► Ukraine accused of attacking the TurkStream gas pipeline
Russia accused Ukraine on Monday of using drones to attack a gas distribution station on the TurkStream gas pipeline, the only route for Russian gas to Europe since transit via Ukrainian territory was stopped on January 1. and the sabotage of Nord Stream in 2022.
“The kyiv regime tried to attack with nine drones” a gas distribution station of the TurkStream gas pipeline in the Krasnodar region (southwest of Russia), “in order to suspend gas deliveries to European countries”said the Russian army in a press release, ensuring that all the devices were shot down, without hindering the operation of the station.
► 9 years in prison for treason for the benefit of Ukraine
A resident of Siberia was sentenced to 9 years in prison for treason for Ukraine, announced the local branch of the Russian Security Service (FSB).
The Khanty-Mansiysk Regional Court (Western Siberia) found Sergei Lochakov guilty of transferring money to finance the Ukrainian armed forces and sentenced him to 9 years in prison “on a severe diet”said the FSB, cited by the RIA Novosti news agency.
“Being hostile to Russian foreign and domestic policy”this resident of Surgut came into contact on Telegram with an unidentified person, before transferring funds for the Ukrainian army, according to the same source.
-► 300 North Korean soldiers killed, according to South Korean intelligence
Some 300 North Korean soldiers have been killed out of thousands deployed by Pyongyang to Russia to support its war against Ukraine, a South Korean lawmaker said, citing Seoul’s intelligence service.
“Estimates indicate that the number of casualties among the ranks of the North Korean forces exceeded 3,000, including approximately 300 dead and 2,700 injured”Lee Seong-kweun told reporters after a South Korean intelligence briefing.
“Notes found on dead soldiers indicate North Korean authorities pressured them to commit suicide”and buy in “detonating himself (…) before capture”Lee Seong-kweun explained to journalists, relaying information from South Korean intelligence.
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