Ukraine war: Schröder is "Herald of the Reich and a voice at the court of the Russian Tsar"

Created: 08/04/2022 04:54

By: Tobias Utz, Moritz Serif, Tim Vincent Dicke, Nail Akkoyun

In the Ukraine war, the Russian army is struggling with problems.

Ukraine sees its chance: the news ticker.

• Rearmament:

  Ukraine needs more weapons for defense

• Nuclear weapons threat:

  Kiev criticizes Moscow

• Editor

  's note: You can read all the news about the Ukraine conflict in this news ticker.

  Some of the information comes from warring factions in the Ukraine war and cannot be checked directly and independently.

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Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser and close confidant of Putin, doubts Russia’s interest in peace negotiations in the Ukraine war.

Former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is a "well-known herald of the Reich and a voice at the court of the Russian Tsaren," he wrote on Twitter.

No change of heart: Ex-Chancellor Schröder wants to continue using his contacts in the Kremlin.

(Archive picture with Vladimir Putin) © Bernd Settnik/dpa

Ukraine War: Russia plans to attack President Zelenskyy's hometown

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Russia starts a new offensive in southern Ukraine.

The Kremlin wanted to attack the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, reports

.

The city, known for its steel production, is 50 kilometers from the southern front line.

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Volodymyr Selenskyj, Ukrainian President, calls on China to remain neutral in the Ukraine war.

"I'll be honest, this neutrality is better than China joining Russia," the president said through an interpreter from Ukraine.

"It is important for us that China does not help Russia." China could join the US and Australia in condemning the war.

, among others, reported on this

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Ukraine war: Russian-held nuclear power plant is 'out of control'

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) informs that the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant occupied by Russia is “out of control”.

Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of IAEA, stated that at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant "seven essential pillars of nuclear safety and security are violated".

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Ukraine war: USA contradicts Russia - Putin's army has problems

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, the Pentagon rejects

Russian claims about the destruction of HIMARS in Ukraine.

Todd Breasseale, acting Pentagon spokesman, denied reports that Russia had destroyed six US-made HIMARS, about half of those sent to Ukraine.

Ukraine war: Ukrainian counter-offensive causes problems for Russia

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.: According to British secret services, Ukrainian counterattacks in the Cherson region in south-eastern Ukraine are causing increasing problems for the Russian occupiers.

A Ukrainian attack on a Russian ammunition train temporarily disrupted a supply route from the occupied Crimea peninsula, the British Defense Ministry said in an update released on Wednesday.

Although the Russians could repair this route within a few days, it will remain a weak point.

The Antonivka Bridge, which was damaged by Ukrainian missiles, is also making it difficult for Moscow to supply its occupying army west of the Dnipro River.

The Russians would almost certainly have to use a ferry route recently established for civilians to get their troops and supplies across the river.

According to Western security circles, the Ukrainian counter-offensive in Cherson has recently picked up speed. 

Ukraine War: Russia focuses on eastern Ukrainian town of Bakhmut

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Fighting for the city of Bakhmut continues in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk.

The enemy is concentrating its main effort in the direction of this city, the Ukrainian General Staff said on Wednesday morning.

There had been artillery fire on settlements south of Bakhmut "to push back our units".

Russian attacks were partially repelled, it said.

This information could not be independently verified.

War in Ukraine: Russia demands responsible behavior from nuclear powers

Update from Wednesday, August 3rd, 7:15 a.m .:

In view of the Ukraine war, Russia has emphasized that the nuclear powers should "behave cautiously and responsibly".

“The Russian Federation firmly believes that a nuclear war cannot be won.

And it must never be fought," said Deputy Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Arms Control Department, Igor Vishnevetsky, on Tuesday (local time) at the UN Review Conference on the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in New York, according to the speech.

At the same time, Vishnevetsky also said that Russia was exposed to a military campaign in Ukraine "with a slide into a direct armed confrontation between nuclear powers".

At the start of the conference on Monday, Russia was sharply attacked by numerous states because of nuclear threats in the wake of the Ukraine war.

Ukraine-News: Poland reports explosions near the border

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Two explosions occurred on Tuesday evening near the western Ukrainian border with NATO member Poland.

A Russian missile hit a Ukrainian military facility in the Chervonohrad district, the administration of the Lviv region said.

There is still no information on the damage done, wrote Governor Maxim Kosizkyj on the social network Telegram.

The Russian army fired eight missiles at Ukraine from long-range bombers over the Caspian Sea on Tuesday evening, the high command of the Ukrainian air force said.

Seven of them were intercepted.

An anti-aircraft position was hit in the Lviv region.

This military information could not be verified directly.

Explosions were also reported from the city of Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine in the evening.

In mid-March, Russia hit the Yaworiv military training area about 20 kilometers from the border with Poland with rockets.

