Moscow protesters chant ‘send Putin to the trenches’
Ukraine has recovered two more settlements in Kherson Oblast, a few days after Russia claimed the territory after the so-called referendum, Volodymyr Zelensky announced.
He added that the success of Ukrainian soldiers “is not limited to Lyman”, the logistics center in the east of the country that was also recaptured this week, marking a major victory for Kyiv.
“This week, most of the [battlefield] The reports are the list of settlements liberated from the enemy as part of our defense operation,” Zelensky said.
An official installed by Russia in the Kherson region, Kirill Stremousov, admitted in a video statement today that Ukrainian forces “have made a little more progress.”
However, he insisted that “everything is under control” and that the “Russian defense system is working” in the region.
The US and NATO welcomed Ukraine’s territorial victory against Russia in the seven-month war.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the capture of the former Russian stronghold makes the war “harder” for Vladimir Putin.
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Czech Republic warns citizens to leave Russia
The Czech Republic today extended the warning for its citizens to leave Russia following mobilization orders from Moscow last month, the Foreign Ministry said.
The Czech government had previously warned against travel to Russia and urged citizens there to leave in February following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Today, the ministry expanded its warning, saying Czechs who simultaneously held Russian citizenship faced risks after a call for mobilization in September, a ministry spokeswoman said.
“Citizens of the Czech Republic who also hold Russian citizenship should note that if they are on the territory of the Russian Federation, they are perceived by the Russian authorities primarily as citizens of the Russian Federation,” the ministry told the your website.
“The Czech Embassy in Moscow cannot provide them with full and adequate consular protection.”
The ministry also recently warned about the impossibility of using bank cards issued in the Czech Republic in Russia due to sanctions, Reuters reports.
The Czech Republic has been one of Ukraine’s biggest supporters, sending military aid to Kyiv, and has also taken in hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees.
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This map shows the state of affairs in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
This map shows the state of affairs in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
(Images from the Press Association)
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Chechen leader Kadyrov sends three teenage sons, one aged 14, to fight in Ukraine
Chechen leader and key ally of Vladimir Putin, Ramzan Kadyrov, has revealed that he has sent his three young sons to fight in Ukraine.
The warlord has been a vocal advocate of the conflict in Ukraine, with Chechen forces forming part of the vanguard of the Russian military, and has even advocated the use of nuclear weapons in the war during the of week
And now the Chechen forces will be joined at the front by his sons Akhmat, 16, Eli, 15, and Adam, 14, reports the Russian news agency RIA Novosti.
Chechen leader Kadyrov sends three teenage sons, one aged 14, to fight in Ukraine
“The time has come to show yourself in real battle,” says the warlord
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Lithuania declares Russia’s top diplomat in the country persona non grata
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania today declared Russia’s top diplomat in the country persona non grata.
“His recent actions and statements are incompatible with the status of a diplomat and should be seen as interference in the internal affairs of the host country,” the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry did not elaborate on the alleged wrongdoing of the Russian charge d’affaires, who was told to leave the country within five days.
The Russian Foreign Ministry told the RIA news agency that it would “give an appropriate response.”
Lithuania expelled Russia’s ambassador in April and recalled its own, downgrading diplomatic relations to chargé d’affaires after Ukraine accused Russian forces of killing civilians in the town of Bucha.
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Ukrainian forces advance south and make gains in Kherson
Ukrainian forces continue to advance south and have reportedly made advances in the Kherson region and taken control of some settlements.
Kyiv has been tight-lipped about the details of the assault in the country’s south, but Russian military bloggers have described an advance of Ukrainian tanks across tens of kilometers of territory along the banks of the Dnipro River.
Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the interior ministry, released what he said was a video of a Ukrainian soldier waving a flag at Zolota Balka, downriver from the former front line.
Ukrainian forces advance south and make gains in Kherson
A Ukrainian advance along the Dnipro River could trap thousands of Russian troops on the far side
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Ukraine wants to join NATO, but will it happen?
Kyiv is already a “de facto” member, says Zelensky, so it needs NATO, asks Alastair Jamieson.
Ukraine wants to join NATO, but will it happen?
Kyiv is already a ‘de facto’ member, says Zelensky, so does it need NATO at all, asks Alastair Jamieson
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The Kremlin says it favors a “balanced approach” to nuclear weapons
The Kremlin said on Monday it favored a “balanced approach” to the nuclear weapons issue, not based on emotion, after a key ally of President Vladimir Putin called over the weekend for Russia to use a “nuclear weapon underperforming’ in Ukraine. .
Asked about comments by Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of the Chechen region, who also criticized Russia’s military leadership for battlefield mishaps, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he had the right to express his opinion, but that Russia’s military approach should not be driven by emotions.
Peskov said the basis for any use of nuclear weapons was laid in Russia’s nuclear doctrine.
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The Ministry of Defense publishes the latest map on the war between Russia and Ukraine
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Ukrainian forces have made advances in the Kherson region, a Russian official says
Ukrainian forces have made some advances in the southern Kherson region and taken control of some settlements, an official stationed in Russia said on Monday.
“It’s tense, let’s put it that way,” Vladimir Saldo, the head of Ukraine’s Russia-based Kherson region, told state television.
Russia formally moved to annex four Ukrainian territories last week, including the Kherson region, but none is fully under the control of Moscow’s forces and Ukraine continues to advance south.
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A Russian journalist faces an investigation
Prominent Russian journalist Ksenia Sobchak is facing a criminal investigation over a story police suspect was “false,” state news agency TASS reported Monday, citing an unidentified law enforcement source.
Sobchak, whose father was the mayor of St. Petersburg in the 1990s and worked closely with Vladimir Putin, hosts a YouTube channel with more than 3 million subscribers. He also founded a popular Telegram account that regularly shares stories critical of Russia’s mobilization efforts.
TASS reported that Sobchak’s story was related to “state funding of festivals” and that she could be charged under an article in Russian law that carries sentences of up to three years in prison.
Neither Sobchak, 40, nor representatives of her news site immediately responded to a Reuters request for comment on the TASS report.
Sobchak has so far avoided prosecution, but has been scrutinized by authorities in the past for sharing so-called “LGBT propaganda” and for declaring that Crimea was still Ukrainian after it was annexed by Russia in 2011, Reuters reports.
Since invading Ukraine in February, Russia has cracked down on independent media and prosecuted scores of journalists for spreading “fake” news about what it calls its “special military operation.”
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