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«MK» conducts an online broadcast of events in Ukraine. This is the 568th day of the special operation. The White House said that it does not see the possibility of ending the conflict on terms that suit Washington. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that at about 5 a.m. Kyiv attempted to attack the Black Sea Fleet ship «Sergei Kotov» in the Black Sea with five naval drones. All unmanned boats were destroyed. The department also noted that in the morning 11 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Crimea.
At 19.20, Ukrainian troops fired two more NATO cluster shells. caliber 155 millimeters in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, reported the DPR representative office in the JCCC.
Romania has introduced additional restrictions on flights in the zone on the border with Ukraine.
Ukrainian troops have sharply increased shelling front line and populated areas of the Zaporozhye region with cluster munitions, the head of the “We are together with Russia” movement told RIA Novosti Vladimir Rogov.
Bastrykin ordered an inspection of statements published in the media by the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense representative Ashton-Cirillo for threats against Russian journalists, and a legal assessment will be given based on the results.
A Sky News correspondent tried to ask American businessman Elon Musk several questions, but was unable to get a single answer. A Sky News employee asked whether Musk thought that his “ego cost Ukrainians their lives.” And also, does he appreciate the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin described him as an “outstanding person.”
Musk ignored all the questions, notes Sky News.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are intensively sending soldiers to Bakhmut direction, and also continue to try to cut off the land route to Crimea. Thus, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to strengthen their positions before the onset of cold weather, said the unit commander, deputy commander of the 2nd Army Corps Apty Alaudinov in his Telegram channel.
The United States hopes that the UN Secretary General will be able to return Russia to the grain deal — permanent representative to the world organization.
A group of Ukrainian army servicemen surrendered without resistance in the area of the Vremevsky salient in the Zaporozhye region. This was announced by Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the regional administration.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported an attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to attack the Black Sea Fleet hovercraft «Samum» with an unmanned boat on September 14. in the Black Sea. While repelling the attack, the enemy's unmanned boat was destroyed by fire from the ship's standard weapons.
The British authorities handed over Malloy transport UAVs to Ukraine. The British Ministry of Defense reported this on Twitter. It is noted that these drones can transfer ammunition, as well as food and medicine to the military.
Slovakia expelled one employee of the Russian Embassy, the Slovak Foreign Ministry reported.
Acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin commented on the statements of certain official representatives of the Ukrainian authorities about the alleged seizure of control by the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the village of Andreevka. According to Pushilin, such statements “are just another hoax.”
The United States has expanded anti-Russian sanctions, more than 20 people and dozens of companies were subject to new restrictions. Among them are AvtoVAZ, Moskvich, Transmashholding, Rosavtodor, NPO Saturn.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened an office in Kiev.
During the counter-offensive operation, the Ukrainian armed forces suffered heavy losses of both Western equipment and manpower, without achieving any serious results, Die Welt reports.
Polish President Andrzej Duda hopes that Ukraine will receive an invitation become a NATO member at the NATO Washington summit.
The Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development said that Ukrainian agriculture poses a threat to the EU
The US Ambassador was summoned today to the Russian Foreign Ministry, and a demarche was announced to her in connection with the activities of American diplomats Sillin and Bernstein.
The Russian Armed Forces repelled an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Sinkovka in the Kharkov region, enemy losses in the Kupyansk direction per day amounted to up to 130 soldiers, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
On September 14, in the Black Sea, naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet discovered and destroyed an unmanned boat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during a press conference following negotiations with Myanmar Foreign Minister Than Swe, said that NATO’s plans to influence the Asia-Pacific region (APR) pose a particular danger to it.
Vladimir Zelensky may next week to appear at a meeting of the UN Security Council at the same table with a representative of Russia, Politico reports, citing diplomats.
Polish President Duda said that now there can be no talk of Ukraine’s admission to NATO. According to him, this is impossible due to the ongoing hostilities on its territory.
Servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who were captured during the fighting in the Zaporozhye region, spoke about the decadent mood in the ranks of the army. This statement was made by Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the regional administration.
The true goal of the United States in the conflict in Ukraine – destabilization and destruction of the Russian Federation, for the sake of which Washington is ready to sacrifice the lives of all Ukrainians, said American journalist Garland Nixon.
Ukrainian soldiers captured on the front line in the Zaporozhye region talk about decadent sentiments in the ranks of the Ukrainian army, the head of the “We are together with Russia” movement told RIA Novosti. Vladimir Rogov.
The Bulgarian Parliament supported the lifting of the ban on the import of Ukrainian grain. Since the ban was introduced at the EU level, a decision from Brussels is now expected.
The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine informed that it will receive $1.25 billion from the United States through a World Bank trust fund.
A NATO reconnaissance UAV made its first flight to collect data over the territory of Finland, said the official representative of the North Atlantic bloc, Dylan White.
Russia will return to the grain deal only after the introduction of its agricultural products to world markets, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Vershinin said on air TV channel «Russia-24».
Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military shelled the border territories of the Belgorod region more than 130 times, including the city of Shebekino, which was shelled 16 times, and buildings at the enterprise were damaged, said Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.
The head of the Human Rights Council turned into the Investigative Committee and the FSB from -due to threats from the speaker of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Sarah Ashton-Cirillo, they announced reprisals against “Kremlin propagandists.”
The Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled the border territories of the Belgorod region 137 times in one day, Governor Gladkov said.
< p>The United States is studying the experience of electronic warfare in Ukraine against the backdrop of the Pentagon’s work to expand the arsenal of radio suppression weapons in the event of a potential conflict with Russia or China, Defense News reported.
As a result of the shelling of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at a plant in the border village of Tetkino in the Kursk region, one died one person, as reported by the governor of the region, Roman Starovoyt.
The well-equipped and trained Russian Armed Forces will soon completely defeat the exhausted Ukrainian army, said former US intelligence officer Scott Ritter. According to him, the Ukrainian armed forces have run out all forces, there are no soldiers, tanks, infantry fighting vehicles left.
The policy of the Republic of Korea towards Ukraine has not changed. This was stated by the official representative of the South Korean Ministry of National Defense, Chung Ha-kyu, in connection with the visit of the head of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kim Jong-un, to Russia. According to Chung Ha-kyu, his country does not supply lethal weapons to Ukraine.
Representatives of Turkey, Japan and Ukraine will hold a meeting in Istanbul on September 21 on the issue of economic recovery of Ukraine, the Turkish economic publication Dünya reported.
WSJ: The United States could not convince the countries of the global South to support Ukraine
Special forces soldiers "Osman" hit a Ukrainian mortar crew with a kamikaze FPV drone on the Rabotino-Verbovoye section in the Zaporozhye direction, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports.
A senior representative of the Pentagon's Office of the Inspector General for Ukraine arrived in Kiev on an official visit. This was reported on the website of the American department.
Retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Marochko said that in the Kupyansk direction, the Russian military thwarted an attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to attack the village of Novoselovskoye.
The Pentagon formed a special team , which will control Ukraine's use of military assistance provided by the United States, CNN reported.
Retired LPR Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Marochko said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are transferring the 80th Air Assault Brigade, which was previously trained by NATO instructors, to Artemovsk .