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Turned German clothing stores into a fashion empire: the head of New Yorker has died

Billionaire Friedrich Knapp, creator of the New Yorker clothing chain, has died after a long illness. His company has more than 1,200 branches in 47 countries and about 23,000 employees.

Billionaire Friedrich Knapp, the founder and head of the German chain of clothing stores New Yorker, has passed away. He was left with three children and a life partner, reports UNN with reference to Bild.

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Knapp turned New Yorker, founded in Lower Saxony, into a global fashion empire. Today, the company has more than 1,200 branches in 47 countries and about 23,000 employees. Branches can be found in almost every major city in Germany.

Knapp, who rarely appeared in public, died on the island of Sylt, where he arrived last week after long treatment in Switzerland. According to the Braunschweiger Zeitung newspaper, he had fallen seriously ill about a year ago.

Braunschweig Mayor Thorsten Kornblum expressed his condolences on the death of the entrepreneur and noted his contribution to the development of the city, especially in the field of sports and culture.

November 16, 2024
Ukraine destroys flag planted by Russian troops at border in Chernihiv Oblast

A day after videos showed Russian troops planting a Russian flag in a grey zone near the border in Ukraine's Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine's State Border Guard Service released a video showing a drone destroying the flag on Nov. 16.

"Intelligence indicated that the Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group left the area even before the elimination of the established flags, not daring to take further action," the service wrote in a statement accompanying the video.

"This is another unsuccessful attempt by the enemy to impose its 'victories,' and nothing more than a psychological trick that has no military meaning," the statement continued.

Russian military bloggers a day earlier posted videos appearing to show Russian troops planting a flag on the bridge over the Sudost River near the border settlement of Hremiach and claimed they entered Hremiach and Muravi.

A spokesperson for the Border Service denied that Russian forces entered the settlements and said that they did not cross the bridge.

The spokesperson, Andrii Demchenko, added that no major defensive was detected and Ukraine has deployed additional forces in the area to fend off acts of sabotage from Russia.

Chernihiv Oblast is located on Ukraine’s northern border with Russia and Belarus. It was partially occupied during Russia's initial offensive in February 2022, but the invading force retreated in April after the Kremlin failed to take Kyiv.

Ukraine destroys $10 million Russian Buk air-defense system, Interior Ministry saysA drone unit in the National Guard’s 27th Pechersk Brigade destroyed a Russian anti-aircraft missile BUK-M1 system worth $10 million, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported on Nov 16.The Kyiv IndependentThe Kyiv Independent news desk

November 16, 2024
DPRK wants to exchange Russia’s military assistance in the war against Ukraine for access to missile, nuclear and military programs – Foreign Ministry

According to Ukrainian intelligence, North Korea is seeking access to Russian nuclear and missile technologies in exchange for military support from Russia in its war against Ukraine.

Pyongyang is seeking to exchange its participation in the aggression against Ukraine for access to Russian technologies in missile, nuclear and other military programs. This was emphasized by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga, referring to Ukrainian intelligence data, UNN reports.

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Today, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga welcomed his Japanese counterpart Iwai Takeshi to Kyiv and held talks with him on a wide range of issues of Ukrainian-Japanese cooperation, as well as global security challenges.

The heads of Ukrainian and Japanese diplomacy discussed the security situation in Ukraine and the world, including the actual entry of North Korea into the Russian war. According to Andriy Sybiga, this is evidence that the future of not only the European but also the global security architecture is being decided in Ukraine.

"Russia's deepening military-technical cooperation with North Korea and Iran poses a direct threat not only to Europe, but also to Southeast Asia and the Middle East. It is not only Russia that receives drones, missiles, and soldiers. Moscow is strengthening Tehran and Pyongyang in return," he emphasized.

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The minister also said that according to Ukrainian intelligence, Pyongyang is seeking to exchange its participation in the aggression against Ukraine for access to Russian technology in missile, nuclear and other military programs.

"This is extremely threatening. All this cannot but worry our partners. That is why we have to counter such global threats together," the Foreign Minister said.

