This live CNBC blog on the progress in the war in Ukraine on November 23, 2022. See the latest updates here.
The Ukrainian government said one user was killed and another wounded in a Russian missile strike in the capital, Kiev. CNBC was unable to independently verify the information.
The army government in the city of Kyiv said a two-story building collapsed due to the impact and officials urged citizens to stay in shelters until the air alert ends.
Meanwhile, the European Parliament has designated Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.
In a largely symbolic move, European lawmakers said the planned attacks through Kremlin forces and their proxies against civilians in Ukraine amounted to war crimes. Russia denies targeting civilians.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has spoken for the moment this week about the “precarious” scenario of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. Over the weekend, the plant overcame heavy bombardment and on Wednesday went into “total blackout mode” due to continued Russian missile attacks.
“The most recent incident at the ZNPP highlights the precarious and complicated nuclear safety and security scenario at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which comes just days after it was continuously bombed,” said Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi.
Grossi also highlighted the need for an external power source for nuclear sites as one of the seven fundamental pillars of the armed conflict of nuclear protection, which Grossi highlighted earlier this year. in diesel generators.
“Reactors need strength for cooling and other critical nuclear safety and security purposes also when they are in shutdown mode and no longer generating electrical power,” the IAEA said in a statement. “In case of an external power outage, they have diesel backup. turbines that can supply backup electrical power for a limited time, at least for 10 days in the case of the ZNPP. “
Grossi met Wednesday in Istanbul with a Russian delegation led by Alexey Likhachev, CEO of Russian nuclear firm Rosatom. The couple consulted on “the operational aspects similar to the protection of the ZNPP and the pressing desire to identify a nuclear safety and security zone around the plant. “
—Rocio Faber
Russian missile launches against civilian targets do not have a military objective, but aim to increase suffering and death in Ukraine, the U. S. National Security Council said on Wednesday.
“As Russia fights on the battlefield, it turns into horrific attacks on the other Ukrainians with punitive moves that damage the power grid infrastructure, and it does so intentionally as winter approaches,” NSC spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said.
Russian moves have also recently heightened considerations about an imaginable nuclear incident. The weekend bombing destroyed Europe’s largest nuclear plant, Zaporizhzhia, and Wednesday’s moves led to blackouts at several plants.
“It also shows that Russia is ready to increase the threat of a nuclear security incident that could not only further harm Ukraine, but the entire region,” Watson said.
The NSC follows the authorization of the U. S. president. U. S. Secretary of State Joe Biden of another $400 million in defense roles for Ukraine.
—Rocio Faber
Ukraine will convene a pressing assembly of the United Nations Security Council to discuss Russia’s widespread missile movements that have left millions of Ukrainians without forces and dozens dead and wounded.
“The killing of civilians, the destruction of civilian infrastructure are acts of terror,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a tweet. “Ukraine continues to call for a resolute reaction from the network to these crimes. “
Zelenskyy’s call for an assembly follows the European Parliament’s resolution to claim Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, which Zelenskyy has asked Europe, the United States and other allies.
Despite this request, Russia’s position as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council cast doubt on the council’s effectiveness. Russia’s 15-member veto force derailed decisions that would have held Russia accountable for its violations of foreign laws and regulations, adding its annexation of 4 Ukrainian regions in late September.
—Rocio Faber
The organization that oversees the export of Ukrainian crops said there is a backlog of 82 ships waiting to be loaded with goods.
The UN-led Joint Coordination Centre said around 112 loaded vessels were waiting to be inspected in Turkish territorial waters.
The Black Sea Grain Initiative, an agreement negotiated in July between Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations, eased Russia’s naval blockade and the reopening of 3 key Ukrainian ports.
Since the signing of the agreement, more than 490 ships carrying 11. 8 million metric tons of grain and other food products have set sail for destinations around the world.
Kyiv has in the past blamed Moscow for delaying inspections and delaying ship movements.
—Amanda Macias
U. S. President Joe Biden paid tribute to the victims of the Holodomor, or “famine,” in commemoration of 90 years since Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s planned famine began in Ukraine.
The Holodomor is important this year in light of Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine.
