Ukraine-Russia war latest: Azerbaijan plane hit by shooting from Russia before crash, country’s president says

A hearth in Russia’s Yaroslavl area destroyed three railway relay cupboards important for visitors management, whereas mobile communications tools within the Leningrad area additionally sustained harm, Ukraine has stated.

Ukrainian Protection Ministry’s Primary Intelligence Directorate launched footage of troopers beginning the blaze on Fb.

They added: “Within the briefly occupied territory of the Donetsk area, 4 objects with telecommunication tools of the unlawful communication operator ‘Phoenix’ utilized by Russia have been destroyed.

“The fireplace additionally flooded the tools for counter-communication within the territory of the Leningrad Oblast of Russia, and furthermore ― destroyed three railway relay cupboards of railway visitors management within the Yaroslavl area of the aggressor state.”

Azerbaijan paid tribute to the pilots and passengers of the Azerbaijan Airways passenger aircraft that crashed in Kazakhstan killing 38 folks after Russian air defences have been used towards Ukrainian drones.

Captain Igor Kshnyakin and co-pilot Alexander Kalyaninov, each ethnic Russians with Azerbaijan citizenship, and Hokuma Aliyeva, a flight attendant, got full honours at a ceremony on the Alley of Honour in central Baku attended by President Ilham Aliyev and his spouse, Mehriban.

The pilots have been lauded in Azerbaijan for touchdown in a means which allowed 29 folks to outlive however led to their very own deaths.

“Solely by the braveness and professionalism of the pilots was an emergency touchdown efficiently carried out,” Azerbaijan’s presidential workplace stated.

Captain Kshnyakin’s daughter, Anastasia stated:“My father all the time stated: once I take off, I’m accountable not just for my life, but in addition for the lives of all passengers and crew members,” Kshnyakina stated.

“Along with his final flight, he proved what a real hero must be.”

Britain has introduced it’s giving £4.5m to assist Ukraine’s efforts in searching for justice for struggle crimes dedicated throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion.

The funding is designed to assist Ukraine’s documentation, investigation and prosecution of struggle crimes, and enhances the UK’s work with US and EU companions through the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group.

The International Secretary, David Lammy, stated: “Whereas in Kyiv, I noticed first-hand the inspirational bravery of the Ukrainian folks. I’m immensely pleased with the assist this authorities is offering them as they resist Russia’s unlawful full-scale invasion.

“The atrocities we’ve got witnessed in Ukraine are unspeakable – there may be no lasting peace with out accountability, and UK assist will assist Ukraine because it pursues justice for the victims and survivors of those crimes.

“As we sit up for 2025, our message is obvious: we’ll stand with you in struggle, we’ll stand with you in peace, and we’ll stand with you as you battle to your safety and that of all of Europe.”

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated on Sunday that the passenger aircraft that crashed in Kazakhstan killing 38 folks had been broken as a consequence of capturing from the bottom in Russia, Azerbaijan state tv reported.

Aliyev stated he regretted that “some circles” in Russia had tried to hush up the reality in regards to the crash of the Azerbaijan Airways planes by sowing false narratives in regards to the causes of the crash.

On Saturday, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin apologised to Aliyev for what the Kremlin known as a “tragic incident” over Russia during which the Azerbaijan Airways aircraft crashed after Russian air defences have been fired towards Ukrainian drones.

Rescue groups in Ukraine’s japanese Donetsk area got here beneath repeated shelling from Russian forces on Sunday whereas responding to a fireplace in a residential space of Pokrovsk.

“Earlier [on Sunday], Russian forces focused a personal residential space within the metropolis, putting a residential constructing. The influence sparked a fireplace that unfold throughout roughly 120 sq. meters, which rescuers managed to include,” Ukraine’s State Emergency Service stated.

“Nevertheless, as a consequence of repeated hostile hearth and a menace to the lives of personnel, the fireplace extinguishing needed to be suspended.

“Thankfully, there have been no victims.”

Russia will scrap a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate and shorter vary nuclear-capable missiles as a result of the US has deployed such weapons in numerous areas world wide, Russian International Minister Sergei Lavrov stated on Sunday.

Russia’s transfer, lengthy signalled, will kill off all that is still from one of the crucial important arms management treaties of the Chilly Struggle, amid fears that the world’s two greatest nuclear powers might be coming into a brand new arms race along with China.

Requested by state information company RIA if Russia might withdraw from the New START treaty earlier than its expiry in February 2026, Lavrov stated that there have been presently “no situations” for a strategic dialogue with Washington.

“Right this moment it’s clear that, for instance, our moratorium on the deployment of short- and intermediate-range missiles is not virtually viable and must be deserted,” Lavrov stated.

“The U.S. has arrogantly ignored the warnings of Russia and China and in observe has moved on to the deployment of weapons of this class in numerous areas of the world.”

Marc Fogel, a historical past trainer from Pennsylvania, is serving a 14-year jail sentence after his arrest in August 2021 at a Russian airport for being in possession of medication, which his household and supporters stated have been medically prescribed marijuana.

He was disregarded of a prisoner swap that freed Wall Avenue Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and company safety govt Paul Whelan in August.

“The US has been working to safe Marc Fogel’s launch for a while,” the State Division stated in a press release.

“We now have lengthy known as for his humanitarian launch and tried to incorporate him within the August 1 deal, however have been unable to.

“The Secretary decided Marc is wrongfully detained in October.”

Fogel’s spouse, Jane, and his sons, Ethan and Sam, stated in a press release they have been grateful that the State Division “has lastly acknowledged what we’ve got identified all alongside — that our husband and father, Marc Fogel, has and continues to be wrongfully detained.”

Oleh Syniehubov, Chief of the Kharkiv Regional Navy Administration, stated through Telegram, “At 6pm in Dvorichna village, a civilian man was killed on account of a drone dropping an explosive gadget.”

Syniehubov stated Ukrainian positions close to Vovchansk had repelled three enemy assaults in 24 hours.

He added: “One battle within the space is ongoing.”

26 civilians have been evacuated from Kupiansk and Borivske as preventing ramps up.

After an enormous Russian assault, over 500,000 customers in Kharkiv area have been left with out warmth.