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2024-09-13 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: September 12, 2024
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:38 Iran's Foreign Ministry has summoned the ambassadors of Britain, France, Germany and the Netherlands to condemn their "destructive statements and actions" over accusations of transferring missiles to Russia. Tehran says the statements are "baseless and false" and advocates a "peaceful resolution" to the war in Ukraine.
21:30 A strike on a grain carrier carrying wheat bound for Egypt was carried out in Romania's exclusive economic zone, the BBC reports, citing the Romanian Coast Guard. According to the agency, at around 23:00 local time on Wednesday, while in Romania's exclusive economic zone, about 55 km from the Romanian port of Sfantu Gheorghe in the Danube Delta, the vessel reported an explosion on board to the local coast guard post. The vessel maintained its speed and was able to reach the large port of Constanta.
20:27 The number of people injured as a result of the shelling of Borovaya in the Kharkiv region has risen to nine, the regional prosecutor's office reported.
The head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov reported that the Russians struck Kharkiv and Dergachi in the Kharkiv district. In the Kievsky district of Kharkiv, a private house was damaged, rescuers unblocked a woman with a child, there is no threat to their life and health. In the Malodanilovskaya community of the Kharkiv district, trees and a fence in the Ecopark were damaged, no casualties.
20:16 Zelensky said that he had met with the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, and stressed the importance of observing the Rome Statute and "not allowing the court's decisions on arrest warrants for Russian war criminals to be ignored."
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported that it had announced a demarche to the Mongolian side in connection with Putin's visit to Mongolia: "Ukraine will not leave such actions without a proper response. The decision taken by Mongolia will be taken into account in the further policy of developing bilateral relations with Mongolia and in developing Ukraine's position regarding support for this country in international formats."
20:03 The Times writes that the US may allow Ukraine to use British and French long-range missiles for strikes deep into Russia, but not American ones.
19:42 Putin stated that if Ukraine starts using Western long-range precision weapons against the Russian Federation, this will mean direct participation of NATO countries in the war: "This will mean that the US, NATO and European countries are directly fighting Russia, which already significantly changes the very essence, the nature of the conflict. And if this is so, we will make appropriate decisions."
Putin claims that Ukraine itself, without the help of NATO countries, is “not capable” of carrying out strikes with modern, long-range, high-precision weapons; this is supposedly only possible with the use of intelligence data from satellites, which Kyiv does not have.
18:21 Among the seven wounded as a result of the Russian strike on the urban settlement of Borovaya in the Izyum district of the Kharkiv region, three rescuers, the prosecutor's office reported. The Russians shelled the settlement in large numbers, causing residential buildings to catch fire. When the rescuers arrived at the scene, the enemy launched a second strike. Two people were killed in the attacks.
18:04 A group of Ukrainian pilots has begun training on F-16 fighter jets in Romania, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said following a telephone conversation with his Romanian counterpart Angel Tilvar.
17:59 The Red Cross has confirmed the shelling of its humanitarian aid vehicle in Verolyubovka, Donetsk Oblast, killing three and wounding two of the organization's employees. "I condemn the attacks on Red Cross personnel in the strongest possible terms. It is unimaginable that shelling is taking place at an aid distribution site," said ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric. According to the Red Cross, local residents were not harmed because the aid distribution had not yet begun. The distribution was to be of wood and coal briquettes.
17:35 If elected US President, Trump could offer Kiev and Moscow a freeze on the current front line and Ukraine's refusal to join NATO, said Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance. "It would probably look something like the current demarcation line between Russia and Ukraine. It would be like a demilitarized zone that would be heavily fortified so that the Russians wouldn't invade again," he explained.
At the same time, Ukraine, according to Vance, will retain its sovereignty, but will undertake to maintain neutrality, refusing to join NATO and other military-political alliances. And Germany and other European countries will have to take financial responsibility for the restoration of Ukraine, Vance added.
