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Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:01 Iran has already sent ballistic missiles to Russia, The Wall Street Journal writes. According to the newspaper, the US has informed its allies about this. European officials say that Europe and the US are working on a sanctions response to Iran's actions. This concerns the supply of short-range ballistic missiles.
21:39 The Ministry of Defense presented the results of the 24th meeting in the Rammstein format:
20:46 Zelensky said during the international Ambrosetti forum in Italy that Ukraine cannot strike the Kremlin: "When we say that Italy or someone else is afraid that we will strike the Kremlin, I regret that we cannot do this. Because these are long-range weapons that you or your partners have - it is about 200 km."
20:41 Lithuania will allocate 10 million euros for the purchase of the Ukrainian Palyanitsa drone rocket, Alexander Kamyshin announced following the Ramstein meeting.
20:35 Ukraine has intelligence that further massive missile and drone strikes against the country's energy system are being prepared, Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal said: "If the situation is recorded as it is now, then we will get through the winter, we can get through it without outages. But we understand that the enemy will not give us such "luxury"... In fact, we can get through the fall and winter without outages in the current conditions."
20:02 Spain will transfer another battery of MIM-23 HAWK air defense systems to Ukraine, the country's Defense Ministry reported.
19:31 The number of casualties in Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region, has risen to 64, reported OVA head Serhiy Lysak. In addition, one person was injured as a result of enemy shelling of Nikopol.
19:18 Russians have launched three guided air bombs at civilian infrastructure in the village of Krasnopolye in Sumy District. As a result of the attack, one person was killed and five were injured, including two teenagers aged 15 and 16, the regional prosecutor's office reported.
18:44 Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin explained why the US is not giving permission for long-range strikes on Russian territory: "Ukraine already has significant capabilities of its own to attack targets that are beyond the capabilities of ATACMS or Storm Shadow. The Russians have moved their aircraft, which they use for CABs, beyond the range of ATACMS." Austin also believes that the war in Ukraine will end at the negotiating table, but it is "hard to say" when this will happen.
17:49 The government has made a decision that launched the Ukrainian market of explosives and detonators, said the head of the Ministry of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. According to him, the volumes of production of Ukrainian ammunition currently depend on the import of explosives and detonators, but Ukraine has its own potential for developing the sector. According to the Cabinet of Ministers' decision, companies will be able to produce, buy and import explosives and components without permits and licenses.
17:36 The Pentagon has officially announced the provision of a new arms package to Ukraine worth $250 million. It will include, in particular:
- RIM-7 missiles and air defense support;
- Stinger missiles;
- HIMARS ammunition;
- artillery ammunition of 155 mm and 105 mm caliber;
- TOW missiles;
- Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems;
- Bradley infantry fighting vehicles;
- M113 armored personnel carriers;
- Mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles;
- small arms ammunition and grenades;
- patrol boats;
- Marine training equipment;
- explosive equipment and ammunition;
- spare parts, auxiliary equipment, services, training, transport.
17:00 The Netherlands will provide equipment for the maintenance of Ukrainian F-16s, as well as air-to-air missiles that the fighters can use to protect their airspace, Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said. The package is worth 80 million euros.
16:52 The Prosecutor General's Office has launched an investigation into the possible execution of three Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian troops in the Pokrovsky district. According to preliminary data, on August 27, the Russian Armed Forces attacked one of the Ukrainian Armed Forces positions from a UAV, and an incendiary munition dropped on the shelter of Ukrainian defenders started a fire. The Russians went around the burning position from three sides, and during the clash, one of the four Ukrainian soldiers was seriously wounded. His comrades were forced to surrender. The servicemen left the damaged shelter and knelt down, holding their hands behind their heads. At that time, Russian attack aircraft opened fire on them to kill.
16:13 A group of Ukrainian pilots has arrived in Canada to undergo advanced training to fly F-16s, Defense Minister Bill Blair said. According to him, Canada has now assumed leadership of the FLIT element of the U.S. Joint Forces Coalition in Support of Ukrainian Air Force Capabilities. Over five years, the coalition will invest $389 million in training F-16 pilots for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Blair said the support package includes the launch of advanced training for pilots. As part of its support for the AFCC, Canada will also provide critical equipment and other support to Ukrainian air bases.
15:48 US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Verma has arrived in Kiev. According to US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink, he intends to discuss US support for Ukraine's economic recovery.
15:34 Orban said that the first step towards a settlement in Ukraine should be a ceasefire: "If we wait for a peace plan accepted and acceptable by both sides, there will never be peace."
15:07 The number of victims in Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region, has increased to 58, including five children, said the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak. Several enterprises, more than 30 multi-story buildings, a kindergarten, and 27 stores were damaged in the city.
