This is the CNBC blog that follows the evolution of the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates.
Ukraine’s counteroffensive to retake more of Russian-occupied southern Kherson continues to expand as the Russian government evacuates civilians from the area. Ukraine says Moscow is forcibly expelling Ukrainians to Russia. The Kremlin denies the accusation.
Russian missiles were fired at Zaporizhzhia overnight, Ukrainian officials said, further jeopardizing the massive nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest. whose destruction, he warned, would lead to a “catastrophe on a grand scale. “
Meanwhile, a Russian court has ordered the arrest of former state television journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who held a high-profile anti-war protest on Russian live television in March.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of intentionally delaying the passage of ships exporting grain as part of a U. N. -brokered deal, and said there were 150 ships waiting to be loaded.
Kyiv has exported nearly 11 million tonnes of cereals and other food since July, when the United Nations signed the deal with Russia, Ukraine and Turkey.
In a video speech, Zelenskyy said the delay meant Ukraine’s grain exports were missing 3 million tonnes, which he said was enough to feed 10 million people.
— Reuters
Britain, France and Germany on Friday over a United Nations investigation into allegations that Russia used Iranian-origin drones to attack Ukraine, allegedly in violation of a UN Security Council resolution.
In a letter signed through their UN envoys and noted via Reuters, the three on Monday subsidized Ukraine’s call for such an investigation, arguing that the use of drones violated UN Security Council Resolution 2231 (UNSCR) that approved the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Ukraine claims Russia used Iranian-made Shahed-136 attack drones, munitions that are directed toward their target before collapsing at full speed and exploding on impact.
Tehran denies supplying drones to Moscow and Russia has denied its forces have used Iranian drones in Ukraine.
“We would welcome an investigation through the UN Secretariat team tasked with tracking the implementation of UNSCR 2231 and would be in a position to work with the Secretariat to conduct its technical and independent investigation,” said the three nations, an organization known as E3. in. The letter.
— Reuters
Ukraine is shooting down 85 percent of Iranian-made “kamikaze” drones fired through Russia, but wants its allies to prevent Tehran from selling ballistic missiles to Moscow, an air force spokesman said.
Russia has stepped up its attacks on Ukrainian electrical installations and cities since Oct. 10, with missiles and what Kyiv says are Iranian-made Shahed-136 attack drones. They indicated that they were less effective compared to missiles.
“If we take the last two weeks and the effects of the downing of drones, our air defense is 85% effective,” Ihnat said at a briefing. “Now I’ve learned to recognize them and tear them down more effectively. “
Tehran denies supplying Shahed-136 drones to Moscow and the Kremlin denies its forces have used Iranian drones in Ukraine.
“Lately, Ukraine has no effective air defense systems opposed to ballistic missiles. Iran will supply them (to Russia), unless the world figures out a way to prevent it,” Ihnat said.
The United States rejected Iran’s denial that it sold the drones to Moscow and said the Iranian military’s sneakers were in annexed Crimea for Russian forces to use the drones.
— Reuters
President Joe Biden reaffirmed that the United States has the means and the will to continue with Ukraine at a press conference.
“When we are Ukraine, we are the whole of Europe. “Do you think Mr. Putin makes the decision that he will only deal with Ukraine and that’s the end?Nope. “
Biden also expressed confusion over recent Republican comments about cutting aid, or even cutting investment entirely, to Ukraine amid its fight against Russia, which deserves to win back Congress. He called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “brutal dictator,” underscoring America’s commitment. to the cause of Ukraine.
—Rocio Faber
The number of Russian citizens enlisted to register for the country’s war against Ukraine has reached at least 260,000, according to state media.
The Russian Duma said Thursday that Moscow is on track to achieve its goal of mobilizing 300,000 people, TASS reported.
This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin said a week ago that the procedure would be finished in two weeks.
– NBC News
Treasury Undersecretary Wally Adeyemo discussed the Russian oil cap with Singapore government officials, according to a Treasury reading of the meeting.
A cap on Russian oil costs is expected to stabilize global energy costs by keeping Russian oil low in global markets while cutting Moscow’s revenues.
“Under Secretary Adeyemo highlighted the work of the Price Cap Coalition to create a physically powerful certification formula to facilitate compliance across service providers,” according to the reading.
Adeyemo referred to the sanctions and export controls imposed on Russia.
—Amanda Macias
The United Nations has recorded 6,306 civilian deaths and 9,602 injuries in Ukraine since Russia invaded its former Soviet neighbor on Feb. 24.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said the death toll in Ukraine is likely higher, as armed clashes can delay reports of deaths.
The foreign organization said most of the recorded civilian casualties were caused by the use of explosive weapons with ample effect in the area, adding heavy artillery fire and multiple rocket launchers, as well as missiles and airstrikes.
—Amanda Macias
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development President Odile Renaud-Basso to discuss Ukraine’s recovery after the great cross-sectoral damage caused by Russian attacks.
“Missile movements and kamikaze drone strikes have caused a lot of destruction,” Zelenskyy said in a Telegram article. “So, it’s about the rapid recovery of our state today. “
Reconstruction priorities come with energy, infrastructure and education, as well as residential sites, all of which have been the target of recent Russian military movements in Ukraine’s major cities.
