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War in Ukraine, Moscow expels two US diplomats. Washington: “We will respond.” Zelensky travels to Biden next week

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7:28Taiwan alert: Chinese warships near the coast

Taiwan raised the alarm, and within a few hours more Chinese warships were intercepted near the coast. “68 People’s Liberation Army aircraft and 10 Chinese Navy ships were detected around Taiwan between Wednesday and Thursday morning,” Taiwan’s defense ministry said in a statement.

Already yesterday, Taipei said it had spotted 35 military aircraft around the island, some of which were flying to the western Pacific to join the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong as part of “joint sea and air training.” Taiwan’s defense ministry has noted an increase in Chinese naval and air strikes in recent days.

7:35Moscow, 5 Ukrainian boats destroyed in the Black Sea

The Russian military destroyed five drone boats belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Black Sea that tried to attack the ship Sergei Kotov. This was announced by the Ministry of Defense, specifying that “on September 14, at around 5 a.m., the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to attack the Black Sea Fleet patrol ship Sergei Kotov with five unmanned boats in the Black Sea, which was destroyed by the ship’s fire.” .

8:15 a.mTensions on the Crimean Bridge, traffic suspended

State media reported that car traffic was suspended on the Kerch Bridge, which connects the Crimean peninsula with mainland Russia. No reason was given for the measure, said the Ria Novosti agency.

“People on the bridge and in the control area are asked to remain calm and follow the instructions of the traffic safety officers,” said a message from the local authorities on Telegram. The 19 km long Crimean Bridge was attacked several times during the war.

8:21

Kherson: A 6-year-old boy was killed

Last night a six-year-old boy was killed in a Russian attack in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine. This was announced by the regional prosecutor’s office, as Rbc-Ukraine reports. After midnight, Russian troops shelled the village of Novodmytrivka in the Belozersk municipality: shells hit a house, killing the child and wounding his 13-year-old brother and three adults.

9:25 a.mMoscow: Ukrainian drones aimed at Crimea destroyedMoscow claims to have destroyed numerous Ukrainian drones during the night that were aimed at Crimea and the Belgorod and Bryansk regions. Six were shot down at four different locations in the Bryansk region, which is 400 kilometers southwest of Moscow. Governor Alexander Bogomaz said there were no injuries or property damage. Another drone was destroyed last night over Belgorod near the village of Tulyanka, said Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov. The Defense Ministry in Moscow said eleven more drones were shot down over Crimea.10:12“Belarusian President Lukashenko travels to Russia to meet Putin”

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is traveling to Russia for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This is what Portal writes, citing the Belarusian state news agency Belta.

10:30 a.mRussia: Civilian killed in Ukrainian attack on Kursk region

A civilian was killed in a Ukrainian bombing at a distillery in Russia’s Kursk region, the governor said. The bombing occurred in the village of Tyotkino, explains the governor Roman Starovoit on his Telegram channel, quoted by Tass.

2:32 p.m“Moscow expels two US diplomats”

The first and second secretaries of the US Embassy in Moscow were declared personae non gratae and given seven days to leave Russia. This was announced by the Moscow Foreign Ministry, quoted by Tass.

5:55 p.mBiden: “Stand by Ukraine for as long as necessary”“The brave people of Ukraine have inspired the world with their resilience and determination, and the United States remains committed to standing by them for as long as it is needed,” said US President Joe Biden, who named Penny Pritzker as the new US special envoy appointed Commissioner for Economic Recovery of Ukraine.6:41 p.mZuppi in Beijing: Meeting for peace in UkraineCardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, envoy of Pope Francis, was received today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China by Li Hui, Special Representative for Eurasian Affairs. “The meeting, which took place in an open and friendly atmosphere, was dedicated to the war in Ukraine and its dramatic consequences and underlined the need for united efforts to promote dialogue and find paths leading to peace,” said the Holy See with.8:27 p.mWashington: “We will respond to the expulsion of diplomats”The U.S. State Department plans to summon Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, in response to Russia’s expulsion of two employees of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, spokesman Matthew Miller said. “We regret that Russia has chosen this path, and you can certainly expect us to respond appropriately to its actions,” Miller said during a news conference.8:51 p.mKiev, mandatory evacuation of civilians from Kherson regionUkrainian authorities have ordered the mandatory evacuation of civilians from the Kherson region in the south of the country, which is partly controlled by Russian forces and regularly hit by bombings. “The Kherson Regional Defense Council has decided to forcibly evacuate families with children from places exposed to constant enemy fire,” Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Telegram.9:47 p.mKiev shows attack on naval base: ship hitMykhailo Fedorov, Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation, published a video on Telegram showing Kiev’s attack with a sea drone at night on the Russian reconnaissance ship Serghei Kotov. The Russian Defense Ministry had announced this by emphasizing that the unmanned boats had been destroyed and the attack foiled, but as Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing sources from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry (Gur), the video would show : the defeat of the patrol ship”.11:35 p.mBiden’s Zelensky next weekJoe Biden will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House next week after the UN meeting. This is reported by the Bloomberg agency, citing some sources. Biden and Zelensky last met in person at the G7 summit in Japan in May.