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+++ 8.55 pm: In order to further defend itself against Russian attacks, Ukraine received its first shipment of Hawk anti-aircraft systems from Spain. This was stated by Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov on Friday (December 2) after meeting with his Spanish counterpart Margarita Robles in Odessa.
The air defense system was first used in the 1960s and, despite many upgrades, is now only used by a few NATO countries. Ukrainian soldiers in Spain have already been trained to use the system. Spain also promised Ukraine to supply more Hawk anti-aircraft missiles from its stockpile.
Ukraine war: eight injured after an explosive device exploded in Odessa
+++ 7.05 pm: Eight people were injured when an explosive device in a box exploded in the parking lot of the regional emergency services in Odessa. This was reported by several Ukrainian regional and national media, citing police information. Among the wounded were five police officers and three civilians.
as such Ukraineska Pravda It stated that some policemen noticed a suspicious car while they were on patrol, then checked it and found an explosive device in the trunk of the car. When their reinforcements arrived, the bomb exploded. According to the police, some of the injured had to be treated in hospital, but no one was in a critical condition.
The war in Ukraine: the first troop withdrawal in the disputed region of Zaporizhia
+++ 6.20 pm: According to an anonymous source close to the Kremlin, Russia is ready to give up its occupation of Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. According to the Exile News Portal report Medusa However, there will be one condition: Ukraine must in return allow the transportation of Russian oil and gas through its territory. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied the leaked information when asked.
But in a situation report on Thursday evening (December 1), the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army reported that Russian occupation forces are withdrawing from parts of the heavily disputed Zaporizhia region. Preparations were also made for the evacuation of persons who were to work on behalf of Russia in some administrative areas of the annexed region.
Ukraine war: Are large-scale Russian attacks on critical infrastructure war crimes?
+++ 4.10 pm: A member of the inspection team said on Friday (December 2) that investigators deployed by the United Nations are investigating whether Russian attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine amount to war crimes.
Like the news agency Reuters Russia has reportedly been bombing Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure since early October, causing power outages and leaving millions without heat as temperatures drop. Russia claims the attacks were not aimed at civilians but aimed at reducing Ukraine’s combat capabilities and forcing them to negotiate.
News of the Ukraine War: About 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died since the Russian invasion
+++ 3.20 pm: According to Kyiv’s presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak, as many as 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since the Russian invasion in February. In an interview with the Ukrainian TV channel 24 channels Podolak said these are official figures from the Ukrainian General Staff. He said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would announce the total number „when the time comes.”
News about the Ukraine war: Chancellor Schulz on the phone with President Putin
+++ 2:35 PM: Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Social Democratic Party) called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to find a diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian conflict as soon as possible, „including the withdrawal of Russian forces.” In particular, Scholz condemned the Russian airstrikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine and affirmed Germany’s determination to support Ukraine in ensuring its defensive capability against Russian aggression.
News about the Ukraine war: Russia supplies Belarus with additional air defense systems
+++ 1.40pm: Russia has brought a „large convoy” of military equipment to Belarus, including at least 15 surface-to-air missile systems and 10 vehicles, reports say. Kyiv Independent Citing a report by Belarusian Hagun. According to the report, this is not the last military convoy carrying cargo of this kind, in addition to the fact that nearly 12,000 Russian soldiers are currently stationed in Belarus. This information cannot be independently verified.
News about the Ukraine war: the Kremlin sets the conditions for talks with the United States
+++ 12.15 pm: Moscow on Friday (December 2) rejected US President Joe Biden’s conditions for talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Ukraine (See message). Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Biden said negotiations were only possible „after Putin leaves Ukraine.” Moscow is „certainly” not ready to accept this condition. „The special military operation continues,” Peskov stressed, using the official Russian name for the army’s operation in Ukraine.
Peskov stressed that Putin is ready to hold talks to ensure that Russia’s interests are respected. But he said that „the United States does not recognize the new territories as part of the Russian Federation,” referring to the Ukrainian regions the Kremlin says it has annexed. Bisco added that Washington’s position „complicates” potential talks.
News about the Ukraine war: Germany supplies tanks
+++ 11.15 am: Germany wants to deliver seven Gepard tanks ready for scrap to Ukraine in the spring, in addition to 30 anti-aircraft tanks already used in combat against the Russian army. This reports Mirror.
