Significant decline of Russians in Kherson region, violations of human rights exacerbated by annexations according to the UN, more than 200 thousand people were mobilized in the Russian army in two weeks… Le Figaro This Tuesday, October 4, summarizes the conflict in Ukraine.
Annexations in Ukraine. emergency session of the UN General Assembly on Monday
Following Russia’s annexation of four regions of Ukraine, the UN General Assembly will hold a new emergency session on Monday to discuss the situation in Ukraine, the spokesperson of the General Assembly announced. According to several diplomatic sources, the UN’s 193 member states are due to discuss a resolution this session without an expiration date, which is currently being prepared on the annexations, following Russia’s veto during the Security Council session on the issue.
Washington will send $625 million in additional military aid to Ukraine
On Tuesday, Joe Biden announced in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about a new delivery of US military equipment worth a total of $625 million, the White House said in a statement. President of America “He has promised to continue supporting Ukraine as long as it takes, as long as it defends itself from Russian aggression.” This shipment to the Ukrainian military includes, in particular, four new “Himar”, the State Department said.
These highly accurate and powerful missile systems have played an important role in recent Ukrainian military advances. The balance of this new component of American military aid includes, in particular, 32 howitzer guns, tens of thousands of small arms and artillery ammunition, mine systems and 200 armored vehicles. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Joe Biden for this “Continued military and financial support”. The US in the face of Russian invasion
A significant Russian retreat in the Kherson region according to Russian army maps
A military map shown by the Russian Defense Ministry at its daily briefing on Tuesday shows a significant retreat of Russian forces in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region. This map shows that Russian forces have abandoned a large number of settlements on the west bank of the Dnieper River, including Dudchani, while the Ukrainian army is conducting a counter-offensive in this area.
The Russian occupation authorities in the south of Ukraine called on Tuesday not to cross “Don’t panic”. Since the beginning of September, Ukrainian forces have already inflicted a number of crushing defeats on the Russians in the northeast and east of the country. The leader of the Russian occupation in Kherson, Vladimir Saldo, was the first to confess “breakthrough” Ukraine, and particularly the loss of the village of Dudchani, before ensuring that the Russian Air Force had “stop” Ukrainian promotion, according to an interview on Monday afternoon, which was published on the person concerned’s Telegram page on Tuesday.
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Security zone in Zaporozhye. The head of the IAEA will visit Kyiv and Moscow
General Director of IAEA “This week we will go to Kiev and then to Moscow.” to discuss the issue of creating a protective zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in Ukraine, according to a statement released on Tuesday evening. Rafael Grossi goes “Continue consultation” to create such a device “as soon as possible” said the UN structure, without specifying when it is expected in the two enemy countries. The head of the IAEA also pointed out that there is none “risk free” The security of the Zaporozhye plant in Ukraine the day after the Russians expelled its director from the premises. “There is no risk”Rafael Grossi told “France Presse” agency during his visit to Yerevan in Armenia.
Over 200,000 people were mobilized in the Russian army within two weeks
After the announcement of military mobilization, more than 200 thousand people were mobilized into the Russian army. “partial” to fight in Ukraine on September 21, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday. Officially ordered by President Vladimir Putin, this mobilization should enable the recruitment of 300,000 reservists with military experience or useful skills while the Russian army is in trouble on the Ukrainian front. “Training of personnel of newly formed units is carried out in 80 military fields and six training centers”– noted Sergey Shoigu during the government session, assuring that these recruits will be sent to the front with other units that have already fought in Ukraine.
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“There is no reason for Russia to use tactical nuclear weapons,” the Russian ambassador to France said
“There is currently no reason for Russia to use tactical nuclear weaponsOn Tuesday, October 4, the morning guest of the Cnews TV channel was Russian Ambassador to France Alexey Meshkov. The tone is set for a diplomat seeking reassurance about possible nuclear escalation. Alexey Meshkov has returned to the threat of such a blow.”tacticalin Ukraine, which has worried Westerners since the beginning of the war. “First of all, we are not the ones who started waving nuclear weapons, but the Westerners.” “Ministers of some NATO member countriesannounced the presence of nuclear weapons in their country“and therefore the opportunity”to press the red button“.
