Ukraine war: Russians prepare people in Crimea for emergencies

Created: 2022-11-26 05:03

By: Sandra Kathe, Christian Stör

The Russian occupiers are probably preparing people in Crimea for emergencies.

Cherson and Kharkiv under fire: the news ticker on the Ukraine war.

• Cherson under heavy shelling

  : Ukraine evacuates hospitals.

• "We share this pain"

  : Putin meets mothers of dead soldiers

• Editor's note:

  Read the latest developments in the Ukraine conflict in our news ticker.

  The information on the Ukraine war processed here comes partly from the warring parties in Russia and Ukraine.

  They can therefore not be independently checked in part.

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According to information from the Ukrainian general staff, the Russian occupiers of Crimea have started to prepare the people on the Ukrainian peninsula, which has been annexed by Russia since 2014, for the correct behavior in the event of attacks.

"The occupation administration in Simferopol carries out measures to inform the population about the correct behavior in the event of an air raid, as well as in the event of chemical and biological hazards."

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Russian troops also fired at several regions in Ukraine with S300 rockets during the course of Friday.

According to the responsible authorities, the attacks were most violent in Chuhuyiv in the Kharkiv region and in Komyshuvahka in the Zaporizhia region.

There was initially no information about injuries.

According to a report by the Ukrainian General Staff, Russian soldiers are preparing the people of Crimea for attacks.

(symbol photo) © Alexei Yagodinsky/imago-images.de

Despite the ongoing attacks, Ukraine's Energy Agency reported on Friday afternoon that three of Ukraine's offline nuclear power plants had resumed work.

A few days earlier, the power plants had been taken off the grid for security reasons due to heavy Russian shelling, which had further aggravated the situation in the already ailing Ukrainian energy supply.

Shelling of Cherson in the Ukraine war: Ukraine evacuates hospitals

+++ 4:25 p.m

.: Ukraine is evacuating hospitals in the recently recaptured city of Cherson because of “continued Russian bombing”.

Yaroslav Yanushevich, head of the military administration of the region of the same name, explained this on Telegram.

Russian troops had occupied the city of Cherson for eight months.

Under pressure from Ukrainian attacks, Russian troops evacuated Cherson and their bridgehead on the north-west bank of the Dnipro in mid-November.

The Russians, however, hold positions on the other bank of the river and use their artillery from there.

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According to the Ukrainian transmission system operator Ukrenerho, wind, rain and frosty temperatures at night are slowing down the restoration of power supply in parts of Ukraine.

As the state-owned company announced, 70 percent of the energy requirement is currently covered.

The company also announced that the country's nuclear power plants would be supplied with energy.

Despite damage after Russian rocket attacks, some power plants are working again.

News about the Ukraine war: Putin meets mothers of dead soldiers

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Vladimir Putin rarely appears during the Ukraine war – especially compared to his Ukrainian opponent Volodymyr Zelenskyj, who visits liberated areas such as the city of Cherson and addresses his people every evening via video.

Now, however, Putin has once again made a public appearance.

Just before Mother's Day in Russia on Sunday (November 27), the Russian President met with mothers and wives of combatants.

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At the same time, Putin urged the soldiers' mothers not to believe everything they see on TV or read on the Internet, claiming that there are many "fake" stories about the war going around.

"I want you to know that I personally and the entire country's leadership share your pain," Putin said in the released TV clip.

“We understand that nothing can replace the loss of a son.

We share this pain.” Putin added that he had no regrets about the “military special operation” against Ukraine.

It is a necessary turning point in the struggle against Western hegemony.

The mothers' comments were not shown in the television clip.

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According to the United Nations (UN), at least 77 civilians have been killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure since October.

"Millions of people are plunged into extreme misery and appalling living conditions as a result of these attacks," said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk.

According to Türk, videos that appear to show Ukrainian soldiers executing Russian prisoners of war have also been classified as authentic in a preliminary analysis by the UN.

