Poles block traffic on the border, and a drone training center is hit in Donetsk: highlights for November 7
Polish carriers, who have been blocking truck traffic on the border with Ukraine for two days, have not yet submitted their official demands to the Ukrainian side. A drone operator training center was hit in Donetsk. The Ukrainian Ombudsman appealed to the police and the SBU over the statements of linguist Iryna Farion about soldiers speaking Russian. We have collected the key news for November 7.
Polish carriers block traffic at the border
Since November 6, Polish carriers have blocked three checkpoints: Korchova - Krakivets, Hrebenne - Rava-Ruska, and Dorohusk - Yahodyn.
However, they have still not conveyed their official demands to any representative of the Ukrainian side.
“According to the information available from media reports and social networks, the demands include the abolition of the “transport visa-free travel”, i.e. a return to the system of permits for freight transportation, separate lanes, and separate queues for trucks with EU license plates and empty ones, access to the Shliakh system,” noted the Ministry of Reconstruction of Ukraine.
Explosion in Donetsk
An explosion was heard in the center of occupied Donetsk. In the footage published by propagandists, journalists identified the building on 49 Cheliuskintsiv Street, where the “Republican Center for Unmanned Systems named after Vladimir Zhoga” is registered. It is noted that this center was training military UAV operators.
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View in Telegram.In addition, explosions occurred in the Russian city of Taganrog, in the Rostov region. This happened near the local airport.
The governor of the Rostov region of the Russian Federation, Vasily Golubev, said that the air defense systems in Taganrog did not work, but connected this with the war against Ukraine.
The Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe has been suspended
NATO announced the suspension of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). All because of Russia's withdrawal from the treaty.
Russia “suspended” its participation in the treaty back in 2007, and in 2015, citing NATO’s “de facto” violation of the treaty, announced that it would “completely” cease its participation in it. On November 7, 2023, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it had completed the procedure for withdrawing from the treaty.
The Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe sets limits on key categories of This refers to non-nuclear and non-missile weapons: tanks, artillery, aircraft, etc.conventional military equipment and provides for the destruction of surplus weapons.
Hungary threatens to block Ukraine's accession to the EU
The political director of Hungarian Prime Minister Balazs Orbán, in an interview with the Dutch broadcaster NOS, threatened that his country would block the start of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU if Kyiv does not change language legislation.
In Hungary, they complain about language legislation in Ukraine, which obliges national minorities (not only Hungarian) to receive at least 70% of their education in Ukrainian.
Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishina called these statements “political slogans” and added that they would not interfere with “real work” with the Hungarian minority.
A soldier was hit at a checkpoint in Kyiv
On the evening of November 6 in Kyiv, a driver ran over a border guard officer who was serving at a checkpoint. The woman was just crossing the road at an unregulated pedestrian crossing. The victim was hospitalized.
The driver was tested for intoxication using a Drager device - it showed that the man was sober.
The police and SBU were notified of Farion’s statements.
Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets contacted the relevant authorities because of a statement by linguist and ex-deputy Iryna Farion. She recently stated that she could not call the Russian-speaking fighters of the Azov brigade Ukrainians.
He emphasized that violation of the equality of citizens depending on their race, nationality, regional origin, religious beliefs, disability, and other grounds is punishable under Article 161 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The Lviv Polytechnic National University, where Farion teaches, disowned her statements. Meanwhile, leaflets appeared at the entrance to the Lviv Polytechnic National University with a call to “not remain silent” when “the honor of Ukrainian soldiers is being defamed” and to fire Farion.
Other important news of the day
- Media: The European Commission considers four of Ukraine’s seven steps towards EU accession negotiations have been completed.
- Ministry of Internal Affairs: Zaluzhnyi’s deceased assistant was warned that the grenades given were military.
- The first group of Ukrainians is being evacuated from the Gaza Strip.
- The Netherlands sent five F-16s to train Ukrainian pilots in Romania.
- Shakhtar beat Spanish Barcelona in the Champions League.
- MPs are hinting at the resignation of Sports Minister Gutzeit.