This article summarizes the most important events of the war in Ukraine from Friday, October 11, 2024. It is the 961st day of the war.
- According to media reports, Russia has launched a major counteroffensive in Kursk.
- Germany’s Scholz assured that it supports Ukraine and announced new aid packages.
- Putin has refused to discuss peace.
Sources: Russia launched a large-scale counteroffensive at Kursk
According to online media Meduza, Russia has started a new big counterattack in Kursk. The information is based on both Russian and Ukrainian sources. Information about the attack is still somewhat uncertain.
Ukrainian open-source intelligence project DeepState says Ukrainian forces lost about 14.7 square kilometers of territory in just one day. According to information, Ukrainian troops may be threatened by a siege, says Meduza.
The Ukrainian offensive in Kursk has been going on for more than two months. According to the located video image, Russian troops have managed to break through the Ukrainian defense lines near the villages of Zelenyi Shljah and Olgovka.
The unofficial Russian Telegram channel Sever writes that Russian troops have penetrated the Ukrainian defenses and “captured five population centers and surrounded two enemy battalions, cutting off key supply and evacuation routes.”
The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that the Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 300 soldiers in a day in the direction of Kursk. The Russian state Ria Novosti reports on Telegram.
On Thursday, Bloomberg reported that the United States believes that Ukraine will be able to hold on to the territory it captured in the direction of Kursk for at least several months. Russia is said to have only carried out small-scale counterattacks.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyin according to which Ukraine can use the territory captured in Kursk in negotiations with Russia.
Scholz: We do not accept peace dictated by Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi visited Germany on Friday, where he met Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Zelenskyi also said in Germany that he is hopeful that the war will end in 2025. Earlier this week, he also delivered the same message in Britain and France.
Scholz, on the other hand, assured that Germany will not stop supporting Ukraine. At the same time, the Chancellor announced that Germany would deliver 600 million euros in military aid to Ukraine.
In addition, Scholz announced that Germany and partner countries will deliver 1.4 billion euros in military aid by the end of 2024.
After the meeting between the two, Scholz also emphasized that he and Zelensky agree on the need for a peace conference. He emphasized that peace in Ukraine must comply with international laws.
– We do not accept peace dictated by Russia, the Chancellor assured.
Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Olaf Scholz met in Berlin. EPA/AOP
Germany: Putin refuses to discuss peace
According to Germany, Russia is the president Vladimir Putin the chancellor does not agree to discuss peace negotiations Olaf Scholzin with. The German foreign minister told about it Annalena Baerbock.
– Ukraine is ready for a fair peace, Baerbock said in Berlin.
He commented on the issue during a meeting with the Slovak foreign minister. Baerbock criticized Putin’s actions.
– He refuses to accept peace and every day sends a new message about war and destruction. These days, he is no longer ready to even talk to the German chancellor on the phone.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyin is scheduled to meet with Scholz on Friday.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. EPA/AOP
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