Section: The Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)
Ukrainian offensive is slowing down. 246th day of the war
The Ukrainian General Staff identifies the Donetsk Oblast as the arena of the heaviest fighting. Russian forces were to make successive unsuccessful assaults on Bakhmut and its southern outskirts and towns to the northeast and southwest of the city. The defenders are to consistently repel attacks east of Siversk, on the outskirts of Horlivka and...
Selling shares in the Hamburg terminal: Scholz does not want a clash with China
The ruling coalition in Germany, which has been struggling in recent months with the dilemma of how to combat the energy crisis while supporting Ukraine, now finds itself in another dispute. It concerns plans by the Chinese shipping company COSCO to buy a 35% stake in Hamburg’s container terminal (Container Terminal Tollerort GmbH, CTT)....
Russia threatens with a dirty bomb. 242nd day of the war
The Donbas remains the main arena of fighting. Ukrainian troops repelled further attempts to attack Bakhmut, its outskirts, and surrounding villages. Aggressor forces also pressed unsuccessfully east of Siversk, on the outskirts of Avdiivka, northwest of Horlivka and in an arc west of Donetsk. Ukrainian reports indicate that on 21 October, the...
A struggle to survive. Ukraine’s economy in wartime
The ongoing war in Ukraine has had a disastrous impact on the country’s economy. Its GDP has fallen by approximately a third, and material losses due to the destruction of infrastructure have exceeded US$100 billion and are rising every day. The high inflation rate, the weakened currency and the very high unemployment rate are taking an...
Strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. 239th day of the war
The Ukrainian General Staff has significantly reduced information on the situation in the combat areas. Russian forces are making further attempts to advance on Bakhmut and its outskirts, as well as the southwest and northeast of the city. Defenders also repulsed attacks northeast of Siversk and in an arc west of Donetsk. …read more...
Distrust and reticence. Kyiv on Tsikhanouskaya’s offer of an alliance
On 10 October, the leader of the Belarusian opposition Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya proposed to President Volodymyr Zelensky that an alliance be formed between Ukraine and a free & democratic Belarus – i.e. the interim cabinet formed under Tsikhanouskaya’s leadership in August this year. At the same time, she declared that Belarus should...
Martial law in the annexed territories of Ukraine. 237th day of the war
Russian forces moved north of Avdiivka and southwest of Bakhmut. However, subsequent aggressor assaults on that city’s southern and eastern outskirts, in the Bakhmutivka area, north and west of Horlivka and an arc west of Donetsk, failed. Ukrainian troops also repulsed attacks to the southeast and northeast of Siversk. …read more...
Extremely cautious. Romania’s approach to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 8 October 2022, Romania’s Minister of National Defence Vasile Dîncu gave a controversial interview whose content contradicted the pro-Ukrainian stance which had been adopted by his country regarding the prospects for ending the ongoing war. Dîncu stated that the Kremlin has the means enabling it to prolong the conflict and that...
Preparations for the Battle of Kherson. 235th day of the war
The heaviest fighting occurs in the Bakhmut area and Soledar, located northeast of Bakhmut. According to some sources, Ukrainian forces have begun pulling reserves into the city to reinforce defences. Russian troops were to continue to apply pressure on the line of the Zherebets River in the northeastern part of Donetsk Oblast, stopping attempts...
Belarus mobilises forces. 232nd day of the war
Russia continues its attacks on critical infrastructure facilities across Ukraine, but they are limited compared to the strikes on Monday. Defenders report the destruction of many missiles and most kamikaze drones obtained from Iran (National Security and Defence Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov estimated that the aggressor loses 85–90% of the...
