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The Starlink satellite Internet service is, however, vital to Kiev’s communications, primarily military.

On the other hand, Russian officials say they have completed the evacuation of civilians from Kherson, on the other side of the Dnieper, ahead of the expected battle with Ukrainian forces. At least 70 thousand civilians would have crossed the river. And the Russian Minister of Defense, Sergei Șoigu, announced that the partial mobilization announced in September has ended and the target of mobilizing 300,000 reservists has been reached.

Ukrainian armed forces have struck a base in Kherson of Ramzan Kadyrov’s Chechen fighters loyal to Vladimir Putin after they exposed themselves in images posted on social media. Thus the Ukrainians discovered that the so-called Kadarovites – who had just arrived in the area after being mobilized – had settled in a school. According to the Ukrainians, 40 were killed and dozens injured in this raid alone.

Moreover, according to the British Minister of Defence, the Russians are using barely mobilized reservists for the defense positions on the west bank of the Dnieper.

For their part, the authorities imposed by Moscow in Kherson claim to have completed the evacuation of the city, on the other side of the Dnieper – before the expected Ukrainian offensive.

Zelensky, statements next to a kamikaze drone

As he delivered his message tonight, Volodymyr Zelensky stood next to what appears to be an Iranian-made Shahed kamikaze drone.

Volodymyr Zelensky: “Over 30 drones were launched (by the Russians) in two days. In total, Russia carried out 4,500 missile strikes and more than 8,000 air raids. But we fight, we will knock down more. Together, we will surely clip the wings of all metal monsters, no matter how many and from where they fly over Ukraine.”

Drone attacks systematically target energy infrastructure throughout Ukraine

Nic Robertson, CNN Correspondent: “The sirens have been turned on. We just got to the power station, everyone has to take shelter in the bunker. We’ll have to go in too. One of the drones became entangled in high voltage lines and destroyed important equipment. There’s all these burnt cables and equipment down here. And officials say this part of the plant was the most sensitive.”

Officials in Kyiv are warning residents of the capital to use electricity “sparingly” as blackouts continue. They will be more frequent and of a longer duration – announced a regional leader.

Iran-supplied kamikaze drones are also being dropped by the Russians into battle on various fronts.

These Ukrainian soldiers are heroically holding on to defensive positions in Bahmut, in the Donetsk region – where the fiercest fighting is now taking place.

Vladimir Putin continues to reject the idea of ​​Ukraine’s sovereignty in a way that is fundamentally incompatible with serious negotiations, according to the latest analysis by the US Institute for the Study of War.

Vladimir Putin: “Frankly speaking, the only real, serious guarantor of the statehood, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine could only be Russia, the one that created today’s Ukraine.”

Vladimir Putin has no regrets

Regarding the war he started in Ukraine, Putin has no regrets, or at least he is not willing to talk publicly. He admitted, however, that there are losses in the so-called special operation.

Vladimir Putin: “There are costs. Above all, it’s the losses associated with the special military operation. I think about it all the time. There are economic losses, but there are also huge gains. And what happens, I want to emphasize that, in the end it benefits Russia and the country’s future.”

In the view of the Kremlin leader, Russia is the pure one, with justice on its side, and the West is to blame for everything – from the war in Ukraine, to the energy crisis and the global food crisis.

Vladimir Putin: “The main stake of this West is to hold power over the world, but the game is definitely a dangerous, bloody and, dare I say it, dirty one. The historic period of the unshakable dominance of the West in international politics is coming to an end, and the unipolar world is becoming a thing of the past.”

Putin has vehemently denied the idea that Russia could use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine and denounces provocations by the West

Vladimir Putin: “The purpose of the whole story with nuclear threats and the possibility of using a nuclear weapon (by Russia in Ukraine) is very primitive. We see no point in doing this. It has no point, either politically or militarily.”

And to make the case for what he calls the West’s nuclear blackmail, Putin referred directly to Liz Truss, the former British prime minister, saying that in August, when Truss was foreign secretary, she had suggested she was ready to push the button nuclear if the circumstances required it.

Vladimir Putin: “The Prime Minister of Great Britain (Liz Truss) said bluntly, answering a journalist: ‘Yes, the United Kingdom is a nuclear power. It is the prime minister’s duty to be able to use (nuclear weapons) and I will.’ Well how? No one reacted, not at all. Well, let’s say she had an outburst there, the girl is a bit off… But they, the Western leaders, could correct her. Washington could publicly announce, ‘We have nothing to do with this.'”