17:19 The West is limiting Kiev in long-range missile strikes not only on the territory of the Russian Federation, but also on the territories of Ukraine occupied by Russians, Le Monde writes, citing its sources. According to them, "several mistakes" by the Ukrainian Armed Forces have made the West more cautious. In particular, this concerns the June strike on a military base where Russian "early warning" radars are located - part of the Russian nuclear program. The West is worried that the war "will spread beyond Ukraine, to Poland and Latvia", so it is delaying the decision to allow strikes deep into Russia, the newspaper writes.
17:06 Russians dropped two guided aerial bombs on civilian infrastructure in the urban settlement of Yampol in the Shostka district of the Sumy region; one person was killed, the regional prosecutor's office reported.
16:21 On September 11, war criminals were blown up in Yekaterinburg - the explosion occurred near the checkpoint of the military unit where the Russian Guard servicemen are based, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reported. According to intelligence, "the act of retaliation against those involved in organizing torture chambers in the occupied territories of Ukraine" was carried out in cooperation with the Main Intelligence Directorate by representatives of the underground operating in the territory of the Russian Federation.
An explosive device weighing 6 kg was hidden near the checkpoint of the Russian Guard. As a result of the detonation, enemy personnel were blown up and vehicles were damaged. Russian special services and ambulances arrived at the scene to eliminate the consequences of the explosion, and a medical evacuation helicopter was sent into the air.
16:02 Russians fired an FPV drone at the city of Ochakov in the Nikolaev region from the temporarily occupied territory of the Kinbur Spit; a 16-year-old girl was wounded, reported the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim.
15:58 Lithuania plans to purchase short-range anti-aircraft missile systems for Ukraine's air defense systems, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said during a joint press conference with Zelensky in Kyiv. Nauseda noted that within two to three weeks "we will get a positive result and will be able to transfer these systems to Ukrainians as soon as possible."
15:53 Russia launched a missile strike on a civilian vessel in the Black Sea that was transporting wheat for Egypt , Zelensky said and showed a photo. The strike was carried out immediately after the vessel left Ukrainian territorial waters. According to preliminary data, no one was hurt. "Ukraine is one of the key global donors of food security. Our food supplies to countries in Africa and the Middle East are critical. We are waiting for the world's reaction. Wheat and food security should never be a target for missiles," the president emphasized.
15:47 Zelensky, during a press conference with his Lithuanian counterpart Gitanas Nauseda in Kiev, confirmed that Russian troops have launched a counteroffensive in the Kursk region, and added that "everything is going according to our Ukrainian plan."
15:44 Zelensky reported that he had a meeting with Estonian President Alar Karis, where they discussed defense support, Ukraine's restoration, and the path to the EU. The Ukrainian president thanked Estonia for its decision to allocate 0.25% of its GDP annually for Ukraine's defense needs, which is enshrined in a bilateral security treaty.
15:36 As a result of today's Russian artillery shelling of the village of Verolyubovka in the Kostiantynivka community of Donetsk Oblast, three Ukrainian citizens - regular employees of the ICRC - were killed, and two more employees of the organization were wounded, Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets reported. According to him, the ICRC representatives were in a truck in which they were transporting humanitarian aid.
Lubinets emphasized that the shelling was already known, but the International Committee of the Red Cross, as well as the International Federation of Red Cross Societies, were silent. "No reaction, condemnation or expression of compassion. Thus, this silence only covers up the criminal policy of the Russian Federation," the human rights commissioner noted and called on the ICRC to officially and publicly recognize Russia's violation of the Geneva Conventions.
15:27 In Borovaya, Izyum district, Kharkiv region, the death toll has increased to two - a body was recovered from under the rubble, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. According to preliminary information, the enemy used cluster munitions on a residential area, at least five houses are burning.
14:41 Zelensky reported that he had a meeting with Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa, where they discussed strengthening military-technical cooperation, implementing a bilateral security agreement, and preparing for the Second Peace Summit.
14:33 Russians have struck the urban settlement of Borovaya in the Izyum district of the Kharkiv region - one person has died, seven have been injured, the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov reported. There are fires in houses and shops, the enemy has used a double strike tactic.
