LIVE – War in Ukraine: Russia prepares an assault on the southern front, according to kyiv

The majority of Ukrainians remain opposed to territorial concessions to Russia to obtain peace, despite Russian advances, human losses and weariness, showed the results of a poll, published by a specialized institute in kyiv.

“At the beginning of October 2024, despite difficult circumstances, the majority of Ukrainians – 58% – are opposed to any territorial concession,” highlighted the kyiv International Institute of Sociology. This figure is up three percentage points compared to May, the date of the previous survey carried out, but down significantly compared to the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022 (82% opposed in May 2022).

“For the security of our citizens, we need a strong Ukraine, a strong Europe and a strong alliance,” warns Emmanuel Macron from the Elysée, alongside Mark Rutte, the new Secretary General of NATO. “A strong Ukraine means that support for this country attacked by Russia remains an absolute priority,” said the President of the Republic. “We will continue to advocate for NATO and its allies to provide full support to the Ukrainian army for as long as necessary,” he adds.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will address, from kyiv, the European Parliament which will meet in mid-November in Brussels to mark 1000 days of war in Ukraine, the president of this assembly, Roberta Metsola, announced on Tuesday. “Proud to announce an extraordinary plenary session of the European Parliament on Tuesday November 19 to mark 1000 days of bravery and courage of the people of Ukraine” since the invasion of their country by Russia on February 24, 2022, announced Roberta Metsola on social network X. Volodymyr Zelensky “will join us from Ukraine” to address MEPs, she added.

The “recent deployment of North Korean soldiers on the front line” in the Kursk region, on the border with Ukraine, is a “serious escalation” of the conflict, denounces Emmanuel Macron.

A woman and her three children were killed in their apartment by a Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rig, the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky in east-central Ukraine, according to the final results announced by the Ukrainian authorities on Tuesday. A Russian missile destroyed a section of a residential building Monday morning. The regional governor announced in the evening the discovery of the woman's body buried under the rubble, also reporting fourteen injured.

Later, rescuers found the bodies of his three children, the public prosecutor's office said this Tuesday morning, announcing the end of the rescue operation. They are two boys aged two and ten and a two-month-old girl, their grandmother told local media. According to her, the father survived because he had gone into another room at the time of the explosion.

The European Union must support Ukraine “as long as necessary”, said the future head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, on Tuesday. “We must continue to work every day. Today, tomorrow and for as long as necessary and with as much military, financial and humanitarian aid as necessary,” she told MEPs in Brussels.

• North Korea has ratified a historic defense agreement with Russia, sealing their rapprochement in the context of the war led by Moscow in Ukraine, the official North Korean agency KCNA reported on Tuesday. The agreement “was ratified in the form of a decree” signed Monday by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, KCNA said. Russian President Vladimir Putin also signed this mutual defense treaty, the Kremlin announced this weekend. This treaty between these two countries provides in particular for reciprocal “immediate military aid” in the event of an attack against one of the two countries.
• A Russian strike “damaged” a dam on a reservoir in eastern Ukraine, causing a rise in water levels on a river and creating “a threat” of flooding to neighboring communities, the governor said Monday regional Vadym Filachkine on Telegram. The damaged dam is located near the village of Stari Terny.
• Russia attacked the Ukrainian towns of Nikopol and Kryvyi Rig, in the Dnipropetrovsk region (central-east), on Monday, according to Ukrainian authorities. In Nikopol, two people were killed and five others were injured by Russian artillery fire, regional governor Serguii Lyssak said. Earlier in the day, a Russian missile destroyed a section of a residential building in Kryvyi Rig, killing, according to the governor, at least one person and injuring 14 in this industrial center, the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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