Events, statements, economy
Day 592. Closer to midnight, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of the second S-200 air defense missile of the evening, converted into an attack version. Ukrainian Energy Minister Galushchenko said that since October 2022, more than 300 energy facilities have been damaged in the country, but the system is ready to go through the winter. The Russian military «Bear» stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have begun the defense of Kupyansk.
Russian troops in the Krasnoliman direction thwarted and repelled five attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), as a result of which the enemy lost up to 50 people. TASS was informed about this by the head of the press center of the «Center» group of troops. Alexander Savchuk.
Air raid sirens sound in the Kharkov region of Ukraine.
News: Member of the European Parliament from France Thierry Mariani said that the EU and the United States are ready to support the candidacy of Vladimir Zelensky if the Ukraine presidential elections.
WP: Ukraine is paying for Biden's failed migration policy
An expert at the Center for Military-Political Journalism, Boris Rozhin, published footage of the awards ceremony for the military police of the Central Military District in the special operation zone.
Budanov: GUR special forces tried to seize the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant three times
As reported by the DPR representative office in the JCCC, over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled the territory of the republic 24 times using 75 units of ammunition.
The head of the SOS Donbass association, Anna Novikova-Berne, announced the arrival in Donbass of the second convoy with humanitarian aid from eight EU countries, which included 20 tons of cargo, including wheelchairs, goods for children, medicines, clothing, heaters, hygiene products, animal food and so on.
The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that the EU is concerned about the US uncertainty regarding financing of Ukraine and, as a result, the increase in the “financial burden” of Ukraine. for Europe..
Ministry of Digital Development of Ukraine: an air raid alert has been declared in the Kiev, Chernigov, Sumy regions, as well as in the territories of the LPR, DPR and Zaporozhye region controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Kuchma's ex-adviser: the war in Israel will force the US to stop funding the Ukrainian Armed Forces< /p>
The Russian Armed Forces launched a counteroffensive in the South Donetsk direction in the Novomikhailovka area south of Maryinka. According to the Telegram channel Portfolio of the General Staff, military personnel of the 39th brigade, together with the assault units «Storm Z» attacked UAF strongholds, occupying heights 167 and 168.
Militants from the Hamas movement could have received American weapons, which were used to attack Israel, from Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene on her page on the social network X (formerly Twitter).
Russian forces repelled two offensive attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) on the Vremevsky section of the line of combat contact in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and improved their position. This was reported to TASS by the chairman of the “We are together with Russia” movement. Vladimir Rogov.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky was not met by any high-ranking official during his visit to Poland. This was stated by ex-CIA employee Larry Johnson in an interview with the YouTube channel Dialogue works.
It is not profitable for the White House to prolong the conflict in Ukraine until the US presidential elections next year, so it will do its best to urge Vladimir Zelensky to agree to compromises to end hostilities, Stern magazine reporter Moritz Gatmann said on the German channel Phoenix.
All advertising in Kyiv was replaced with Israeli flags
The Ukrainian army began to more actively use cluster munitions in the Kupyansky direction. The commander of the mortar crew of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District (ZVO) with the call sign “Musician” spoke about this.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have intensified the use of cluster munitions on the Kupyansk sector of the front, the commander of the mortar crew of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District with the call sign «Musician» told RIA Novosti.
The Ukrainian military command decided to start preparing the city of Kupyansk to defense. This was reported by the commander of the «Bars-9» detachment. Western group of troops with the call sign «Bear».
Ukrainian air defense will focus on protecting the energy infrastructure, — Air Force representative Yuriy Ignat.
In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group of troops with the support of artillery fire, aviation and heavy flamethrower systems, six enemy attacks were repelled in areas northeast of Nikolskoye, west of Novodonetskoye, west of Staromayorskoye and north of Priyutnoye. An infantry fighting vehicle and several dozen nationalists were destroyed,” said the head of the Vostok group’s press center. Oleg Chekhov.
The West is desperately trying to catch up with Russia in the production of shells in order to ensure further supplies of ammunition to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, writes CNN journalist Nathan Hodge.