—Rocio Faber
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked members of the U. S. House of Representatives for their visit to Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.
“Its scale at this time is an ambitious step that demonstrates strong bicameralism and bipartisanship for Ukraine. This confirms that the United States is our strategic partner,” Zelenskyy said in a recent Telegram article, accompanied by a video of Zelenskyy waving and sitting down. with Reps. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, James Himes, D-Conn. , and Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.
“We discussed the scenario on the front line, Ukraine’s preparation for winter and the desire to rebuild the electrical infrastructure it destroyed, the strengthening of sanctions against the aggressor country and the wishes of precedence of the armed forces,” Zelenskyy said. Also under pressing the importance of a physically powerful Ukrainian air defense system.
Earlier this month, the State Department announced another $725 million in military aid to Ukraine. The United States has provided significant security assistance to Ukraine, totaling more than $16 billion since the Russian invasion began on Feb. 24.
—Rocio Faber
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said he spoke with U. S. Defense Secretary Oleksii Reznikov. U. S. Secretary of State Lloyd Austin on more air defense systems in upcoming U. S. security assistance systemsU. S. for the combat of Ukraine.
Reznikov said Austin “assured that no matter who negotiates with whom, U. S. sovereignty and territorial integrity for Ukraine remains unwavering. “
Austin spoke with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu on a separate call. The Kremlin showed the call in a reading.
—Amanda Macias
Russia has reached at least part of Ukraine’s thermal generation capacity and has carried out more than 300 airstrikes against Ukrainian electrical facilities since Oct. 10, Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said.
Halushchenko told Reuters in an interview that between 30% and 40% of the entire national electric power infrastructure had been affected by attacks he described as aimed at destroying Ukraine’s energy formula, a purpose he said had been fulfilled.
“I can tell you it’s at least part of our production capacity. Even more,” he said, when asked about the extent of the damage.
Russia stepped up its airstrikes on Ukraine last week with missiles and drones to target Kyiv, other major cities and electrical infrastructure.
— Reuters
The footage shows the Ukrainian National Guard protecting the occupied territories of the northern Kharkiv region amid the Russian military’s invasion of Ukraine.
— Sergei Bobok | AFP | fake images
U. S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov “to reiterate America’s unwavering commitment to supporting Ukraine’s ability to counter Russia’s aggression,” according to Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder.
In his appeal, Austin “underscored the foreign network’s continued assistance to Ukraine’s enduring strength and maintaining Ukraine’s ability to protect itself in the future. “Austin also highlighted the cooperation between the United States and Ukraine following the Oct. 12 meeting of the Defense Contact Group with Ukraine. at NATO headquarters, where the two ministers were present.
The call followed Austin’s verbal exchange with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, which marked their first call in months.
—Rocio Faber
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the West to warn Russia not to blow up a massive dam that would flood parts of southern Ukraine as its forces prepare to push back Moscow’s Kherson troops in one of the war’s ultimate battles.
In a televised address, Zelenskyy said Russian forces had planted explosives inside the massive Nova Kakhovka dam, which holds a huge reservoir that overlooks much of southern Ukraine, and were making plans to blow it up to cover their withdrawal.
“Now everyone in the world will have to act forcefully and prevent another Russian terrorist attack. Destroying the dam would mean a large-scale disaster,” he said.
Russia accused Kyiv earlier this week of making plans to blow up the dam. Sergei Surovikin, the commander of Russian forces in Ukraine, said Ukrainian forces had in the past used US-supplied HIMARS missiles in opposition to what Ukrainian officials said was a signal. Moscow could exploit it and blame Kyiv.
— Reuters
U. S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Shoygu, for the first time in months, calling for open lines of communication as the war approaches its ninth month.
“Secretary Austin emphasized the importance of maintaining the lines of communication in the ongoing war against Ukraine,” Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said.
This is the time Austin and Shoygu have spoken since the beginning of the Russian war in Ukraine. In his first call on May 13, Austin called for a quick ceasefire and made the same request to keep the lines of communication open.
—Rocio Faber
Ukrainian forces continued to press Russian positions in occupied Kherson, the home routes through the Dnieper as Kyiv approached a full-scale attack to retake the strategic southern port city.
Up to 2,000 Russian recruits arrived in the Kherson region “to fill casualties and frontline joints,” according to the Ukrainian Army General Staff.
The Antonivskyi bridge, which sits on a main highway connecting Crimea to Russian-controlled territories in southern Ukraine, collapsed Thursday night, said Natalia Humeniuk, spokeswoman for Ukraine’s Southern Operational Command, but only after 10 p. m. of the local curfew, to avoid civilian casualties. .
“We are not attacking civilians or settlements,” Humeniuk told Ukrainian television after Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the Moscow-based regional administration, claimed that at least four civilians had been killed as a result of the Ukrainian attacks.
– Associated Press
Ukrainian civilians line up to get humanitarian aid from the Red Cross as others leave amid a wave of Russian missile movements in the eastern city of Sviatohirsk.
