what to remember from Tuesday, November 14

Ukraine is experiencing its 628th day of conflict, Tuesday November 14. Strikes took place in Kherson, the Russian army does not communicate on the situation in Dnieper and Russian diamonds could be targeted by new sanctions… Here is what we should remember from this day.

Image of the day: strikes continue in Kherson

In Kherson (Ukraine), a woman was injured on Tuesday morning, November 14, in a neighborhood near the river. The day before, the strikes left three people dead in this town which was recaptured by the Ukrainian army almost a year ago to the day. On the Russian side, four drones were intercepted overnight by Russian anti-aircraft defenses.

Quote of the day: “only our army can and must comment on the situation”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said:only our army can and must comment on the situation“He said nothing about what was happening on the banks of the Dnieper River, which separates the two armies. Two Russian agencies had said that the Russians had withdrawn from a small part of the bank. Quickly , they withdrew their information and the Minister of Defense declared that this announcement was a “provocation“.

Today’s figure: 3.7 billion euros

The estimated income from the sale of Russian diamonds worldwide could amount to 3.7 billion euros. They could be targeted by a new set of economic sanctions that the European Commission is due to present on Wednesday November 15. Russia is the world’s leading producer of rough diamonds, which until now could still be cut in Belgium. Other countries like India can also cut diamonds. The impact of this new economic sanction is uncertain.