The seven tanks, which are now being repaired by the Munich arms company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), are intended to help Ukraine protect its cities and infrastructure from Russian fire. With the additional tanks, the federal government also wants to provide more ammunition for the tanks.
The news agency reported that the supply of ammunition was proving problematic as Switzerland, which had stocks of ammunition, refused to supply them, citing its neutral status. Reuters.
News about the Ukraine war: Switzerland blocks Russian accounts
+++ First report starting Friday December 2nd at 10.35 am: Kyiv – In Switzerland, 7.5 billion Swiss francs (about 7.6 billion euros) of Russian assets have been frozen since the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine in February. In addition, on Thursday (December 1), the government announced 15 drug bans in Bern. According to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, a total of 116 companies and more than 1,200 individuals have been affected. As part of the sanctions, Swiss banks are prohibited from accepting large sums of money from Russian citizens and from persons or companies located in Russia.
Ukraine war news: Biden has no plans to hold talks with Putin
US President Joe Biden has now commented again on the issue of possible negotiations to end the conflict. He is open to talks with Kremlin President Putin only if Russia is ready to end the war against Ukraine. „But the truth is, I don’t have any immediate plans to contact Mr. Putin,” Biden said at a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Thursday (local time). „I am ready to talk to Mr. Putin if there is genuine interest on his part and he is looking for a way to end the war. He has not done that before,” he added.
Ukraine War: Russia and Ukraine exchange 100 more prisoners
Meanwhile, more than nine months after the start of the war, Russia and Ukraine exchanged a total of 100 prisoners again. The Ministry of Defense in Moscow reported Thursday that 50 Russian servicemen will be flown to the Russian capital for medical treatment. The head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andriy Yermak, also confirmed the exchange: „We have released 50 defenders of Ukraine.”
Ukraine – News: Ukraine is looking for transformers for the electricity network
to fix it through Russian attacks destroyed the power grid Ukraine is urgently looking for transformers – new or used. Former member of parliament Viktoria Wojcieczka of the German news agency said the country also hopes to get help from businesses and communities in Germany. Wojzizka works in Warsaw for a center that supports the government in Kyiv in organizing foreign aid.
Many of the emergency generators now being sent to Ukraine are an aid, Wojzka said. However, they did not solve the problem of the power grid. Ukraine can generate enough electricity on its own. But Russia destroys the substations with missile attacks, so that electricity can no longer be distributed. The district heating network, which supplies heat and hot water to millions of homes, will not function without electricity. In deep frosts, district heating lines threatened to freeze and then fail until spring. (talk to agencies)
According to official media reports, a helicopter belonging to the Iranian presidential fleet was involved in an accident. President Ibrahim Raisi was on board the plane.
Update from May 19, 10:46 p.m.: The area suspected to be the site of Ibrahim Raisi’s helicopter crash is said to be 20 square kilometres. The Iranian Red Crescent announced this via Telegram on Sunday evening. Deploying rescue workers searching the area is said to have become more difficult. Some rain in the area turned to snow, further hampering the progress of rescue workers. According to reports, the Iranian army was able to locate the signal issued by the helicopter. However, the situation is still unclear.
Update from May 19, 10:20 p.m.: After Iranian President Raisi’s helicopter crash, the media situation remains ambiguous. “We are 3 hours away from one of the possible sites of the presidential helicopter crash,” the deputy head of the Iranian Red Crescent said on Telegram.
Army claims to have located key helicopter – 'hoping for good news’
Update from May 19. 9:51 PM: It appears that the Iranian army was able to determine the exact location of the helicopter in which the Iranian president is said to be located. This was reported by the American CNN network, citing the Iranian news agency IRNA. Emergency services were able to locate a signal from the helicopter and a passenger’s cell phone. The IRNA news agency quoted the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the East Azerbaijan region as saying, “Military forces are on their way to the site and are awaiting good news.”
Iraniantreasury It’s likely to happen urgent meeting together
Update from May 19, 9:32 p.m.: The Iranian Cabinet met with President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in an emergency meeting in light of the helicopter crash. The official IRNA news agency reported that First Vice President Mohammad Mujbar chaired the meeting late in the evening. Therefore, further procedures for the rescue operation were initiated. In the event of Raisi’s death, Mujbar becomes prime minister according to protocol.
65 rescue teams are now participating in the search for the helicopter crew, including the Iranian Armed Forces.
