► “Massive” Russian attack on Odessa
A Russian air attack « massive » incident overnight killed at least one person in Odessa, southern Ukraine, Ukrainian emergency services reported Friday, November 15.
“Odessa once again suffered a massive enemy attack (…) According to preliminary data, one person died” and 10 others were injured, including two children, emergency services said on Telegram.
Shortly before, the Ukrainian Air Force also warned that six Russian Tu-95 bombers were flying in a southeast direction from the Olenia base in northwestern Russia.
Russian forces have recently stepped up attacks on southern Ukraine, including damaging civilian ships at ports in the Odessa region, while kyiv has stepped up attacks on military and energy targets in Russian-controlled regions. Russia.
► Heavy prison sentences for “sabotage” in Russia
Three people were sentenced in Russia to prison terms of 12 and a half to fifteen years for «attempt of sabotage» railway on behalf of Ukraine and a teenager was arrested for the same reasons, Russian authorities announced.
Accused of attempting to set fire to railway relay cabinets in the Chelyabinsk region of the Urals in January and arrested “in flagrante delicto”three local residents were sentenced to sentences ranging from 12 and a half to 15 years in prison, the Russian Investigative Committee, the body responsible for the main investigations in the country, said in a statement.
Furthermore, a 16-year-old Russian teenager acting “on instructions from the Ukrainian intelligence services” was arrested for the same reasons in the Kirov region (central Russia), the Investigative Committee also assured.
► North Korea wants to produce more drones
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered to prioritize « production massive » of explosive drones, state media reported, at a time when his country is accused of sending soldiers and weapons to Russia to help in its war against Ukraine.
Kim Jong Un attended a performance test of this type of machine at a factory on Thursday, according to the North Korean news agency KCNA. “He stressed the need to build a mass production system as soon as possible and move to mass production” of explosive drones, reported KCNA.
Experts believe that these drones may come from the strengthening of the country’s alliance with Russia. The two countries notably concluded a mutual defense treaty during a rare visit by its President Vladimir Putin to Pyongyang in June, which provides “immediate military aid” reciprocal in the event of an attack against one of the two countries.
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