Russia Ukraine war dwell: Kyiv says it’s retaken Klishchiivka as drones target Crimea and Moscow | EUROtoday

North Korean chief Kim Jong-un has returned after his Russian summit with a choice of souvenirs- together with a rifle, a cosmonaut’s glove a fur hat and army drones.

Kim Jong-un obtained a Russian-made rifle “of the highest quality,” in line with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. In return Jong-un gifted Putin with a rifle “made by North Korean craftsmen”.

Putin additionally offered a glove from a spacesuit worn in area, Russia’s TASS information company mentioned.

Oleg Kozhemyako, the governor of the Primorsky area, offered Kim with a set of recent, light-weight physique armour designed for assault operations that protects the chest, shoulders, throat and groin, Russia media mentioned.

Kim was additionally offered with 5 one-way assault drones and a Geranium-25 reconnaissance drone, which is broadly used within the war in Ukraine, TASS mentioned.

The drones alone are a violation of UN sanactions.

The objects might be saved in North Korea’s ‘friendship’ museum – an exhibition relationship again to 1978 the place the nation retailer objects given to them from different international locations.

The assortment consists of crystalware despatched from former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, tea cup set from French President Francois Mitterrand, a basketball signed by Michael Jordan given by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on her go to in 2000 and a rifle given by the late Cuban chief Fidel Castro.

Ukraine has not but commented on the assaults. In addition, an anti-Moscow guerilla group claims to have destroyed two Russian autos in Kherson.

Ukraine’s army claims its newest recapture of a key village in Bakhmut will act as a “springboard” for additional offensive actions in opposition to Russia’s persevering with invasion.

Ukraine scored one other victory lately when it lately recaptured village Klishchiivka that lies within the southern flank of Bakhmut, as its forces fought off Russian makes an attempt to get again into the realm.

The war-torn nation’s forces had final week additionally recaptured Andriivka, one other village just a few kilometres to the south of Klishchiivka, after earlier criticism alleged Ukraine’s counteroffensive in opposition to Russian forces had slowed.

Both settlements have been decreased to ghost cities and destroyed within the months of preventing for Bakhmut that had fallen into Russian fingers in May this yr.

Poland started to implement a European Union ban Sunday on all Russian-registered passenger automobiles looking for to enter the nation — the newest in a sequence of sanctions on Russia in punishment for its war in opposition to Ukraine.

Under the EU’s choice, motor autos registered within the Russian Federation are now not allowed to enter the territory of the 27-member bloc.

“A car registered in Russia has no right to enter Poland,” Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski mentioned Saturday, saying the ban that took impact hours later at midnight.

Fresh explosions struck Sevastopol and smoke was seen rising from a outstanding landmark simply kilometres away from the Crimean metropolis as Ukrainian forces introduced they have been finishing up a joint intelligence operation within the area illegally annexed by Russia in 2014.

Pro-Russian Telegram channel ChP Sevastopol reported explosions within the space of Cape Fiolent late on Sunday evening, whereas one other Telegram channel reporting on Crimea shared visuals of an explosion and smoke arising from the identical space.

The location, on the Crimean peninsula’s southern coast about 16km away from Sevastopol, has a marine radio engineering unit and a radio engineering station with a dozen radar antennas, an unnamed intelligence supply advised Ukraine’s Suspilne public broadcaster.

The United States noticed some “limited” indicators that China could permit some communications between the international locations’ militaries throughout 12 hours of talks between senior diplomats in Malta this weekend, in line with a senior Biden administration official.

White House nationwide safety adviser Jake Sullivan additionally raised considerations over China’s help to Russia and latest actions by Beijing within the Taiwan Strait throughout his talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the official mentioned.

Ukraine’s division for defence has launched a video which it claims exhibits two Russian Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile techniques being destroyed.

“And right after, the headquarters of the brigade and division of the Airborne Forces of the occupiers, which they were covering, were also annihilated,” the assertion on Twitter added.

The world should recommit to the United Nations’ sustainable growth targets if the formidable targets are to be met, UK ministers and diplomats will urge at a UN summit subsequent week.

Prime ministerRishi Sunak has been accused of snubbing the gathering in New York, blaming diary pressures for his absence and as a substitute sending a group headed by his deputy Oliver Dowden.

He isn’t the one world chief anticipated to overlook the summit, which is ready to see discussions on the war in Ukraine, synthetic intelligence and the specter of local weather change.

Ukraine’s president has congratulated his nation’s document 34 medals within the Invictus Games – a contest arrange by Prince Harry for these injured in service.

Mr Zelensky wrote on Twitter: “I applaud our team: Nazar Vozniuk, Volodymyr Tovkys, Mykola Zaritskyi, Yuliia Shevchuk, and Maksym Zubov.

“They exemplify Ukrainian invincibility.”

Ukraine’s defence ministry has launched a video of a soldier coming back from battle being reunited along with his adoring canine.

“True happiness,” the caption learn of the video which was launched at 6pm on Sunday.