Raisi’s fate is unclear after the helicopter accident – Türkiye sends help
Update from May 19, 8:45 p.m.: The Turkish Civil Protection Agency (AFAD) announced that Iran has requested assistance from Turkey in searching for President Ibrahim Raisi. At Iran’s request, a helicopter with night vision capabilities was sent, as the authority announced on the X website (formerly Twitter). In addition, six vehicles and a search team of 32 climbers were sent.
Update from May 19, 8:30 p.m.: Several Iranian sources reported that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter had been found. The Iranian Red Crescent has now denied these reports. She added, according to Iranian media, that “searches have not succeeded so far.”
Possible helicopter crash in Iran: Iraq offers help in search for Raisi
Update from May 19, 8:00 p.m.: A senior official in the Iranian presidential office said, according to the news agency KnightAfter the helicopter accident of President Ibrahim Raisi, two of the helicopter passengers were contacted several times. “This shows that the accident was not very serious,” the representative told the agency.
Update from May 19, 7:25 p.m.: After the disappearance of a helicopter apparently carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, neighboring Iraq offered to help in the search. Government spokesman Bassem Al-Awadi said on Sunday that Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani had instructed the Ministry of Interior, the Iraqi Red Crescent and “other relevant authorities” to provide all available resources to Iran to search for the presidential helicopter.
More than 40 Rescue teams Requests helicopter from Main
Update from May 19, 7:05 p.m.: According to an Iranian government spokesman, there are currently no new developments to report in the search and rescue operations of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter. The news agency quoted him as saying: “We find ourselves in difficult and complex circumstances.” Tasneem. The spokesman continued: “We now need prayers, patience and trust in rescue workers.”
Update from May 19, 6:55 p.m.: More than 40 teams are participating in the search and rescue operation for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Iranian media reported, citing authorities. Meanwhile, in addition to fog, heavy rain was also reported in the accident area. This makes rescue work more difficult.
Update from May 19, 6:10 p.m.: According to Israeli Radio Kisheth 12 Diplomatic sources in Western countries believe that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi did not survive the helicopter accident. An Iranian official told the news agency Reutersthat although they are „optimistic”, the news from the crash site is „extremely worrying”. The source said that the lives of the president and the foreign minister “are in danger.” It appears that Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian was also on the plane.
Update from May 19, 4:30 p.m.: Iranian moreThe news agency had reported that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was in good condition and was heading to Tubrus in a motorcade. However, the agency later deleted this message. Iranian sources mostly reported that the search for the head of state’s helicopter was continuing. Images from the area show very dense fog. This makes rescue operations more difficult, according to Iranian media. Sources close to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard asked the Iranian people to pray for the president’s health.
The first report: TEHRAN – The fate of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has become unclear after an “accident” involving a helicopter in the Iranian presidential fleet on Sunday. Iranian state television stated, „Unconfirmed reports indicate that a helicopter carrying President Raisi was involved in an accident in East Azerbaijan Province.” Rescue workers are on a mission to find the helicopter, but weather conditions are bad due to heavy fog in the mountainous area.
The official Iranian news agency Erna I later reported that Raisi and his Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were among the passengers in the helicopter. Raisi visited East Azerbaijan Province in northwestern Iran on Sunday (May 19). There, together with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, he opened a dam on the border between the two countries.
Raisi, 63 years old, has been president of the Islamic Republic of Iran since the summer of 2021. (LRG/AFP)
Despite heavy losses in the Ukraine war: Russia is sticking to its attack on Kharkiv. But NATO does not believe in the possibility of achieving a breakthrough on the front.
Kharkiv – With tanks, drones and tens of thousands of soldiers: The Russian army has been bombing the Kharkiv region for weeks in its aggressive war on Ukraine. Attackers also specifically exploit some weaknesses in defenses. However, Western military observers do not currently expect Putin’s forces to march through Ukraine’s second-largest city. NATO confirmed this.
Kharkiv offensive in the Ukrainian war: NATO doubts the Russian army’s ability to penetrate it
The Commander-in-Chief of NATO forces in Europe, Christopher Cavoli, said, according to what the news agency reported, “The Russians do not have the military power necessary to achieve a strategic breakthrough.” dpa. Russia with Kharkiv attack He added that they are capable of achieving local successes – and “that is what they did.” But heavy losses were also suffered at the front in the Ukrainian war. But more cannot be expected. Because the Russian army lacks the “skills and ability” to do so, according to the military expert.
