Turkey’s President Erdogan mediated the previously suspended grain agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Meanwhile, a report is causing an uproar, according to which Russian generals have discussed the use of nuclear weapons. The US accuses North Korea of ??secretly supplying Moscow. And Kyiv musically asks for German “Leopard” tanks. The 252nd day of the war at a glance.
Several injured from Russian shelling reported
In the Donetsk region, Russian forces wounded ten people. This is reported by the governor of the region, Pavlo Kyrylenko. In the Kharkiv region, seven people are injured, including two children – a four-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl – says the governor, Oleh Synehubov. Over the past day, one person has been injured in each of Zaporizhia and Sumy regions, according to Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko.
Grains Agreement back in force
Russia is rejoining the deal suspended on Saturday to export grain from Ukraine via the Black Sea. This was announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense in Moscow. Thanks to Turkey’s mediation, Ukraine has pledged not to use the sea corridor for hostilities against Russia. There were necessary written guarantees from Ukraine to use the established humanitarian corridor and the ports only for the export of food. That is sufficient for the moment to fulfill the agreement, it said in Moscow.
According to President Vladimir Putin, Russia can withdraw from the grain agreement at any time. Putin said in a speech that Russia would withdraw from the agreement once Ukraine violated the guarantees given.
Report: Russian generals discuss use of nuclear weapons
High-ranking Russian military officials are said to have recently discussed the possible use of a tactical nuclear weapon in Ukraine, the New York Times reports, citing several high-ranking US officials. It should have been about the questions of when and how such a weapon could be used. President Putin is said not to have been involved in the talks. Intelligence information about those talks was shared within the US government in mid-October, the report said.
The US government says it sees no signs that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons, said National Security Council communications director John Kirby. “We made it clear from the start that Russia’s statements about the possible use of nuclear weapons are very concerning and we take them seriously.”
Russia emphasizes defensive nuclear doctrine
Russia accuses the West of provocations related to weapons of mass destruction and calls for them to stop. The Foreign Ministry in Moscow warns of catastrophic consequences and at the same time assures that it does not want to use nuclear weapons. It reiterated that Russia stands by a joint declaration with the other nuclear powers US, China, Britain and France in January to avoid nuclear war and an arms race. The Russian government has not announced which provocations by the West are supposed to be involved. Apparently she is referring to accusations from the West that Russia is threatening the use of nuclear weapons.
USA: North Korea supplies missiles to Russia
The US government has accused North Korea of ??secretly providing military equipment to Russia in the war against Ukraine. North Korea is trying to cover up the deliveries of artillery shells via other countries in the Middle East, said communications director Kirby. “We will continue to monitor whether the deliveries actually arrive.” It is a “considerable number”. However, the US government does not assume that these deliveries could influence the course of the war, Kirby continued. The deliveries not only show how willing North Korea is to support Russia. It is also a sign of Russia’s lack of military equipment.
Zelenskyj: Ukraine needs EU winter aid
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hoping for help from the EU to restore Ukraine’s energy grid, which has been badly damaged by Russian attacks, before the start of winter. Forty percent of the energy system is “severely damaged,” said the head of state. “We will do everything we can to provide people with electricity and heat this winter,” he promised in his daily video speech in the evening.
Hundreds of thousands of Russians fled mobilization
According to Western officials, an estimated 400,000 Russians have fled their homes as a result of the partial mobilization. The number does not include those who had already left the country because of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. In addition to fleeing abroad, many Russians have also gone underground in their own country to avoid being drafted into the armed forces, representatives of a Western government said in an interview with journalists. When you add that to the number of people who were actually conscripted, the decline in the working population is “a significant additional burden on Russia’s economy and public finances,” they said.
Ukraine asks for battle tanks with “Supergeil” video
With the slightly modified hit “Supergeil”, the Ukrainian military is asking for Leopard main battle tanks from Germany. In the video clip by artist Friedrich Liechtenstein, photos of the already delivered anti-aircraft weapons Gepard and IRIS-T were edited – dubbed “Super Gepard” and “Super Iris”. So you already have a “super defense” (super defense), they say. But then scenes from “Super Leopard” are used – combined with a “Super Please”. At the end it says “Thank you Germany”. The video was published by the Ministry of Defense on Twitter.
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