Ukraine says it wants to investigate alleged mistreatment by its armed forces.

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During a visit to Kiev, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly promised Ukraine an ambulance and other practical support.

"As winter sets in, Russia is trying to break Ukrainian resolve with brutal attacks on civilians, hospitals and energy infrastructure," the politician said in Kyiv, according to the British

news agency .

"Russia will fail."

News about the Ukraine war: NATO supplies jammers

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NATO has supplied the armed forces of Ukraine with jammers for drone defense.

The so-called jammers are part of a comprehensive support package, said Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference in Brussels.

It also included fuel, medical supplies, and winter gear.

The jammers are designed to help Ukraine fend off attacks with kamikaze drones.

The devices are usually electromagnetic transmitters that interfere with the drones' navigation or communication systems.

Meanwhile, Kyiv is demanding weapons that can also threaten Putin himself (see update from 11:10 a.m.).

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Nine months after the start of the Ukraine war, the situation for the civilian population in Ukraine is becoming increasingly desperate.

For example, on Wednesday (November 23) the nationwide power supply failed after massive Russian rocket attacks on the energy infrastructure.

Despite wintry temperatures, however, the Ukraine continues to be combative. President Zelenskyj appealed to the people's spirit of resistance (see first report).

In addition, Kyiv calls on the West to act.

"Weapons must now be delivered that also pose a potential threat to Putin," government circles told the newspaper

.

Kyiv needs longer-range missiles that can also eliminate launch sites and ammunition dumps on Russian territory.

"The possibility of such a counter-attack on our part would be understood in Moscow as a deterrent." According to government circles in Kyiv, Putin has not yet given up his war goal of complete domination of Ukraine.

In order to be able to resist, the country urgently needs more air defense systems.

Update from Friday, November 25, 10:10 a.m .:

According to Mayor Vitali Klitschko, half of the consumers in the capital Kiev still have no electricity.

A third of Kiev's houses are already heated again, Klitschko said on Telegram.

According to the capital's military administration, the water supply in Kyiv has now been fully restored.

The heat supply will also be restored, emergency teams are in the repair operation.

News about the Ukraine war: Selenskyj is combative

First report from Friday, November 25:

Kiev – A war has been raging in Europe for nine months now.

An end to the Ukraine conflict is currently not in sight.

While Russia has to accept many setbacks and sometimes heavy losses on the ground, Ukraine is suffering from the massive airstrikes with which the aggressor from Moscow hopes to bring the Ukrainian people to their knees.

However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remains combative.

In his video speech, faced with the cold and darkness in the cities as a result of the massive blackouts, he once again invoked his people's spirit of resistance against the Russian invasion.

“We endured a full-scale war for nine months, and Russia didn't find a way to break us.

And it won't find anyone," said Zelenskyy.

"We must carry on as we are right now, in unity and mutual aid."

News about the Ukraine war: Kyiv without water and electricity

The restoration of electricity and water supply after the heavy rocket attack on November 23 lasted all Thursday and into Friday night.

According to the network operator Ukrenerho, half of the demand can be covered again.

The situation in the capital Kyiv remained tense.

Only 30 percent of households there had electricity.

The attacks on civilian targets are "the revenge of those who lost," Zelensky said.

"The only thing they can do is terrorize.

Whether energy terrorism, artillery terrorism or rocket terrorism – Russia has come down to that under its current leadership.”

News about the Ukraine war: Lukashenko rules out the use of his army

Meanwhile, the Belarusian head of state, Alexander Lukashenko, has ruled out direct deployment of his army in the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.

"If we interfere directly with the armed forces, with soldiers, in this conflict, we are not contributing anything, we are only making it worse," said Lukashenko, according to a report by the

agency .

Belarus supports Russia, but its role is different.

Lukashenko has made his country dependent on Moscow available as a deployment area for Russian troops.

Ukraine therefore regards the neighboring country as a warring party and keeps troops in reserve in case it has to fend off a direct attack from Belarus.

(cs/dpa)