Cover photo: Ukrainian military personnel use a Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun in Zhytomyr region, Ukraine, September 5, 2023. VALENTYN OGIRENKO / Portal
- The United States will deliver depleted uranium ammunition to Ukraine, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday, September 6. These weapons, which are effective against tanks and other armored vehicles, are controversial because of the toxic risks to the military and the population. The Russian Embassy in the United States criticized the announcement on Thursday, calling it a “clear sign of inhumanity.”
- On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kiev announced new aid worth a billion dollars for Ukraine (932 million euros).
- At least seventeen people died in the attack on a market in Kostiantynivka. in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko announced on Wednesday. At least thirty-two were injured in the attack. According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, the market was hit by “a Russian ballistic missile,” an S-300.
- Ukrainian drones were shot down on Thursday morning near the Russian capital and in the south of the country, the Russian news agency RIA reported. citing the Defense Ministry. One drone was shot down near Moscow and two others near Rostov-on-Don, the RIA said.
- Drone parts found in Romania. A Ukrainian spokesman said a few days ago that a Russian drone crashed on the Romanian bank of the Danube on the night of September 3-4. Romanian Defense Minister Angel Tilvar confirmed that “pieces that could belong to a drone were found.” “If these elements are confirmed to come from a Russian drone, such a situation would be completely unacceptable and would represent a serious violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Romania, a NATO ally,” reacted Klaus Iohannis, the Romanian President.
- Rustem Umerov, new defense minister, promises to liberate “every inch” of Ukraine. Mr. Umerov replaces Oleksii Reznikov: the Ukrainian parliament, the Rada, has confirmed his appointment. Never in the history of independent Ukraine has a Crimean Tatar achieved such a high position. However, the person whose task will be to ensure a continuous flow of Western weapons to the Ukrainian army against the Russian army has no military experience.
- Russia admits its troops have withdrawn from Robotyne. The recapture of this village in the Zaporizhzhia region was claimed by Ukraine at the end of August as part of the counteroffensive that had been waged since June. “The Russian army has retreated to the mountains,” the head of the provisional (pro-Russian) government of Zaporizhzhia, Ievhen Balytsky, admitted on Wednesday.
- “Of course there cannot be the Russian flag at the Games in Paris,” said Emmanuel Macron in an interview with the daily newspaper L’Equipe published on Wednesday evening. Russia has “no place at a time when it is committing war crimes,” he continued. When asked about the possible individual presence of Russian athletes, the head of state replied: “I hope that it is a conscience decision of the Olympic world (…), not the host state has to decide.” » He calls on the Olympic Committee to include the Ukrainians in its considerations to include.
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