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23:03 The defense forces are preparing for a new wave of Russian offensive in the Kupyansko-Limansky direction, said Anna Malyar, Deputy Defense Minister. According to her, the Russians are completing reserves for the offensive in the Kupyansko-Limansky direction from the troops that were being restored from the newly formed units and soldiers transferred from Belarus. In addition, the Russians are bringing up professional air assault brigades, "although we have destroyed most of these units both in the south and in the east."
22:41 Air defense systems Pantsir S-1 have been installed in the Moscow Region near Putin's residence in Novo-Ogaryovo, Radio Liberty reports.
21:48 Zelensky said that he was on a visit to the Donetsk region , visited combat brigades as part of the Donetsk operational-tactical group. "Important reports, problematic issues, deliveries that need to be increased, the creation of an auxiliary management system to provide brigades, increasing the motivation of our soldiers. Eight brigades this day. Each one is special, but all are powerful," the president noted.
21:27 The New York Times writes, citing sources, that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un plans to visit Russia in September to meet with Putin.
21:19 Ukraine needs to "soften its approach" in order to resume the grain deal, Erdogan said after talks with Putin: "In order to be able to take common steps with Russia, Ukraine needs to soften its approach. Especially now it is important to grain that will be sent to the least developed and poor African countries... Putin rightly disapproves if 44% of grain goes to European countries."
Erdogan said that Ankara has prepared, together with the UN, a new proposal to renew the grain agreement, which includes "important improvements."
20:26 On Monday, official Kiev said that at least one Russian Shahed kamikaze drone, fired at night at one of the Ukrainian ports in the Danube Delta, fell across the river into the territory of NATO member Romania. The situation itself means a potentially serious escalation of the war, but Bucharest categorically denies that its territory was attacked. Read more in the material Delicate situation .
19:40 Russia this night attacked the Odessa region with Shahed drones from a new batch, spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces Natalia Gumenyuk said: "We saw that before the attacks on the Odessa region, there was an intensification of air cargo traffic in the Tehran-Moscow direction, which may indicate the arrival of an additional batch "Shaheds".
According to Gumenyuk, the wreckage of the downed drones shows that this is indeed a new batch, which is marked differently. "Obviously, the Russians are saving missiles. Because this stock is not so easy to replenish and much more expensive. The enemy is trying to destroy civilian infrastructure in a cheaper way," she added.
19:23 Belgium bought eight Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missiles from Germany for Ukraine, reports the Belgian edition L'Echo. In addition to missiles, the Belgian government plans to supply Ukraine with equipment worth 150 million euros. Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder announced new aid to Ukraine last week: "New deliveries are planned, in particular in the field of air defense, ammunition supplies and training of fighters."
18:19 Governor of the Bryansk region Alexander Bogomaz announced a drone attack on the Klintsovskaya CHPP. According to him, one UAV was suppressed by electronic warfare forces, there were no casualties or damage. Also, another drone was suppressed by electronic warfare forces in the Vygonichsky district, it fell into the field.
17:52 Kuleba said that Ukraine has photographic evidence of the fall of Shahed drones in Romania. According to him, now "there are tendencies to try not to escalate the interpretation of certain events by partners, so as not to be involved in a direct conflict."
17:36 Warsaw and Kiev allow the option of returning fugitive Ukrainian men home, but admit that the algorithm is very complicated. For more details, see the material Extradition of draft dodgers from Poland .
17:09 Putin said that Moscow is not considering the possibility of agreements with Turkey and Qatar as an alternative to a grain deal.
17:05 Erdogan said that he and Putin had extensively discussed the grain deal. According to the Turkish President, the new package of proposals may contribute to the renewal of the agreement. He also stressed that Ankara is ready to take over mediation in Ukraine.
16:54 Putin said following bilateral talks with Erdogan that Russia is ready to restart the grain deal as soon as its conditions for lifting sanctions on the export of Russian agricultural products are met. Until then, the Russian Federation intends to independently export its food and fertilizers.
16:23 The US, UK and EU are planning this week to put pressure on the United Arab Emirates to stop trade with Russia, writes The Wall Street Journal. We are talking about the supply of goods to the Russian Federation that could help Moscow in its war against Ukraine. According to the newspaper, officials from Washington and European capitals are visiting the UAE. They are working together to ensure that Russia does not receive computer chips, electronic components and other dual-use products.
15:27 A Russian Ka-52 helicopter crashed in the Sea of Azov, according to local publics. According to the preliminary version, heavy fog became the cause of the fall. Both pilots were rescued.
14:59 In Sochi, talks between Putin and Erdogan in a wide format have ended. Putin said that Moscow was allegedly open to negotiations on a grain deal. And Erdogan, in turn, announced a "very important" message on the grain deal after today's talks. After that, the presidents proceeded to the closed part of the negotiations.
13:58 The UN International Commission of Inquiry into Violations in Ukraine has not yet come to the conclusion that a genocide is taking place in the country, Eric Mese, head of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry into Violations in Ukraine, told Radio Liberty. According to him, the commission does not have sufficient evidence: "You remember that this is a matter of intent, the intent of criminals. There must be a" need "to destroy a certain group. And such destruction, according to the Convention, must be physical or biological." At the same time, he added that the investigation in Ukraine would continue.
