Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure lead to power outages in several regions. Kyiv speaks of “energy terror”. However, Moscow announces a continuation of the tactic. However, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian air defense forces Russia to use more missiles than before. Meanwhile, there are reports that Iran will soon supply Russia with high-precision missiles. The 251st day of the war at a glance.
Power outages in several Ukrainian regions
After Russian rocket attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, there were power supply restrictions in the capital Kyiv and six other regions. The electricity will be switched off for customers at different times, said the energy supplier Ukrenerho. The regions of Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Sumy, Kharkiv and Poltava are also affected. Ukraine accuses Russia of “energy terrorism” designed to plunge people into darkness, cold and fear. Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin wants to drive people into the EU in order to destabilize the situation there with a large number of refugees, according to Kyiv.
Moscow wants to continue strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure
Russia will continue missile attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. This would “effectively” destroy objects and reduce Ukraine’s military potential. Shoigu also announced that the partial mobilization of 300,000 reservists for military service in Ukraine had been completed. 87,000 of them are now in the combat zone. The others would continue their education.
Praise Selenskyjs for the air defense
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy underlined the successes of the air defense system after the Russian missile attacks on Monday. Of about 50 Russian cruise missiles and missiles, 45 were shot down, he said in his video message. He demanded that his country needed more weapons to ward off the attacks from the air. Russia already has to use more missiles to hit a target than it used to. The IRIS-T air defense system supplied by Germany was praised by the Ukrainians as very accurate. Three more such interceptors are to follow next year.
Russian garrison also evacuates the south bank of the Dnipro
After the north bank of the Dnipro River, the Russian occupation in the Ukrainian region of Cherson is now also clearing a strip of civilians on the south bank. The action will be completed in three days at the most, said head of administration Vladimir Saldo on Russian television. It is about a 15-kilometer-wide strip on the southern bank. Saldo did not provide information on the number of civilians in the area. Russia has declared the Kherson region annexed.
London: Moscow wants to present Belarus as an ally
According to British secret services, Russia wants to present its common neighbor Belarus as an ally to the West. According to a report by the Ministry of Defense in London, Moscow is said to have stationed two MiG-31 interceptors and a large container protected by an earth wall at an airfield there. The Ministry published a satellite image.
More than a million Ukrainians admitted to Germany
The Federal Government Commissioner for Integration, Reem Alabali-Radovan, put the number of refugees from Ukraine taken in by Germany to date at more than one million. In addition, there are 160,000 people seeking protection from other countries, she said in the ZDF “Morgenmagazin”. Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser recently warned that the increasing number of war refugees and asylum seekers was putting a heavy burden on the municipalities and that they were reaching the limits of their capacity.
Kyiv calls for Russia’s exclusion from G20
Ukraine again called for Russia to be expelled from the G20 because of the attacks. Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko said Putin must also be removed from the summit meeting of large industrialized and emerging countries in Bali, Indonesia, in mid-November. “Putin has publicly admitted to ordering rocket attacks on Ukrainian civilians and energy infrastructure,” Nikolenko wrote on Twitter. “He can’t sit at the table with world leaders with that blood on his hands.” When asked if the attacks were in retaliation for drone fire by the Russian Black Sea Fleet at its base in Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula, Putin replied: “It’s partly true. But that’s not all we could have done.”
Moscow blames London for Nord Stream explosions
The government in Moscow again accused Great Britain of being involved in the destruction of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 Baltic Sea pipelines. The Russian secret services have the relevant information, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Moscow had also accused Britain of being involved in the drone strikes on Russian warships in Sevastopol. Britain, outraged, denied both allegations.
No grain exports by sea on Wednesday
The export of Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea is to be suspended for a day on Wednesday. The Ukrainian, Turkish and UN delegations, who, according to the grain agreement, work together in a specially set up center in Istanbul, had agreed on this, as the UN announced. This is a “temporary and exceptional measure”. A reason was not given. Previously, Ukraine, Turkey and the UN had initially continued the sea transport of Ukrainian grain against the will of Russia – three more freighters ran out of Ukrainian ports.
Bomb allegation: IAEA begins inspections in Ukraine
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has started its planned inspections in Ukraine after Russian accusations that Kyiv wants to use a “dirty bomb”, as the head of the agency, Rafael Grossi, announced. Accordingly, two sites are checked to detect possible undeclared nuclear activities and materials. Kyiv had denied the Russian allegations and asked for an IAEA mission.
Ukraine sees threat from Iranian missiles
The Ukrainian army fears that in addition to drones, Russia will also buy medium-range missiles from Iran and use them against Ukraine. This is dangerous because Ukraine has no suitable defense weapons, said Air Force spokesman Yuri Ihnat in Kyiv. “We have air defense, not missile defense,” he said. It is about Iranian-made ballistic missiles with ranges of 300 to 700 kilometers, which are similar to the Russian Iskander-M type surface-to-surface missiles.
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