The Ukrainian army announced on Monday October 24 that it had taken over four villages in the northeast of the country. to Russian forces. “Thanks to successful operations, our troops pushed the enemy out of the localities of Karmazynivka, Myasojarivka and Nevské in the Luhansk region, and Novosadové in the Donetsk region”, localities located close to each other, the Ukrainian General Staff said on Facebook. It is in this area of the country that the Ukrainian army had already resumed thousands of square kilometers of territory in September Follow our live.
Russia reiterates its “dirty bomb” accusations. Russia continues to agitate the threat of this radiological bomb which Ukraine would like, according to it, to use. Russian General Igor Kirillov, in charge of radioactive substances, chemical and biological products, claimed on Monday that Ukraine would even have entered “in its final stage” development of this weapon. These allegations are rejected by kyiv and its Western allies.
NATO warns Moscow against the “pretext” of a “dirty bomb”. NATO’s secretary general warned Russia on Monday that it should not create a “escalation” in the war in Ukraine under the “pretext” of one “dirty bomb”. Paris, London and Washington have for their part castigated statements together “false” from Moscow.
IAEA confirms expert visit to Ukrainian sites ‘in coming days’. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday evening confirmed a visit “in the next few days”after the request of the head of Ukrainian diplomacy to “urgently send experts” in the two structures where Russia “misleadingly claims” that Ukraine develops a “dirty bomb”.