In this context, Andriy Sybiga emphasized that only strong and systematic support for Ukraine can stop Russia and bring a comprehensive, just and sustainable peace. According to him, Russia's defeat in Ukraine will stop other aggressors from pursuing their aggressive plans.

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November 16, 2024
Liverpool prepare sacrifice of 97-game star for Prem left-back to bypass £40m deal

Liverpool are reportedly prepared to offer Kostas Tsimikas to Fulham, so that they don’t have to pay the full £40million the Cottagers want for Antonee Robinson.

At various points of late, the Reds have been linked with Robinson. The Fulham left-back has shown himself to be a very useful player over a few Premier League seasons.

As a result, Liverpool and Manchester United are said to be interested, and the Reds have a plan to land Robinson on the cheap.

According to TBRFootball, Liverpool are huge fans and could offer up current left-back Tsimikas as makeweight, despite the Greek international having played often of late.

Indeed, Robinson is said to be valued by the Cottagers at £40million, and the Reds are prepared to offer Tsimikas as a makeweight in hopes that the price will be brought down, and a January agreement can be reached.

With Liverpool’s own left-back’s future up in the air, it seems resourceful for the club to offer him up in hopes of getting an upgrade.

It is clearly not believed Tsimikas – who has shared duties with Andy Robertson at left-back this season – is a huge asset for the Reds, while their scouts are said to feel Robinson is belongs among the elite.

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Fulham, in seventh in the Premier League, are not that, and nor have they ever been it, whereas Liverpool are top of both the top flight and the Champions League, so Robinson moving there would match how they view him.

In any case, he is not the only left-back being looked at by Liverpool. Milos Kerkez and Rayan Ait-Nouri – both also playing in the Premier League currently – are also on their radar.

However, they are mobilising to land Robinson, and if things go well, the American could be a Liverpool player come January.

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November 16, 2024
League of Nations: Ukraine and Georgia to play a match in Batumi today

Today at 19:00, the Nations League match between Georgia and Ukraine will take place at the AdjaraBet Arena. The Ukrainian national team (25th in the FIFA rankings) will play in yellow against the Georgians (67th), who will wear red.

The match of the 5th round of the 2024/2025 Nations League in Group B1 Georgia – Ukraine will take place today in Batumi at the AdjaraBet Arena, reports UNN with reference to the UAF.

Today's match will be played by the Ukrainian national team in a yellow set of uniforms. Georgians will play in red.

In the FIFA rankings published on October 24, our current opponent, the Georgian team, is ranked 67th. Ukraine's national team is ranked 25th in this register.

The Ukrainian team has never played at the AdjaraBet Arena in Batumi. However, the blue and yellows have a fairly rich history of performances in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi.

In addition to the match in Batumi, another match will take place today in Group B1 of the 2024/2025 Nations League: Albania will host the Czech Republic at the Air Albania Stadium in Tirana (the match starts at 21:45 Kyiv time).

Ukraine's application for the match against Georgia

1. Heorhiy Bushchan, 2. Yukhym Konoplya, 3. Oleksiy Sych, 4. Maksym Taloverov, 5. Valeriy Bondar, 6. Volodymyr Brazhko, 7. Mykhailo Mudryk, 8. Heorhiy Sudakov, 9. Roman Yaremchuk, 10. Mykola Shaparenko, 11. Artem Dovbyk, 12. Anatoliy Trubin, 13. Ilya Zabarnyi, 14. Oleksandr Nazarenko, 15. Dmytro Kryskiv, 16. Vitaliy Mykolenko, 17. Oleksandr Zinchenko, 18. Yegor Yarmolyuk, 19. Oleksiy Hutsulyak, 20. Oleksandr Zubkov, 21. Ivan Kalyuzhny, 22. Mykola Matvienko, 23. Dmytro Riznyk.

Of the players who are in Batumi, Vladislav Vanat was not included in the application.

November 16, 2024
To the sound of the shahed: an exhibition of foreign components used by Russia in weapons against Ukraine was held in Berlin

An exhibition of Western components used by Russia in its weapons against Ukraine was held in Berlin. The exhibition showed that Russia imported chips worth $4 billion despite the sanctions.

