+++ Ukraine-Krieg +++: Moskau mit Hunderten Drohnen attackiert
Chefvolkswirt von Staatsbank nach Kriegskritik entlassen +++ Selenskyj kündigt Personaländerungen im Militär an +++ Russland importiert Benzin aus Indien +++ Der Newsblog.
In the southern Ukrainian port city of Odessa, authorities reported at least nine people injured by Russian attacks. Lieutenant Oleh Kiper, the regional military administrator, wrote on Telegram that the enemy continued to terrorize the civilian population in the Odessa region with terror. According to Ukrinform, Russian drone strikes hit a restaurant and several private homes.
A Russian court sentenced prominent Russian war opponent and opposition figure Lew Schlosberg to eleven years and one month in a penal camp in a controversial case. The judge found Vice Chairman of the liberal opposition party Jabloko guilty, among other things, for slandering Russian forces. The verdict fell short of the prosecutor's request, which had asked for twelve years and one month.
The 63-year-old politician plans to appeal the decision, as reported by Schlosberg's liberal party Jabloko. According to insiders, the state Russian development bank VEB has laid off its chief economist after he made critical remarks about the economic situation and the Ukraine war. Two people familiar with the matter told Reuters about the dismissal.
Prominent economist Andrei Klepatsch had already said in May that Russia is falling behind in competition with the West and China and is suffering increasing economic damage due to the war. The bank confirmed Klepatsch's dismissal without giving a reason. Klepatsch himself confirmed to Reuters his departure. His speech, published on the website of the Nikitski Club, a forum for economists and government representatives, became known only last week.
"We are falling behind. We are losing technological and economic competition worldwide," Klepatsch said. "And we are not only losing it to China and the USA. In a certain sense, we are also losing it to Ukraine." This is due to Western financial support for Kiev. "We will not win in this suffocating war. We have the illusion that everything will collapse there. It has not collapsed and will not collapse. Our costs are increasing."
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