14:25 During today's night attack, a Russian Shahed-type attack UAV flew in close proximity to the Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant. Later, this "shahed" was shot down by air defense forces, said the head of the OVA, Serhiy Tyurin.
14:12 Russians have struck Verolyubovka in the Konstantinovka community of Donetsk Oblast - three people were killed and two were wounded, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin. One of the shells hit the territory of an enterprise where people were located, and a truck with humanitarian aid was destroyed.
13:26 The Kharkiv regional authorities have decided to forcibly evacuate 269 children from 29 settlements in the Kupyansk district, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Police. In particular, 158 children must be evacuated from ten settlements in the Kupyansk community, 41 children from six settlements in the Kurilovsk community, and 70 children from 13 settlements in the Kondrashevsk community. Ten families have already been evacuated to date.
13:20 Russians shelled Krasnoyarskoye Dobropolskaya community of Pokrovsky district of Donetsk region - as a result of a shell hitting a private house, one person was killed, four were wounded, reported the head of OVA Vadim Filashkin. Two more people were wounded in Konstantinovka - seven houses, a power line, a gas pipeline were damaged there.
13:11 The Baltic states have called on NATO to strengthen the air defense of member states bordering Russia amid a critical shortage of long-range missile defense systems in the Alliance, Bloomberg writes. "It is obvious that the border countries are in a critical situation. If the border countries are protected, then, of course, Berlin and Paris will also be much safer," Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur explained in an interview with the agency.
13:03 Estonian President Alar Karis said that he arrived in Kiev and "looks forward to all the meetings and discussions."
12:59 In Konstantinovka, Donetsk region, the Pension Fund is suspending its work due to the deteriorating security situation, said the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin. Residents of Konstantinovka can receive services at service centers in Kramatorsk, Druzhkovka, Slavyansk, Liman, Dobropolye and Aleksandrovka.
12:55 Zelensky, in an interview with the Brazilian newspaper Metrópoles, criticized and called destructive the "peace plan" of Brazil and China to end the war in Ukraine: "The Chinese-Brazilian proposal is also destructive, it is simply a political statement. And I told Lula, and we conveyed to the Chinese side: Let's sit down together, let's talk together. You are not our enemies, we are not your enemies. Why did you suddenly decide that you should take Russia's side or be somewhere in the middle?"
Zelensky is also convinced that the Chinese-Brazilian "peace plan" was agreed upon with Moscow in advance. The president called the Brazilian government pro-Russian and called on it to do more to support Ukraine.
12:42 Peskov again stated that Moscow will "respond appropriately" to Kiev's permission to strike deep into Russian territory. He also admitted that Ukraine will try to strike social facilities when attacking Russia.
In turn, Lavrov stated that Moscow "has no doubt" that the decision to lift restrictions for Kyiv on the use of long-range missiles on Russian territory was made long ago, "now they are trying to formalize it beautifully." The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry also once again stated that Russia allegedly wants to end the war, but the West "is not ready for honest diplomacy."
12:05 Over the past 24 hours, the enemy attacked energy facilities in six regions: Donetsk, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, Chernihiv and Dnipropetrovsk. Industry and the population were cut off from power, the Ministry of Energy reported.
11:58 The White House is finalizing a plan to ease restrictions on Ukraine's use of American weapons to strike Russian territory, Politico writes. Bloomberg, in turn, reports that a decision on the West easing restrictions on long-range weapons strikes against targets in Russia is unlikely to be made before the meeting of world leaders at the UN General Assembly in the United States at the end of the month.
11:46 A thematic conference on the fourth point of the Peace Formula, “Release of prisoners and deported persons,” will be held in Canada on October 30-31, the Office of the President reported.
11:27 The work of the airports of Murmansk and Apatity is limited for the second day in a row, Russian media write. According to publics, two drones were shot down 7 km from the Olenya airfield in Olenegorsk, Murmansk Region. Earlier, the regional authorities introduced the "Carpet" plan at the airports of Murmashi and Khibiny. Flights for departure and arrival have been delayed. Telegram channels also claim that the region is allegedly experiencing high activity of reconnaissance aircraft from Finland, Sweden and Norway.
