News of the war between Russia and Ukraine: Russia claims that Admiral Viktor Sokolov is alive

On Tuesday, Ukrainian special operations forces said they were “clarifying information” regarding Sokolov’s situation. She added, “Available sources claim that among the dead is the commander of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea,” but added that many of the bodies have not yet been identified. Last Friday’s strike on Sevastopol was an embarrassing failure for Russia’s air defenses, with a US-based think tank noting that Sokolov’s death, if confirmed, “would create major command and control disruptions in Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.”

Here are the latest news on the war and its impact around the world.

Russia’s state-run defense television channel Zvezda News published a video on Wednesday showing Sokolov speaking to reporters. “The surface forces, submarine forces, naval aviation and coastal forces are successfully performing their tasks,” Sokolov said. However, the date the video was filmed remains unclear. In the clip, Sokolov describes an award issued to his unit by Russian President Vladimir Putin in August. Meanwhile, pro-Russian telegram channels in Sevastopol published a video of Sokolov awarding trophies to a football team that won a tournament that ended on September 18.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to comment Tuesday on whether Sokolow was alive. She told reporters that the White House was aware of a video of the meeting released earlier by the Russian Defense Ministry, during which Sokolov appeared on screen in uniform but did not speak, and said she had “nothing to confirm at this time.” the Institute for the study of warA US-based think tank said on Tuesday that it was “not prepared at this time to make an assessment about the authenticity of the footage released by the Russian Defense Ministry of Sokolov or about Sokolov’s position on the ground.”

A Polish government minister has called for Canada to hand over a 98-year-old Ukrainian veteran who fought in a Nazi unit. During World War II. Jaroslav Honka’s presence at an event in the Canadian Parliament last week while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was speaking sparked widespread backlash and led to the resignation of the Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons, Anthony Rota, an incident involving the Canadian Prime Minister. He called Trudeau “very embarrassed.” Polish Minister of Education Przemyslaw Czarnik He said that the event was “scandalous” and that he would take steps to extradite Honka to Poland to face legal action.

Zelensky appointed former football player and national team coach Andriy Shevchenko as an advisor to the president, By decree to publish Tuesday. Shevchenko has been involved in politics since at least 2012, when he ran in the Ukrainian parliamentary elections. According to To Kyiv Post, but failed to win a seat.

Russia’s representation in the UN Human Rights Council ‘is not consistent with its actions in Ukraine’ State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Tuesday during a press conference, referring to alleged war crimes. Russia was expelled from the council shortly after its invasion of Ukraine, but the BBC mentioned This is the week that Moscow seeks to join.

Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Aleinik said he could not imagine his country joining the war in Ukraine on Russia’s side.in interview With the Associated Press. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Putin, allowed Russia to use Belarusian territory to send troops into Ukraine in February 2022. Lukashenko said his forces would only join the fight if Belarus was attacked.

Norway provides additional aid worth about $92.5 million to Ukraine, To ensure that “Ukrainians in need receive the necessary protection and vital assistance” before another winter of war, the government said in a statement. statement.

The Ukrainian government has fully implemented seven recommendations from the European Commission to advance its path towards EU membership, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal said. The announcement stated: A statement While unveiling a program aimed at improving opportunities for minorities and indigenous people, Shmyhal warned that “there is still a long and difficult road ahead” of Ukraine joining the EU bloc. The European Union granted Ukraine candidate status last year, although experts warn that full membership may still be decades away.

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, at least 504 children have been killed in Ukraine, According to According to data from the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office released on Tuesday. She added that more than 1,125 children were also injured.

The US Department of Defense refused to share information about the US providing long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine. “I don’t have any announcements to make regarding ATACMS,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters during a news conference. Press Conference. The Washington Post reported last week that the Biden administration plans to introduce a version of the long-range missiles, citing people familiar with the matter.

Russia attacks the port of Odessa in the latest attack on Ukrainian grain: The Russian attack on Odessa was the latest attack on Ukraine’s vital agriculture sector, as Moscow seeks to exploit divisions between Kiev and its European neighbors over grain exports, Alex Horton and Camilla Hrabchuk report. The raid killed at least two people, destroyed grain stores, and damaged port facilities.

Russia’s disruption of Ukraine’s use of the Black Sea as a food export highway has forced Kiev to explore land routes, but Ukraine has faced resistance from some of its closest neighbors.