Many Kievans still without electricity and water – the night update without photos Here drone boats attack Russian warships

Grain export dispute enters the next round

The dispute over Ukraine’s grain exports across the Black Sea continues. Russia has said it will withdraw from the grain deal and will not accept that the other parties involved – the United Nations, Turkey and Ukraine – continue as usual. On Monday evening, the Russian Defense Ministry demanded additional commitments from Ukraine not to use the naval corridor for military purposes.

On Monday, a convoy of more than a dozen grain ships set out for the Bosphorus from Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea — without Russia’s permission. But Russian troops did not hinder the convoy either. The agreement was reached on Sunday between the UN, Turkey and Ukraine at the grain export coordination center in Istanbul.

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Moscow tried to prevent this action at various diplomatic levels. The agreement “cannot be implemented without us,” Russian ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebensia said at a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York. The passage of grain ships through the Bosphorus would not be possible without Russian participation in the controls. However, the three other partners are now also continuing to inspect the ships on their way to Ukraine and back without Moscow.

Phone calls took place on Monday between the defense ministries and the foreign ministries of Russia and Turkey. Russia’s defense ministry again accused Ukraine of misusing the protected maritime corridor during a nighttime drone attack on the Black Sea fleet.

UN Emergency Relief Coordinator: The Black Sea is clear at night

UN emergency aid coordinator Martin Griffiths opposed this view in New York. “If there are no Initiative ships in the area, the corridor has no special status,” he told the Security Council. There were also no cargo ships in the sea area on the night of the alleged attack on Saturday. “The protected shipping corridor is not open at 4 a.m..” There was therefore no violation of the agreements.

Many Kievans still without electricity and water

After the Russian rocket attack on the energy supply of the Ukrainian capital, about 250,000 apartments were still without power on Monday evening. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said there is still no water in 40 percent of the consumption points. Although the situation has improved from the morning, the repair work continued. Klitschko announced further electricity-saving measures in local public transport on Tuesday. The metro will therefore run less often. Electric trams and trolleybuses should be replaced by regular buses.

Zelenskyi praised the air defense

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy underlined the successes of air defense after the day with heavy Russian missile strikes. Of the roughly 50 Russian cruise missiles and missiles, 45 were shot down, he said in his video message. He demanded that his country needed more weapons to fend off the attacks from the air. Russia already has to use more missiles to hit a target than before.

With the rocket attacks, the Russian army has been following a new tactic since October and mainly shells energy supply systems. Therefore, many states promised help in strengthening air defenses. The first of four Iris-T systems came from Germany, which is praised by the Ukrainians as very accurate.

Scholz and Zelenskyj on the phone

Selenskyj also praised the Iris-T in a telephone conversation with Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) on Monday. According to Zelenskyj, further options were discussed for Germany to support Ukraine. This mainly concerns the renewal of the Ukrainian infrastructure after the Russian air strikes.

According to the government, Scholz said Germany would provide political, financial and humanitarian support to Ukraine in defending its sovereignty, “including arms supplies”. A spokesman said the chancellor had condemned the “continuous targeted shelling” of civilian infrastructure by the Russian armed forces. Scholz and Selenskyj had called for not to jeopardize the grain deal under the auspices of the UN so as not to further burden the global food situation.

Bomb accusation: IAEA begins inspections in Ukraine

The IAEA has begun planned inspections in Ukraine following Russian allegations that Kiev plans to use a “dirty bomb,” agency chief Rafael Grossi announced Monday. Therefore, two sites are being monitored to detect possible undeclared nuclear activities and materials. Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of working on an atomic bomb. Kiev had strenuously denied the allegations and requested an IAEA mission. Grossi wants to report on the results of the checks this week.

Tuesday will be important

Chancellor Scholz visits a factory of the chemical company BASF in Schwarzheide in Lausitz. It is also about the economic consequences of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. The chemical industry is one of the largest consumers of natural gas, which has become scarce and expensive. (sda/dpa)