Newsletter 24/10/2024
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Zelensky: Today is United Nations Day around the world, not somewhere in Kazan
"Today, the goal for which the UN was created is defended not by the UN Security Council and not even by UN officials, but by collaborative formats such as the Crimea Platform or the Peace Summit," President Volodymyr Zelensky stated this during a video address to the participants of the 3rd Parliamentary Summit of the Crimea Platform, which is taking place today in Riga.
"And now, as some state leaders gathered at Putin’s summit in Kazan, and as military personnel from North Korea can actually be moved closer to the front in Ukraine, alongside their summit, accompanied by words about allegedly “preventing tension,” we still know: it is not the criminal who will prevail, not the one who destroys and deports, but the one who unites peoples based on fundamental human values and the UN Charter," the President emphasized.
G7 loan for Ukraine: U.S. allocating $20B
The U.S. government has agreed to allocate a $20 billion share of a larger G7 loan for Ukraine, which will be secured with the frozen Russian assets.
Injury toll in Kupiansk following Russia’s airstrike rises to seven
In Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, the number of people injured as a result of a Russian strike has risen to seven.
According to the police, a two-story building at the market was partially destroyed, and 12 market stalls, a kindergarten, residential buildings, and an administrative building were damaged.
U.S. should consider "direct military action" if N. Korean forces enter Ukraine - congressman
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said yesterday that the United States should consider "direct military action" if North Korean troops go to war against Ukraine alongside Russia, after it became known that that thousands of military service members from this country are already in Russia, the report reads.
Earlier on Wednesday, the White House said Washington estimated at least 3,000 North Korean troops were training at military bases in eastern Russia, with fears that they would eventually be sent to Ukraine to fight alongside Moscow's forces.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the United States had obtained evidence of the presence of North Korean troops in Russia.
“The Biden-Harris Administration must make clear that North Korean troops entering this conflict are a red line for the United States,” Turner said in a statement.
IMF chief: Ukraine’s performance remarkable, but more needs to be done
“The Ukrainian people have shown incredible bravery, and Ukrainian authorities have done an amazing job to steer the economy during a war, very effectively. Performance of Ukraine is remarkable,” noted International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.
In her words, as part of the fifth review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement for Ukraine, all benchmarks were met, providing for very important actions that are around strengthening governance and anti-corruption efforts.
Georgieva pointed out that the war is a fertile ground for corruption.
“Therefore, more needs to be done in that area, and Ukraine is doing it,” Georgieva stressed.
She mentioned that the fifth review of the EFF Arrangement for Ukraine had been completed in exceptionally difficult circumstances. Over the last months, Russia has intensified bombing in Ukraine, specifically targeting energy objects.
Central MSEC was given almost 19,000 decisions on disability for review - almost all of them were upheld
It is noted that as of January 1 of this year, employees of the National Police and the State Bureau of Investigation conducted investigations in 312 criminal proceedings of this category. The vast majority of these cases were investigated by the National Police - 308, and 4 cases by the SBI.
Already this year, the National Police and the SBI have opened another 161 criminal proceedings (NP - 158, SBI - 3) on the facts of assistance in evading mobilization and going abroad by employees of the TCC and JV, MLC and MSEC.
As Ukrinform reported, on October 5, SBI officers detained and notified the head of the Khmelnytsky Regional Center for Medical and Social Expertise of suspicion of illicit enrichment. Prior to that, on October 3 and 4, law enforcement officers conducted a series of searches in the official's offices and at the place of residence of the official and her close relatives.
DIU warns of preparations of paid “rallies” in Ukrainian cities to discredit authorities
According to the DIU, anonymous accounts on the Telegram messenger are looking for people who agree to attend “rallies” aimed at discrediting the military and political leadership of Ukraine, including the special services, for money.
They want to organize paid rallies in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro and other regional centers.
War
Romanian F-16s scramble amid Russia’s missile, drone attack on Ukraine
In Romania, in the early hours of Thursday, October 24, two F-16 fighters took to the sky after radars recorded two separate signals, likely coming from drones that violated the country's airspace.
Operators of 412 Separate battalion of unmanned systems "NEMESIS" carefully planned an ambush on an enemy ammunition depot
Enemy trying to set up crossings near Oskil River in Kupiansk sector
Three-year-old girl returned to Ukraine-controlled territory
Russians launch nine assaults near Vovchansk, Tykhe in Kharkiv region
Ukraine downs 40 Russian drones overnight
Border guards hone their skills in destroying enemy UAVs at night
Russians execute four captured National Guardsmen near Selydove - prosecutors
The inquiry learned that on October 6, four soldiers of the National Guard of Ukraine were on a combat mission in the area of Selydove, Donetsk region, when around 13:00, Russian troops launched an assault on their positions, capturing the National Guardsmen. After that, the Russians interrogated the group, recording the process on video.
The next day, the Defense Forces regained lost positions, discovering the bodies of the murdered Ukrainian servicemen.
Politics
ISW on BRICS summit: Russia fails to secure international support
The adoption of the Kazan Declaration on October 23 - on the second day of the BRICS summit in Kazan - demonstrated that Russia has not yet garnered international support and neither has it created the alternative security structure, as desired by the Kremlin.
Analysts noted that the Kazan Declaration mentions Russia's war in Ukraine only once.
"The declaration states that all signatories should act in accordance with the principles of the UN Charter — including the provision on respect for territorial integrity — and that BRICS states welcome ‘relevant’ offers of mediation aimed at ensuring a peaceful settlement of the war through dialogue and diplomacy," the statement said.
Ukraine launches embassy in Oman
The Embassy of Ukraine in Oman has become the eighth foreign diplomatic mission in the wave of expansion of Ukraine's diplomatic presence in Africa and the Middle East, which has been going on since 2022, the foreign diplomatic service noted.