14:56 Canada will provide Ukraine with a new package of military aid, which will include aircraft missiles, small arms and equipment, Defense Minister Bill Blair said. In particular, almost 81 thousand additional engines for CRV-7 aircraft missiles and 1,300 warheads, 960 C6 machine guns and 10,500 9 mm pistols from its arsenal will be delivered.
14:38 The United States and Ukraine are working on replacing the S-300 air defense systems, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said: "With the help of several European companies, the United States is working with Ukraine to develop and build a replacement for the S-300 air defense missile system and the R-27 air-to-air missile."
13:50 Defense Minister Rustem Umerov named Ukraine's priorities at the Rammstein meeting. According to him, Ukraine's priorities include air defense systems and missiles for them, artillery ammunition, and equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The minister stressed that it is also important to strengthen Ukraine's long-range capabilities, in particular by supporting and financing the Ukrainian defense industry.
13:41 Germany plans to transfer another 77 Leopard 1A5 tanks to Ukraine in cooperation with Denmark and the Netherlands, announced German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. Germany will also supply Ukraine with another 12 Panzerhaubitz 2000 howitzers worth 150 million euros. Six of them are planned to be delivered this year, and another six next year.
13:37 After the loss of the F-16, Western officials are reviewing the pace of training Ukrainian pilots, The Wall Street Journal writes, citing sources. The publication points out that Western pilots, even after completing training, fly with their units for many months before attempting complex missions in a combat zone. Ukrainian pilots, on the other hand, quickly moved from training to the battlefield. There are no plans to adjust the current training program for Ukrainian pilots, but "the crash shows what happens when you rush," a senior defense official told the publication.
13:28 Russian military has executed a Ukrainian prisoner of war again, they filmed their war crime and published it online , the state project I Want to Live reports. "Ukrainian special services know about almost all such cases, and Russian criminals in military uniform will not go unpunished," the project's report says.
CNN also released a video that it claims shows Russian troops killing three Ukrainian soldiers during a surrender in August in the Pokrovsk sector. Prosecutor General Andrei Kostin told CNN that his office is investigating 28 executions of prisoners since the start of the war, in which a total of 62 Ukrainian soldiers have died.
13:10 The European Union will allocate 40 million euros to Ukraine for the repair of energy infrastructure, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
13:04 The number of casualties in Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region, has risen to 50, one person has died, said OVA head Serhiy Lysak. The Air Force clarified that Russia struck the city's civilian infrastructure, according to preliminary information, with five Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles.
12:52 As a result of the morning Russian strikes on the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, seven settlements were left without power, including Nikopol and Marganets, reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
12:35 In Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, 24.5 thousand people remain, in the community - 35 thousand people. There are 1600 children left in the community, in Pokrovsk - 929, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin. According to him, over the past month, more than 20 thousand people and more than 3000 children have left Pokrovsk itself. The host regions are Poltava, Kirovograd, Zakarpattia, Kiev, Dnepropetrovsk.
12:11 The number of victims in Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region, has increased to 30, including three children aged four to 11 years, said the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
12:08 The US will announce a new package of military aid to Ukraine today worth $250 million, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said during a meeting in the Ramstein format.
11:44 Russia has lost 6,000 soldiers killed and wounded in a month of the Ukrainian Armed Forces operation in the Kursk region, Zelensky said at the opening of the Rammstein meeting. According to him, Ukraine controls 1,300 square kilometers of Russian territory and more than 100 settlements. The President emphasized that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have thwarted Putin's plans to launch an offensive on Sumy from the Kursk region.
Zelensky also called for "making sure that this fall becomes the time when Russian aggression ends - in a way that restores a reliable international security order."
11:37 In Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region, the number of victims as a result of today's Russian shelling has increased to 18, one person has died. Among the victims is a nine-year-old child, said the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak. Several fires occurred in the city, an apartment in one of the multi-story buildings was on fire.
11:06 Zelensky said that he arrived at the Ramstein Air Base to participate in a meeting of the Contact Group on the Defense of Ukraine. The President will take part in the meeting of the group, meet with the US and German Defense Ministers Lloyd Austin and Boris Pistorius, and hold separate talks with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. After that, Zelensky will go to Italy, where he will take part in the Ambrosetti International Economic Forum, meet with representatives of Italian business, and hold talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
10:50 Russians attacked Pavlograd in the Dnipropetrovsk region, five casualties are known, reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
10:21 Azov fighters stated that they managed to stabilize the situation in New York in the Donetsk region, regain control of part of the settlement and unblock the Defense Forces that were surrounded by the enemy. According to the brigade, the situation remains tense, but the Ukrainian forces are holding the line and successfully counterattacking. The brigade also denied Russian statements about the complete occupation of New York, since the Defense Forces control part of the settlement.
