Ukraine war in the live ticker: +++ 06:27 Nightly air alarm in Kiev +++

Ukraine war in the live ticker
+++ 06:27 Nighttime air alarm in Kiev +++

During the night, several Ukrainian regions reported an air alert. Again “Kyiv Independent” Reportedly, sirens blared in Kiev, the central, northern and eastern regions at 4 a.m. local time. The Air Force is warning of possible missile attacks.

+++ 06:06 After drone attack: Oil depot burns in Russia +++
An oil depot apparently caught fire in the Oryol region of Russia after a Ukrainian drone attack. As Russian media report with reference to authorities, a crashing drone damaged the warehouse. According to the responsible governor, the flying object fell in a non-residential area and there were no injuries.

+++ 05:40 Drone alarm in Moscow: delays at airports +++
There were delays at Moscow’s three major airports as a result of drone attacks on the capital, reports the state news agency TASS. After the drone over Moscow’s Istra district, another Ukrainian drone was shot down over Ramensky early in the morning, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported. Nothing is known about any damage or injuries.

+++ 04:30 Gas customers are threatened with a price jump in January +++
Gas customers may have to prepare for higher prices at the turn of the year. The reason: The Ministry of Finance wants to set a higher VAT on natural gas again sooner than expected. Because of the suddenly extremely high prices after the Russian attack on Ukraine, the federal government gave gas and district heating tax breaks last year. Originally, the lower VAT rate of 7 instead of 19 percent was supposed to apply until March. If providers pass this on in full, gas prices for private households will rise by around 11 percent in January, according to calculations by the comparison portal Verivox.

+++ 03:27 Russia reports drones shot down over Moscow and Crimea +++
Russia says it intercepted a Ukrainian drone in the capital region of Moscow and six others on the flight to the annexed Crimean peninsula. A drone was shot down early this morning in the Istrinski district of the Moscow region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Telegram. “According to preliminary information, there was no damage or casualties in the area where the debris fell,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram. According to the Defense Ministry, two Ukrainian drones were also intercepted on the west coast of Crimea that night. Half an hour later, Russian air defense neutralized four Ukrainian drones on the eastern and northwestern coast of the peninsula.

+++ 02:25 NATO Secretary General: “War will last a long time” +++
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg does not expect the fighting in Ukraine to end quickly. “Most wars last longer than expected when they broke out. That’s why we have to prepare for a long war in Ukraine,” he tells the Funke newspapers. “We all want a quick peace. At the same time, we must recognize that if President Zelensky and the Ukrainians stop fighting, their country will no longer exist. If President Putin and Russia stop arms, we will have peace.”

+++ 01:20 Meager defense budget: Stoltenberg warns Germany +++
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is urging Germany to significantly increase its defense spending. “In the Cold War, when Konrad Adenauer or Willy Brandt ruled, defense spending was three to four percent of economic output,” Stoltenberg told the Funke newspapers. It was similar in his native Norway. “We did it then, and we have to do it again today.” According to the IFO Institute, Germany is only spending 1.6 percent on defense this year, and in 2022 it was only 1.4 percent.

+++ 00:18 Around 35,000 Jewish pilgrims in Ukraine +++
Despite the war in Ukraine, more than 35,000 Jewish pilgrims are gathering in the city of Uman in the center of the country to celebrate the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, according to authorities. The Jewish celebrations in the city went as planned, regional governor Igor Taburets said on Telegram. According to the Ukrainian authorities, most of the pilgrims came from Israel, the USA and “other European countries”. Every year, Hasidic Jews from around the world come to the city on the Jewish New Year to visit the grave of Rabbi Nachman, the founder of the ultra-Orthodox movement.

+++ 23:15 Thousands of Czechs protest against aid to Ukraine +++
Several thousand people demonstrated in Prague against the center-right government of Petr Fiala. Among other things, they accuse the Czech government of caring more about the war in Ukraine than its own people. The opposition party PRO, which is not represented in parliament and is the organizer, speaks of more than 100,000 participants, the Czech news agency CTK of around 10,000 demonstrators. The Czech economy has been stagnating for a year. Inflation is falling only slowly from the high of 18 percent reached a year ago. Meanwhile, the Czech Republic is massively supporting the government in Kiev with humanitarian and military aid.

+++ 22:16 Navy spokesman: Three Russian amphibious boats relocated from the Black Sea after attack +++
Russia has moved three amphibious landing craft from the Black Sea to the Sea of ​​Azov. This is what Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk said during a question-and-answer session, according to a report in the Ukrainian newspaper Kyiv Independent. The background is said to be an attack on a Russian naval base on September 13th. The attacked Sevmorzavod shipyard is important for the Russian Navy for maintaining ships. According to reports, a Russian landing craft and a submarine were damaged in Crimea. Pletenchuk said that the hit ship “Minsk” could not be restored due to the nature of the damage and its advanced age. This statement corresponds to information from the British secret service.

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