Ukraine War: Russia captures Sieverodonetsk - civilians seek shelter in chemical plant
Created: 06/09/2022, 08:02
From: Julius Fastnacht
Ukraine loses the city of Sievjerodonetsk in the east of the country.
On another front, Russia is less successful.
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Kyiv – The city of Seyerodonetsk in eastern Ukraine is on the brink of falling to Russia.
It is considered the key to control of the Donbass region.
On the digital battlefield, Ukraine has so far withstood Russian cyber attacks.
And on the diplomatic stage, Ukraine is still trying to get into the EU.
The night at a glance.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the battle for Sievjerodonetsk as a landmark for the struggle in the east of the country.
“This is a very brutal and difficult battle.
Perhaps one of the hardest of this war (...) In many ways the fate of our Donbass will be decided there," he said in a video message on Wednesday (June 9).
800 civilians, including 200 factory workers, are said to be staying in the bunkers of the "Azot" chemical plant in Sievjerodonetsk in eastern Ukraine.
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Ukraine-News: Civilians hole up in Azot chemical plant in Sieverodonetsk
After heavy fighting, the Russian army controls most of Sievarodonetsk.
Only the industrial area is still in Ukrainian hands.
This was announced by the governor of the Luhansk region, Serhiy Hajday, in his Telegram channel on Wednesday.
The regional governor had previously described the defense of Sieverodonetsk as a "mission impossible".
"The Russians are shooting at everything, they are destroying all the houses in Sieverodonetsk, with tanks, with artillery," Hajday said.
According to a lawyer for Ukrainian magnate Dmytro Firtash, around 800 civilians are holed up in shelters at the Azot chemical plant in Sieverodonetsk.
The plant belongs to Firtash's company DF Group.
"Among those 800 civilians are about 200 of the 3,000 workers at the factory and about 600 residents of Sieverodonetsk," US Attorney Lanny Davis said.
The employees stayed to secure the "highly explosive chemicals" on the premises.
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Ukraine: Cyber war is like 'Rugby World Cup without jerseys'
So far, Russia has had far less success using digital warfare methods in Ukraine than many expected.
Cybersecurity experts expected devastating, large-scale cyberattacks on Ukraine, General Karol Molenda, head of Poland's National Cybersecurity Center, said Wednesday at an international trade fair in Lille, France.
But Ukraine was prepared and "withstood the attacks of Russia".
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However, General Didier Tisseyre, head of the French cyber defense forces, underlined that the analysis of the cyber conflict is becoming more difficult.
Independent hacker groups have joined the fight, while companies like Microsoft and Elon Musk's Starlink are supporting Ukraine.
He likened the cyber war to a "Rugby World Cup where all the teams are on the field without their distinctive jerseys."
Ukraine war: Envoy Selenskyjs counts on EU candidate status
After talks in Berlin, Zelenskyy's special envoy for EU accession prospects expressed confidence that his country will receive candidate status for the European Union.
If the EU Commission makes a corresponding recommendation in the coming week, he assumes that the 27 member states will agree, said Regional Development Minister Oleksiy Tschernyschow, the dpa.
He also expects approval from Germany.
The federal government has so far been reluctant.
(juf with dpa/afp)
