NU.nl regularly provides you with an overview of the situation in Ukraine. This time: The German Defense Minister promised additional military aid during a visit to Kiev. In turn, the British Ministry of Defense says that Russia is providing its mobile missiles to launch new attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.
The German support package operates in accordance with Reuters For four other Iris-T SLM anti-aircraft systems. Delivery of these four will not begin until the end of next year at the earliest. Ukraine received eight. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius also promised to provide 20,000 artillery shells.
“I am sure it will help you in the fight against Russian aggression,” Pistorius said. He added that the additional military support confirms that Germany is a “reliable long-term partner” for Ukraine.
The British expect new Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure
With anti-aircraft systems, Ukraine is arming itself against Russian missile attacks. British Ministry of Defence Stilt Tuesday that the Russian army has recently made many efforts to weaken Ukrainian air defenses. This would enable the Russians to do a lot of damage to Ukrainian infrastructure, such as power plants, again this winter.
The British ministry also says Russia is keeping its best cruise missiles in reserve so it can deploy as many as possible next winter. According to the British, almost no Russian launches have been observed in the past two months. This reinforces British suspicions that critical infrastructure in Ukraine will be targeted again this winter, just as was the case last year.
Earlier on Tuesday, port infrastructure in the Odessa region was bombed by Russian missiles, according to Ukraine. Interior Minister Ihor Klimenko said that artillery attacks in the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions reported deaths and injuries. A coal mine was reportedly hit during the bombing. As a result, 39 miners would have been briefly trapped underground.
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Russia cannot coexist with the current Ukrainian government
Russia cannot live in peace alongside Ukraine under the current Ukrainian regime. This is what Rodion Miroshnik, Russia’s chief diplomat, said. According to Miroshnik, Russia will “successfully resist NATO force and completely disarm Ukraine, however long it may take.”
Miroshnik describes the current Ukrainian rulers as “toxic.” The government in Kiev “violates human rights, commits crimes against civilians and allows banned NATO weapons into the country.”
Miroshnik spoke on the 10th anniversary of mass protests in Kiev between November 21, 2013 and the fall of President Viktor Yanukovych on February 22, 2014. The ouster of President Yanukovych, who has been described as pro-Russian, is often seen as troubling. The beginning of the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine is seen.
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United Nations: 10,000 civilians were killed in the war in Ukraine
More than 10,000 civilians died in Ukraine due to the war that broke out at the end of February 2022. The number of wounded exceeds 18,500. The United Nations monitoring mission in Ukraine announced these numbers on Tuesday.
From August to October, 86% of confirmed casualties occurred in areas under Ukrainian government control. Nearly half of these casualties were far from the front lines. “As a result, no place in Ukraine is completely safe,” warned Danielle Bell, head of the UN monitoring mission.
The UN figures only include deaths confirmed by the UN mission. According to the United Nations, the actual death toll may be much higher because it is difficult to verify information, which also takes a lot of time.