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A drone probably started a fire in a Russian oil refinery, according to the responsible governor. According to the local governor, the Russian border town of Schebekino is again under Ukrainian fire. All developments in the live blog.
Russia’s ex-president Dmitry Medvedev has threatened Britain over its support for Ukraine. Britain is Moscow’s “eternal enemy,” said the Putin confidante, who is also deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, on Twitter. “The UK is acting as an ally of Ukraine and providing it with military assistance in the form of equipment and specialists, meaning it is in de facto undeclared war against Russia.”
Therefore, any official representative of Great Britain can be considered a “legitimate military target”. This applies to both military and civilian representatives who made the war possible. Medvedev was responding to British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly’s comments that Ukraine has the right to use force beyond its own borders. Britain’s “silly officials” should remember that Britain could be classified as a “country at war,” Medvedev said.
Another incident has occurred not far from the Afipski oil refinery allegedly attacked by drones in the Russian Krasnodar region. According to the Russian news agency RIA, another drone crashed on the Ilski oil refinery, which is about 20 kilometers from Afipski. There is no damage or casualties.
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According to Russian authorities, at least five people were killed and another 19 injured in an air strike in the Russian-occupied Luhansk region of Ukraine in the night. According to preliminary information, “the bombing of the village of Karpaty by armed Ukrainian groups” with five fatalities and 19 injuries was carried out with a US rocket launcher of the Himar type, Russian security authorities in the region said in the online service Telegram. The Russian authorities did not specify whether the victims were civilians or members of the army.
A poultry farm and temporary accommodation for workers were damaged in the attack on the village, 35 kilometers west of the city of Luhansk. “The enemy fired four rockets,” the authorities said. A Himars multiple rocket launcher, which the United States had supplied to Kiev, was apparently used for this purpose.
According to the authorities, the fire in an oil refinery in the southern Russian region of Krasnodar was extinguished again after a drone attack. This was announced by Governor Veniamin Kondratiev. The Afipski refinery is located around 15 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital, Krasnodar. Nothing was initially known about the extent of the damage. According to unconfirmed media reports, a second refinery in the region was also attacked during the night without a fire breaking out there. Moscow blames Ukraine for such attacks.
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Information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian conflict parties cannot be directly checked by an independent body in the current situation.
According to the Russian coordination center, four people were killed in the shelling by Ukraine in the Luhansk region. 16 were injured in the attack on the town of Karpaty. The Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine is almost entirely under Russian control.
The White House has commented on drone strikes in the Russian capital Moscow. The government is still gathering information but generally does not support the use of weapons supplied by the US to Ukraine in Russia, said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
“We do not support the use of US-made equipment for attacks in Russia,” she said. “We have made that very clear and will continue to do so.” This was made clear not only publicly, but also in private discussions with the Ukrainian side, said Jean-Pierre. But she declined to comment on whether the White House has spoken to Kiev about the incidents in Moscow.
A fire has broken out at the Afipski oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Territory, according to the region’s governor. It was probably caused by a drone, writes Governor Veniamin Kondratiev on Telegram. “There are no injuries.” The Afipski refinery is not far from the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has welcomed the reactions of Russia and Ukraine to “concrete principles” to protect the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. “We are encouraged by the expressed support for our work, including the five principles I set out today”; Grossi told the UN Security Council in New York on Tuesday. This is “a step in the right direction when it comes to the protection and safety of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant,” said Grossi.
The main thing is “that there should be no attack from or on the system,” said the diplomat. In addition, Zaporizhia “should not be used as a warehouse or base for heavy weapons”, this also applies to rocket launchers, tanks or military personnel. In addition, “every effort should be made to ensure that external power is available and safe at all times.”
Rossi also emphasized that all buildings and components that are fundamental to the safe operation of the facility “must be protected against attacks or acts of sabotage”. The IAEA will monitor compliance with the principles on site, Grossi announced.
According to Russian sources, Ukrainian forces are shelling the Russian city of Schebekino for the third time in a week. At least one person was injured in the artillery attack, Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on the Telegram news channel. Buildings and vehicles caught fire as a result of the shelling. Schebekino is only about seven kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
conflicting parties as a source
Information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian conflict parties cannot be directly checked by an independent body in the current situation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) for his “determination” in helping the country attacked by Russia. In a phone call on Tuesday, he thanked Scholz for the air defense systems that Germany supplied and thus saved the lives of Ukrainians, Zelensky said in his evening video message distributed in Kiev.
“And I would like to thank Olaf, Mr. Chancellor, for his personal determination, which in many ways is becoming the determinant of the whole of Europe,” he continued.
Long after the beginning of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Germany was criticized in Kiev for hesitant aid. That’s over since Berlin delivered heavy battle tanks and anti-aircraft systems. Selenskyj estimated Germany’s total military aid for his country at three billion euros.