Tommy Patrio Sorongan, CNBC Indonesia
Friday, 09/29/2023 21:50 IWST
Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks after a signing ceremony with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 15, 2023. (AP/Mikhail Metzel)
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Russo-Ukrainian War continues to this day. The actions of the two have also brought the West, which is part of the NATO military alliance, into conflict with Moscow.
Until now, there are no signs that the war will subside anytime soon.
The following are the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war as summarized by CNBC Indonesia, Friday (29/9/2023):
1. Russia lied about the Ukraine Dam
Ukrainian military intelligence recently published audio of an alleged wiretapped phone call in which a Russian soldier revealed that his country was behind the Kakhovka Dam explosion last June.
On its Telegram channel, Ukraine’s military intelligence directorate (GUR) posted audio of what it said was a phone call between a soldier believed to be speaking from the front line in Ukraine and an unknown person.
The soldier described in detail the massive explosion at the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region on June 6. The resulting destruction caused at least 150 tons of engine oil to be released into the Dnieper River and flooded several neighborhoods.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Kremlin officials denied responsibility for the incident at the dam and blamed Kyiv and its allies. On the other hand, Ukraine said Russia was behind the disaster.
2. This NATO country has the opportunity to be led by a pro-Putin
Slovakia will head to the polls on Saturday for a general election that threatens to further divide the European Union’s support for Ukraine.
Robert Fico, the front-runner in the race to become the next prime minister, has strongly criticized Ukraine and the EU’s anti-Russian stance and vowed not to send “any weapons or ammunition” to its Eastern neighbour.
The central European country of 5.4 million people has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine since Russia’s full-blown invasion in February 2022. However, Fico, who served as prime minister twice before, in 2006-2010 and 2012-2018, has vowed to change that.
So far, the race remains tight, with less than a percentage point between Fico’s populist party and its rival progressive party, according to recent local polls.
3. NATO discussions with Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he discussed the need to strengthen his country’s air defenses with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during his visit to Kyiv on Thursday.
“Substantial talks, as they should be between de facto allies. It’s only a matter of time before Ukraine becomes a de jure country too,” Zelensky said on social media platform X.
NATO helps coordinate aid requests from Ukraine and supports the delivery of humanitarian aid and non-lethal assistance, while NATO members have provided billions of dollars in military aid.
Kyiv applied for fast-track NATO membership in September 2022. The alliance in 2023 stated that it was committed to Ukraine’s membership under certain conditions, including “democratic and security sector reforms,” but has not set any timeline.
4. Ukraine destroys Russian electricity substations
The governor of Russia’s western Kursk region reported a drone attack on an electricity substation in Kursk, and blamed Ukraine for the attack.
“A Ukrainian drone dropped two explosive devices on a substation in the Belovsky district. One electrical transformer caught fire. Five populated areas and one hospital were without power,” Governor Roman Starovoit wrote in a post on his Telegram account, according to a translation from Russian state media , Tass.
He added that emergency response crews were en route to the area.
“Repairs will begin as soon as it is safe to do so,” he wrote.
The Ukrainian government has not commented on the attack.
5. Russia meets former boss Wagner
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and former Wagner commander Andrey Troshev. This was revealed in a statement published by the Kremlin on Friday.
Putin said he wanted to discuss “social guarantees” for anyone who had fought to “defend the motherland,” according to a partial transcript of the meeting. He also referred to a previous meeting with Troshev in which they talked about creating a volunteer combat unit to fight in Ukraine.
Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti reported on Friday that Troshev was “already cooperating with the defense ministry,” citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
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