10:56 In Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Russian troops destroyed the Dmitrovsky Bridge, which connected the city with Mirnograd, publics write. The Pokrovsk GVA confirmed that over the past 24 hours, Russian troops hit infrastructure facilities twice.
10:19 Russia has finally remembered the existence of the Kursk region. The analytical portal DeepState reported that Russian troops have begun active assault operations in the region. The Russians are trying to attack Ukrainian forces from several directions. The situation on the left flank of the Ukrainian group has worsened. More details about the situation in the Kursk region are in the article The beginning of the Russian counterattack .
09:38 In Donetsk Oblast, six people were killed as a result of Russian shelling on September 11: three in Konstantinovka, two in Konstantinopole, and one in Zvezdnoye. Another 13 people in the oblast were injured in the past 24 hours, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
He also said that it is currently impossible to resume the work of the modular filtration station, thanks to which Pokrovsk has recently received water and which was stopped due to Russian shelling. Currently, 75 wells for general use have been drilled in the Pokrovsk community at the expense of the local budget, as well as 250 wells near multi-story buildings at the expense of the condominium association. The community has organized the delivery of drinking water and installed eight reverse osmosis units, from which people can collect water for free. At the same time, water supply continues in Rodinskoye.
09:36 During an operation in the Black Sea, soldiers of the special unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense destroyed a Russian Su-30SM combat aircraft with a hit from a MANPADS, intelligence reported and showed a video. The fighter that fell into the sea belonged to the 43rd separate naval aviation regiment of the Russian Aerospace Forces, based at the airfield of the city of Saki in Crimea.
09:25 Air defense destroyed 44 out of 64 Shahed-type attack UAVs at night, the Air Force reported. Three enemy drones flew back to Russia, and four more were lost on Ukrainian territory (no information was received about casualties or damage). As of 09:00, four attack UAVs remain in Ukrainian airspace, and combat operations continue. Air defense was operating in the Kyiv, Kherson, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhia and Poltava regions.
In addition, during the night attack, Russia struck the Chernihiv region with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and one Kh-59/69 guided air missile, as well as two Kh-22/32 cruise missiles. Due to the active counteraction of the Defense Forces, most of the enemy missiles did not reach their targets.
The head of the Chernihiv OVA Vyacheslav Chaus reported that the shelling has intensified, in 24 hours the enemy shelled the settlements of the region 29 times - in particular, border areas and the Nizhyn district. There are hits on infrastructure facilities.
08:36 At night, Russians launched a massive air strike on energy and civilian infrastructure facilities in the Konotop community of Sumy Oblast, injuring 14 people, OVA reported. Konotop Mayor Artem Semenikhin clarified that in addition to strikes on infrastructure, a hit was recorded in an apartment building, where people were injured. After the strike, the city lost power, and the situation with electricity and water supply is critical. Also, as a result of the attack, a tram line was destroyed in Konotop.
08:23 In the Kherson region, over the past day, 11 people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling, including one child, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
08:17 In the Khmelnytsky region, air defense forces destroyed ten enemy Shahed-type UAVs at night, a fire broke out in one of the furniture storage warehouses, reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Tyurin.
07:51 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 12:
- personnel - about 630,200 (+1270) people,
- tanks - 8653 (+11),
- combat armored vehicles - 16,955 (+17),
- artillery systems - 18,009 (+73),
- MLRS - 1184 (+2),
- air defense systems - 945 (+2),
- aircraft - 369 (+1),
- helicopters - 328 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 15,033 (+43),
- cruise missiles - 2591 (+0),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 24,481 (+93),
- special equipment - 3061 (+2).
06:13 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that the Russian army has probably captured two villages in the Pokrovsk direction - Lisovka and Marinovka. At the same time, analysts do not see any signs that the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Ukrainsk (southeast of Pokrovsk) are under threat of encirclement. The Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState also reports that Russian troops have occupied Lisovka, and have also advanced near Lisovka, Kleshcheyevka, Nevelskoye, Ukrainsk and the surrounding areas.
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