Updated September 18, 2023 at 4:44 am EDT|Published September 18, 2023 at 3:16 am EDT
A commander of Ukraine’s 3rd Assault Brigade, who goes by the call sign “Fedia,” talks to a soldier in the Donetsk region on Saturday. (Alex Babenko/AP)
Ukrainian forces hope that recapturing the village of Klishchiivka, south of the strategic eastern city of Bakhmut, will enable them to regain control of Bakhmut. “We managed to acquire a weapons base that will allow us to further develop offensive operations and liberate our land from the occupiers,” spokesman Ilya Yevlash said in an interview with the TSN news channel, adding that the village is of crucial importance logistical routes to Bakhmut are required for control.
President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to push for more support for Ukraine when he speaks at sessions of the United Nations General Assembly beginning Tuesday in New York. On the sidelines, Zelensky is scheduled to hold meetings with other world leaders and then deliver his message to Washington.
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The recapture of Klishchyivka could be an important development for Ukraine’s prospects in the east of the country, where Russian forces seized control of the devastated city of Bakhmut this year after months of bloody fighting. Before recapturing the village, Ukraine’s counteroffensive had been largely focused on the south, where troops were moving slowly, in large part because of the heavily mined area.
Zelensky will travel to New York and Washington this week to appeal for further help, with a visit to Capitol Hill expected on Thursday, The Post reported. His visit was coordinated with the Biden administration to push Congress to provide $24 billion in additional aid to Ukraine.
Recent drone strikes in Russia were a message from Ukraine that Russian airspace “is not as well protected as you think.” Zelensky said in an interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes” but denied personally ordering the attacks.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left the city of Vladivostok after completing his six-day trip to Russia, North Korea’s state-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported. Kim’s visit has drawn attention in Washington and beyond to a possible arms deal between Moscow and Pyongyang, as Russia seeks artillery for its dwindling supplies.
The Ukrainian air force said it shot down 17 cruise missiles fired by Russian planes overnight over central and western Ukraine. in a Telegram post on Monday. According to the update, Moscow also launched 24 Iranian-made Shahed drones, of which Ukraine said it successfully intercepted 18. The Post could not immediately verify the claims.
Two people were killed in Russian attacks on the Kherson region of Ukraine. Oleksandr Prokudin, the local governor, said on Telegram on Monday. According to Prokudin, the region is Was Under fire from Russian drones and shelling “all night long”. Four other people were injured, he said.
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan discussed the war in Ukraine with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, according to the results of their Sunday conversation in the USA and China, which, among other things, discussed bilateral relations and Taiwan. Both statements described the talks as “open, substantive and constructive,” although neither side provided details.
Wang will be in Moscow from Monday to Thursday to attend a strategic security meeting with senior Russian officials, a spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Monday. Chinese state media say the meeting, held annually since 2005, is intended to align Beijing and Moscow on their core interests.
Canada has pledged an additional $25 million in aid to strengthen Ukraine’s air defensesannounced Defense Secretary Bill Blair.
A look at the ruins of Ukraine: Photos taken by Wojciech Grzedzinski from a U.S.-supplied Humvee along deserted streets in Orikhiv and Novodanylivka in southern Ukraine provide a glimpse of scenes common in communities along the front lines.
Orichiv, a key hub for Ukrainian soldiers heading into battle, has been reduced to a skeleton of its former identity. Russian artillery bombarded the small town for months, forcing many of its residents to flee or take shelter underground, where life and even business in the town continued.
correction
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that no strategic security meetings between Russia and China took place in 2020 and 2021. The annual meetings were held virtually these years due to the coronavirus pandemic. The article has been corrected.
Anastacia Galouchka contributed to this report.