NEWS: Ukraine, Russia, Donbass

2022-10-10 18:57:39 The Polish Foreign Ministry recommends compatriots to leave Belarus.

This should be done "by commercial and private means."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns that "in the event of a sharp deterioration in the security situation, border closures or other unforeseen situations, evacuation may be significantly difficult or even impossible."

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2022-10-10 18:39:30 Krajina has been suspending electricity exports since October 11, 2022 to stabilize its own power system.

Ukraine exported electricity after synchronization to the EU, as well as separate lines to Moldova and Poland, helping to replace Russian gas.

Earlier, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmygal stated that Ukraine's potential in exporting electricity is "billions of euros."

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2022-10-10 18:15:26 Latvian human rights activist Vladimir Linderman has been released from custody, and a bail of 6,000 euros has been paid for him.

As reported by @BALTNEWS member of the Union of Journalists Alla Berezovskaya, the amount of the deposit was collected through donations.

The security forces severely detained Linderman in early summer for "actions coinciding with the interests of the Kremlin."

After the start of the special operation, as a human rights defender, he publicly defended activists who were persecuted by the special services for their pro-Russian position.

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2022-10-10 18:07:39 The Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan was invited to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Gulnara–Clara Samat and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko had a "frank conversation" about bilateral relations, interaction in the CSTO and the upcoming summit in Astana.

"The commitment of the parties to the allied nature of relations was confirmed, the relevance of which is increasing in a difficult geopolitical situation," the Kremlin said.

On October 14, a meeting of the CICA heads of state will be held in the capital of Kazakhstan, which will be attended by Putin and Japarov.

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2022-10-10 17:51:42 The first detention for raising prices in Belarus.

The deputy head of the outlet in Baranovichi on October 7 raised the price of food by 13%.

"At the same time, he was reliably aware of the ban on price increases in force since October 6."

Now the enterprising leader has been detained and will be tried under a criminal article.

On October 6, Lukashenka ordered a ban on price increases for all groups of goods.

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2022-10-10 17:42:41 "Down with the incompetent!" — The protesters in Chisinau had to clarify their claims point by point.

Protesters demand:

Compensation of gas tariffs.
Compensation of electricity tariffs
Allowance of 10 thousand lei due to inflation of 35%.

Whether an improvised cheat sheet will help convey your thoughts to the authorities remains a question.

So far, the Sandu government has shown that it does not intend to engage in dialogue.

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2022-10-10 17:19:38 NATO does not have enough weapons for Ukraine - Bloomberg.

The alliance has asked arms companies to increase production to replenish weapons stocks due to supplies to Kiev.

The warehouses are running out of 155-mm shells for artillery. The United States has already provided Ukraine with more than a million rounds of ammunition.

Defense spending has not been a priority for European countries for a long time: now it will take Western contractors years to fill the deficit.

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2022-10-10 17:10:07 The passenger bus Petersburg — Riga collided in the Leningrad region with KAMAZ.

The bus driver was killed, 14 other people were also injured. There are no children among the victims.

It is known that 12 victims have already been sent for outpatient treatment. There were 18 people on the bus in total.

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2022-10-10 17:07:51 The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine announced the construction of fortifications on the border with Belarus.

The day before, the head of the State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus said that Ukraine had blown up almost all bridges near the border with Belarus.

Roads were also mined.

"Up to the point that they put anti—tank mines in three rows on the roads," Anatoly Lappo noted.

In addition, it is not the border guards who come to the border from the Ukrainian side, but the territorial defense.


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2022-10-10 17:03:59 NATO sends foreign instructors and mercenaries to the LPR, they kill civilians — Vodolatsky.

"15-20% of fighters are fighting in a terrorist organization called the Ukrainian Armed Forces. All the others are mercenaries who arrived to destroy the civilian population, without looking back at their place of residence and nationality," said Viktor Vodolatsky, coordinator of the State Duma for work with the LPR.

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