Ukraine Breaking News Today Live on 10-07-2024

The central bank decreased interventions, banks buy bonds for reserves and Eurobond prices flattened. Weekly Insight for Oct. 7

Bonds: Banks purchase more bonds to meet reserve requirements

The NBU included several new issues into the list of designated reserve bonds, and the MoF started offering new papers that can also be added to the list later.

A video showing a train carrying dozens of the Swedish Pbv 302 armored personnel carriers travelling through Czechia was posted on social media on Saturday, Oct. 5.

Jiři Kožený a Czech blogger, who describes himself as a history buff, posted a video taken at the Ústí nad Labem railway station in the Czech Republic on Saturday morning as a train laden with dozens of Swedish Pansarbandvagn 302 (Pbv 302) armored personnel carriers on their way to Ukraine.

In May the Swedish government announced that it was to provide its entire stock of Pbv 302 armored tracked personnel carriers, estimated at almost 300 in total, to support the proposed formation of new Ukrainian brigades as part of its 16th military support package worth SEK 13.3 billion ($1.28 billion).

Stephen Hubbard’s case only became public on Sept. 27, when his trial began in Moscow.

A Russian court on Monday sentenced a 72-year-old US citizen accused of fighting as a mercenary on the side of Ukraine to nearly seven years in prison.

Russia has recently detained and tried a number of US citizens and completed a large prisoner exchange, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, which enabled the return of Russians jailed in the United States.

More footage appeared of Russians executing Ukrainians surrendering. A captured Russian soldier revealed that orders were given to shoot, not capture, POWs.

A group of Russian soldiers executed three unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in the village of New York, Donetsk region.

The execution was captured by a drone, and the video was released by the 12th Special Purpose Brigade “Azov” of the National Guard of Ukraine. Kyiv Post has not independently verified the date and location of the video, and Azov has not specified when the executions took place.

Ukraine’s main intelligence directory and the “VО Team” hacked Russia's “Pravosudie” system, paralyzing court operations, blocking lawsuit filings, and accessing internal documents.

On Monday, Oct. 7, cyber specialists from Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR), together with activists from the “VО Team” group, “congratulated” Russian President Vladimir Putin on his 72nd birthday by hacking the state automated “Pravosudie,” system which handles electronic document flows for all courts of the Russian Federation, according to Kyiv Post’s intelligence sources.

Sources from HUR report that the attack paralyzed the work of the courts, departmental email systems, and official websites.

The unnamed member of the Dáil Éireann reportedly communicated with an expelled Russian diplomat and agreed to engage paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland on the Kremlin’s behalf.

The Kremlin reportedly engaged a sitting Irish member of Dáil Éireann, the Irish Republic’s parliament using a honeypot trap after which he was tasked with connecting with loyalist paramilitary groups in Britain’s Northern Ireland on Moscow’s behalf.

The unnamed lawmaker, reportedly a member of Ireland’s left-wing opposition, has also been spreading pro-Russian narratives in other areas, though investigations by Irish intelligence services say it was unclear if he did so on his own volition or following Moscow’s orders.

Dragon Capital bought 100% of the share capital from the Karavan Outlet’s previous owner, adding a sixth shopping mall to their portfolio – its largest shopping mall in Kyiv.

Ukraine’s Anti-Monopoly Committee (AMKU) approved the purchase of 50% of the Karavan Outlet shopping mall by Dragon Capital Group (DCG) but Ukraine’s major investment bank announced they have acquired 100% of the business. 

DCG belongs to Czech entrepreneur Tomas Fiala which has retained its position as Ukraine’s largest property investor following the 2022 full-scale invasion, despite the company having sold at least four assets in the last 2.5 years, including two business centers in Kyiv and two warehouses in the Kyiv region, according to Forbes.

Ukrainian strike planners appear to have attacked Russian air defenses to open a path for drones to hit the refinery. Russian officials said all aircraft were shot down but “a fire broke out.”

Ukrainian drones attacked and set fire to a major oil refinery in Crimea on Monday, hitting the Russian-occupied region’s already hard-pressed energy infrastructure with a visibly damaging strike.

Local residents of the Black Sea resort city of Feodosia reported hearing a chain of powerful explosions and seeing pillars of flame and smoke high in the sky, in the vicinity of the JSC Marine Oil Terminal. Some reports said the blasts took place between 04:20 and 04:30 a.m.

Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation says that North Korea has deployed munitions engineers to find out why the ammunition it has supplied is performing so badly.

Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) says North Korean troops were deployed to the Donetsk region to record defects in the ammunition the DPRK had supplied to Russia and to monitor its use.

According to the Militarnyi website Kovalenko said, “The presence of the DPRK military in the Donetsk region is mainly related to small numbers of engineer troops and is due to the fact that a large amount of ammunition from the DPRK is of poor quality.”

In a move seen by many as a backhanded reprimand, the Pope will promote a young Ukrainian bishop in Australia to cardinal, which might prevent the head of the UGCC from ever becoming one.

