The Russian Invasion

Russian invasion Ukrainian fire is fired outside Bachmut Libkos / AP 

 

The Russian InvasionThe Battles Trench warfare in Donetsk continues – claims of Russian progress face doubts 

 

The bloody battles around the town of Bachmut in Donetsk continue with hundreds of dead and injured every day, writes The Guardian. 

 

The Washington-based think tank ISW makes the assessment that Russia has probably made some progress, but that this does not mean that it is close to encircling the city, as the Russian-appointed leader of Donetsk claimed on Monday. 

 

The fighting has been going on for several months and is described as a bloodbath without any real movements, similar to trench warfare during the First World War. 

 

According to Jörgen Elfving, former lieutenant colonel, the alleged Russian successes are about advances of 200 meters per week. 

 

- The Russians emphasize that they took a small village as a huge victory, but it doesn't have to be significant at all, he says to SvD.

 

Picture from April. People in Kharkiv take shelter in a basement. Felipe Dana / AP 

 

The Russian InvasionThe Battles Aircraft alarms throughout Ukraine: 

"We are getting stronger with every siren" 

 

At noon, the flight alert went off throughout Ukraine, writes Reuters. There is currently no information about new Russian robot attacks. 

 

The alarm in the capital Kyiv was the first since last week's massive robot attacks, which completely knocked out the electricity supply for many residents, Financial Times correspondent Christopher Miller writes on Twitter. He recalls President Zelensky's warning this weekend that the attacks will continue. 

 

After just 10 minutes, a message was sent out to Kyivites that the danger was over, according to Miller, who shared a screenshot from the app that blew up the danger. 

 

“The total length of air threats in the city has reached 655 hours and 23 minutes. You have become stronger with each siren and closer to victory," reads the message in the app.

A Ukrainian soldier carries a close-in anti-tank robot on the outskirts of Kyiv in March. Efrem Lukatsky / AP

 

The Russian invasion. The outside world's response Ukraine demands new weapons from NATO - but may be disappointed 

 

Ukraine's only chance to win the war is for NATO countries to start manufacturing and supplying the necessary weapons. This is what Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tells Politico ahead of Tuesday's and Wednesday's NATO meeting in Romania. 

 

- The last time I attended a ministerial meeting with NATO, I took three words with me: weapons, weapons and weapons, says Kuleba. 

 

- This time, although that request is absolutely urgent, I will specify by saying that we need air defense, tanks and assembly lines. 

 

During the meeting, NATO will discuss non-military support to Ukraine, such as medicine, fuel and generator. The question is what happens with weapons. 

 

Reuters writes that the member states will also focus on increasing the delivery of air defense systems and ammunition, but according to AP, NATO as an organization is not expected to announce any military support. However, Ukraine can count on new weapons orders from individual member states. 

 

Kuleba will meet NATO foreign ministers on Tuesday evening. 

 

 

The Russian invasion The energy crisis in Europe 

Diplomat: No deal on Russian oil – Poland puts a stop to it 

 

EU countries have failed to agree on a price ceiling for Russian oil, diplomats told Reuters. 

 

According to information to the news agency, it is mainly Poland that is putting sticks in the wheel and wants the price ceiling to be lowered below the proposed 62 dollars per barrel. 

 

- There is no agreement. They agree on a legal text, but Poland still cannot accept the price, says a diplomat. 

 

If an agreement has not been reached by next Monday, the EU will implement rules that were set back in May, which include an import ban on Russian oil from December 5 and other oil products from February 5, Polish diplomats said.