.
“The drone was neutralized by electronic warfare means and crashed in a forest area west of Moscow”said the Russian Ministry of Defense, accusing “the kyiv regime”. The mayor of Moscow had, for his part, specified earlier that the device had crashed “without doing significant damage”.
► At least one dead and 14 injured after a Russian strike on Zaporizhia
At least one person was killed and 14 injured on Thursday after a Russian strike on the city of Zaporijjia, in southern Ukraine, already targeted the day before, the Ukrainian authorities announced Thursday, August 10.
“A fire broke out in a civilian building after the occupants hit it with a missile. At this time, we mourn the death of one person”said President Volodymyr Zelensky.
► Biden asks Congress for an additional $13 billion in military aid for Ukraine
US President Joe Biden on Thursday asked Congress to vote $13 billion in additional aid for military spending related to Ukraine, according to a letter from the director of the White House Office of the Budget (OMB), Shalanda. Young.
The Biden administration has also requested additional financial aid of $8.5 billion for economic, humanitarian and security assistance, intended for Ukraine but also for other countries affected by the conflict, specifies this letter, addressed to the Republican president. of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy.
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