Russia wants the former commander of Ukraine’s ground forces

The Russia-Ukraine conflict is escalating. Illustration photo: CNN

According to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Mr. Sergei Popko, is wanted under an article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation filed a complaint against Mr. Popko in absentia in August. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, from March 2016 to August 2019, when he served as commander of the ground forces of the Russian Federation, The Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ukrainian army shelled civilian settlements in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, injuring and killing more than 180 people, including minors. More than 370 civilian and important infrastructure in Donbass were damaged.

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Ukraine fires two cybersecurity officials. Ukraine has fired two senior officials as prosecutors announced allegations of corruption in the government’s cybersecurity agency. Mr. Yurii Shchyhol, head of the Special Service of Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine (SSSCIP) and his deputy Viktor Zhora were fired on November 20, Mr. Taras Melnychuk – a senior member of the cabinet wrote on Telegram but did not give a reason.

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North Korea informed Japan of its plans to launch a satellite. Associated Reuters On November 20, it was reported that North Korea had notified Japan of plans to launch a space satellite between November 22 and December 1, in the context that the North Korean government was preparing for the effort. The third put a military spy satellite into orbit.

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Slovakia extends border controls with Hungary. On November 20, the Slovak Government approved continuing to maintain temporary control measures at the border with Hungary until December 23 to prevent the increasing wave of illegal migration. Slovakia implemented border controls on October 5, after neighbors Poland, the Czech Republic and Austria tightened their borders with Slovakia.

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The US provides a new military aid package worth $100 million to Ukraine. According to the news agency APOn November 20, the US administration announced its decision to provide a new military aid package worth $100 million to Ukraine, in the context of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s visit to the country, despite the deadlock in the country. US Congress in approving a larger budget. The support package includes 3 million rounds of small-caliber firearms ammunition and ammunition for HIMARS high-mobility rocket artillery systems.

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Slovenia’s Prime Minister is under investigation for corruption. Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob is under investigation on suspicion of integrity violations by illegally pressuring Interior Ministry employees. The anti-corruption commission said in a statement that some of the allegations in the report were still being examined in a preliminary examination. Suspected violations will be confirmed or denied based on further investigations.

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Russia officially protested to Finland about closing the border. On November 20, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that it had sent an official protest to the Finnish Ambassador in Moscow regarding Helsinki’s closure of four busy border crossings with Russia. According to Russian authorities, this step by Finland affected tens of thousands of people in both countries.

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Israel was accused of attacking an Indonesian hospital. On November 20, the Israeli army was accused of conducting a military operation against an Indonesian hospital in the Gaza Strip, killing many people. Associated Al Jazeera quoted the head of health authorities in the Gaza Strip, Mr. Munner al-Bursh, as saying that “Israeli forces continued to attack the hospital. Their artillery began shelling at midnight targeting the surgical department, killing 12 civilians and injuring many doctors working there. In addition to the 700 patients and 5,000 refugees inside the hospital before the attack, the areas around the hospital are housing about 10,000 people,” Mr. al-Bursh said.

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