War in Ukraine live Ukrainian Air Force claims to have

War in Ukraine, live: Ukrainian Air Force claims to have destroyed 18 drones and 17 cruise missiles during the night

Cover photo: In Andriivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, September 6, 2023. Evgeniy Maloletka / AP

  • The Ukrainian army confirmed on Sunday, September 17, the recapture of Klichtchiivka, a tactically important location south of Bakhmout, on the Eastern Front. “Klichtchiivka was evacuated by the Russians and liberated by the forces of the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade (…),” Army Commander Oleksandr Syrsky announced on social networks.
  • Moscow claims to have bombed a military factory in Kharkiv on the night of Sunday to Monday. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the production halls of an armored vehicle repair factory were hit by missiles. Earlier, the head of the local Ukrainian military administration, Oleh Synehoubov, reported that a company in the city had been attacked by “four S-300 guided missiles.”
  • Russia shot down several Ukrainian drones on the night of Sunday to Monday In Crimea, a Ukrainian region annexed in 2014, in the Moscow region and in the Belgorod and Voronezh regions bordering Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said there was damage and no injuries.
  • From Monday, Moscow and Kiev will face each other before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in proceedings initiated by Ukrainein which Russia is accused of falsely justifying its 2022 invasion with allegations of genocide.
  • Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected in Russia from Monday for security talkshis ministry announced on Monday.
  • The international community will “unite more closely” to counter increasing military cooperation between Russia and North Koreathe South Korean president promised on Sunday as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended his visit to the Russian Far East.
  • Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, a loyal ally of Vladimir Putin in Russia, released an undated video of himself on SundayHe called the rumors about his deteriorating health “lies.”

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