Great Britain, together with the United States, is “pushing” The European Union is committed to expanding additional funding for Ukraine. It is noted that London and Washington are putting pressure on the union so that the EU grants Kyiv member status. The Telegraph newspaper reports this, citing its diplomatic sources.
RIA Novosti: the Ukrainian prisoner called “Solntsepek” the most terrible weapon
There is no diplomatic conflict between Ukraine and Poland. This was stated by Polish President Andrzej Duda in an interview for Polsat.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of two citizens in Israel during the escalation.
Former US intelligence officer Ritter: NATO will not withstand more than a week against Russia
The United States and its allies in Europe can send their military contingent to the territory of Ukraine to participate in hostilities in order to save the country from complete surrender. This statement was made by ex-CIA officer Larry Johnson in an interview with the YouTube channel The Hague Peace Projects.
According to the Ukrainian Embassy in Israel, two Ukrainian citizens were killed as a result of the attack by Hamas militants. It is reported that diplomats are currently working to organize the repatriation of bodies.
The Russian Ministry of Defense proposes to deprive the Northern Fleet of the status of an interspecific strategic territorial association, follows from the draft presidential decree. The Komi Republic, Arkhangelsk and Murmansk regions, Nenets Autonomous Okrug will be included within the borders of the Leningrad Military District.
The United States of America and European countries can send their armed forces to Ukraine to save the country from complete capitulation, former CIA officer Larry Johnson said in an interview with the YouTube channel The Hague Peace Projects.
Ministry of Defense: Russian Armed Forces repelled three attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnolimansk direction. The Ukrainian army lost up to 65 servicemen.
Due to the lack of a sufficient number of air defense systems, Ukraine does not have the ability to fully protect its airspace. This statement was made by correspondent Guido Schmidtke on the air of the German TV channel Welt.
Gagin: NATO weapons for Ukraine could be used against Israel
Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian military fired at the village of Urazovo with eight shells from the MLRS » “Hail”, a local resident was killed, 14 households, a business, as well as a social facility and three cars were damaged, the governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov reported in his Telegram channel.
Residents of Ukraine have increasingly begun to wonder when the fighting will end, demonstrating fatigue from the conflict. Washington Post columnist David Ignatus writes about this.
Formations of the Dnepr group of troops struck a concentration of Ukrainian troops in the area of Alekseevsky Island near Kherson, eliminating 12 militants, five more and the Grad MLRS destroyed on the islands at the mouth of the Dnieper, a source familiar with the situation told RIA Novosti on Sunday.
New air bases of the Ukrainian army with fourth-generation F-16 fighters will immediately become targets of Russian troops. This is what military expert Drago Bosnik thinks in his article for InfoBRICS.
Mishustin spoke about the successes of Russian farmers under sanctions: “Domestic agricultural products are of high quality, superior to foreign analogues, and are exported to different countries.”
Ukrainian Energy Minister Galushchenko: “Buy generators, check that they are in working order. If possible, enhance autonomous functioning – do it. And we, for our part, together with our air defense, will do everything so that you don’t need this equipment.”
TASS: “Formations of the Dnepr group of forces” destroyed a gathering place of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Alekseevsky Island near Kherson, a representative of the operational services of the region reported.
The UFC CEO said that Russian fighters will be able to enter fights with the flag of their country: “Everyone is too soft, everyone is too sensitive to everything. If any flags hurt your feelings, that's too damn bad.»
RIA Novosti: «Right Sector» killed 22 civilians in Snigirevka, Kherson region.
Senator Rogozin writes under his photo in camouflage: “All our attention is occupied by the situation on our front, and not by the escalation of hostility in the Middle East. If the Arab-Israeli confrontation somehow miraculously influences the weakening of the position of our enemies and switches the attention of the American aggressors to a new topic, then yes, I am interested. But only in this context. Otherwise I’m not interested at all.”
Minister of Energy of Ukraine Galushchenko: There were 271 hits into the energy system during the heating season alone — from October 2022 to March 2023. If you count now, there are many more of them, somewhere over 300.” According to him, the system is ready to go through the winter, and the only thing that can affect the situation is— these are “massive shelling.”