Historical achievement in Black Sea, Kolomoisky stays in custody, Hungary blocks aid again
Your slice of the headlines in Ukraine. Daily. Wednesday, October 25, 2023.
● ‘Historical achievement’: Russian Black Sea Fleet flees occupied Crimea – Zelenskyy
Forcing the Russian Black Sea Fleet to flee Crimea is a historic achievement, Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyy said in his opening speech at the second Crimean Platform parliamentary summit in Prague on Oct. 24.
● Investigation finds ‘torture pits’ on Russian military training grounds
Torture pits for offenders have been discovered on Russian military training grounds, Russian outlet Vazhnyye Istorii (VI) and Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT) reported on Oct. 24.
● Russian captivity 100 years ago and how to escape it – memoirs of Ukrainian prisoners
NV publishes excerpts from the memoirs of a corporal of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen (USS), who had lived in Russian captivity for more than a year, and then, together with his fellow prisoners, got his captors drunk and escaped.
● Court keeps Kolomoisky in custody
The Shevchenkivskiy District Court of Kyiv has ruled to keep Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky in custody, broadcaster Hromadske reported on Oct. 24.
● Polish company creating unique demining equipment for Ukraine
Poland's Pronar, a major manufacturer of agricultural machinery, is patenting a special machine for demining fields and construction sites with mass production expected to begin in 2024, Pronar's Director of Trade and Marketing Radoslaw Bielecki revealed in a press release on Oct. 24.
● German Rheinmetall and Ukrainian defense industry establish joint venture
German defense contractor Rheinmetall and the state-owned Ukrainian Defense Industry (Ukroboronprom) have established a joint venture, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Oct. 24.
● Ukrainian man arrested in Russia for allegedly attempting to poison flight school graduates
In Armavir, Russia, a native of Melitopol tried to poison military pilots with a cake in an attempt allegedly organized by Ukraine’s SBU security service, the Russian newspaper Kommersant alleged on Oct. 24.
● Hungary blocks $534 million in EU aid to Ukraine, again – report
The Council of the European Union has failed to agree on a EUR 500 million ($534 million) tranche of military aid to Ukraine, due to Hungary blocking the motion, RFE/RL journalist Rikard Jozwiak reported via Twitter on Oct. 23.
● Russia's top envoy to EU alleged to be a spy — Der Spiegel
European Union countries have expelled hundreds of diplomats for spying for Moscow. Russia's top representative to the European Union, Kirill Logvinov, may also be a spy, according to a joint European media investigation published by German news outlet Der Spiegel on Oct. 24.
● State Department comments on questions about redirecting arms meant for Ukraine to Israel
Addressing speculation in recent media reports, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller provided context on how American military aid to Ukraine and Israel are coordinated to meet distinct national security needs during a briefing on Oct. 23.
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