3:05 p.m
Moscow: Zelensky is a beggar, he goes to the USA to beg
“It is obvious that the begging employee of Kiev will again beg for money and weapons from his American masters,” said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, on the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the USA. This was reported by the Ria Novosti agency.
12:51 p.m
Austin: The counteroffensive is making steady progress
The Kiev armed forces’ counteroffensive against Russian soldiers is making “continuous progress.” This was stated by the head of the Pentagon Lloyd Austin at the meeting of the Defense Contact Group of Ukraine, which took place at the Ramstein air base in Germany. “The brave Ukrainian troops are breaking through the heavily fortified lines of the Russian aggression army,” Austin said. The US Secretary of Defense also appealed to the 54 countries present to continue to support Ukraine militarily. “Air defense saves lives. That is why I invite this group to continue to help Ukraine because, he added, “our shared commitment will be fundamental in the struggles that currently lie ahead in the long road ahead.”
11:49 a.m
Putin in China with Xi in October
Secretary of the National Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev confirmed this to President Vladimir in October Putin will be in Beijing for consultations with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This was reported by Tass. “In October, we expect detailed bilateral talks between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping as part of the Russian head of state’s participation in the One Belt, One Road forum,” Patrushev said at a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Moscow.
11:37
The NYT: Attack on the transfer market in Donetsk was Kiev’s mistake
The September 6 rocket attack on a market in the town of Kostiantynivka in the region Donetsk, which claimed at least 16 lives, was reportedly not launched by the Russians but mistakenly left Kiev-controlled territory. The New York Times reports on it. The evidence analyzed “including missile fragments, satellite images, witness statements and social media posts strongly suggests that the catastrophic attack was the result of a faulty Ukrainian air defense missile fired from a Buk launch system,” he explains to the NYT seems a tragic one to have been an accident.”
The probable error of KyivAccording to the New York Times, the event occurred during a series of battles raging in the area. In fact, Russian forces had bombed Kostiantynivka the night before. A spokesman for the Ukrainian Armed Forces said the country’s security service was investigating the incident and could not comment further under national law. The NYT also reports that Ukrainian authorities prevented journalists from “accessing the rocket debris and the impact area in the phases immediately following the attack,” but reporters still managed to reach the area and find the remains of the weapon used to be collected at a later date. The analyzed videos show that at least four people, upon hearing the sound of the incoming missile, simultaneously appeared to turn their heads in the direction from which the weapon is coming, which, according to the NYT, would correspond to an area under control Kyiv. “Just before it hits, the reflection of the rocket is visible as it passes over two parked cars, showing it is coming from the northwest,” the newspaper reported. The claim is also supported by an explosives expert’s analysis of the crater left by the missile: the damage spreading from the site of the detonation is consistent with a missile that came from the northwest. Further evidence would show that minutes before the attack, the Ukrainian army fired two surface-to-air missiles at the Russian front line from the town of Druzhkivka, just over 16 kilometers northwest of Kostiantynivka.
11:36
Zelensky visits wounded and hospitalized Ukrainian soldiers in New York
The Volodymyr Zelensky visited the wounded Ukrainian soldiers stationed in New York at Staten Island University Hospital. The Ukrainian President thanked and praised them and concluded his short speech with “Glory to Ukraine.” At least 18 Ukrainian soldiers have received medical care at the Staten Island facility since March. “We have a duty to improve the situation in Ukraine as much as possible,” Michael Dowling, CEO of Northwell Health, which owns the Staten Island hospital, greeted the Ukrainian president. Zelensky is in New York for the UN General Assembly, after which he will travel to Washington, where he will be a guest of American President Joe Biden in the White House.
11:34
The first ship with grain leaves the Ukrainian port after a stopover in Moscow
A cargo ship carrying grain has left the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk Black Sea For the first time since Moscow decided to suspend the agreement on July 17th. The Guardian reports on it. Last month, Ukraine announced a “humanitarian corridor” in the Black Sea to bypass the de facto blockade after Russia abandoned an agreement allowing Kiev to export grain.
Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakow confirmed that the cargo ship Resilient Africa with 3,000 tons of grain has left the port of Chornomorsk and is heading to the Bosphorus, RBC-Ukraine reports. This is the first of two ships that entered the port of Chornomorsk last week through a temporary corridor for civilian ships set up by the Ukrainian Navy.
Russia, war resources almost exhausted. Kiev: “The showdown is near”
11:33
Isw: Kiev’s success south of Bakhmut worsens Russian defenses
According to Ukrainian military officials, Ukraine’s liberation of Klishchyivka and Andriivka may have worsened Russian defenses in the area south of Bakhmut, possibly rendering up to three Russian brigades ineffective. This is what he writes in his latest report on the war in Ukraine the Institute for War Research (ISW) They make it clear that they are currently unable to independently assess the strength and extent of Russian defenses in the Bakhmut region, although Kremlin units are likely to have less fortified their defense lines in the region than in southern Ukraine. The Ukrainian capture of two settlements suggests that these forces will likely have difficulty replenishing their combat potential and defending against further Ukrainian offensive activity south of Bakhmut. There are no immediate signs that the liberation of Klishchyivka and Andriivka will lead to a stronger Ukrainian advance south of Bakhmut.
11:32
Zelenska in New York: I will talk about Ukrainian children and women
Busy schedule for Olena Zelenska, the Ukrainian first lady, with her husband at the UN assembly this week. He will meet with the Clinton family and philanthropists who support Ukraine. “In the next few days – says Zelenska on Telgram – I will give several speeches in different settings at the UN General Assembly. I will especially talk about Ukrainian children and how they are forced to worry about the enemy’s attack. I will speak at the International Day of Equal Pay event about Ukrainian women and the recently adopted equal pay strategy.” The wife of the Ukrainian President will meet me Clinton and numerous philanthropists who provide financial support to the war-torn country. Zelenska, together with the Director General of UNESCO, will open an exhibition dedicated to the destruction of cultural heritage documented in photographs of Ukrainian monuments bombed by Russia. “I will hold a series of important bilateral meetings, including a meeting with the Director-General of the World Health Organization,” the first lady said.
11:29
GB: Heavy fighting for the islands of the lower Dnipro
In the first half of September 2023, “heavy fighting continued around the islands of the lower Dnipro in the Kherson region, which currently marks the front line.” This emerges from the British Ministry of Defense’s intelligence analysis in its daily report on the Army Corps platform recently created”. In addition, the number of armed forces involved in this area “is relatively small compared to other fronts”, Russia and Ukraine “They consider the area strategically important,” not only because of its location, but also because it allows “to distract enemy units from the intense fighting in the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions.”