Ukraine rose in the world ranking of democracies during the war; Germany gave Ukraine a package of military aid in armored vehicles and air defense systems. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
Ukraine has risen in the ranks of democracies
Ukraine rose 13 positions in 2022 and is now in 73rd place in the World Ranking of Democracies released by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA). Denmark leads the way out of 173 countries, Norway is second, and Switzerland is third. Russia lost three points and is now in 136th place. The last position is occupied by China.
Germany transfers a new batch of aid to Ukraine
Germany has given a new package of military aid to Ukraine, which includes a dozen armored personnel carriers, radar for the IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile system, winter uniforms and drones.
Zelensky: Russia tried to advance on Ugledar
President Vladimir Zelensky said that the Russian invaders tried to advance in the direction of Ugledar. Ukrainian soldiers repelled the Russian attack, the enemy suffered heavy losses – dozens of pieces of equipment, many killed and wounded. The defense of Avdeevka and the offensive of the defense forces in the Zaporozhye region are also underway.
New settlements of the Kharkov region are subject to forced evacuation
From 66 settlements of the Kharkov region, due to the high level of danger, 275 children with their families will be evacuated in the near future. The evacuation will be carried out from Kondrashevskaya, Kupyanskaya, Kurilovskaya, Petropavlovskaya, Dvorichanskaya and Olkhvatskaya territorial communities of Kupyansky district of Kharkov region.
Suspected People’s Deputy Dubnevich went abroad, he was last seen in Hungary
The High Anti-Corruption Court placed Verkhovna Rada deputy Yaroslav Dubnevich on the international wanted list, suspected of stealing gas worth UAH 2.1 billion. According to the prosecutor, on October 8, 2023, Dubnevich crossed the Romanian border with Hungary; his further whereabouts are unknown. Europol responded to a request from the Ukrainian authorities in this regard.
DTEK won a lawsuit against the Russian Federation, the company must pay $267 million. compensation
The International Arbitration Court in The Hague has fully upheld DTEK’s claim against the aggressor country of the Russian Federation for seized property in occupied Crimea. The arbitration court ordered Russia to pay damages to the Ukrainian company in the amount of $267 million, including interest and legal costs as of the date of the decision. Interest will continue to accrue until the full amount of the loss is paid. The arbitral award is enforceable in accordance with the New York Convention of 1958. DTEK plans to immediately begin the process of recognition and entry into the enforcement of the decision in the territory of the states where the Russian assets are located.
US Treasury expands “black list” against Russia
US authorities have announced new restrictions on sanctions against Russia. This time, more than 30 individuals and nearly 200 legal entities were included in the blacklist. The Treasury noted that the sanctions “target Russia’s future energy production and revenues, metals and mining sectors, defense procurement and those involved in supporting the Russian government’s military efforts and other malicious activity.”
Nestle returned to the list of international war sponsors
The Swiss corporation Nestle continues to operate in Russia, supplying the aggressor with goods and expanding its production base in Russia. This was the basis for Nestle to be included in the list of international sponsors of war. Remember that during the Second World War, the company worked on two fronts, supplying its products to the dry rations of the German army and at the same time exporting them to the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition . Nestle explains this by the need to provide the Russian population with essential products, as well as to take care of its Russian employees.
In Ukraine, five regions have completed the autumn sowing campaign.
By the end of October, 4 million 211 thousand hectares have been sown, namely: wheat – 3,733 thousand hectares, barley – 403 thousand hectares, rye -76 thousand hectares. Agricultural producers in the Dnepropetrovsk region sowed the most winter grains – 460.5 thousand hectares.
NamedOra city in danger of disappearing due to flooding
The fastest sinking city in the world is Mexico City. A 2021 study found that the city has been sinking at a fairly constant rate of 50 centimeters per year since 1950. The subsidence is not due to groundwater pumping, but due to compaction of the clay-rich lake bed where the city was built.
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Source: korrespondent
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