“Under his rule, Joseph Stalin imposed harsh and repressive policies on Ukraine, adding that he created a planned famine in 1932-1933 that killed millions of innocent Ukrainian women, men and children,” Biden said in a statement. Biden hesitated to draw comparisons between the Ukrainian people’s existing struggle against Russian aggression and the “injustices and horrors inflicted on Ukraine in the past. “
“This month, we don’t forget the victims of the Holodomor,” Biden said. “We reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. And we pay tribute to the brave Ukrainians who continue to bravely resist Russia’s attack on democracy. “
Russia’s targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure has raised concerns about the availability of resources for next winter. Experts and officials said it would be one of the harshest winters Ukrainians have ever experienced, as they face energy shortages, lack of confidence in food and limitations on intellectual fitness and medical services.
—Rocio Faber
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to Russia’s popularity in the European Parliament as a state sponsor of terrorism with one word: “Finally. “He said Russia bombed Ukraine with that decision.
“Russia has proven to the world that all this is true by employing 67 missiles opposed to our infrastructure, power and people,” he said. While he did not provide figures, Zelenskyy said the effects of the moves were “tragic. “
“Many other people are injured and there are deaths,” he said.
The measures have also had a devastating effect on infrastructure, particularly in the electricity sector. Power outages occurred across the country, and overflowing outages were reported in Moldova. Water supplies were also disrupted in Kyiv, the country’s capital.
“When it comes to electricity and water supply, everyone is working: energy specialists, emergency services, local authorities,” Zelenskyy said. “We will repair everything and triumph over all difficulties because we are an unbreakable nation. “
—Rocio Faber
At least three other people were killed and 11 wounded in missile movements into the residential domain of Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, the city administration said.
The city recorded 31 rockets over the capital and an air alert, and 22 of them were shot down. The rockets hit critical infrastructure, leaving parts of the capital without electricity and severely disrupting water and heating supplies, management said.
The city has citizens confident that heating and water will return until Thursday morning. Electritown will also return once the grid is stabilized.
Much of Ukraine found itself in one position, as only about 70 Russian missiles aimed at power and other civilian comforts across the country.
—Rocio Faber
The organization that oversees the export of agricultural products said 4 ships carrying wheat, sunflower seeds and barley departed from Ukrainian ports.
The amount of cereals and other products exported under the Black Sea Grain Initiative has exceeded 11. 8 million metric tons.
The Black Sea Grain Initiative, negotiated in July between Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations, eased the Russian naval blockade and allowed the reopening of 3 key Ukrainian ports.
The agreement between the signatories will expire in about 4 months.
—Amanda Macias
Editor’s note: The following article contains graphic elements detailing reports of torture and sexual violence.
A report commissioned by the United Nations found that Russian forces committed widespread abuses against prisoners captured in the invasion of Ukraine.
During the preparation of the report, the researchers conducted 159 interviews over an eight-month period.
Ukrainian prisoners described so-called “admission procedures” upon arrival at the place of internment, which included beatings, strangulation, twisting or fractures of joints or bones, dog attacks, electric shocks, mock executions, sexual violence, stripping and the use of tension changes.
Russian guards also inserted lit cigarettes into the victim’s nostrils, hung prisoners by their hands or legs for long periods of time, and implemented tourniquet-like devices to painfully limit blood to the extremities, according to the report.
Inmates told investigators they had undergone invasive examinations in admission procedures in the presence of male guards. Detainees also said they were forced to strip naked and walk naked in the hallways.
Read the full story here.
—Amanda Macias
Pope Francis has now linked the suffering of Ukrainians to the “genocide artificially caused by Stalin” of the 1930s, when the Soviet leader accused of creating a man-made famine in the country, believed to have killed more than 3 million people.
Francis’ connection between the plight of Ukrainian civilians and those who starved to death 90 years ago, and his willingness to call it “genocide” and openly blame Josef Stalin, marked a sharp escalation of papal rhetoric opposed to Russia. Since this year, only 17 countries have officially identified the famine, known as the Holodomor, according to the Holodomor Museum in Kyiv.
In remarks at the end of his weekly general audience on Wednesday, Francis renewed calls to prayer for the “terrible sufferings of the costly Ukrainian martyr. “He recalled that Saturday marks the 90th anniversary of the beginning of the famine, which Ukraine each commemorates every fourth Saturday in November with a Day of Remembrance.
– The Associated Press
Ukraine and Russia participated in a prisoner exchange, and Ukraine received 36 prisoners who had spent 8 months in Russian captivity, said Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian president’s office.
The Ukrainian prisoners included 35 military personnel, plus national guardsmen, police guards, infantrymen and a member of the armed forces’ army, as well as a civilian who had his leg amputated, Yermak said.
