Russian forces are preparing to enter the southern part of Donetsk, said Vladyslav Voloshyn, spokesman for the Southern Command of the Ukrainian army, on Sunday (November 24). Ukraine fears a potential Russian offensive in the south, while Moscow's troops continue to advance in the eastern regions of the country, reports the Kyiv independent.
“The enemy is trying to penetrate the south of the Donetsk region, where the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts meet,” Vladyslav Voloshyn told Apostrophe TV.
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Ukraine needs improved air defenses
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Ukraine's Western partners to prioritize helping build an air defense system capable of protecting the population after Ukraine shot down 50 of 73 drones launched overnight against the country.
The Ukrainian president said in his evening video message that Ukraine was working with its allies to also find a response to Russia's use last week of a new medium-range ballistic missile.
Reuters was part of a small group of Western journalists who had access to the debris of the machine on Sunday. Volodymyr Zelensky also said that an investigation was underway to determine the technical specifications of the missile and “to find together a response to this action which constitutes an escalation”.
“The world has air defense systems capable of defending against this type of threat as well,” he said. “That’s what we need to focus on.” »
Russian President Vladimir Putin justified the first firing of the Orechnik hypersonic missile, against the city of Dnipro, in Ukraine, by Kyiv's use of American and British missiles to strike Russian territory. According to him, no countermeasures exist to intercept this new weapon.
500 drones in one week
Ukraine's president said his country had been targeted by nearly 500 drones over the past week, as well as more than 20 missiles, and complained that Russia was using the country as a “ testing ground » for its ammunition, reports the Guardian.
In Romania, a pro-Russian candidate creates a surprise in the presidential election
Electoral earthquake in Romania: a pro-Russian candidate that no one expected came first on Sunday in the first round of the presidential election ahead of pro-European Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, after the counting of more than 98% of the votes.
First given a clear lead by the exit polls, the 56-year-old social-democrat leader saw his 62-year-old far-right rival, Calin Georgescu, rise in the evening. MM. Georgescu and Ciolacu are expected to face each other in a second round scheduled for December 8, with legislative elections on December 1 in the meantime.
Romania, sharing a 650-kilometer border with Ukraine and bordered by the Black Sea, plays a strategic role “ vital », recalls in a study the think tank New Strategy Center. Both for NATO, of which it houses more than 5,000 soldiers, and for the transit of Ukrainian cereals.
G7 foreign ministers meet Monday near Rome for two days of talks focused on the Middle East conflict, in the presence of their regional counterparts, as well as the war in Ukraine.
This meeting in Fiuggi and Anagni, near Rome, will notably address the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and the head of the branch Hamas army Mohammed Deif.
The second day of discussions will address the war in Ukraine and the situation in the Indo-Pacific region, in the presence of ministers from several Asian countries.
G7 ministers will also discuss the ongoing crises in Haiti, Sudan and Venezuela.
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