The Russian president will take part in the virtual G20 summit on Wednesday. According to EU sources consulted by Adnkronos, the G20 European leaders (including Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni) will not change their plans and will also attend the summit. It would be the first meeting – albeit remotely – with Putin since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian army said it had penetrated 3 to 8 kilometers into the eastern bank of the Dnipro, in what would be the first territorial seizure in that sector since the counteroffensive began last June.
For the second time in a row, the capital Kiev was targeted by Russian drones.
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4:49 p.m
Virtual G20 summit, EU sources to Adnkronos: European leaders confirm their presence even if Putin is present
According to Adnkronos from sources EUThe heads of state and government of the European G20 countries – Italy, France, Germany, as well as the presidents of the Commission and the EU Council – “have decided by mutual agreement not to change the plans for their participation in the virtual summit” convened from the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Wednesday, eight days before the end of the Indian presidency, despite the announced distant participation of Vladimir Putin.
It would be the first direct contact, albeit at a distance, between some European heads of state and government and the Russian president, against whom an arrest warrant was issued by the International Criminal Court in The Hague in March. Putin did not attend the G20 summit in Indonesia last year or in New Delhi in September, not even virtually.
G20, a signal from Delhi to Putin: “We welcome peace attempts in Ukraine”
by our correspondent Paolo Mastrolilli, September 10, 2023
3:48 p.m
Russia, the nationalist Girkin: “I’m running, but it will be a farcical vote”
The Russian nationalist Igor Girkin, who is in prison awaiting trial on charges of inciting extremism, reiterated his intention to run for the presidency of Russia, but stressed that in his opinion the March vote would be a “farce” whose winner has already been determined. The Guardian reports on it.
Girkin, also known by the pseudonym Igor Strelkov, has repeatedly said that Russia will face revolution and even civil war if President Vladimir Putin’s military leaders do not wage the war in Ukraine more effectively. “I fully understand that participating in the presidential election campaign in the current situation in Russia is like sitting at the table and playing cards with fraudsters,” Girkin said in a letter posted on his Telegram account, adding adding that he does not believe that he will be allowed to take part in the elections, but hopes that his attempt to unite patriotic forces will undermine the Kremlin’s plan for a “sham election” in which “the only winner is announced in advance “is known”, can destroy it. “This is our chance to unite in the face of external and internal threats,” Girkin said in the letter, titled “I Will Run.”
(Portal) 2:28 p.m
Kiev: Troops advanced up to 8 km from the eastern bank of the Dnipro River
Ukrainian troops advanced 3 to 8 km to the eastern bank of the river Dnipro, in the part of the Kherson region occupied by the Russian army. Ukrainian Defense Forces spokeswoman Natalya Humenyuk said this live on national television. “The mortar fire no longer reaches the right bank, so this is a certain result that we can already record,” he said, as reported by Ukrinform. According to Humeniuk, there is a lot of work for the military. And although four to ten artillery systems are reportedly being destroyed every day, the Russians continue to bombard the western bank of the river, which is under Ukrainian control.
2:02 p.m
British defense: little prospect of major changes on the front
Britain’s Ministry of Defense said today that there was “little immediate prospect of major changes on the front line” as neither Russia nor Ukraine had made significant progress on the battlefield. A statement said heavy fighting between the two armies was centered near Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region. Avdiivkain the Dontesk region and on the left bank of the Dnipro River, where Ukrainian forces have established a bridgehead.
1:06 p.m
Putin will take part in the virtual G20 summit on Wednesday
The Russian President Wladimir Putin will take part in a virtual G20 summit next week. This was reported by the state television channel Rossiya-1, as reported by the Russian agency Tass. The online G20 leaders’ summit organized by India is scheduled for Wednesday, November 22. Putin will also attend a BRICS meeting next week and take part in the AI Journey, an international conference on artificial intelligence and machine learning organized by Sberbank that will take place November 22-24.
