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The Ukraine war will not be ended by talks alone and Russia must be “forced into peace”, Volodymyr Zelensky has told the UN Security Council.
“[Vladimir] Putin has broken so many international norms and rules that he won’t stop on his own, Russia can only be forced into peace, and that is exactly what’s needed, forcing Russia into peace, as the sole aggressor in this war, the sole violator of the UN Charter,” Mr Zelensky said.
The Ukrainian president, who is in the US this week lobbying for support from UN member states and American leaders, also criticised North Korea and Iran as “de facto accomplices” in Russia’s war.
Sir Keir Starmer played down the significance of Storm Shadow missiles for Ukraine, suggesting it is not the “sole issue” in Zelensky’s “victory plan”.
Foreign secretary David Lammy also tore into Mr Putin and said the invasion of Ukraine serves the Russian president’s interests alone.
On the battlefield, Ukrainian forces have recaptured a Russian stronghold in Kharkiv’s Vovchansk after intense fighting involving hand-to-hand combat in “densely built-up conditions”, military officials said.
Russian strike on Ukraine’s Kramatorsk kills one and injures 15, governor says
A Russian strike on Ukraine‘s eastern town of Kramatorsk has killed at least one person and injured 15 more, the Donetsk region governor said.
Two apartment blocks, shops and cars were damaged, Vadym Filashkin added on the Telegram messenger.
US concerned by report on Russia secret war drones project in China, White House says
The United States is deeply concerned by a report that Russia has a secret war drones project in China that appears to be an instance of a Chinese company providing lethal assistance to a U.S.-sanctioned Russian firm , a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council has said.
The White House has not seen anything to suggest that China’s government was aware of these transactions, the spokesperson said, but China has a responsibility to ensure companies are not providing lethal aid to Russia for use by its military.
Read the full report on the secret war drones project below:
Ukraine urges world leaders not to seek ‘an out’ from Russia’s war instead of true peace
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged global leaders to stand with his country and not seek “an out” instead of a “real, just peace” more than two years into Russia’s war.
At a time when he faces growing pressure from Western allies and some of his fellow Ukrainians to negotiate a cease-fire, Mr Zelensky told the UN General Assembly there’s no alternative to the “peace formula” he presented two years ago.
Among other things, it seeks the expulsion of all Russian forces from Ukraine and accountability for war crimes.
“Any parallel or alternative attempts to seek peace are, in fact, efforts to achieve an out instead of an end to the war,” he said.
“Do not divide the world. Be united nations. And that will bring us peace.”
Zelensky takes aim at China and Brazil for push for peace in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky questioned the “true interest” of a push by China and Brazil to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, telling the United Nations General Assembly: “You will not boost your power at Ukraine‘s expense.”
“When some propose alternatives, half-hearted settlement plans, so-called sets of principles, it not only ignores the interests and suffering of Ukrainians … it not only ignores reality, but also gives (Russian President Vladimir) Putin the political space to continue the war,” Zelensky told the 193-member body.
Putin is looking to ‘break the Ukrainian spirit’, Zelensky says
Volodymyr Zelensky has said Vladimir Putin is attempting to “‘break the Ukrainian spirit”.
“Russia has destroyed all our thermal power plants and a large part of our hydroelectric capacity. This is how Putin is preparing for winter, hoping to torment millions of Ukrainians … Putin wants to leave them in the dark and force Ukraine to suffer and surrender,” he told the UN General assembly.
He added “God forbid, Russia causes a nuclear disaster at one of our nuclear power plants, radiation will not respect state borders.”
Zelensky addressing UN general assembly to present ‘victory plan’ against Russia
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is currently addressing the UN general assembly.
He is expected to seek support for Ukraine in the war against Russia, and to present his “victory plan”.
Russian officials say Ukrainian drone strikes Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, state media reports
Russian emergency services have said that a Ukrainian drone dropped a munition on the territory of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant on Wednesday though there was no damage, Russian state news agency RIA reported, citing local emergency services.
The Independent was unable to immediately verify the report.
Ukraine‘s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the largest in Europe, has been controlled by Russian forces since March 2022, and remains close to the frontline between the two sides.
Nato plans for large-scale transport of wounded troops in case of Russia war
Nato plans to coordinate the transport of a large number of wounded troops away from front lines in case of a war with Russia, according to a senior general.
The future scenario for medical evacuations will differ from allies’ experience in Afghanistan and Iraq, Lieutenant-General Alexander Sollfrank, the head of Nato’s logistics command, told news agency Reuters in an interview.
In a conflict with Russia, Western militaries would likely be faced with a much larger war zone, a higher number of injured troops and at least a temporary lack of air superiority close to the front lines, the German general said.
“The challenge will be to swiftly ensure high-quality care for, in the worst case, a great number of wounded,” he said without specifying how many injured troops Nato would expect.
The planning for medical evacuations is part of a much broader drive by Nato, prompted by Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, to overhaul and boost its ability to deter and defend against any Russian assault.
Russia has secret war drone project in China, report alleges
Read the full report by Jabed Ahmed below:
Russian troops have not reached Ukraine’s Vuhledar outskirts, governor says
Russia’s troops have not reached the outskirts of Ukraine‘s eastern town of Vuhledar but its reconnaissance groups are operating there, Donetsk region governor Vadym Filashkin has said.
“Our defenders are trying to knock them out. The town has not been captured,” he said in televised comments.
Source: independent.co.uk
