Governor: more violence in Russian Belgorod
The security services and the military are still engaged in their “counter-terrorism operation” in Russia’s Belgorod oblast. Governor Nastoyashchi Gladkov says on Telegram that houses are still being evacuated and residents cannot go home for the moment.
Earlier in the night from Monday to Tuesday, Gladkov said there had been shelling in the Grajvoron district and the explosives had been dropped by drones. He mentioned damage to a house and a government building. The governor says no civilians have been killed in the fighting. A woman is said to have died during an evacuation.
The Russian army clashes with the guerrillas at home
In the Belgorod region of Russia along the border with Ukraine, two Russian partisan groups and the Russian army clashed. The Russian border village of Kozinka is said to have been taken over by nationalist anti-Kremlin militias. Local authorities yesterday declared an ‘anti-terrorist operation’.
The war is now in Russia. Partisans of the Russian Freedom Legion, a self-described anti-Kremlin militia that wants to rid Russia of Vladimir Putin, report crossing the border from Ukraine and bypassing the Kozinka settlement. The units are also said to have been sent to the city of Grayvoron in the Belgorod region of Russia.
Philips powerless against Russian trade in own razors
While Philips has stopped selling toothbrushes and razors in Russia, Russian companies simply source those products from abroad. What about Phillips? This can do nothing but watch, reports the Eindhovens Dagblad.
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a brand war has also been raging. International companies either fled the country en masse or put their businesses on the back burner. In response, the door to Russia appears to have been opened to trademark hijackers. And for traders of counterfeit goods.
This is the state of things on Tuesday 23 May
Twelve countries of Northern Europe met to discuss strengthening deterrence and security on NATO’s eastern flank and strengthening Ukraine’s defences. Defense ministers of the Northern Group met in Poland on Monday.
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer both confirmed their support for Ukraine in the British House of Commons on Monday. The Labor leader also noted that Labor “welcomes our partners’ decision on F-16 fighters”.
It United States Department of State he says the Russian Wagner group is trying to cover up the mercenary group’s efforts to acquire military equipment for use in Ukraine.
THE United Nations On Monday, he expressed concern that Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Pivdennyi has not received ships since May 2 under an agreement that allows for the safe export of wartime grain and fertilizers.
THE Ambassador of Russia to the United States he appears to have warned Washington that any attack on Crimea by NATO could be considered an attack on Russian territory after US President Joe Biden said he would support training Ukrainian pilots on US F-16 fighter jets.
THE top EU diplomat will propose further sanctions against Russia, following a pledge by G7 leaders to tighten Western restrictions on Vladimir Putin’s ability to wage war against Ukraine. Josep Borrell, EU foreign affairs chief, said he hoped “to present concrete proposals soon to implement the G7 decision on new types of sanctions against Russia”.
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