At the same time, Mese stressed that the commission had revealed a large number of war crimes. As for the two topics - torture and attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure - "there are indications that this could be a crime against humanity."
13:31 On September 3, the Russians fired on the village of Solnechny of the Kherson community, an 11-year-old child was wounded, the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin, said.
12:37 Reznikov said in an interview with Ukrinform that one day of war costs Ukraine $100 million. According to him, in fact, the army is provided by citizens of Ukraine who work and pay taxes, and the contribution of volunteers is approximately 3%.
12:32 This morning, Russians fired at the civilian infrastructure of the city of Druzhba, Shostka district, Sumy region, from the territory of the Russian Federation. Seven private houses were damaged, one person was injured, the Office of the Prosecutor General said.
11:46 Attacks by Russian UAVs did not pose a direct military threat to Romania, the country's Ministry of Defense said.
11:14 Tonight, during a massive attack by the Russian Federation in the Izmail port area, Russian drones fell and detonated on the territory of Romania, Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said, citing information from the State Border Service of Ukraine. He urged partners to expedite the delivery of additional modern missile and air defense systems, as well as combat aircraft, which will strengthen the defense of the infrastructure of Ukraine, as well as neighboring states.
10:48 The Russian Federation began to use Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles from Su-34 fighter-bombers, Russian media reported, citing a source in the country's Ministry of Defense.
10:31 The head of the Bundestag Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, said that Scholz is the only one in the coalition who is blocking the supply of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.
10:23 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa claims that the investigation did not find evidence of the supply of weapons to Russia on the ship Lady R. The ship did enter the Simonstown military base, but Ramaphosa assures that it delivered cargo for the South African army and did not carry weapons back.
09:59 At today's meeting with Putin in Sochi, Erdogan will again offer Ankara's mediation for negotiations on Ukraine, the Turkish newspaper Milliyet writes, citing sources. The transportation of Russian gas to Europe through Turkey and the situation in Syria will also be discussed.
09:32 The United States seized Russian assets worth more than $1 billion. Among the luxury goods that the Justice Department has been trying to confiscate since the start of the war are $60 million Gulfstream and $350 million Boeing jets registered to a network of five shell companies and an anonymous trust linked to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said. The Ministry of Justice is seeking permission from Congress to use blocked Russian assets for the needs of Ukraine.
08:50 The defense forces are successful on the southern front, in the Novodanilovka-Novoprokopovka area, and are gaining a foothold on the achieved lines, Anna Malyar said.
08:47 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed (in Tikhonovka), five more were injured. In the Kherson region, one person died, five were injured, including one child. In the Zaporozhye region, one person was wounded in Orekhove, two more - in Malaya Tokmachka. In the Kharkiv region, one person was injured in Kupyansk, according to the IVA.
08:42 At night, air defense destroyed 23 out of 32 strike drones, the Air Force command reported. The enemy attacked the Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk regions with Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs from the south and southeast (Cape Chauda, Crimea, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russia).
08:38 Ukrainian troops liberated 3 square meters last week. km in the Bakhmut direction, said Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar. She clarified that the fighting is taking place on the southern and northern flanks of the city of Bakhmut, in particular, in the areas of Kleshcheevka, Kurdyumovka and Ozaryanovka. In total, since the beginning of the offensive of Ukrainian troops in the Bakhmut direction, 47 sq. km.
08:16 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 4:
- personnel - about 265 120 (+460) people,
- tanks - 4480 (+4),
- armored combat vehicles - 8663 (+14),
- artillery systems - 5611 (+29),
- MLRS - 741 (+2),
- air defense systems - 503 (+1),
- aircraft - 315 (+0),
- helicopters - 316 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 4481 (+37),
- cruise missiles - 1447 (+0),
- ships/boats - 19 (+1),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 8149 (+47),
- special equipment - 847 (+6).
07:39 In the morning, the Russians attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region with drones. Six drones destroyed the air defense forces, there is also a hit on an infrastructure facility in the Dnipro region. Previously, no dead or injured, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak.
07:34 At night, the Russians attacked the south of the Odesa region with strike drones for three and a half hours, managed to destroy 17 drones, Oleg Kiper, head of the OVA, said. There are also hits: warehouse and industrial buildings, agricultural machinery and equipment of industrial enterprises were damaged in several settlements of the Izmail district. As a result of the fall of debris, several fires broke out on the territory of civilian facilities; as of 07:00, the fire was extinguished. There are no dead or injured.
07:25 Over the past day, 30 clashes took place at the front, the General Staff said in the morning summary. In particular, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to advance in the areas of Avdiivka and Maryinka in the Donetsk region, as well as in the Priyutnoye of the Zaporozhye region.
06:26 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the destruction of two "Ukrainian UAVs" over the Black Sea near the Crimean Peninsula and over the territory of the Kursk region. In addition, four high-speed military boats were allegedly destroyed in the northwestern part of the Black Sea, heading towards Cape Tarkhankut. Meanwhile, dozens of flights were again delayed at Moscow airports.
00:23 The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense released the film Downed Pilots of Russia , in which for the first time they showed a Russian pilot who had flown a Mi-8 helicopter to Ukraine. Also in the film, Budanov said that in the first days of a full-scale invasion, the Russians managed to hit about 20% of the aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, so they could not gain complete dominance in the air.
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