09:39 In the Kherson region, over the past day, four people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
09:28 In Donetsk Oblast, two people were killed as a result of Russian shelling on September 5 - in Konstantinovka and Raigorodka. Another 12 people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
09:16 In the morning, Russians launched a missile attack on Lyubotin in the Kharkiv region, three people are known to have been injured, said OVA head Oleg Sinegubov. The day before, two people were injured as a result of enemy shelling in the village of Tsirkuny in the Kharkiv region.
09:01 The Biden administration is holding urgent talks with Congress to obtain permission to use more than $6 billion in military aid to Ukraine that could "burn out" on September 30, Reuters reports.
08:53 In August of this year, the Defense Forces increased the use of FPV drones in combat areas by 25% compared to June. This was reported by the Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Vadim Sukharevsky during a closed videoconference meeting with the commanders of the unmanned strike systems units, the General Staff reported. During the event, the effectiveness of the use of drones was analyzed, and problematic issues and ways to solve them were discussed.
08:42 At night, the enemy attacked the Lviv region with attack drones, all of them were destroyed, reported the head of the OVA Maksym Kozytsky. Debris fell in the industrial zone of the Lviv region, as a result of which four trucks burned. No one was hurt.
08:35 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 6:
- personnel - about 622,720 (+1170) people,
- tanks - 8631 (+7),
- combat armored vehicles - 16,878 (+9),
- artillery systems - 17,745 (+20),
- MLRS - 1178 (+1),
- air defense systems - 941 (+1),
- aircraft - 368 (+0),
- helicopters - 328 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 14,732 (+74),
- cruise missiles - 2587 (+0),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 24,116 (+72),
- special equipment - 3037 (+13).
08:21 Air defense destroyed 27 of 44 Shahed-type attack UAVs at night, the Air Force reported. Another eight drones were lost on Ukrainian territory (probably fell under the influence of electronic warfare systems), one UAV turned in the direction of occupied Donetsk region, several air targets (probably attack drones) are observed in the airspace in the north.
In addition, at night the enemy attacked with one Kh-59 guided air missile and one Kh-31P anti-radar missile. Air defense operated in the Kyiv, Kirovograd, Vinnytsia, Dnepropetrovsk, Nikolaev, Kherson, Poltava, Chernihiv, Kharkov, Lviv, Donetsk, Zaporizhia and Sumy regions.
07:38 Russians shelled Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region, two people were wounded, reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
07:26 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that the Russian army has significantly stepped up its offensive operations in the area of Vuhledar in the Donetsk region and has achieved minor tactical successes in this area. Analysts suggest that the Russian Federation plans to capture Kurakhovo and Vuhledar, which will allow Russian troops to more quickly gain tactical advantages before and along the H-15 highway.
At the same time, ISW believes that the Russians will not be able to maintain the initiative in the entire East for a long time, and the repeated intensification of offensive actions in the Donetsk region, in addition to the constant operational pressure caused by the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ invasion of the Kursk region, will likely lead to the offensive operations of the Russian forces reaching a culmination earlier than their military command plans.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState reports that the Defense Forces have restored positions in New York, Nelipovka in the Toretsk direction, and near Liptsy in the Kharkiv region. The enemy has advanced near Peschane, Stelmakhovka, Gornyak, in Kalinovka, Lesovka, and Galitsynovka.
07:15 The UK will provide Ukraine with LMM multi-role missiles to defend against Russian drones and missiles, Defence Secretary John Healey said. He specified that Kyiv will receive 650 light multi-role missiles worth £162 million (around $213 million). The missiles have a range of over 6 km and can be launched from a variety of platforms on land, at sea and in the air. The first batch is expected to arrive by the end of the year.
05:34 The United States will help Ukraine strengthen its position ahead of possible negotiations to end the war, said John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications for the White House National Security Council: "If the conflict ends through negotiations, we want to ensure that President Zelensky is in the best possible position to make decisions on the format of these negotiations."
Kirby added that to support these efforts, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to Germany's Ramstein Air Base for a meeting of the International Contact Group on Ukraine. There, coalition partners will revisit options for further support for Ukraine.
00:02 Key topics at the next meeting in the Ramstein format, which will take place on September 6, will be strengthening Ukraine's air defense, updating coalitions, including the Air Force coalition, as well as activating the defense industrial bases of coalition countries to ensure support for Ukraine in the long term, said Deputy Pentagon Spokesperson Sabrina Singh.
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