“Kherson had another terrible night.” Russian bombings on residential areas of this town in southern Ukraine, on the night of Saturday October 7 to Sunday October 8, left 11 people injured, including a 9-month-old baby, local authorities announced on Sunday. Russian armed forces “continuously bombarded the city and its surroundings”, said regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin, posting a video online showing a residential building with damaged windows and walls on several floors. Ukraine retook the city in November 2022, but it remains within firing range of Russian troops. Follow our live stream.
Russia is trying to return to the UN Human Rights Council. Excluded from this institution after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia will try to make its return there on Tuesday. The UN General Assembly will elect 15 new members of this body based in Geneva, for the period 2024-2026. A few days after the carnage in the Ukrainian village of Groza, where more than 50 people were killed by a Russian strike, Moscow’s candidacy is attracting all eyes.
Putin kicks off delivery of Russian gas to Uzbekistan. The Russian President on Saturday kicked off the delivery of Russian gas to Uzbekistan via Kazakhstan, while the Russian gas sector is suffering the full brunt of Western sanctions linked to the offensive in Ukraine.
kyiv supports Israel’s “indisputable right” to defend itself. After the attacks launched by Hamas from the Gaza Strip, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Israel had the “indisputable right” to defend oneself. “Terrorism is always a crime, not only against a country or specific victims, but against humanity as a whole”said the head of state on Telegram.