2023-11-28 12:04:59
9:27 a.m.: Dead and injured after snowstorms in Ukraine
According to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, several people have died in snowstorms in Ukraine. “As a result of deteriorating weather conditions, ten people died in the Odessa, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv and Kiev regions,” Klymenko wrote in Telegram. 23 people were injured, including two children. In addition, a total of 411 settlements in eleven regions are without electricity. Around 1,500 vehicles would have to be recovered. Icy winds and storms have been sweeping across the country since Sunday.
7:22 a.m.: AfD wants to solve the budget crisis with less support for Ukraine
The AfD in the Bundestag wants to stick to the debt brake and solve the budget crisis with, among other things, less support for Ukraine. A key item in the expenditure that needs to be reduced is “unspeakable rearmament costs – in war zones that have nothing to do with us,” said Peter Boehringer, budget policy spokesman for the AfD parliamentary group in the Bundestag, on Tuesday morning on ZDF’s “Morgenmagazin”. He emphasized that his party was concerned with military support, but also with the costs of rebuilding Ukraine.
4:59 a.m.: Five dead after storm in Odessa region
At least five people have died as a result of a severe storm in the Odessa region of southern Ukraine. Another 19 residents were injured by the storm, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening speech on Monday. In various regions of the war-torn country, 1,500 places are now cut off from the power grid. Zelenskyj thanked the hundreds of helpers who are currently on duty.
The storm over the Black Sea on Monday night caused extensive damage not only on the Ukrainian coast, but also in the south of Russia and on the Crimean peninsula, which was annexed by Moscow in violation of international law. According to media reports, several people were injured in Crimea, and a 50-year-old man was swept into the sea by the waves and drowned. There were also power outages, flooding and roads closed due to fallen trees.
4:14 a.m.: NATO foreign ministers discuss war in the Middle East and Ukraine
The foreign ministers of NATO countries will meet in Brussels on Tuesday for a two-day meeting. It’s about the war in the Middle East and the military situation in Ukraine. The chief diplomats also want to begin preparing for the alliance summit in Washington. The alliance will celebrate its 75th anniversary there in July next year.
The discussions are being burdened by the dispute with NATO member Turkey over Sweden’s accession. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on Ankara to clear the way “as soon as possible.” A meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is also scheduled for Wednesday.
3:11 a.m.: Head of the military administration – Russians are advancing on Avdiivka from all sides
Russian forces are intensifying their attacks on the eastern Ukrainian city, according to the head of Avdiivka’s military administration. “The intensity of the clashes has been increasing for some time,” Vitaly Barabasch told the media outlet Espreso TV. “The Russians have opened two more sectors from which they are launching attacks – towards Donetsk… and in the so-called industrial zone. The enemy is trying to storm the city from all directions.”
Officials say not a single building is left intact after months of fighting in the city known for its large coking plant. Of the 32,000 inhabitants before the war, fewer than 1,500 remain.
2:05 a.m.: Kadyrov – Could send another 3,000 fighters to Ukraine
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says he could send another 3,000 fighters to Ukraine to strengthen the Russian armed forces. “They (the fighters) have the best equipment and modern weapons,” Kadyrov said on Telegram. “The boys are also very combative and very motivated to achieve results.” In May, Kadyrov said he had sent more than 26,000 fighters to Ukraine. Kadyrov is considered a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who also supports Russian troops in the invasion of Ukraine.
12:27 a.m.: Trial begins in Russia against 18-year-old for criticizing the army
A trial has begun in Russia against an 18-year-old for spreading “false information” about the Russian military. The hearing on Monday in the town of Odintsovo near Moscow took place behind closed doors, and the defendant Maxim Lypkan was not present. If convicted, he faces up to ten years in prison. He is one of the latest people to be arrested and charged with violating Russia’s strict censorship laws on Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine.
According to a lawyer for Lypkan, the 18-year-old is accused of publishing information on the online services Telegram and YouTube about a maternity ward in Ukraine that Lypkan said was bombed by the Russian military.
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