“Among those who were released were fighters protecting Mariupol and were in ‘Azovstal,'” Yermak said, referring to the metallurgical plant long held by Ukrainian forces amid a brutal Russian siege. captured at the Chernothroughl nuclear power plant in the early days of the invasion. “
This is one of the smallest prisoner exchanges in recent months. However, Ukraine continues its efforts to repatriate the soldiers, many of whom fought in Mariupol before the city passed through Russia.
“We’re going to bring it back,” Yermak said.
—Rocio Faber
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has entered “total blackout mode”, relying entirely on diesel production, Ukraine’s national nuclear power company Energoatom reported.
The closure followed a Russian bombing, which Ukrainians said hit critical infrastructure across the country.
Emergency cover measures were also activated at the Rivne nuclear power plants, southern Ukraine and Khmelnytskyi, in the automatic shutdown of all power assemblies of the plants. Lately they work in what is known as “project mode”, without generation in the electrical system. , according to Energoatom.
Background radiation on all plants remains normal, Energoatom said. “As soon as the operation of the electric formula is normalized, electric power to the nuclear power plant will be resumed,” the company added.
This is the time this month that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest, has been completely disconnected from the force system, and at least the fifth time since Russia seized the plant in March. The International Atomic Energy Agency has continuously expressed its fear. about the bombing around the plant, asking for a coverage area to avoid what would be a catastrophic accident.
—Rocio Faber
US President Joe Biden has a legal withdrawal of up to $400 million in defense aid for Ukraine. The package includes “Department of Defense parts and services, as well as Army education and training,” according to a White House memo.
This additional sum represents a fraction of the gigantic aid the United States has provided to Ukraine, amounting to $19. 7 billion since the start of the Biden administration.
“The artillery munitions, precision fire, air defense missiles and tactical cars we supply will serve Ukraine more productively on the battlefield,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said of the withdrawal. “We will continue to help Ukraine for as long as necessary. “, so that you can continue to protect yourself and be in the most powerful position imaginable at the negotiating table when the time comes. “
Last week, the White House asked Congress to approve $37. 7 billion in aid to Ukraine. Nearly $22 billion of the sum would be set aside for military devices and the replacement of weapons already shipped to the country through the Pentagon.
Biden also sought congressional authorization to send $7 billion worth of weapons to Ukraine.
—Rocio Faber
Russian missile movements hit electrical infrastructure in much of Ukraine, triggering emergency outages in “all regions,” according to Ukrainian power provider Ukrenergo.
“This is a mandatory step to protect power grids from further technological damage and the operation of the electrical system,” Ukrenergo said in a statement.
While repair crews and the state of emergency are in a position to repair the damage after the air strike alert ends, harsh weather conditions, the addition of frost and freezing rain in some areas, can prolong the recovery process.
Kyiv officials told citizens to monitor Telegram for updates on the airstrike alert, as the electrical alert formula does not work due to power outages. Regional and municipal governments are preparing for additional strikes, warning citizens to stay until the government says otherwise.
—Rocio Faber
Several sets were shut down at the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine due to a disruption of Russian airstrikes in Ukraine, Ukrainian nuclear force company Energoatom said.
“Everything is fine with the plant. There is nowhere to generate electricity,” said an Energoatom spokesman for the plant in the Mykolaiv region.
A local official said the teams were also operating at the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant in western Ukraine.
“Stop the units. There is no electricity, no water, no heating,” Oleksandr Suprunyuk, mayor of the nearby town of Netishyn, wrote on his Facebook page.
— Reuters
Members of the opposition in Russia’s northwestern region of Karelia have called on President Vladimir Putin to draw up a decree officially ending partial troop mobilization.
The questionable partial mobilization of 300,000 Russian citizens, announced at the end of September, provoked an exodus of men from the country and provoked protests against the project. A month later, Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the finishing touch of the mobilization. However, no formal legislative adjustments have been made.
Emilia Slabunova and Inna Boluchevskaya, Yabloko Party deputies in the Karelian Legislative Assembly, said in an appeal that “the public speeches of the defense minister, the statements of the president and his press secretary that ‘it has ended. ‘”Partial mobilisation completed’ are not normative acts and have no legal force. “
They also noted that parts of the initial mobilization decree continue to apply, despite its announced termination.