Pope Francis announced on Sunday, Oct. 6 that he will create 21 new cardinals. Included among the list is a Ukrainian bishop in Australia, Mykola Bychok, Eparch of Sts. Peter and Paul of Melbourne of the Ukrainians.

The 44-year-old Bishop Bychok will become the youngest cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church’s College of Cardinals.

The Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine has announced the delivery of the Tzeva Adom missile early warning system to Ukraine which will be a vital addition to Kyiv’s air defense capability.

The Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine, Michael Brodsky, told the Ukrainian Zerkalo Nedeli news site that after several months of discussion and preparation Ukraine has finally received the complete Tzeva Adom (Red Light) missile warning system.

The ambassador pointed out that Israel had only committed to the provision of the system and that Ukraine was responsible for the implementation and integration of the equipment with Ukraine’s existing air defense organization.

The missile attack on Kyiv resulted in debris falling in three districts, causing damage. However, the consequences of the strike on the Starokostiantyniv airfield remain unclear.

Russia launched an attack on Kyiv, using Kinzhal missiles, on the morning of Monday, Oct. 7, according to capital officials.

Kyiv Post journalists in different areas of the city reported hearing a series of explosions in the morning.

Robert Fico reiterated his opposition to Ukraine joining the Alliance, which requires the unanimous approval of all member countries.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has pledged to block Ukraine's accession to NATO while in office, according to reports in the Slovakian media.

Fico, who has long been critical of the imposition of anti-Russian sanctions and the provision of military aid to Ukraine, once again voiced his opposition to Ukraine joining the Alliance, which requires the unanimous approval of all member countries.

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One year after the October 7 attacks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country faces war on seven fronts, naming Iran and its proxies, including Hezbollah and Hamas. Israel’s defense minister told CNN “everything is on the table” for its response to last week’s Iranian missile barrage. Thousands gathered for a vigil in Tel Aviv marking the anniversary, where loved ones mourned victims and survivors shared their stories.

Hundreds gathered at 6:29 a.m. (Israel time) outside the home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Gaza Street in Jerusalem to mark the anniversary of the Hamas attack of October 7, calling for a hostage and cease-fire deal - Haaretz

Dadin, 42, had fought alongside Ukrainian armed forces in a "Siberian battalion" and then in the "Freedom Legion of Russia", a group claiming to be made up of Russians.

Anti-Kremlin activist Ildar Dadin, who was imprisoned in Russia for protesting against Vladimir Putin, was killed on the front line in Ukraine where he was fighting alongside Kyiv forces, his relatives and Russian media said Sunday.

"It is with deep regret that I must inform you that Ildar Dadin -- call sign Gandhi -- died yesterday in combat in the Kharkiv region" in northeast Ukraine, his friend and former Russian MP Ilia Ponomarev, who is living in exile, announced on Facebook. 

The targeted oil depot is identified as the Marine Oil Terminal, Crimea’s largest petroleum transhipment hub, which Ukrainian drones have attacked in previous incidents.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck an oil depot in Feodosia, Crimea, in a drone attack early morning on Monday, Oct. 7, according to a confirmation from Ukraine's General Staff.

The targeted oil depot is identified as the Marine Oil Terminal, Crimea's largest petroleum transhipment hub, which Ukrainian drones have attacked in previous incidents. The terminal's tank capacity is 250,000 cubic meters.

Ceremonies are planned across Israel to mark the anniversary of the unprecedented attack by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip, which claimed more than 1,200 lives.

Israel began its commemorations Monday of the one-year anniversary of Hamas's deadly Oct. 7 attack, with an outpouring of emotion at vigils at massacre sites and rallies calling for the return of hostages.

Ceremonies and events are planned across Israel and in cities around the world to mark the anniversary of the unprecedented attack by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip, which claimed more than 1,200 lives.

Heading to the BRICS summit – Guterres continues to seal his disgrace.

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' decision to attend the BRICS summit in Kazan, Tatarstan, is a glaring example of diplomatic stupidity that should alarm anyone concerned about the principles of human rights and international law.

This collection of authoritarian regimes is hardly the place for the leader of a global institution that claims to stand for peace and justice. By stepping on the same platform as Russian President Vladimir Putin, Guterres is sending a message that runs counter to the ideals he is supposed to represent and, in doing so, undermines the credibility of the UN itself.

InformNapalm’s September report showed how Russia was keeping its military aircraft flying by using Kazakh companies to source French parts and services to avoid Western sanctions.

In mid-September, Kyiv Post reported on the investigation carried out by the InformNapalm open-source intelligence (OSINT) site into the way that Kazakh defense contractors were using two French avionics companies to help Russia bypass Western imposed sanctions.

The investigation found that the Kazakh-based Analyst Research Consulting (ARC) Group and Aviaremont Plant No. 405 were working with Russian defense contractors to service mission critical aviation equipment originating from France through the Thales and Safran Groups to keep Russian Su-30SM fighter aircraft flying.