Despite losses in the Ukraine war: Russian forces have made some gains in the territories near Kharkiv
In the ongoing aggressive war against Ukraine for more than two years, Russia has recently increasingly targeted the area around the city of Kharkiv. Last March, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces massed more than 30,000 troops in the east of the country and launched an offensive. Several villages were captured and the defenders had to evacuate other communities. Although he suffered Russia is still suffering heavy losses. However, ground gains have increased in recent days as the attackers faced poorly fortified defenses – a circumstance that Putin’s forces appear to have deliberately sought to exploit.
In fact, the Ukrainian defense lines on this part of the front against a possible Kharkiv attack were rather weak. This was brought by the British guardian. The newspaper quoted Ukrainian commander Denis Yaroslavsky as saying that in Vovchansk, less than 65 kilometers northwest of Kharkiv, “there was simply no first line of defense and no mines.” In addition, the Ukrainian units in this area were not combat ready.
Air alert in Kharkiv: Zelensky describes the situation on the front as “difficult”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted after a meeting of the War Cabinet that the situation in the Kharkiv region is “very difficult.” He had previously traveled near the New Front on Thursday (16 May) and consulted with his military officers there. Shortly after that, the weather alert for the eastern regions of Ukraine began. The Russian army bombed the city of Kharkiv with drones for more than 16 hours. This was one of the longest air raid warnings since the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression. However, the situation is “under control,” Zelensky promised.
The defenders now hope to obtain supplies of weapons. After more than two years of fighting, ammunition supplies have been exhausted in recent months. But the US Congress recently approved the delivery of new arms shipments to Ukraine. Large quantities of ammunition, short-range air defense systems and new armored vehicles are now scheduled to be brought to the front. (jkf)
Netanyahu must present a plan, otherwise Minister Gantz will threaten to withdraw from the government
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Massive protests against Netanyahu in Israel again
Massive demonstrations took place again against Prime Minister Netanyahu in Israel. The demonstrators accuse the government of abandoning Hamas hostages. Meanwhile, Benny Gantz, a minister in the Israeli war cabinet, threatened to resign from the government.
Benny Gantz called on Prime Minister Netanyahu to present a plan for the post-war order in the Gaza Strip by June 8. If Gantz carries out his threat, it could have far-reaching consequences for the Israeli government.
BEni Gantz, a minister in the Israeli war cabinet, threatened to resign from the government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The politician said Saturday evening in Tel Aviv that if the prime minister does not present a plan for the post-war regime in the Gaza Strip by June 8, he and other members of the National Union Party will leave the government.
Among other things, Gantz called for the establishment of an alternative American-European-Arab-Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip, which under no circumstances could be Hamas or Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. In addition, hostages from Gaza must be returned and relations with Saudi Arabia must be normalized. Gantz also called for adopting the concept of military service for all Israelis. “Prime Minister Netanyahu, I look you in the eye this evening and say – the choice is in your hands.”
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The 64-year-old politician joined Netanyahu’s government as a minister without portfolio and a member of the war cabinet after the unprecedented attack by Hamas and other terrorist groups on October 7. In doing so, the participants wanted to send a signal of unity. The centrist party, the National Union, led by Gantz, stands in opposition. Opinion polls indicate that she is currently ahead by a large margin over the Likud Party led by Netanyahu.
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Netanyahu’s office said that Gantz’s demands would mean a defeat for Israel, the handover of the majority of hostages, Hamas remaining in power, and the establishment of a Palestinian state, according to media reports. Netanyahu believes that forming an emergency government is important to achieve all the goals of the war, including the return of all hostages.
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Israel is under international criticism due to the large number of civilian casualties and the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. Many in the country complain that the war has not achieved a decisive victory, even after more than seven months. The fact that more than 100 hostages are still in the hands of Hamas also raises criticism of the government.
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Netanyahu has been in power since the end of 2022 alongside the far-right and extremist religious parties. He has so far refused to present a plan for the management and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip after the end of the war so as not to offend his partners in the far-right coalition.
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They are pursuing unrealistic goals such as building Jewish settlements in Gaza, but Netanyahu’s political survival depends on them. If Gantz carries out his threat and leaves the government, this could spark a government crisis.
