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⚫️ Hamas attack ends Netanyahu-Putin relationship, — WSJ
Journalists remind us that Netanyahu was with Putin even at a time when he was increasingly isolated. Even Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the warming of its relations with Israel's sworn rival — Iran — could not undermine this cooperation.
Now, after the deadly attack on Israel by Iran-backed Hamas militants, those talks appear to have stopped.
Putin is one of the few world leaders who did not call Netanyahu to express his condolences over the deaths of more than 1,300 Israelis killed by Hamas in this attack.
⚫️ "This week, the hero city of Hostomel, which did not surrender to the occupier, is celebrating its day... The more everyone does now, the better we will protect all of Ukraine and give every community the opportunity to live peacefully, to celebrate their days safely and freely," — Zelenskyy
Watch our video about Hostomel
⚫️ ❗️A missile hit the UN headquarters in Lebanon, media reports
It is noted that there were no casualties.
⚫️ Almost 260 Ukrainians remain blocked in the Gaza Strip, Zelenskyy said.
⚫️ Successful attack by drones of the Security Service of Ukraine on the Krasnaya Yaruga substation.
Enemy military facilities were connected to it.
Power outages in response to multiple attacks on their energy infrastructure are a reality that is already on their doorstep.
⚫️ The Pope called on Hamas to release all the hostages kidnapped from Israel to the Gaza Strip.
"I insist that neither children, nor the sick, nor the elderly, nor women, nor civilians become victims of the conflict," the pontiff said in a Sunday sermon in St. Peter's Square in Rome.
Speaking about Israel's expected ground operation, he added that it is important to create humanitarian corridors to save the entire population.
According to UN estimates, about a million residents have left Gaza at the moment. Meanwhile, Israel evacuated the border town of Sderot before the start of the operation.
"We must not forget about the suffering of people in Ukraine. Enough is enough. Wars always mean defeat, always," Francis added.
⚫️ Fighters of the 25th separate airborne brigade shot down a Russian Mi-8 helicopter
"It burns well. Well done, soldiers," wrote the commander of the Ground Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi under the video.
⚫️ New long-range munitions coming from Saab and Boeing for Ukraine.
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⚫️ Experts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) noted that the Russians and Putin have changed their rhetoric regarding the offensive of the invaders on Avdiivka and are "reducing expectations" about the advance of the invaders.
"Russian troops are unlikely to make significant breakthroughs or cut off Ukrainian forces in the settlement in the near future," the report says.
⚫️ Three children abducted by Russia will be returned to Ukraine via Qatar, — Reuters.
Citing a representative of the Qatari authorities, the agency reports that three Ukrainian children will be handed over to diplomats in Moscow this week in accordance with the mechanism created by Qatar. It is about a two-year-old boy, a nine-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl.
According to a Qatari official, the return of these children will be a test of the system that the state created after months of secret negotiations with Moscow and Kyiv. Qatar's Minister of State for International Cooperation, Lolwa Al Khater, confirmed the mediation and called this week's repatriation "just the first step."
Russian Children's Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova, who is accused of facilitating the abduction of children from Ukraine, shared a short list of Ukrainian children who must be returned to a group of Qatari diplomats. They checked the identity of each child.
The representative of Qatar noted that it is currently unclear how many more children the Russian Federation will allow to return to Ukraine through the Qatari mechanism.
According to him, Qatari diplomats will accompany the children across the border with Estonia, Latvia or Belarus or to Qatar on a charter plane before returning to Ukraine.
⚫️ Andriy Serhan, the commander of the UAV platoon within the 59th Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Yakov Handziuk of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has shared insights into the situation in the Avdiivka area. He anticipates a forthcoming wave of formidable assaults in the region.
Serhan observed a relative calm in the Donetsk region, likely attributed to heavy losses suffered by the occupiers. He noted that one brigade has already depleted its forces, and another regular military brigade has been deployed. The Ukrainian defenders are gearing up for a resolute defense, fully aware that the enemy may regroup and launch another assault in the future.
The military is diligently preparing for the challenges ahead, recognizing the strength and power of potential enemy attacks. The situation remains fluid and dynamic, and Ukrainian forces are committed to standing firm in the face of adversity.
⚫️ The head of the OSCE, Buyar Osmani, arrived in Kyiv for a visit, — the Macedonian edition of Civil Media.
Osmani spoke to journalists right on the train on the way to Kyiv and noted that Ukraine is the main priority during his country's chairmanship of the OSCE, because it is in Ukraine that the future of the security situation in Europe is decided.
"When the very foundations of the organization are under threat, it is necessary to focus on this. And this is exactly what is happening in Ukraine — Russian aggression against Ukraine is destroying the foundations of the international order," Osmani emphasized.
He said that during the visit he plans to meet "with officials and ordinary Ukrainians".
⚫️ The Constitutional Court of Georgia allowed to begin impeachment proceedings against President Salome Zurabishvili
The court found that Zurabishvili traveled abroad and met with officials without the consent of the Georgian government, thereby violating Article 52 of the country’s Constitution.
Previously, the ruling Georgian Dream party initiated the impeachment of Zurabishvili in early September due to the fact that the president continued foreign visits, despite refusals from the government, and made at least 10 trips to Europe.
⚫️ US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen assured during a meeting with the heads of financial departments of EU countries that support for Ukraine remains a "top priority" for Washington against the background of the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
⚫️ US Special Representative for Ukraine Reconstruction Penny Pritzker arrived in Kyiv, US Ambassador Bridget Brink announced and published a joint photo.
This is Pritzker's first visit to Ukraine since the appointment to this position in mid-September 2023.
⚫️ This is how the Ukrainian landings and fields on the front look from the camera of a night drone. "Craters" are projectile eruptions.