Ukrainian forces have recaptured the tactically important village of Klishchiivka on the southern flank of the important front-line town of Bakhmutsaid the Ukrainian president on Sunday evening. Volodymyr Zelensky praised the soldiers who fought near Bakhmut and praised those who recaptured Klishchyivka, saying “Well done!” in his speech. The battle caused “severe damage” to Russian forces, said Ukrainian troops spokesman Ilia Yevlash.
Russian forces shot down three Ukrainian drones over southwest Crimea on Sunday eveningsaid the Russian Defense Ministry. Air defense systems destroyed a drone an hour after its forces reportedly shot down two other Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the same area. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-appointed governor of Sevastopol, home of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, said debris from the downed third drone fell over farmland and no damage was caused.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was on his way home from Russia on SundayThat ended a six-day trip that raised global concerns about arms transfer deals between the two countries. After a farewell ceremony at the train station, Kim began his return journey aboard his armored train from the Primorye region in Russia’s far east, Russian state news agency RIA said. After entering Russia on Tuesday on his first foreign trip in more than four years, Kim met Russian President Vladimir Putin, visited key military and technology sites and pledged to step up military and economic cooperation.
North Korea could potentially increase Russia’s artillery supplies for the war in Ukraine, but that probably won’t make much of a differencethe senior American military officer said as he arrived in Norway for NATO meetings. US Army Chief of Staff Mark Milley said the recent meeting between Kim and Putin would likely prompt North Korea to supply Moscow with Soviet-era 152mm artillery shells. But he said it was not yet clear how many and how soon.
US oil and gas multinationals are facing new questions about their trade with Russia After Russian customs records revealed that more than $7.1 million (£5.7 million) worth of Halliburton-made equipment has been imported into the country since the company announced the end of its operations in Russia. Last September, Halliburton, one of the world’s largest providers of oil and gas exploration products and services, sold its Russian office to local management as all U.S. companies were under pressure to go out of business following the invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine will be able to carry out more attacks on Russian shipsA Ukrainian minister who has played a key role in building the country’s drone industry told Portal after a recent series of sea strikes. “There will be more drones, more attacks and fewer Russian ships. That’s for sure,” said Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov.
The US expects to announce additional aid to Ukraine next weeksaid National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan while announcing that US President Joe Biden would host Zelensky at the White House next Thursday. The Ukrainian leader was also expected to meet with congressional leaders from both political parties.
A body has been found in Ukraine during the search for a British man who was reported missing a month ago. Daniel Burke, 36, from south Manchester, was reported missing on August 16 by his family, who had not heard from him because they believed he had traveled to Ukraine. Officials searching for Burke were informed by Ukrainian authorities that they had found a body.
According to the British Ministry of Defense, Russia will likely be able to build up a significant inventory of air-launched cruise missiles and use them to attack Ukrainian infrastructure next winter. In its latest intelligence update, the ministry said air-launched cruise missiles (ALCMs) were the focus of most of Russia’s long-range strikes against Ukraine’s national energy infrastructure between October 2022 and March 2023.
Poland will ban the entry of passenger cars registered in Russia from Sunday, the Polish state news agency PAP reported. Poland’s Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski said the ban was another part of sanctions imposed on Russia and its citizens in connection with the war in Ukraine.
Moscow has dismissed the conviction of Russian businessman Vladislav Klyushin as “politically motivated”. in a U.S. court on charges of participating in a $93 million insider trading scheme, Russian state news agency RIA reported.