An exhibition illustrating Western parts used in Russian weapons against Ukraine was held in Berlin, Germany. The exhibition demonstrated the extent to which Western electronics are used in Russian missiles and drones. This was reported by the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy, UNN reports.

It is noted that since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, no restrictions have prevented Russia from importing $4 billion worth of chips and microchips.

At the same time, more than half of the semiconductors and integrated circuits imported by Russia in 2023 were produced by American and European companies.

"Even the missile used by the Russians to hit the Okhmatdyt hospital on July 8 was based on Western components," the report said.

The committee also added that in October alone, more than 2,000 "shaheds" were launched against Ukraine, with more than 170,000 components that should be blocked from being delivered to the aggressor country.

"This reminds us once again that sanctions must be strengthened and made even more effective. I am grateful to the drone manufacturer Quantum Systems for hosting the event and providing practical military and technical support to Ukraine. I hope the exhibition was useful for our fellow Bundestag members. We hope to hold it in the German parliament as well!" – said Yevheniia Kravchuk, Deputy Chairman of the Committee.

During the exhibition, the MP also turned on the sound of a shahed for greater realism.

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The Russians are constantly trying to modify and modernize all types of missiles and drones they have, which they use to attack Ukraine. Experts from the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise (Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise) in a commentary to UNN toldwhat features are involved and what role Western components play in the changes of enemy weapons.

For example, experts from the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise foundthat the Russian X-69 missiles used by the occupiers to hit Ukraine are made of several types of weapons and have foreign components.

November 16, 2024
Russia cuts off gas supplies to Austria – Reuters

The Russian energy giant Gazprom has stopped gas supplies for Austrian energy company OMV, just hours after Vienna revealed that Russia had issued a warning about the cut-off.

Source: Reuters

Details: Austria announced on Friday that Moscow had notified it of a gas cutoff, effective Saturday, 16 November. This followed an arbitration ruling in favour of OMV, Austria's largest energy supplier, due to Gazprom's failure to meet its obligations to supply gas to its German subsidiary.

The Austrian energy regulator E-Control reported on Saturday that Gazprom's supplies to OMV had stopped at 06:00 local time, adding that prices and supplies to Austrian customers remained stable.

OMV is seeking to recover €230 million in damages from Gazprom, as awarded in arbitration.

Gazprom claimed it would send 42.4 million cubic metres (MCM) of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Saturday, the same volume as on Friday.

According to data from gas transmission system operator Eustream, flows from Ukraine to Slovakia remained stable, but nominations for flows from Slovakia to Austria were approximately 16% below this month's average.

OMV typically accounts for around 40% of Russian gas flows through Ukraine, equating to approximately 17 mcm per day.

One of Russia's remaining major gas routes to Europe, the Soviet-era Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhhorod pipeline through Ukraine, is set to close at the end of this year. This is because Kyiv has decided not to renew a five-year transit agreement that delivers North Siberian gas to Slovakia, Czechia and Austria.

Without Austria, only two European countries will receive significant volumes of Russian gas: Hungary and Slovakia. In Hungary's case, the gas is delivered via a pipeline that primarily runs through Türkiye.

Reuters reported that in 2023, Russia transported approximately 15 billion cubic metres of gas through Ukraine, accounting for about 8% of the peak Russian gas flows to Europe via various routes in 2018-2019.

The International Energy Agency estimates that in 2023, the Ukrainian transit route supplied 65% of the gas demand in Austria and its eastern neighbours, Hungary and Slovakia.

Background: The European Commission has raised its expectations for gas prices in Europe by 9.7% this year and by 14.4% in 2025.

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November 16, 2024
There was a hostage situation at a restaurant in France

In a restaurant in the French town of Issy-Le-Moulineau, the owner is holding back several employees of the establishment. The area is cordoned off by a large police force, firefighters arrived on the scene.

At a restaurant in the French town of Issy-Le-Moulineau, near Paris, a man is “holding back several employees”. Police headed to the site, the area is cordoned off. This UNN reports with reference to BFMTV.

On Saturday, November 16, there was a hostage situation at a restaurant in Issy-les-Moulineaux.

