News about the Russia-Ukraine war: This happened on Thursday night (October 6)

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Vladimir Putin in a video conference with Ramzan Kadyrov (2021)

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That says Kyiv

Ukrainian President

reported on Wednesday that

another three previously Russian-occupied towns in the

region of

.

The towns of Nowowoskresenske, Nowogrygorivka and Petropavliwka had been "liberated in the past 24 hours," said Zelenskyj in his video message every evening.

The

of the Ukrainian armed forces continues.

Zelenskyj had already spoken of "dozens" of recaptured towns in the Cherson region on Tuesday evening.

The entire north-eastern region of Kharkiv is already under Ukrainian control, the government in Kyiv had previously said.

For days, Ukraine has been reporting

in the areas claimed by Russia in the

and

of the country, including in the Luhansk region, which has been almost completely controlled by Russia up to now.

"The reconquest of the Luhansk region has (...) begun," said Ukrainian governor Serhiy Gajdaj in the messenger service Telegram.

Several settlements have already been "liberated" and the Ukrainian army has hoisted the country's flag there.

In view of the advance of his own troops ,

Zelenskyy announced

to

host the

.

"Together with our friends - Spain and Portugal - we are applying to host the FIFA World Cup 2030," Zelenskyy said.

He was optimistic about the chances of success.

"It will be very symbolic if three European Union countries - Spain, Portugal and Ukraine - can host the World Cup together," he said.

Only a few months ago, Ukraine received the status of an EU accession candidate.

Spain also has high hopes for the decision.

"The project aims to be a source of inspiration for society through football, sending a message of solidarity and hope," the RFEF association wrote in a statement.

Accordingly, the application with Ukraine as a possible co-host is supported by the European Football Union (Uefa).

Moscow says so

The

said on Wednesday evening that Russia would take back the territories recaptured from Ukraine

regions declared annexed

.

The territories would be "forever" Russian and "not returned," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Amid military setbacks in Ukraine , Russian President

has promoted the authoritarian

of

,

, to

.

The decree on his appointment has already been published, and he is "incredibly grateful" to Putin for the "great appreciation," Kadyrov wrote on Telegram.

Colonel-General is the

in the Russian Armed Forces, behind Marshal and Army General.

On Monday, the Kremlin praised Kadyrov's "heroic contribution" to the offensive in Ukraine.

The Chechen President has been intensively involved since the beginning.

Chechen units are fighting alongside Russian forces in the country.

Among them is Kadyrov's notorious personal militia, known as "Kadyrovtsy."

Kadyrov announced on Monday that he would send three of his teenage sons to fight in Ukraine.

In view of the difficulties faced by the Russian army, he had also called for the use of "

low-yield

In addition, Kadyrov had criticized another colonel general, Alexander Lapin, for his role in the fighting for the city of Lyman, which was recently captured by Ukrainian forces.

The Chechen ruler has been criticized by international non-governmental organizations for years because of his administration, which is characterized by serious violations of human rights.

situation in the energy crisis

At the German-Spanish

(SPD) and

their support for European solidarity in the energy crisis.

Ensuring "

" is a "very, very important common concern of our two governments," said Scholz on Wednesday at a joint press conference in the Spanish city of A Coruña.

Sánchez and Scholz also reaffirmed their military support for Ukraine.

With a view to the German plans for an energy price brake, some of which were clearly criticized in other European countries and by EU representatives, Sánchez said that he had "complete sympathy and understanding" for the situation in Germany.

Berlin has "reduced its dependence on Russian energy sources in record time" over the past few months.

In addition, due to the size of the German economy, "everyone in Europe has an interest in Germany doing well," said Sánchez.

To contain the energy crisis,

and

are jointly pushing for the construction of a

across the

.

In a joint action plan, the two countries are committed to the realization of the line called Midcat between Spain and France by 2025.

Later, hydrogen produced with renewable energies will also be transported in this way.

However, France has so far resisted the construction.

During his visit to Spain, Chancellor Scholz rejected

of Germany's course in the energy crisis.

Scholz said on Wednesday in La Coruña in response to a corresponding question: With its decisions to ensure the security of energy supply in Germany, Germany had also made “very, very far-reaching” decisions to ensure the security of energy supply for all of Europe.

International Reactions

Federal Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir has

sharply criticized

Russia's expectations of a

.

"The fact that Russia is now expecting its own higher grain harvest as a result of the illegal annexation of large parts of Ukraine cannot be surpassed in terms of

," said the Green politician to the newspapers of the Funke media group.

"First Putin's henchmen unscrupulously stole Ukraine's wheat reserves, now he's taking entire acres of crops."

Özdemir continued: »Putin's actions are reminiscent of times long gone when colonial rulers occupied and exploited fertile areas.

In a constitutional state there is only one word for it: criminal.

The ridiculous mock referendums are no justification for that.”

The CDU foreign expert

considers a possible

of

by

to be

.

"I don't think it's a realistic option for Putin," he said on Wednesday evening on the ZDF program "Maischberger".

Any consequences would be disastrous for him.

Putin would be completely lost and isolated in the world and the people of Russia did not want to be drawn into a nuclear war.

After all, the Americans had made it clear that breaking such a taboo would result in a clear military response.

One must take Putin's threats seriously.

For him, however, the use of nuclear weapons makes neither political, military nor economic sense.

what is happening today

• The

  head of the International Atomic Energy Agency

  (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, is

  expected for

  talks

  in

  Kiev .

  "The need for a nuclear safe zone around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is more urgent than ever," he said before leaving.

  Talks are expected with President Zelenskyy, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko and the head of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant operator Enerhoatom, Petro Kotin.

• First

  meeting of the new European political community:

  the heads of state and government of 44 countries were invited.

  In addition to the 27 EU countries, these are Ukraine, Turkey, Great Britain and Switzerland.

  Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and the six Western Balkan states of Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo were also invited.

  The aim of the new European political community is to enable closer exchanges between EU countries and partners outside the EU.

  The first meeting will deal with, among other things, Russia's war against Ukraine as well as the energy crisis and the economic situation.

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