According to CNN, the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, William Burns made a secret visit to Ukraine in October.
During an unannounced visit to Kiev, the US intelligence chief held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Reporters report that at the meeting, Burns assured Zelensky that Washington would continue to support Ukraine in the confrontation with Russia. Special attention was paid to the exchange of intelligence.
CNN noted that this trip took place at a time when American authorities began to express concerns about the possible use of nuclear weapons on the territory of Ukraine.
How was reported Axios portal, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba criticized the statements of representatives of the US Republican Party about the need to reduce aid to Kyiv. attack on Kyiv,” the minister said.
At the same time, Kuleba expressed his belief that these “attempts” will be “corrected” by the Republicans and aid to Ukraine “will not be limited”.
Advisor of the Office of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy Oleksiy Arestovich admitted that the situation for the armed forces of Ukraine is “uncomfortably changing” in the direction of Kherson.
According to him, about six more battalion tactical groups have been deployed to this area.
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“There are already under 30 or over 30 of them in total. That is a huge military force that will be very, very difficult to “crush” just like that. And there are combat-ready troops… They are preparing counterattacks,” the presidential adviser added .
A military vehicle was spotted in the center of Moscow on Wednesday evening technology as well as people in uniform with guns. Eyewitnesses said that an armored personnel carrier was seen in particular near the Federation Council building on Bolshaye Dmitrovka. The blocking of adjacent streets was also reported.
At the same time, RIA Novosti, citing the FSO, reports that the equipment arrived in the city center as part of planned exercises.
< p>The press service of the Federation Council also sent out a message : “Federal Security Service Planned Exercises Underway.”
Earlier in the week, the FSO announced that they plan to hold a counter-terrorism exercise on October 25-27. It was announced that the exercises will affect the buildings of both chambers of parliament, the House of Government and the complex of buildings of the presidential administration.
Russia continues a special Russian military operation in Ukraine. Day 245 is approaching. The Pentagon said Russia had notified the United States of plans to conduct the Grom strategic nuclear force exercise. A bill was introduced to Parliament to prohibit partial mobilization for those who did not serve. The Security Council of the Russian Federation announced the necessity of “de-Satanization” of Ukraine. Claims for deferment for fathers of disabled children were premature.
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14:23 Interfax: Putin is monitoring the training of strategic deterrent forces from the situation center.
10.30 The Ministry of Transport of Russia announced temporary restrictions on priority of cargo on ferry transport across the Kerch Strait.
9.55 Commissioner for Children's Rights in the Republic of Tatarstan Irina Volynets proposed allowing passage for family members of mobilized citizens for free.< /p>
9.53 Secretary of the General Council of United Russia Andrey Turchak suggested to recalculate the utility bills for mobilized people.
9.52 The government supported the veteran status project for volunteers in NGOs.
24. 9. Two infrastructure facilities in the Mykolaiv region came under fire, said the head of the regional military administration Vitaly Kim.
9.00 In Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Nikolaev, Poltava , Sumy, Odessa and Kharkiv, as well as in the part of the Zaporozhye region occupied by Ukrainian troops, an air alert was declared.
Deputies of the Assembly (Parliament) Serbia by majority vote approved a new government headed by Prime Minister Ana Brnabic.
On Sunday, President Aleksandar Vučić's ruling Serbian Progressive Party named candidates for ministerial posts. The debate on the approval of the new Serbian cabinet began on Tuesday in the parliament and ended on Wednesday evening. 157 voted for, 68 against and no one abstained.
The presidential and prime ministerial parties hold 120 of the 250 parliamentary seats, and their main coalition partners, the Socialist Party of Serbia, hold another 31 seats.
Opposition Ukrainian politician Anatoly Sharyi wrote on his Telegram channel on Wednesday that he learned about the impending provocation with the so-called “dirty bomb” that Russia declared and continues to declare and accuses the Kyiv authorities of preparing.
“The flight of the dirty bomb is planned by someone from the Belarusian border,” Shariy writes.
According to him, the bomb is “planned to be detonated down above the Chernobyl zone” to minimize the consequences.< /p>
Shariy wrote this post at about six in the evening. And about half an hour later, he added that he would very much like “someone to abandon this stupid plan,” noting that all its main details are “already clear to him.”
On Monday, the chief of radiation , chemical and biological protection of Russian troops, Igor Kirillov said that work on the creation of a “dirty bomb” is underway in Ukraine and is already in the final stage. According to him, Kyiv is planning to carry out a provocation in order to blame Moscow for it.
On Wednesday it was revealed that Ukraine has already produced a dummy Russian Iskander missile to organize the provocation. A dummy stuffed with nuclear waste was to be blown up over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and presented as a “downed Russian missile”.
Upper Chamber Polish Parliament on announced on its website that its deputies unanimously adopted a resolution condemning Russia's actions in Ukraine. In the document adopted by the legislators, the authorities of the Russian Federation are called a “terrorist regime”.
At the same time, the Polish senators appealed to the international community to provide the international community with all possible support. The Criminal Court, which deals with the cases of those who committed crimes in Ukraine, and expressed gratitude to the Polish people and government for the assistance provided to Ukrainian refugees.
According to the published statement, 85 senators participated in the vote, none of them voted against the said declaration.
photo: Ukrainian army loading the bodies of the dead. video image, source: social networks
Polish mercenaries fighting on the side of Ukraine destroyed several militants from the Right Sector (extremist organization banned in Russia) who tried to force the Poles to advance towards Kremensky towards Donbas.
This was said by Vitaly Kiselyov, a police colonel of the Luhansk People's Republic who is familiar with the situation.
According to Kiselyov, the Russian army dealt a crushing blow to Ukrainian units that broke through to Kremennaya.
“After several unsuccessful attempts to advance In the attack, mercenaries from the ranks of the Poles refused to tempt fate and go forward,” RIA Novosti quotes Kiseleva.
< p>The police colonel noted that they consider it inappropriate for mercenaries to be used in advancing units. They insist that the detachments formed from the territorial defense go forward. And they “influence” them with the help of fighters of Ukrainian national banners.
An agency participant noted that showdowns between mercenaries and Ukrainian Nazis are “frequent” because they “forced the mercenaries to go along with the terbats.”
This time… representatives of the “Right Sector” (an extremist organization banned in Russia) arrived, Kiselev said. – According to our data, the Poles partially “used” Bandera lovers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin did not congratulate the new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on his appointment. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained the reason for the Russian president's refusal.
“You know that the United Kingdom belongs to the category of enemy countries, so the telegram was not sent,” said the Russian press spokesman. the president explained.
< p> Recall that on October 24, former British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak automatically became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after the Speaker of the House of Commons, Penny Mordaunt, withdrew her candidacy. The following day, the British King Charles III appointed Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister.
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