According to the information, at least 35 soldiers were killed.

News on the Ukraine war: According to Zelenskyy, fighting in the Donbass is "hell"

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According to President Volodymyr Selenskyj, the Ukrainian army needs more weapons to defeat the Russian superiority in the Donbass.

In his video speech on Tuesday evening, the head of state thanked the United States in particular for wanting to provide further military aid.

His army could inflict painful losses on the attackers, especially with Himar's multiple rocket launchers from the USA.

Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov confirmed the arrival of four more Himars units in Kyiv on Tuesday.

"In fact, we still cannot completely break the advantage of the Russian army in terms of artillery and manpower," said Zelenskyy despite this.

This was clearly felt in the battles for Pisky, Avdiivka and other places in Donbass.

"It's just hell."

News on the Ukraine war: US Secretary of State Blinken comments on the "nuclear accident"

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Despite the lack of major successes in recent weeks, everything is going according to plan for the Russian army in eastern Ukraine.

"After taking control of the territory of the Luhansk People's Republic, the Donetsk People's Republic will be liberated as planned," Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told the

according to

At the beginning of July, Russia announced the conquest of the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk - but since then only relatively small gains in territory have been made in neighboring Donetsk.

Shoigu listed six towns in Donetsk that his troops are said to have last conquered.

The statements by the Russian defense minister contrast with the data reported daily by the Ukrainian general staff: According to them, more than 41,000 Russian soldiers have already died in the Ukraine war.

However, both the information from Kyiv and Moscow comes from warring factions and is therefore not independently verifiable.

News on the Ukraine war: Kyiv criticizes Moscow for nuclear weapons threat

Update from Tuesday, August 2, 6:30 a.m.:

 Kiev has sharply criticized Moscow for indirect threats to use nuclear weapons in the course of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.

"The world is witnessing how nuclear terrorism, sponsored by a nuclear-armed state, is becoming a reality," said Deputy Foreign Minister Mykola Tochytskyi on Monday (local time) at the start of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference in New York, according to the speech.

Robust collective action is needed to prevent a nuclear catastrophe.

No-fly zones would have to be set up over Ukrainian nuclear power plants.

The aggressor Russia should not get away with invading Ukraine just because it has nuclear weapons.  

News about the Ukraine war: New US rocket launchers for the Ukrainian army

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Russian troops are apparently currently preparing an offensive in the Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine.

According to an analysis by the US think tank Institute for the Study of War,

Update from Monday, August 1st, 2022, 6:00 a.m.:

The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy threatened Russia with consequences after the rocket fire.

"No Russian attack goes unanswered by our military and intelligence officers," Zelenskyy said, referring to the shelling of Mykolaiv.

In his video language, he also commemorated Oleksiy Vadaturskyj, the owner of one of the largest Ukrainian grain trading companies, who was killed in the southern Ukrainian city.

In the meantime, on the eve of the 159th day of the war, air raids were sounded almost all over Ukraine.

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 The Russian Navy is to receive “Zircon” hypersonic cruise missiles in the coming months.

This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in his speech on "Navy Day" in St. Petersburg, as reported by the 

news agency  .

"The frigate Admiral Gorshkov will be the first to go into combat with these impressive weapons on board," he said, praising the missiles as unique in the world.

Ukraine war news: Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters hit in drone attack

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The headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was apparently hit by a drone attack.

As the governor of the city of Sevastopol, Mikhail Rasvoschajew, announced on Twitter, five employees of the headquarters were injured in the attack.

"Early this morning, Ukrainian nationalists decided to spoil our Navy Day," Rasvozhayev stressed.

The "Day of the Navy" celebrations are taking place this Sunday, primarily in St. Petersburg.

The achievements of the military are to be honored, similar to May 9, the "Day of Victory" over Nazi Germany.

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In the early hours of the morning, the Russian army also attacked Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine.

The mayor asked people to go to shelters.

First report from Sunday, July 31, 5:00 a.m.:

Donetsk – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj has called on the population to leave the city of Donetsk immediately.

He justified this with the massive rocket fire by the Russian army on the entire Donbass.

On Saturday evening (July 30), he said in a video address that it was no longer safe.

"In the Donbass there are hundreds of thousands of people, tens of thousands of children, many refuse to leave."

He urged the people of Donbass to make this decision.

"Believe me," he pleaded.

"The more people leave the Donetsk region, the fewer people the Russian army can kill." The government in Kyiv had previously ordered an official evacuation because the citizens had to get to safety in time before winter.

With gas lines destroyed by Russian missiles, heating in the Donbass is likely to become almost impossible.

Zelenskyy emphasized that everything is being organized for people to flee from the areas of the region still controlled by Ukraine.

"Break up, we'll help." (tu/tvd/nak with dpa/AFP)