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Zelensky welcomes India’s “support”
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed “support” From India to Ukraine in the face of Russian invasion, in a rare phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also highlighted the importance of a recent statement by Narendra Modi, who came out against this war in an interview with Vladimir Putin in mid-September, where he told him: “It is not time for war.”
New Delhi was criticized by Kiev for its neutrality in the face of the Russian incursion until then. Head of Ukrainian diplomacy Dmitry Kuleba even blamed India “benefit” that “sacrifice” Ukrainians and Westerners, alluding to the deep discounts India has obtained on Russian raw materials. Much more conciliatory, Vladimir Zelensky emphasized with Narendra Modi on Tuesday “The importance of strengthening the Ukrainian-Indian partnership in the background of Russian aggression against Ukraine”.the Presidency of Ukraine informs.
Ukraine. human rights violations are exacerbated by annexations, according to the UN
The annexation of Ukrainian territories by Russia will only deepen the violations of human rights committed by Moscow and increase. “Unspeakable Suffering and Devastation” The UN condemned the Ukrainians on Tuesday. Christian Salazar Volkman, who presented a report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on the human rights situation in Ukraine, emphasized that the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has evidence.“A number of violations of the rights to life, liberty and security”. “The people of Ukraine have experienced untold suffering and devastation as the armed conflict has resulted in a series of violations of human rights and international humanitarian law affecting both civilians and combatants.”he insisted.
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As a result of the war, the GDP collapses by 35%, the President of the Central Bank resigns “health reasons”
Ukraine’s economy is suffering greatly from the effects of the war with Russia, with a 35% drop in GDP expected in 2022, the World Bank (WB) estimated on Tuesday. A devastating effect that should last because “On the destruction of industrial capacity, the destruction of agricultural land and the reduction of the labor force as more than 14 million people were displaced.”, BM elaborates in the press release. According to an assessment carried out by the institution in early September, the needs for reconstruction and economic recovery currently reach about 350 billion dollars. “which is more than 1.5 times more than the economy of Ukraine before the war”. and this amount is constantly increasing.
The President of the Central Bank of Ukraine Kyrylo Shevchenko announced his resignation on Facebook on Tuesday, citing: “health”More than seven months after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “I have sent a request to the president to accept my resignation.”he wrote, detailing that it is “difficult decision” taken number “Reasons related to (his) health”.
US transfers Russian cosmonaut to ISS
The United States will carry a Russian astronaut to the International Space Station on a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday, a mission highly symbolic of the war in Ukraine. Anna Kikina, the only female astronaut currently on active duty, is part of the Crew-5 crew, which also consists of two Americans and one Japanese. This is SpaceX’s fifth regular mission to the Space Station (ISS) on behalf of NASA. The launch is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where mild weather is expected.
Two weeks ago, an American took off to the ISS on a Russian Soyuz rocket. This long-planned astronaut exchange program is on hold despite very high tensions between the two countries since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February. Ensuring the operation of the ISS thus became one of the few subjects of cooperation between the USA and Russia.
Russia. Miss Crimea was condemned for a Ukrainian patriotic song
A Russian court has fined the winner of a beauty pageant for married women in Crimea for posting a video of her performing a Ukrainian patriotic song, police on the annexed peninsula said on Tuesday. In a video posted on social media in September, two young women, including Miss Crimea 2022, 34-year-old Olga Valeeva, sing the song a capella. Chervona Kalina, which is considered by the Russian authorities to be the anthem of Ukrainian nationalists. After being deleted, the video, however, became the subject of an investigation. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, two young women were found guilty of defaming the Russian army and were sentenced: one to ten days in prison, the other to a fine of 40,000 rubles (680 euros).
Source: Le Figaro
