Newsletter 08/10/2024
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Injury toll in Russian strike on Kharkiv grows to 28
In Kharkiv, the number of wounded as a result of a Russian strike on the Industrialnyi district has increased to 28.
UK sanctions Russian troops for using chemical weapons on battlefield in Ukraine
"The UK will not sit idly by whilst Putin and his mafia state ride roughshod over international law, including the Chemical Weapons Convention. I have made it my personal mission to challenge this malign activity, and I will not back down. Russia's cruel and inhumane tactics on the battlefield are abhorrent and I will use the full arsenal of powers at my disposal to combat Russia's malign activity. Let me be clear; Putin and those who carry out his will have nowhere left to hide. We will continue to use sanctions to directly target and counter the Kremlin’s attempts to sow fear, division and disorder," UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said.
Horbulin names prerequisite for security guarantees before Ukraine gains NATO membership
“This is not only a powerful and massive integration of Ukraine's defense industry into the Euro-Atlantic defense industrial space, but also the acquisition of the necessary technologies that will provide a technological advantage for the future. In addition, the influx of Western businesses in Ukraine will enable us to transition to modern Western and Ukrainian-Western equipment. This will also serve as a foundation for security guarantees even before Ukraine attains full NATO membership,” said Volodymyr Horbulin, First Vice President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Ukrainian Security Studies Institute.
Ukraine not to extend gas transit contract with Russia – PM Shmyhal
The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a joint press conference with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“Ukraine will not extend a transit agreement with Russia upon its expiration,” Shmyhal emphasized.
In his words, Ukraine’s strategic goal is “to impose sanctions on Russia’s gas molecule, deprive the Kremlin of the profits from the sale of hydrocarbons, which the aggressor uses to finance the war.”
“We urge all European countries to completely abandon Russian oil and gas. We understand the acute dependence of some countries, in particular Slovakia, on such resources. But, we count on the gradual diversification of supplies,” Shmyhal noted.
At the same time, according to him, Ukraine is ready to further fulfill its obligations under the Association Agreement with the European Union and the Energy Charter Treaty.
War
Combat work of soldiers of the Kherson anti-aircraft missile brigade on the night of October 8, 2024
Ukrainian forces shoot down 18 Shahed drones
Russia trying to attack gas production platforms near Snake Island - border guards
Enemy fires 39 times at border areas of Sumy region on Monday
Ukraine to get Mirage fighter jets from France in early 2025 - French MoD
Ukraine to create register of children affected by Russian aggression
The work of the "Groza" battalion brings results in the destruction of the enemy in the Kupiansk direction
Politics
Ukrainian issue will be a ‘big part’ of Biden's visit to Germany - White House
U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Germany and his participation in the Ramstein meeting is intended to reaffirm the U.S. strong support for transatlantic security, as well as international leadership in supporting Ukraine.
Economy
Russia exports over 180,000t of Ukrainian grain via Mariupol port in 2024 – PM Shmyhal
This year, the Russians exported more than 180,000 tons of stolen Ukrainian grain through the port of Mariupol alone.
Shmyhal emphasized that Russia has been looting the temporarily occupied territories in order to "use stolen money to fuel the war of aggression."
Ukraine should receive EUR 35B of new EU loan by year-end - European Commission
Members of the European Union and the European Parliament should quickly implement all legislative procedures so that Ukraine can receive payments under a new loan worth EUR 35 billion by the end of this year.
Society
Kyiv court arrests Kremlin ideologue Chistilin
Kyiv's Shevchenkivskyi District Court has chosen a measure of restraint in the form of detention until December 4 without the possibility of posting bail for Dmitry Chistilin, a Kremlin ideologue of Russia's armed aggression who was deported from Moldova.
According to the investigation, the suspect lives in Russia and is an active fighter for the "Russian world." After the start of Russia's full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine, he began to actively and publicly deny it and, acting together with Russian officials and political figures, he developed and implemented a strategy of information warfare with Ukraine with the aim of its speedy integration into the Russian sphere of influence.
Also, the suspect came to Moldova to fulfill the task of his curators, in particular an ex-adviser to the Russian president, to promote Russian narratives on its territory and to strengthen the informational influence of the aggressor state on the internal and foreign policy of the sovereign state.
Moldova's special services established that the suspect posed a threat to its national security and deported him to Ukraine, where the man was detained on suspicion of committing a number of crimes.