+++ News in the Ukrainian War +++: Dead in Russian air raid on industrial city of Dnipro

Russia attacked the southern Ukrainian industrial cities of Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih and Pavlohrad with ballistic missiles during the night. At least four people were killed and another six injured in Dnipro, the governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Olexander Hanscha, said on Telegram. People are still suspected to be buried under the rubble of an industrial plant that was hit. The Russian military in Moscow spoke of an attack on metal, chemical, energy and defense industries in Ukraine. In addition to rockets, cruise missiles and combat drones were used.

There were several air alerts at night in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said three people were injured by drone attacks. There was a fire in a logistics company and a five-story residential building was damaged. Russia has been trying to subjugate Ukraine with a large-scale invasion for more than four and a half years. Diplomatic efforts to end the war have not yet produced any results. They are to continue today on the sidelines of the UN general debate in New York. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky will speak with US President Donald Trump. (dpa)

According to authorities, Ukrainian drones hit civilian targets in the Russian region of Samara on the Volga. Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev said on the Telegram text message service that air defense had shot down dozens of drones during the night. Nevertheless, private homes and cars were damaged. The region is home to important industrial facilities such as oil refineries. According to the mayor of the city of Samara, Ivan Noskov, an attack on the city, located more than 1,000 kilometers southeast of Moscow, has been repelled. Both Ukraine and Russia reject allegations of specifically targeting civilian objects. (rtr)

Latvia is resisting the planned lifting of sanctions against the two Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman under pressure from individual EU states. "The position of the Latvian government has remained unchanged. The EU sanctions against Russia should be tightened, not weakened. Latvia cannot therefore agree to the proposed proposal," Foreign Minister Baiba Braze wrote on the X platform, adding: As for the positions of other countries, these countries must be consulted. Sanctions in the EU must be decided unanimously by the member states.

Time is of the essence for the EU states on this issue. At the same time as the sanctions against Usmanov and Fridman are lifted, it will also be decided to extend the sanctions against around 3,000 other people, institutions and companies. These otherwise expire on Wednesday night. (dpa)

The Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has warned against any trade agreements with Minsk in view of a possible fertilizer agreement between the USA and Belarus. “Any business with the regime is associated with great risks,” Tikhanovskaya told the AFP news agency in New York on Monday, referring to the government of President Alexander Lukashenko. US President Donald Trump had previously announced that Washington was working on a “comprehensive” agreement with Belarus to purchase potash salt.

Now is “not the right time for commercial transactions with the regime,” said the exiled Belarusian opposition politician. This is the case as long as “all income from the potash business flows into the suppression and support of the Russian war machine.” However, she stressed her belief that the US “knows who Lukashenko is” and that Trump knows what he is doing. (afp)

In the escalating trade dispute with Canada, the USA is considering increased potash purchases from its close Russian ally Belarus. The USA is working on a comprehensive agreement on this, wrote US President Donald Trump on Monday on his Truth Social platform. The price for potash from Belarus will be significantly lower than what the USA is currently paying to Canada. The neighboring country has so far supplied the majority of US potash imports, which is used as fertilizer to increase crop yields. Belarus and Russia are among the world's largest potash producers, whose export is made difficult by sanctions and logistical hurdles. Canada's Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and the world's largest potash producer Nutrien initially did not want to comment on Trump's announcement. (rtr)

The Kremlin admits critical bottlenecks in the supply of food and medicine in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Oleshky. The government in Moscow says the Russian military is working on a solution. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha, however, accuses Russian troops of blocking humanitarian aid and not responding to evacuation requests. In the city in the Kherson region, “6,000 residents, including 200 children, are dying of hunger and cold,” he said in a video on Facebook. The Ukrainian delegation wants to raise the issue at the UN General Assembly in New York at the highest level in order to put international pressure on Russia for humanitarian access. (rtr)

The EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has called on EU member states to maintain their sanctions against Russia. “We need this stability so that the sanctions remain in place for a longer period of time,” Kallas told reporters in New York on Monday evening. EU diplomats had previously announced that the EU had not yet managed to confirm a fundamental agreement on lifting its sanctions against two Russian oligarchs. (afp)

The EU has so far failed to confirm an agreement in principle to lift its sanctions against two Russian oligarchs. EU diplomats announced this on Monday evening. The ambassadors of the 27 member states will meet again on Tuesday morning in order to reach an agreement before the deadline on Wednesday night.

The fundamental political agreement reached in the afternoon should have been confirmed in writing by the EU countries by Monday evening. But one country, according to diplomatic sources Latvia, opposed it and blocked the agreement. EU decisions in the area of ​​sanctions must be taken unanimously by the 27 member states. (afp)

A woman and a toddler were killed in Russian attacks in Ukraine. According to regional authorities, the woman died in an attack on a bus in the Zaporizhia region in the southeast of the country. Three other people were injured. No details were given about the attack.

According to authorities, a three-year-old child was killed in the southern Ukrainian region of Mykolaiv. The boy was therefore on the street when there was an air raid. With Western help, Ukraine has been defending itself against the Russian war of aggression for more than four and a half years. (dpa)

Before a meeting with US President Donald Trump planned in New York, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky rejected US criticism of attacks on the Russian oil industry. On the other hand, he renewed his proposal for a limited ceasefire: “The Ukrainian energy sector, critical infrastructure and our food exports must no longer be targets for Russia, and that will lead to corresponding de-escalation steps on our part,” Zelenskyj wrote on Platform

Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform that Russia lost control of its diesel oil industry during the war. A large part of the refineries were blown up and were at least temporarily out of operation. “This ridiculous and endless war with Ukraine must end,” he continued. Zelenskyj agreed to this demand. More than a week ago, Trump called on Zelensky to stop attacks on Russian refineries and blamed him for a global diesel shortage. However, the war between the USA and Iran is having a particular impact on the global oil market. (dpa)