-Fake images
The Russian government is carrying out mass evacuations of civilians from occupied Kherson in southern Ukraine, and defense analysts now that other people’s motion is paving the way for Moscow to withdraw its troops from much of the region.
Up to 60,000 civilians are expected to be evacuated in the coming days from the western component of the Kherson region to the east bank of the Dnipro River, and citizens will then be invited to other Russian-occupied areas.
Residents were asked to leave Kherson after Russian-installed officials warned them that Ukraine was preparing to launch a full-scale offensive. Ukraine has denounced the evacuations, comparing them to evictions and telling citizens not to obey.
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—Holly Ellyatt
Reconstruction is underway in Izium, a few weeks after Russian forces withdrew from the strategic eastern city, ending their run in the face of a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
A video report released via the AFP news firm shows groups of Ukrainian structures rebuilding badly broken and destroyed infrastructure, restoring asphalt and filling craters with roadside bombs, and dismantling symptoms of Russian profession, such as its ad hoc military bridges.
However, many citizens still have support for fundamental desires such as water and electricity.
The city of 45,000 in the Kharkiv region has noticed that most of its population is fleeing because of the war, with only 8,000 people left, according to AFP. minus 440 bodies.
—Natasha Turak
Kyiv has vowed to retaliate forcefully if Russia destroys a major hydroelectric dam in Ukraine’s Kherson region, after its most sensible officials warned of alleged Russian plans to attack the plant.
“Russian terrorists are in agony. The nuclear blackmail worked, now they seek to scare everyone by blowing up the Kakhovska hydroelectric plant,” Ukrainian President Andriy Yermak’s chief of office wrote on Twitter, referring to the dam.
“There is a clever response to blackmail. Harsher sanctions, greater vacancy of our territories, more weapons and an even tougher stance on Russia’s crimes. They won’t break us,” he wrote. We will fight even harder. “
Russian forces have occupied the Kherson region of southern Ukraine since early March. But Ukrainian forces are making really extensive incursions into the territory as part of a counteroffensive that has forced the Russian-imposed government to begin evacuating civilians.
—Natasha Turak
Belarus’ announcement of a new Belarus-Russia task force on its territory with up to 15,000 Russian troops and 70,000 Belarusian troops is possibly an exaggeration used to distract, the British Ministry of Defense said in its intelligence update.
“On October 15, 2022, the Belarusian government released a video purporting to show the arrival of Russian troops in Belarus. However, to date, it is unlikely that Russia has deployed a significant number of additional troops in Belarus,” the ministry said in a statement. declaration. Post on Twitter.
“Russia is not likely to generate combat-ready formations of the claimed size: its forces are engaged in Ukraine. The Belarusian military is likely to maintain a minimum capability to adopt complex operations,” he said.
The announcement, he said, “is an attempt to demonstrate Russian-Belarusian solidarity and convince Ukraine to divert forces to protect the northern border. “
—Natasha Turak
A Russian court has ordered the arrest of Marina Ovsyannikova, the television journalist running for state-run Channel One Russia who made a high-profile critique of the war on live television in March.
After spending years running for the country’s state media, Ovsyannikova later said she was “ashamed to paint for Kremlin propaganda. “a Russian and English attaché, “No to war” and “Stop the war, don’t propaganda, you are being lied to. The Russians oppose the war. “
“As far as Ovsyannikova is concerned, the court ordered her detention for one month and 29 days, imposed from the moment the accused is extradited to the Russian Federation or from the moment of his arrest in the Russian Federation,” judicial officials said, according to local news firm Interfax.
Ovsyannikova was already under space arrest, but her lawyer said she had fled the country.
The Kremlin announced some time after it began its invasion of Ukraine that it bans any dissemination of “false information” about the war, which it calls its “special army operation,” with penalties of up to 15 years in prison.
—Natasha Turak
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns that Russia could simply attack a hydroelectric dam in Kherson, where a Ukrainian counteroffensive is unfolding.
Zelenskyy alleged that Russian forces planted mines on the dam, which would threaten the network of canals stretching for about 250 miles (402 km).
“Russia (will attack) the Kakhovka hydroelectric project,” Zelenskyy said in his late-night speech. “According to our information, the aggregates and the dam of the Kakhovka hydroelectric plant were blown up by Russian terrorists. “
He warned that this would create “a large-scale catastrophe” and added: “With this terrorist attack, they can destroy, among other things. . . the water from the Dnipro river to Crimea. If the Kakhovka HPP dam is destroyed, the North Canal of Crimea will simply disappear. “
Russian forces have occupied the region in the south of the country since the early months of the war and Moscow illegally annexed the territory in early October, its forces are now ordering civilians to evacuate as a new clash approaches.
—Natasha Turak
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss continued coordination to address Ukraine’s pressing humanitarian and security crises.
“Secretary Blinken and Secretary-General Guterres the importance of safeguarding the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity of the UN, that is, in light of Russia’s illegal attempt to annex Ukrainian territory,” according to a State Department statement.
—Amanda Macias
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu meet with infantrymen on a stopover at an army education center in the western military district for reservists mobilized outside the city of Ryazan.
— Mikhail Klimentiev | AFP | fake images
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