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The fact of the day
Version against version. If the Russian army claimed to have targeted a Ukrainian military command center in Pokrovsk, Ukraine accuses it of having shelled civilian buildings killing seven people in this eastern city. “In the area of the Krasnoarmeysk locality [nom soviétique de Pokrovsk] (…), a forward command center of the Ukrainian group “Khortytsia” was hit”, defended the spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Igor Konashenkov. “It’s a complete lie”, retorted to AFP Serguiï Tcherevaty, the spokesman of the command center for eastern Ukraine: “From memory, this is the fourth time that they claim something something like that”.
Monday evening, a few tens of minutes apart, two Russian missiles fell on a block of buildings in the center of Pokrovsk, killing seven and injuring 82, according to the latest report given by the Ukrainian head of the military administration. from Donetsk, Pavlo Kyrylenko. A dozen buildings that housed a hotel, cafes, other businesses, apartments and offices were hit, the same source added. But it was a five-story apartment building that was most affected by the first strike and the neighboring Druzhba Hotel in the second.
sentence of the day
“We knew for a long time that Russia was an aggressor, we know that and the whole world knows that”
Georgia rebels. On the 15th anniversary of the war with Russia, Tbilisi denounced the Russian “aggressor” and advocated “an end to the occupation” of two Georgian regions. On the night of August 7 to 8, 2008, the Russian army intervened in Georgia to rescue the small region of South Ossetia, a pro-Russian separatist territory against which Tbilisi had launched a military operation. Within five days, forces from Moscow had routed the Georgian army and threatened to take the capital Tbilisi.
A peace agreement finally led to the withdrawal of Russian troops, but Moscow recognized the independence of South Ossetia and another separatist region, Abkhazia, and has since maintained a strong military presence there. “Our main challenge is to put an end to this occupation,” said Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibachvili on Tuesday, while insisting on the need to reach a “peaceful” settlement of the problem.
The number of the day
25. This is the number of additional personalities and companies targeted by the British authorities. The UK has announced a fresh round of sanctions in response to the Russian invasion, targeting Russia’s overseas military supplies. The British Foreign Office is targeting 25 personalities and companies, including 22 located outside Russia, notably in Turkey, Iran (for the delivery of drones), Dubai or Belarus. Three Russian companies importing electronic equipment are concerned.
A Slovak national, Ashot Mkrtychev, is sanctioned “for his involvement in an attempted arms supply agreement between North Korea and Russia”, specifies the Foreign Office in a press release. A Swiss, Anselm Oskar Schmucki, is targeted for his role in the financial service, via the company DuLac Capital present in Russia. “The historic sanctions announced will further reduce Russia’s arsenal and tighten the grip on the supply chains that support Mr. Putin’s defense industry,” Foreign Minister James Cleverly said in the statement. . “Those who support the Russian military machine have nowhere to hide. »
The trend of the day
Ukrainian nuclear power plants located in territories controlled by kyiv will be at full capacity before winter to supply electricity to the country, the Ukrainian nuclear operator assured on Monday.
“All the power we have will supply the electrical system,” after some reactors were serviced before winter, Energoatom chairman Petr Kotin told reporters. He was speaking at the Pivdennooukrainsk power plant in southern Ukraine, on the occasion of the recommissioning of one of its three reactors – each with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts.
“We will return to winter with the nine reactors at full capacity,” said Petr Kotin, adding that four reactors currently under repair will be operational before November, for a total power of nearly 7,600 megawatts.