Sunday, September 17, 2023
13:02
KADYROV denies rumors about his health
On his Telegram channel, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov denied the rumors about his health that have been circulating in the last few hours. “If you can’t tell the truth from lies on the internet, I strongly advise you to take a walk in the fresh air and organize your thoughts. Rain is wonderfully invigorating,” he says in a video.
10:03
We take stock
Here are the highlights from the last 24 hours in the conflict in Ukraine:
International
Posted today at 8:37 am.
10:01
KIM JONG UN
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left the Russian Far East on Sunday aboard his armored train bound for the North Korean border, Russian news agencies reported, after visiting Russia on Tuesday.
“The farewell ceremony of the leader of the DPRK took place at the Artiom-Primorsky-1 station, where Kim Jong Un’s armored train was already located,” the Ria Novosti agency reported, using the acronym of the official name of North Korea and publishing a video of the leader’s departure . “Kim Jong Un’s train was heading towards the Khassan border post. The distance (…) is about 250 kilometers,” said the TASS agency.
06:55
LONG WAR
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned in an interview published on Sunday that a quick end to the war in Ukraine is not expected as the Ukrainian army is conducting a counteroffensive to repel Russian forces.
“Most wars last longer than expected at the beginning,” emphasized Jens Stoltenberg in this interview with the Funke media group. “That is why we must prepare for a long war in Ukraine,” he added.
06:54
DRONES
Russian air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian drone in the Moscow region and six others en route to the annexed Crimean peninsula, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. One of the drones was intercepted at 1:45 a.m. (22:45 GMT) in Istrinsky district of the Moscow region, the ministry said on Telegram.
“According to preliminary information, there is no damage or injuries at the site where the debris fell,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin also said on Telegram. According to the Defense Ministry, two Ukrainian drones were also destroyed on Crimea’s west coast at around 1:15 a.m. Moscow time (10:15 p.m. GMT), and four more 30 minutes later over the peninsula’s east and northwest coasts. Defense.
06:54
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