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Day 545. On the night of August 22, two drones were shot down in the Moscow region, two more in the Bryansk region. There were no casualties, in Krasnogorsk they reported damage to parked cars and the glazing of a high-rise building. In the Bryansk region, they announced that they had repulsed the attack of the Ukrainian DRG, which was trying to enter the region. Ukraine promised four dozen F-16 aircraft. Erdogan is going to Russia, according to the media.
Poland is ready to extend the ban on grain imports from Ukraine after September 15, said Minister of Agriculture Telus.
Putin addressed the participants of the BRICS summit in a voice that was not his own
Kiriyenko said who visited the line of contact in the Tokmak area in the Zaporozhye region.
Zelensky said that Luxembourg had joined the G7 declaration on guarantees to Ukraine.
Putin announced Russia's readiness to return to the grain deal if it fulfilled its obligations to the Russian side.
Danish director von Trier suddenly decided made a political statement and commented on the plans of Western countries to transfer F-16 aircraft to Ukraine: «Russian lives are important too.»
German Foreign Minister Burbock, speaking about the possibility of supplying Ukraine with Taurus missiles with a range of more than 500 km, said that Berlin understands the need to send weapons to overcome Russian minefields.
Zelensky said that he had held talks with Moldovan President Sandu, discussed alternative routes for grain exports.
The New Yorker writes that Elon Musk once blocked the work of Starlink for the APU. It is alleged that when one of the Ukrainian units crossed a certain line close to the front, the communication, according to the military, stopped working.
Putin: Inflationary risks are rising, the task of containing price growth is coming to the fore.
Putin said that the real disposable income of Russians grew by 4.7% in the first half of 2023.
Putin: "So far, fewer children are born in Russia than a year ago. We have already discussed this and formulated special instructions to propose additional measures in the area of demography. To date, regional programs have been launched in all subjects of the federation.
Putin said that, despite pessimistic forecasts for the economy, Russia is among the five economies of the world and has overtaken Germany in purchasing power parity.
Budanov announced «new attacks on Crimea the other day»
< p>Strelkov said that his health was deteriorating in the pre-trial detention center, but admitted that the food was good and everyone was polite with him.
The Danish Armed Forces have begun training Ukrainian pilots and personnel on F-16 fighter jets. 73 Ukrainians have already arrived at the Skrydstrup air base in the south of Jutland, eight of them are pilots, the rest are technical and support personnel, according to the Ministry of Defense of the kingdom. . There were no casualties. In one private household, windows were broken, the facade of the building and the fence were cut, and the gas supply line was damaged. .
The Japanese brand Uniqlo, which announced the closure of stores in Russia, terminated all lease agreements.
Russian Finance Minister Siluanov said that the BRICS countries are discussing the possibility of creating a common unit of account alternative to the dollar.
France provided Ukraine, the entire trial batch of air-class missiles — surface» long-range SCALP, their deliveries will continue, said Ukrainian Ambassador to Paris Omelchenko.
RIA Novosti: traffic on the Crimean bridge is temporarily blocked. The reasons are not named.
Governor of the Bryansk region Bogomaz: «Today, Ukrainian saboteurs attempted to break through the state border in the Klimovsky district <…> The attack was repelled.
The FSB announced the detention of a Russian citizen in the Rostov region, who, according to investigators, wanted to buy secret military products for resale.
Administration of the Moscow park «Zaryadye» announced the suspension of work and the evacuation of visitors and staff «due to information received about an unidentified device.»
VTsIOM: Russians who keep money in dollars have halved
payment of another 1.5 billion euros of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine against the support planned for 2023 up to 18 billion euros.
"Fontanka" writes that St. Petersburg municipalities are allegedly forced to buy tickets for the September concert "I am Russian" patriotic singer Shaman.
In Voronezh, a court arrested for 12 days and fined 35,000 rubles a man who tore off Z-patches from teenagers.
Erdogan's desire to meet Putin in person is likely to be realized through a visit by the Turkish President to Russia . The media write, citing sources in Erdogan's administration, that he will probably visit Sochi soon.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that today at about 11:00 Moscow time east of Zmeiny Island, a high-speed military boat Willard Sea Force with a landing group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed by an aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
An air alert was declared throughout Ukraine.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be able to receive the first F-16 fighters not earlier than in six to seven months.
The head of the European Commission von der Leyen — after meeting with Zelensky: «We discussed Ukraine's progress towards the EU, as well as our unwavering support in the face of Russian aggression. We will continue our joint work to bring Ukrainian grain to world markets and provide economic assistance. APU".
Governor Gladkov said that over the past day the APU fired more than 70 shells in the Belgorod region, and several drone attacks were also carried out. Four households and three cars were damaged.
The German automaker Audi (part of the Volkswagen Group) has confirmed the shutdown of its IT systems in Russia. According to a company representative, this is due to EU sanctions.
Baza: a small blue-and-yellow drone with the inscription «Glory to Ukraine» was found in the forest in the Tver region, the UAV was taken away by FSB specialists.
Forbes writes that Ukraine wants to receive JASSM cruise missiles from the United States for an attack on Crimea.
Putin's envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Trutnev said that universal military training should be revived in Russia «against the backdrop of emerging international contradictions.»< /p>
France provided Ukraine with a trial batch of air-class missiles surface» long range SCALP. About this to the Ukrainian edition of «Left Bank» said the Ambassador of Ukraine in Paris Omelchenko.
Western countries are not considering sending their F-16 fighter pilots to Ukraine to participate in hostilities while Ukrainian military pilots are being trained to fly aircraft from NATO member states, British newspaper The Times reported, citing a senior US defense source. .
Serbian President Vucic, during a meeting with Zelensky, discussed developments in Kosovo and Ukraine, and also stressed Belgrade's commitment to respecting the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) American newspaper reports that the offensive of Russian troops on Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region prevents the mobilization of resources of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to continue attacks in the Zaporozhye region.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine systematically use mobile repeaters to increase the range of UAV flights in the Krasnolimansk direction, the work of these complexes, in particular, is aimed at overcoming Russian electronic warfare systems, said retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrey Marochko.
Bulgaria is preparing in late September-early October to begin the transfer of Soviet armored vehicles to Ukraine, Minister of Defense Tagarev said in Odessa at a joint press conference with the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Reznikov. Rogov, in his Telegram channel, said that this morning, near the city of Orekhov, Russian aircraft attacked places where Ukrainian troops were concentrated.
Photos of the consequences of a drone crash in Krasnogorsk appeared
APU was staged at Kupyansky in the direction of «radio games,» Marochko, a retired lieutenant colonel of the LPR, told RIA Novosti. According to him, the Ukrainian servicemen are trying to mislead the Russian fighters.