It’s the 270th day of war in Ukraine. Large-scale exercises in sight for the Russian Baltic Sea Fleet based in Kaliningrad. This was announced by the spokesman of the Moscow navy. Zelensky said Russia was seeking a “brief truce” with Ukraine, but it was a proposal he rejected because it would allow Moscow’s forces to regroup. The Kiev leader’s statements are contained in a video for the Halifax International Security Forum. The Ukrainian army could arrive in Crimea by the end of this year. This was supported by the Ukrainian deputy defense minister, Volodymyr Havrylov, who commented on the withdrawal of the Russian army from the city of Kherson to the microphones of Sky News. Meanwhile, many parts of Ukraine are on their last legs. About 50% of energy infrastructure is damaged. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk has announced the start of the evacuation of civilians who have suffered damage to their homes or are too old and sick to face the cold winter in Kherson, which has just been liberated, but without electricity, water and heating. In the meantime, the Russians also bombed a humanitarian garrison during the distribution of bread. It happened in Bilozerka, in the Kherson region, and five people were injured as a result of the raid. The toll from the Russian attacks in recent days in Ukraine is three dead and six wounded. Two civilians were killed and three were injured in the Donetsk region, one was killed in the Zaporizhzhia region. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visited Kiev yesterday. In his meeting with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, Sunak announced a new £50m aid package.
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The story – New bombs on civilians and blackouts. Kiev: “Those who can leave the country immediately”
The report – The Ukrainian winter, ten million without light and heating in their homes
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00.01 – The head of the Pentagon Austin: with Putin risk of nuclear proliferation
“The invasion of Russia offers a preview of a possible world of tyranny and turmoil in which none of us want to live. And it is an invitation to an increasingly insecure world haunted by the shadow of nuclear proliferation. Thus the head of the Pentagon Lloyd Austin spoke in Halifax, Canada, at the International Security Forum. «Because Putin’s autocratic colleagues are watching. And they could very well conclude that obtaining nuclear weapons would give them a hunting license of their own. And this could trigger a dangerous spiral of nuclear proliferation. The war chosen by Putin shows the whole world the dangers of disorder”.
What happened yesterday November 19th