Zelensky held a meeting on the situation in Israel and the Middle East; The aggressor nation Russia is interested in provoking war in the Middle East; Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
Zelensky discussed the situation in Israel with intelligence
The head of state held a meeting with the heads of the Main Directorate of Intelligence and Foreign Intelligence and diplomats on the situation in Israel and the Middle East in general. He noted that this is important not only for Ukraine, but also for the whole of Europe. Zelensky cited “very clear” intelligence information that the Kremlin regime is interested in the outbreak of war in the Middle East so that “a new source of pain and suffering will weaken international unity, add divisions and contradictions and help Russia to destroy freedom in Europe.”
The IDF has regained control of all towns along the border of the Gaza Strip
The Israeli Army (IDF) was able to regain control of all settlements on the border of the Gaza Strip. The Gaza border will be physically protected by tanks, supported by combat helicopters and drones. There were no battles in any of the liberated cities.
The leader of the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, is dead. This statement was made by the chief representative of the IDF, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari. Hagari also emphasized that “the military and political leadership of Hamas, all its assets are weak and perishable.”
The EU has stopped funding Palestine
The European Commission has decided to suspend funding for development projects in Palestine following attacks by Hamas militants on Israel. The European Commission also immediately suspended payments for existing Palestinian projects. All projects will be reviewed and the entire budget portfolio will be reviewed. And new proposals for funding aid to the Palestinians have been put on hold until “further communication.”
The escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hamas will not affect EU aid to Ukraine
There is no reason to fear that the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hamas will affect EU aid to Ukraine, the European Commission said. They assured that the EU’s attention will not shift to the priority subject for it.
The Russians gave Hamas terrorists Western weapons captured during the conflict in Ukraine
Ukrainian intelligence reported that the Russian Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has already transferred captured weapons made in the United States and EU countries to Hamas militants. According to Russia’s plan, the next step should be false accusations against the Ukrainian military for allegedly selling Western weapons to terrorists on a regular basis. It was noted that as part of the Kremlin’s disinformation campaign, these fakes were supposed to be the basis for several “explosive newspapers” and “investigations” in the Western media.
Anti-Corruption Court closes one of NABU’s most high-profile cases – the Rotterdam+ formula
The High Anti-Corruption Court decided to close the most embarrassing case in recent years in the energy sector, involving the so-called Rotterdam+ formula, after the pre-trial investigation expired. decision to close the Rotterdam+ case. The SAPO prosecutor disagrees with this court’s decision and will appeal it to the appeals court.
Zelensky replaced the commander of the Terror Defense Forces
President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Igor Tantsur from the post of commander of the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and appointed Anatoly Bargilevich in his place. Major General Anatoly Bargilevich was the former commander of the terrorist defense of the Ground Forces Command, and since 2022 has been the chief of staff of the eastern group of forces. Before that, since 2020 – Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for Troops. This is the second rotation of the commander of the Troops Forces during a full-scale war.
The senior lieutenant of the border guards fled to the Russian Federation and received suspicion
Law enforcement officials reported suspicion of a border guard who served in Transcarpathia and became an agent of the Russian special services. The suspect is a native of Luhansk, who arrived for service in Transcarpathia in June 2022 from Lisichansk, and in August he was appointed head of the cyber defense group of the communication department of one of the border units. According to operational data, recently a person involved in a group of evaders illegally crossed the Hungarian border. A few days after that, information appeared on one of the Russian public pages that the suspect worked as an agent of the Russian special services for a long time and was in Moscow.
A record buckwheat harvest is expected in Ukraine
According to the First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Taras Vysotsky, in the spring agricultural producers increased the area under buckwheat by 20 thousand hectares compared to last year at 141.5 thousand hectares. This is the largest area sown with this crop in all the years of Ukrainian independence.
The Harvard professor won the Nobel Prize in Economics for labor market research
Harvard professor Claudia Goldin received the Nobel Prize in Economics for her work on labor economics. The award was given with the motivation “to improve our understanding of the position of women in the labor market.” Claudia Goldin has been researching the status of women in the US economy for nearly half a century, focusing on topics such as differences in earnings, promotions and careers between men and women, and the role of technology in work and personal life of women.
An earthquake occurred in Transcarpathia
The epicenter of the earthquake was in Slovakia, 40 km from Uzhgorod. Its strength is 4.5 points. Tremors were also felt in Lviv and Ternopil regions.
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