Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Drone strikes oil depot inside Russia

"A drone has struck an oil terminal in Russia’s Oryol Region, some 124 miles from the Ukrainian border, according to local Governor Andrey Klychkov." RT

Ukraine halts Russian oil deliveries to Hungary

"Russian oil has stopped flowing to Hungary through the “Druzhba” (Friendship) pipeline transiting Ukraine, the Hungarian oil company MOL confirmed. 
The official reason given by the Ukrainian side was that a Russian air strike hit a transformer station near the border with Belarus, which supplies electricity to one of the pumping stations, needed for operations.
Ukraine has also informed Russia’s Transneft that service was suspended due to a “drop in voltage,” according to Igor Demin, a spokesman for the Russian oil giant." RT

Russia's FSB reveals why it detained Polish citizen

"A Polish citizen holding a diplomatic passport was allegedly involved with an alcohol-
smuggling scheme in Moscow, according to Russia's domestic security agency, the FSB.
Officials have accused her of taking a bribe in exchange for forging paperwork that would have allowed spirits to be imported tariff-free." RT

Ukraine appeals to Europe to "close the sky" over Ukraine

"The Office of the President of Ukraine has called on European countries to "close the sky
over Ukraine
" following a massive Russian missile attack and an incident on the border with Poland." UAP

Kremlin praises US for its response to fall of missile in Poland

"The Kremlin has praised the US for its "restrained and professional response" to the fall of the missile fragments in Poland." UAP

More Russian troops appear in occupied Skadovsk

"Many soldiers have settled in the city; they are everywhere, which also creates additional
tension. Last week, we received reports about the additional arrival of soldiers. These, as I understand it, were some units from Kherson, maybe from some other cities, it is difficult to say… They [the military – ed.] do not tell people much, except for their narratives that "we are here forever" and "we are brothers", and behave defiantly, as always." UAP

Russian missiles hit residential buildings in central Kyiv

"Residents of the left and right banks of Dnipro River in Kyiv reported the sounds of
explosions that rang out in the capital.....air defence shot down four missiles over Kyiv; two missiles hit residential buildings in the city center." UAP