12:24 p.m
Pope: “Let us continue to pray for Ukraine”
“We continue to pray for the tormented Ukraine, I see the flags here, and for the people of Palestine and Israel. Peace is possible, it takes good will.” To say that it is so Pope Francis at the end of the Angelus.
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11:42 a.m
Ukrainian Air Force: “We need F-16 aircraft”
“We need modern aircraft, we need aircraft that can achieve air superiority and a number of other factors that a multi-role aircraft brings. That is, theF16which can attack land, sea and air targets and protect the interior of the state from missiles and drones,” said Ukrainian Air Force Command spokesman Yuri Ignat.
10:04
Zelensky: “We have imposed sanctions on 140 companies and people”
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a late-night speech reported on the presidency’s website that Kiev had imposed targeted sanctions on 40 legal entities and more than 100 people “responsible for the abduction and deportation of our children” and those believed to be will that they are helping Russia in “daily terror” against the Ukrainian people. “We are increasing our state’s pressure on these people. Each of them must be held accountable for their actions and we will no longer allow them to have any connection with Ukraine,” Zelensky said.
The Ukrainian president also thanked some countries for new support for Kiev’s war effort announced during the week, particularly from Germany, Finland, Lithuania, Estonia, as well as Norway and the United Kingdom from a humanitarian perspective.
(afp) 09:29
Wave of Russian drone attacks on Kiev for the second night in a row
Ukrainian authorities have reported a wave of attacks Russian drone attacks on Kyiv for the second evening in a row. “For the second day in a row, the enemy attacked the capital with drones. According to preliminary information, bomb ammunition of the Shahed type (so-called kamikaze drones, editor’s note) was used again,” the military administration reported in the Kiev Telegram.
The head of the administration, Serhiy Popko, stated that “on the territory of Kiev and on the outskirts of the city, about a dozen enemy targets were hit by air defense forces and assets.” Popko said that “enemy” drones attacked Kiev in waves and from different directions. “For this reason, air alerts were declared several times in the capital,” he added, without providing further details about damage or casualties.
(Portal) 08:25
Russian defense shoots down drone in Moscow region
The Russian anti-aircraft defense shot one down that night Ukrainian drone in the Moscow region, less than 100 kilometers from the Russian capital. According to the capital’s mayor Sergei Sobyanin, the unmanned device was destroyed in the Bogorodsky district while aiming at the city. “According to initial data, there are no injuries or damage caused by the falling parts of the drone,” he added on Telegram. Images of a road where parts of the crashed plane appeared to fall were shared on social media. It is the first time this week that a drone has attempted to attack the Russian capital. In recent days, Russian authorities reported the neutralization of unmanned devices in the Bryansk, Smolensk regions and the Crimean peninsula.
07:17
New Russian bombings in Kharkiv districts
Russian bombing of border and front-line settlements in Kharkiv, Chuguyiv and Kupyan districts continued throughout yesterday. The media in Kharkiv reported this. The attacks were particularly concentrated on Kozacha Lopan in Kharkiv District, Ohirtseve, Gatishche, Pletenivka in Chuguyiv District, Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka, Kislivka, Kotlyarivka, Tabaivka in Kupyan District and other settlements. No civilian casualties were recorded during the day. There is then fierce fighting in the direction of Kupyansk. During the day the enemy made six attack attempts in the Zinkivka and Petropavlivka areas. All attacks were repelled by the Ukrainian defenders.
02:22
In Ukraine, 75 soldiers died on the islands of Alekseevskij, Frolov and Kachkarovka on the Dnipro
Ukrainian forces “lost up to 75 soldiers in the areas of Alekseevsky Islands, Frolov and the village of Kachkarovka, Kherson region” on the Dnipro River. This was stated by the Russian Ministry of Defense, quoted by Tass. “In the Kherson direction, as a result of artillery fire and air strikes on personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Alekseevsky Islands, Frolov and the village of Kachkarovka in the Kherson region, up to 75 servicemen and four vehicles were destroyed,” the ministry reported, noting that A US-made M777 artillery system, two Msta-B howitzers and a self-propelled artillery team “Gvozdika” were also hit.
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