2023-10-01 11:10:25
Great Britain’s Defense Secretary Grand Shapps has announced that British soldiers could also be deployed to Ukraine for the first time. In an interview with the newspaper „The Telegraph“ Shapps said he had spoken to army leadership about it. According to its own information, Great Britain has already trained more than 20,000 Ukrainian soldiers on British soil since the beginning of 2022.
The talks were about the relocation of an official, British-led training mission for Ukrainian soldiers to Ukraine. So far, these trainings have taken place in the United Kingdom and at other locations in NATO countries, including Germany.
After a visit to Kiev last week, Shapps also said he had discussed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky what role the British Navy could play in protecting cargo ships in the Black Sea. Russia canceled an agreement to export Ukrainian grain under the control of Turkey and the UN in July and threatened attacks.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had previously ruled out relocating NATO troops to Ukraine. With Britain’s plans, the defense alliance would move away from this position.
Shapps isn’t just thinking about training missions. “Particularly in the west of the country, I think there is an opportunity now to do more things in the country, and not just education,” he told the Telegraph. The British aerospace and defense company BAE has relocated some of its production to Ukraine. “I’m keen for other UK companies to also play their part by doing the same.”
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1 p.m. – Russia reports numerous Ukrainian attacks on several Russian regions
According to Russian information, at least three people were injured in Ukrainian drone attacks and artillery shelling of several regions in Russia. On Sunday morning, the Ukrainian armed forces shelled the area of the central market in the city of Shebekino, said the governor of the Russian region of Belgorod on the border with Ukraine, Vyacheslav Gladkov. According to preliminary information, three people suffered injuries from shrapnel.
The governor of the Bryansk border region said that a village there had also been targeted by Ukrainian shelling. Houses and two administrative buildings were damaged. But there were no victims.
The Russian authorities also reported the downing of five drones over the Smolensk region west of Moscow and another over the Krasnodar region on the Black Sea coast. The airport in the Black Sea city of Sochi said air traffic had been temporarily restricted and six flights had been diverted. The Crimean Bridge, which connects the Moscow-annexed peninsula with the Russian mainland, was also briefly closed on Sunday for undisclosed reasons.
Last week, Kiev shelled the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the center of Sevastopol. The Crimean peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, is repeatedly the target of Ukrainian attacks, which have recently intensified.
11:10 a.m. – The current situation in Ukraine
The current situation in Ukraine
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11:00 a.m. – Former Russian President: British military instructors would be legitimate targets
According to former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, possible British military trainers in Ukraine would be legitimate targets. The same applies to German arms factories if the Federal Republic of Germany delivers Taurus missile systems to Ukraine. Medvedev, currently deputy head of the Russian Security Council, spoke on the Telegram messaging platform. He has long been making a name for himself through particularly drastic anti-Western rhetoric.
10:15 a.m. – Ukrainian grain leaves land via Black Sea ports
According to data, five ships are on their way to the Ukrainian Black Sea ports to load grain and other agricultural products from there. This is according to data from the MarineTraffic website. In addition, three cargo ships left the ports after loading. According to Ukrainian information, they are supposed to bring 127,000 tons of agricultural products and iron ore to China, Egypt and Spain.
In August, Ukraine announced a so-called humanitarian corridor in the Black Sea through which cargo ships that have been stuck since the start of the war in February 2022 will leave Ukrainian ports. A de facto blockade exists because Russia suspended the agreement that guaranteed the safe passage of such freighters carrying Ukrainian grain in July. This blockage should be bypassed through the corridor.
09:47 a.m. – British Intelligence: Moscow is preparing for a long-term war
According to British intelligence experts in Ukraine, Moscow is preparing for several more years of war. This emerges from the daily intelligence report from the Ministry of Defense in London on the war in Ukraine. Accordingly, the extent of Moscow’s planned military spending next year is likely to reach around 30 percent of total Russian government spending. It is likely that Russia will be able to maintain this prioritization of spending throughout the year, but it will likely come at the expense of the overall economy.
8:20 a.m. – Russian drone strike on central Ukraine
Ukraine says it shot down 16 of around 30 Russian drones during the night. The authorities said the attack targeted the central Ukrainian region of Cherkassy. Unfortunately, there were hits on industrial infrastructure in the city of Uman, said provincial governor Ihor Taburez on the Telegram news platform. Fire broke out in grain warehouses.
04:48 a.m. – Fire at oil pipeline in western Ukraine
A large-scale fire has broken out on an oil pipeline in western Ukraine. According to authorities, the fire occurred on Saturday near the village of Strymba in the Ivano-Frankivsk region when a pipe burst at one point. According to the local governor, nine people were injured in the fire, which was later extinguished.
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Footage shared on online networks showed thick clouds of black smoke over a village. It was initially unclear how the fire started. Local media reported a strong explosion. The fire caused oil to leak over an area of 100 square meters.
The site of the fire is hundreds of kilometers away from the fighting between Russian and Ukrainian troops in the eastern part of the country.
3:26 a.m. – Biden: US support for Ukraine must not be interrupted
US President Joe Biden quickly called for further support for Ukraine after the US Congress voted to avert a government shutdown. The Democrat said the agreement was “good news” for the people in the country. “Under no circumstances can we allow American support for Ukraine to be interrupted,” he warned. After the Republican-dominated House of Representatives, the Democratic-dominated Senate had previously approved an interim budget, which, however, does not provide for any further aid to Ukraine.
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12:09 a.m. – US House of Representatives votes for interim budget – without aid to Ukraine
A few hours before an impending budget freeze, the US House of Representatives voted for an interim budget with a surprisingly large majority of Democrats. However, this budget does not contain any further aid for Ukraine. On Saturday, 335 members voted for the draft introduced by the Republican leader of the House, Kevin McCarthy, and 91 voted no. The bill must also be passed in the Democratic-controlled Senate to avert a budget deadlock.
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