A mission that continues. The UN Human Rights Council decided, Thursday, October 12, to extend “one year” the mandate of the rapporteur on human rights violations in Russia. “It is essential” that his mandate be renewed “in order to report objectively and independently on the collapse of democratic and civic space in Russia”, declared Christine Toudic, the deputy permanent representative of France, before the Council. This live is now over.
Turkey once again says yes to Sweden’s membership in NATO. In accordance with the agreement reached at the Alliance summit in Vilnius last July, Ankara confirmed before NATO its commitment to ratifying Sweden’s membership, assured NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Ukraine claims to have shot down several Russian drones overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. “A total of 28 [drones] ‘Shahed-131/136’ were destroyed last night.”announced the Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram. “Warehouse buildings in the southern port area of the Odessa region were damaged by a strike”added the same source.
Three people killed by drone debris. During the night from Wednesday to Thursday, debris from a drone shot down in the Russian region of Belgorod killed three people, including a young child. “Two residential buildings were destroyed” and several others damaged, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Telegram. Two other people, injured and in critical condition, were hospitalized.