Kiev, September 16, 2023 – The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirms the recapture of the nearby town of Andriivka by Kiev troops Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine. However, fighting is still ongoing around the nearby towns of Klishchiivka and Kurdyumivka. And it remains a mystery the health of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who, according to Kiev intelligence, is sick and in serious condition. He would even be in a coma because of suspected poisoning.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov (Ansa)
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Today’s News
| 8:15 a.m | Ukrainian General Staff: Successes in Donetsk and Zaporizhia | In recent days, Ukrainian forces have recorded successes in the Klishchiivka area of the Donetsk region, as well as near Verbovoy and Novoprokopivka in the Zaporizhzhia region. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Therefore, in the direction of Bakhmut, the Russians unsuccessfully tried to attack in the Yagidny and Bohdanivka areas. Instead, the defense forces in the Klishchyivka area were successful in the offensive operations. And in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukrainian forces had partial success in the Verbovoy and Novoprokopivka areas. |
| 8:25 a.m | Russia: Two drones shot down near Moscow | The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces shot down two Ukrainian drones this evening in Kaluga and Tver, two border regions with Moscow. |
| 9:00 | 007 British: Russian attacks on infrastructure are expected in winter | Moscow could again focus on air-launched cruise missile attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure next winter. British intelligence wrote about this in its latest report on the situation at the front, published on X by the Ministry of Defense in London. British intelligence recalls that this had already happened in the previous autumn-winter period, when “Russia concentrated widespread attacks on Ukraine’s national energy infrastructure between October 2022 and March 2023.” |
| 10:06 | Kiev: The Russians are pushing back into the south of the country | Ukrainian forces reportedly pushed back Russian forces at a distance of 3 to 4 kilometers in several sectors of the Southern Front. This was stated by the spokesperson for the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine, Natalya Gumenyuk, on public television, quoted by UNIAN. However, Gumenyuk explains that the situation in the south of the country remains quite tense, the Ukrainian army continues to wage counter-battery warfare, “but objectively speaking, we need to clear a strip of at least 30 kilometers for the upcoming offensive to be really effective,” they continue . |
| 11:00 o’clock | Zelensky’s house in Crimea is for sale | Crimean authorities have announced plans to sell an estate owned by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. It will be auctioned along with around a hundred other properties owned by Ukrainian business leaders. In total, these properties are worth more than 815 million rubles, said the speaker of the Crimean parliament, Vladimir Konstantinov. In February, local authorities announced that they had nationalized around 500 properties in occupied Crimea. |
| 12:15 p.m | Ukraine is testing AI drones to target Russians | Digital Minister Mykhailo Fedorov promised that there would be more attacks on Russian ships. Drone production increased 100-fold in 2023 and will increase to 140-fold by the end of the year. Ukraine, he reported, is testing artificial intelligence systems capable of locating targets several kilometers away and guiding drones toward them, even if external communications are disrupted by electronic warfare measures. |
| 1:00 pm | Ukrainian partisans: Two trucks full of Russians explode | The Atesh group, consisting of “Crimean partisans,” claimed to have blown up two trucks full of Russian soldiers in Genichesk in the Kherson region. This was reported by Ukrainska Pravda. The attack reportedly occurred yesterday morning after the group became aware of the whereabouts of equipment and personnel from a unit near the city. He then allegedly hid a 10-kilogram bomb on the trucks, which exploded as the soldiers exited their vehicles. The number of victims is currently unknown, and neither Ukraine nor Russia have commented on the incident. |
| 1:53 p.m | Media: “Kadyrov will be transferred to the United Arab Emirates” | The Czech head of state is seriously ill. Doctors are said to have kept Ramzan Kadyrov in a coma and decided to first transfer him to Moscow for treatment. Due to the deteriorating conditions, he will then be flown to the United Arab Emirates in the next few days, where he will undergo surgery. |
| 2:56 p.m | US alert: “Weapons sent to Ukraine are at risk of theft” | The weapons and ammunition that US soldiers transport across Europe to Ukraine are at risk of being stolen. The alarm comes from a Pentagon report that specifically points to security measures at a logistics site in Poland. The assessment by US Department of Defense inspectors took place between January and June. |