DrThe former Ukrainian ambassador to Germany, Andrei Melnik, called on NATO countries to confront Russia’s nuclear threats more forcefully. „The West must” articulate very clearly the serious consequences of a nuclear attack: for Putin personally, for his regime, and for Russia as a country,” Melnik told the news portal.T OnlineIn Que.
Since the beginning of the Ukrainian war, Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly threatened to launch a nuclear attack. Melnik now, as the largest nuclear power, demanded that NATO send a preventive threat to Russia. „The West should make it very clear that it will not be shy about a second nuclear strike if Putin goes to build a bomb,” said the diplomat, who returned to Ukraine after being recalled in October and has not yet taken a new job.
It’s about maintaining a „credible threat” as it was during the Cold War. That deterrent logic was working perfectly, Melnyk said at the time. It was clear to everyone: a nuclear attack was coming suicide same (…). Only in this way was the world saved from a nuclear inferno.”
In an interview with WELT, Melnyk also warned of a „heavy” winter. Kyiv was already temporarily short of electricity and water. „That’s the price you have to pay,” Melnick said. At the same time, he asked the German government to provide more anti-aircraft missiles to better fend off Russian attacks on critical infrastructure and „save the city from blackouts.”
All developments in the live broadcast tape:
11:20 am: Ukrainian soldiers report the recapture of Snyorivka
Ukrainian forces said they have regained control of the Russian-controlled town of Snihorivka in the southern Mykolaiv region. “Today, November 10, Snyorivka was liberated by the forces of the 131st separate reconnaissance battalion,” a soldier said in a video clip posted on social media and shown on public television. The photographs show the soldier standing in the middle of a heavily armed group, the Ukrainian flag being raised high above an infantry vehicle, while bystanders cheer. Video recordings cannot be independently verified. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry statement was not initially available.
10:45 am – Brits are freezing the fortunes of billionaires
The UK government said it has frozen the assets of Russian entities and oligarchs subject to sanctions worth £18 billion. “We have imposed the toughest sanctions ever on Russia,” said Andrew Griffiths, a senior Treasury official. Britain imposed sanctions on more than 1,200 people and more than 120 entities in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
09:34 – London: Kherson’s withdrawal is a huge strategic loss for the Kremlin
In order to make it more difficult for Ukraine to retake Cherson, which was abandoned by Moscow, Russian forces were said to have destroyed bridges and also supposedly laid mines, according to British intelligence services. The announced withdrawal is expected to last several days and will be accompanied by artillery fire to protect the retreating units, according to the short daily report of the British Ministry of Defense on Twitter. Especially when crossing the Dnipro, Russian units are weak given the limited options.
The British asserted that losing the region would likely prevent Russia from achieving its strategic goal of building a Russian land bridge to the port city of Odessa. Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s supply routes would have made its position at Cherson unacceptable.
7:56 a.m. – Erdogan hails Russian withdrawal from Cherson
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the Russian announcement of the withdrawal of troops from the Kherson region in southern Ukraine as a positive step. At a press conference before leaving to visit Uzbekistan, Erdogan was responding to a question about the prospects for talks between Russia and Ukraine. With the withdrawal of troops, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu referred to one of the fiercest defeats of the Russian armed forces in the war against Ukraine.
06:00 – An American general puts the number of Russian casualties at more than 100,000 soldiers
According to US military estimates, both sides of the war between Russia and Ukraine suffer significant loss of life. „You’re dealing with more than 100,000 Russian soldiers killed and wounded,” General Mark Milley said on Wednesday. The same applies „most likely on the Ukrainian side.” The numbers are the most accurate the US has released to date. In addition, about 40,000 Ukrainian civilians were killed. However, it cannot be independently verified.
The aggressive war against Ukraine, which began last February, caused enormous human suffering and was a „fatal strategic mistake” on the part of Russia. In a speech at the think tank The Economic Club of New York, Milley added that the country will pay for this for years to come.
If the front lines stabilize over the winter, there may be an opportunity to negotiate an end to the conflict. Mielle was quoted as saying if such an opportunity presents itself, it should be seized. However, if negotiations fail or fail, the United States will continue to supply arms to Ukraine.
4:24 am – Indonesian government: Kremlin President Putin is not traveling to the G20 Summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not participate in the summit meeting of the 20 most important industrialized and emerging countries in Bali. This was announced by the head of the ministry responsible for coordinating the summit, Luhut Bensar Pandjaitan, to reporters in Denpasar. Instead, a Russian delegation led by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is expected to attend the high-level meeting, which begins on November 15. Panjitan said the Indonesian government respects the decision of the Russian leadership, which Putin himself made clear in a friendly phone conversation with President Joko Widodo.
Among other things, US President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other heads of state and government want to participate in the two-day G-20 summit. Biden had already ruled out a direct meeting with Putin in advance and stated that a hypothetical conversation with the Kremlin chief in Bali would only be about a deal to release Americans imprisoned in Russia.
02:08 am – Amnesty International says Russian forces kidnap two Ukrainian citizens
According to Amnesty International, Russian soldiers have kidnapped Ukrainian civilians in recent months. They were taken to Russia or further to Russia-controlled areas. According to a report by the human rights organization, the children were separated from their families. There are also cases of arbitrary arrests, torture and other ill-treatment. All this indicates a deliberate and systematic Russian policy, which is part of an all-out attack on civilians.
For the report, the organization interviewed 88 civilians from the Kharkiv, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions. Most respondents, especially from Mariupol, described coercive situations in which they had no choice but to go to Russia or other Russian-controlled territories. According to Amnesty, these are war crimes. International law prohibits individual and collective forcible deportations of protected persons, such as civilians, from occupied territory.
„The list of war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine is constantly growing,” said Janine Olmansik of Amnesty International. Since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression, which in itself constitutes a crime under international law, Russian forces have indiscriminately attacked residential areas, used prohibited cluster munitions, and killed targeted civilians. Olmansik called on Russia to stop the kidnappings from the occupied territories immediately and to release those affected. Those responsible must be held accountable.
21:35 – Russian attack on Kryvyi Rih with cassette bombs
Russian attacks hit the city of Kryvyi Rih in southern Ukraine this evening. According to the Ukrainian military administration, several bombs with cluster munitions were used from Russian rocket launchers. Residents were called upon to be particularly careful not to detonate small barrel bombs.
7:21 pm – Putin issues decree against 'gay propaganda’
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree to defend the country against threats from other countries and „gay propaganda”. The decree, signed by the head of the Kremlin on Wednesday, stresses the importance of „traditional values as the basis of Russian society.” Moscow must take „urgent measures” to ward off threats from terrorist organizations and „certain media” as well as from the United States and „other unfriendly foreign countries.”
19:03 – Wadfull: Withdrawal shows Russia’s weakness
The head of the EU parliamentary bloc, Johann Wadful, described Moscow’s announcement of its intention to withdraw from the Ukrainian regional capital Chersun as a „dramatic acknowledgment of Russia’s weakness.” This shows that the announced Russian recruitment drive is not working, the CDU’s foreign affairs expert told dpa. Wadfull predicted that „this decline will lead to cracks in the Russian leadership.” Momentum is still on Ukraine’s side, and it has chances to reoccupy the lands occupied by Russia. “But to do that we finally have to support them faster and more substantially. This is where the federal government comes in,” the CDU politician warned.