The owner of a restaurant in Issy-les-Moulineaux is reportedly “keeping a few employees.

The owner of the establishment has “established a foothold there” and “retains several employees.

“Large police forces surround the restaurant a few dozen meters from the Paris ring road,” the report said.

Police and firefighters were dispatched at noon.

November 16, 2024
Ukraine, US to partner on developing small modular nuclear reactors for reconstruction

The United States will partner with Ukraine to transition Ukraine's coal-fired plants to small modular nuclear reactors, and to use them to help decarbonize its steel industry, the countries announced on Nov. 16 at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Small modular reactors (SMR) are an emerging technology that allow for reactors to be transported and assembled on site.

The partnership will build a roadmap and provide technical support to "rebuild, modernize, and decarbonize Ukraine's steel industry with SMRs," according to a statement from the U.S. State Department.

It will also "facilitate the transition of Ukraine’s coal-fired power plants to secure and safe SMR nuclear power plants utilizing existing infrastructure and retraining the workforce," the statement read.

Another project announced at the conference, known as COP29, will build a pilot plant in Ukraine to demonstrate production of clean hydrogen and ammonia using simulated SMR technology.

Ukraine is expected to face a brutal energy crisis through its toughest winter since the start of the full-scale invasion after Russia took out capacity from half of its electricity generation sector in large-scale air strikes.

The infographic showcases the countries with the top percentage share of nuclear energy production. (Lisa Kukharska / The Kyiv Independent)

As Ukraine hurries to rebuild its devastated energy structure, many foreign partners are looking for ways to encourage greener and more sustainable energy solutions. Wind and solar projects are in high demand, although many of Ukraine's infrastructure projects are emergency solutions rather than part of a broader green strategy.

Following the occupation of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in 2022, the three nuclear plants remaining under government control provide around 60% of its power. However, Russia is eyeing attacks on Ukraine’s nuclear infrastructure, the Energy Ministry's press office told the Kyiv Independent last month.

The energy-intensive steel industry produced a tenth of Ukraine's pre-war GDP, but last year's production was less than a third of Ukraine's total 2021 steel production.

Energy blackouts are a major factor in the drop in production, alongside worker shortages, high electricity prices, and disrupted supply chains as a result of the full-scale invasion.

Fatih Birol: Building a resilient energy system in Ukraine can be a model for clean transitionEditor’s Note: The opinions expressed in the op-ed section are those of the authors and do not purport to reflect the views of the Kyiv Independent. Ukraine and its people have become a beacon of strength and resilience to citizens around the world. To support Ukraine, the international communityThe Kyiv IndependentFatih Birol

November 16, 2024
Russia is teaching North Korea modern warfare: Zelensky meets with Japanese Foreign Minister

The President of Ukraine met with the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Iwai Takeshi. They discussed a new support package, threats from the DPRK's cooperation with Russia, and further economic cooperation.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Japanese Foreign Minister Iwai Takeshi. They talked about support for Ukraine, North Korea's involvement in the war against Ukraine, and a new support package, UNN reports.

"…I met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan: he is on a visit to Ukraine. And it is important that this is his first visit to another country immediately after the appointment of the new Japanese government – a visit to Ukraine. This is both symbolic of our relations, Ukraine and Japan, and very practical: this war in Europe is now deciding a lot for the whole world," Zelensky said.

The Head of State thanked the Minister and the entire Japan for the support provided to Ukraine. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, it has amounted to $12 billion.

"Japan is a true leader in Asia in defending the rules-based international order and simply human life. We also discussed the fact that North Korea has now become an ally of Russia and is helping Putin in this criminal war. I informed him about the activity of the North Korean military in Kursk region, about all the threats from the cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow. russia is teaching North Korea modern warfare, and this could cause much wider destabilization. We must counteract this together and with all our other partners," Zelenskyy added.

According to him, there is a new support package from Japan.

"Of course, we spoke with the Japanese Foreign Minister about strengthening sanctions against Russia, about our economic cooperation with Japan, about reconstruction, and about how to bring a just peace closer. We are also preparing for a conversation with the new Prime Minister of Japan," Zelenskyy summarized.

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November 16, 2024