September 28, 2023
Ukraine war in the live ticker
+++ 00:33 Trudeau apologizes after honoring SS man +++
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologizes on behalf of the Canadian Parliament after a former Waffen-SS soldier attended an event honoring Ukrainian President Zelensky last week. “This was a mistake that caused great embarrassment to Parliament and Canada. All of us who were in this House on Friday deeply regret that we stood up and clapped despite not being aware of the context,” Trudeau said in a brief statement to reporters, according to Canadian national broadcaster CBC.
+++ 23:21 Attacks on civilians in Kherson +++
The authorities in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson report new Russian attacks with at least one dead. A 41-year-old man was killed in the regional capital of the same name, Kherson, military governor Olexander Prokudin said on Telegram. Another man was injured. There were also air raids by the Russian army not far from the city of Beryslaw. In the past few days, civilians have repeatedly been killed or injured by shelling in the region. “These days Russia is bombing Kherson, Beryslav and villages in the Kherson region with particular brutality,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his evening video address. “This is deliberate terror on the part of the occupiers. My condolences go out to everyone who lost their loved ones!”
+++ 22:07 Billions in losses in Ukrainian agriculture +++
The direct and indirect war-related losses of Ukrainian farmers amount to more than $40 billion. This is reported by the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform citing the chairman of the parliament’s agriculture committee, Oleksandr Haidu. According to the parliamentarian, the confirmed direct losses of the agricultural sector amount to more than 8.7 billion US dollars. This includes the destruction of infrastructure, economic facilities and logistics chains as well as the destruction and theft of grain and agricultural machinery. “And then there are the indirect losses – at least $30.5 billion.” Unfortunately, this is not the final number. If we accurately calculate the damage caused by the enemy explosion at the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, the amount will be much higher,” Haidu said.
+++ 21:35 After fires in Kherson: Russia apparently fires on rescue workers +++
It’s nothing new for rescue workers in Ukraine: As soon as they arrive on site, they often become the target of Russian attackers. That’s the way it is according to the state emergency service Ukraine also in the evening. When fires at two companies in Kherson were triggered by Russian attacks, the Ukrainian fire brigade itself was attacked. “The firefighters arrived at the fires and started work, but the insidious enemy continued to fire at them,” it said. Every time the attacks subsided, rescue workers returned to put out the fire.
+++ 21:09 Ukraine repels drone attack over Mykolaiv +++
Ukraine shoots down a drone over the city of Mykolaiv. This is reported by Vitaly Kim, the head of the region’s military administration. There is an air alert in the city this evening.
+++ 20:41 Because of “incorrigibility”: Navalny receives the harshest form of solitary confinement +++
According to Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, prison conditions in Russia are being tightened again. He was informed on Tuesday that he would be moved to a so-called EPKT cell for twelve months due to his “incorrigibility,” Navalny explains in several online networks. EPKT cells are the harshest form of solitary confinement in the Russian penal system. On Tuesday, an appeals court rejected Navalny’s appeal against a 19-year prison sentence. According to Navalny, he was informed of the tightening of his prison conditions “immediately” after this decision.
+++ 20:15 “There could be attacks on the Russian defense industry” +++
Despite numerous sanctions, the Russian defense industry continues to operate, including through deliveries from abroad. According to ntv Russia correspondent Rainer Munz, the Ukrainian armed forces could target manufacturing plants in the future.
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