Developments of the Russia-Ukraine war situation

Hong Anh November 24, 2022 06:42

The past 24 hours have seen many important developments related to the conflict in Ukraine, notably Ukraine launching a new attack to push Russia out of the Kinburn peninsula and the Czech Republic declaring its readiness to go to war if a Russia-NATO conflict breaks out.

Russia builds new defense line on border with Ukraine:Russia's Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on November 23 that Russia is building a new defense line between Ukraine and the Belgorod region in the west of the country.

Russia builds new defense line in border area with Ukraine. Photo: Telegram

Speaking to the press, Vyacheslav Gladkov said the move was in response to the growing tension at the border, but he did not reveal details about the construction of the new defense line. The official also said that his statements “will be carefully listened to by Ukraine.” “I will say briefly: Work is underway on a large scale. Since April, we have been actively engaged in strengthening the border within the framework of our powers,” Gladkov said.

Russia cuts gas supplies to Europe via transit station in Ukraine: Russian energy giant Gazprom has announced that it will cut natural gas supplies to Europe from November 28 by limiting gas flows on a pipeline running through Ukraine.

In a statement on Telegram, Gazprom said that gas destined for Moldova is still being held in Ukraine, so it will reduce supplies via the Sudzha pumping station. Sudzha remains the only station that transits Russian gas to European countries through Ukrainian territory after the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines were damaged by several explosions in September 2022. According to Gazprom, Moldova paid for Russian gas in November, but Ukraine withheld 52.52 million cubic meters of gas destined for Moldova on its territory.

Ukraine launches new offensive to push Russia off Kinburn peninsula:The Ukrainian army announced on November 23 that it had launched an offensive to push Russian forces away from a strategic peninsula on the Black Sea coast.

Kiev is also seeking to reopen ports blocked by Russia and try to gain an advantage on the southern front. According to the Wall Street Journal, Ukrainian forces have begun an assault on Cape Kinburn, a strip of land on the Kinburn Peninsula that juts out into the sea south of the city of Mykolaiv, which Russian troops have controlled for months and cut off access to the port city. Natalia Humeniuk, a spokeswoman for Ukraine’s Southern Operations Command, said the operation at Cape Kinburn is in “quiet mode.” She said storms and strong winds in the area are helping Ukrainian troops.

Russia claims to have repelled Ukraine's UAV attack in Sevastopol: Authorities in the port city of Sevastopol on the Crimean peninsula have accused Ukraine of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to attack the city on November 22.

Multiple videos and images posted on social media showed that the drone attack lasted at least an hour. Russia's Tass news agency quoted Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev as saying: "A drone attack was repelled over the waters of Sevastopol." He added that Ukrainian UAVs were shot down while trying to attack the Balaklava thermal power plant. No casualties or damage to infrastructure were reported in the attack.

Russia deploys Tornado-S “fire tornado” in Ukraine:The Russian Ministry of Defense has published a video on its VK Social Network account showing that the Russian armed forces have deployed the Tornado-S 9K515 multiple launch rocket system in the field in Ukraine.

Tornado-S is a modernized version of the Soviet-made BM-30 Smerch multiple launch rocket system, which entered service with the Russian armed forces in 1987. Tornado-S has high accuracy thanks to the use of guided missiles. The system is designed to attack enemy personnel, military equipment, fixed and mobile targets.

Ukraine urges EU to block Russia's missile production capabilities: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged the EU to speed up the ninth package of sanctions against Russia and take measures to destroy Russia's ability to produce new missiles.

"Special attention should be paid to sanctions that could hinder and block the Russian missile industry," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said, adding: "Russia's ability to produce new missiles should be destroyed." He urged the EU to speed up the adoption of the ninth package of sanctions against Russia.

What do Russian politicians say about the possibility of Ukraine attacking to take back Crimea?In recent days, Russian politicians have begun discussing a possible attack on Moscow's positions on the Crimean Peninsula.

Russian Senator Viktor Bondarev said Ukraine “has neither the resources nor the military capability” to retake Crimea. Meanwhile, MP Andrei Gurulyov called on the Kremlin to consider the possibility of Ukraine attacking the peninsula with NATO support. Russian MP Mikhail Sheremet warned that the Ukrainian army would suffer a serious defeat if it launched a major attack on Crimea.

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Russian Ambassador to the UK: Conflict in Ukraine will not escalate: Russian Ambassador to the UK Andriy Kelin commented that the situation in the conflict in Ukraine has not changed much and this will allow Russian forces to reorganize.

In an interview with the BBC, Andriy Kelin said that the conflict in Ukraine will not worsen in the coming days or weeks. “I predict that in the coming weeks or days we will not see serious events on the battlefield,” Kelin said, adding that the situation in the conflict in Ukraine has not changed much, allowing Russian forces to regroup.

Czech Republic ready to go to war if Russia-NATO conflict breaks out:Czech Army Chief of Staff Karel Rehka said on November 22 that if a Russia-NATO conflict occurs, the Czech army will be ready to go to war to protect the country's security.

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Corps Commanders with the Czech Army Commander and key representatives of the Ministry of Defense, which took place at the Ministry of Defense headquarters, Mr. Rehka said: The beginning of the conflict in Ukraine is a wake-up call for the Czech Republic. The fact is that the risk of escalation of the conflict in Ukraine is still increasing, even the most serious scenarios cannot be ruled out. If war breaks out, the Czech Republic will be the country most affected.

Ukraine says Russia wants to turn winter cold into "weapons of mass destruction":On November 22, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia is trying to use the cold this winter as a “weapon of mass destruction” by attacking Kiev's energy infrastructure.

“The Kremlin wants to turn the winter cold into a weapon of mass destruction. To survive this winter and prevent Russia from turning the cold into a tool of subjugation, we need a lot of things,” Mr. Zelensky said via video at a meeting of the Association of Mayors of France.

US lawmakers send letter urging provision of long-range UAVs to Ukraine:Senior US lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to provide Ukraine with long-range UAVs to break the blockade on the Black Sea.

In a letter dated November 22, a group of 16 senior lawmakers asked President Biden to reconsider his decision in June not to sell four MQ-1C Gray Eagle combat drones manufactured by General Atomics to Ukraine after some Pentagon officials worried that the aircraft's valuable radar and surveillance equipment could fall into Russian hands./.

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