“This fact, say the deputies, affects the mental state of society, is a source of anxiety and increased anxiety in families and collectives of Russian painters, and many other people have health problems,” they said.
“The ads will have to be supported through an executive order,” they added.
—Rocio Faber
Russia has restarted production of the Soviet Moskvich at a former Renault factory, according to truck maker Kamaz.
This comes as the Kremlin aspires to a self-sufficient economy as the country’s finances continue to be stifled by Western sanctions and the ramifications of its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
Read the full story here.
— Hannah Ward-Glenton
The Ukrainian government reportedly said the capital, Kyiv, was left without power after Russian airstrikes targeted critical infrastructure, while water supplies were also cut off.
A two-story building collapsed as a result of the rocket attack, and Ukraine’s regional army government reported that three other people were killed and six wounded.
—Sam Meredith
Rescuers are searching for a destroyed two-story maternity hospital in the southern Zaporizhzhian city of Vilnyansk.
“As a result of a rocket attack on the territory of the local hospital, the construction of the two-story maternity hospital was destroyed,” they said in a statement. There was “a woman with a newborn and a doctor” inside the building at the time. Added. The baby died when the woman and the doctor were rescued from the rubble, rescuers said.
— Katerina Klochko | AFP | fake images
Ukraine said Russian forces had introduced a new wave of missile movements on critical infrastructure in its capital, Kyiv.
A member of Kyiv city’s army management said a two-story building broke as a result of the impact, one user was killed and others were injured. Authorities urged citizens to stay in shelters until the air alert ends.
—Sam Meredith
In a largely symbolic move, the European Parliament designated Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism, saying the planned attacks through Kremlin forces and their proxies against civilians in Ukraine amount to war crimes. Russia denies targeting civilians.
European lawmakers, acknowledging that the European Union officially designates states as sponsors of terrorism, have called on the bloc to further isolate Moscow on the foreign stage.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy had pressured the United States and others on Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. U. S. President Joe Biden rejected those calls in early September, fearing such a move would have “unintended consequences” for Ukraine and the world.
—Sam Meredith
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his overnight speech that the country’s citizens will have free winter shelters with essential facilities such as heating, water and first aid kit.
He said such “invincibility” centers would be needed for other people in case of more Russian attacks on the country’s electrical system.
More than 4,000 centers have been ready so far, Zelenskyy said. “I’m sure if we help each other, we can all spend this winter together,” he added.
—Sam Meredith
According to the governor of the Zaporizhzhia region, a missile attack on the maternity ward of a small hospital in southern Ukraine killed a newborn baby.
Oleksandr Starukh told Telegram that the “huge missiles” were Russian. “Pain fills our hearts,” he added.
CNBC cannot independently determine information.
—Sam Meredith
The European Union has sent another $2. 5 billion to Ukraine, according to the country’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
Shmyhal tweeted Tuesday that the EU “has delivered 2500 million euros [about 2570 million dollars] in macro-financial assistance. “
Pious:
The large injection of money is the latest EU effort to get Ukraine to fight the Russian invasion.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recently announced that the EU will provide up to $18 billion in monetary aid in 2023 when the country faces Russia.
-Brian Schwartz
The Treasury Department issued new rules related to Russian oil shipments ahead of a value cap scheduled for early December.
The rules complement recently published UK policies by outlining how domestic service providers can continue to ship oil by sea while respecting the strategic cap on Russian oil costs designed by G7 countries, the EU and Australia.
“We are taking those steps to make it as simple as possible for market participants to implement the value cap policy from December 5, in line with the coalition’s goals of allowing the Russians to withhold the flow of foreign oil while cutting the Kremlin’s revenue. a senior Treasury official said.
The value cap is intended to deprive Russia of a source of investment to continue its war against Ukraine. It enters into force on 5 December.
—Chelsey Cox
Iran would possibly be guilty of crimes against humanity because of the production of weapons for Russia that would be used in Ukraine, British Ambassador to the United States Karen Pierce said in an interview.
“Even at this expired stage, I think the Iranians want to think about how they can be guilty of crimes against humanity by supplying those weapons to the Russians,” Pierce told Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC.
The Washington Post reported that Iran had agreed to begin production of unmanned drones on Russian soil.
These weapons are expected to be used in the confrontation with Ukraine.
-Brian Schwartz
Russia threatens to cut off Moldova’s fuel supply; Ukrainians have warned that the force cuts could last for months.
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