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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] 22:44 The US Treasury Department announced the expansion of sanctions against the Russian Federation - they concern virtual financial transactions. In particular, restrictions have been introduced against virtual financial platforms PM2BTC, Cryptex and individual Russian citizens due to cybercriminal activities and money laundering.
22:30 The White House announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth $2.4 billion. The funds will be directed, in particular, to air defense, drones, air-to-ground munitions, and spare parts for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The package also includes maintenance and support for combat equipment.
Meanwhile, a meeting between Zelensky and Biden has begun at the White House. During the meeting, Zelensky is expected to present Biden with his "winning plan."
21:27 The US and EU are close to an agreement on $50 billion in aid to Ukraine from Russian assets, Bloomberg writes.
21:02 Zelensky met in Washington with a bipartisan delegation from the US Senate led by Democratic and Republican leaders Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell, familiarizing them with the key points of the "victory plan," the President's Office reported.
19:41 The UK will transfer another 12 AS90 self-propelled artillery howitzers to Ukraine, the country's government reported. Ten such howitzers have already been delivered to Ukraine, six more are on the way, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive them in the coming weeks. The government also announced the creation of a new joint unit of the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign Office in Ukraine. It will be headed by the heads of the departments John Healey and David Lammy. The unit is designed to pool experience and introduce a new whole-of-government approach to Ukraine.
18:36 There are less than two months left until the US presidential election. Current President Joe Biden has announced a sharp increase in security assistance for Ukraine, promising to allocate almost $8 billion for weapons in the coming months. At the same time, a scandal is brewing in the United States around Ukraine, initiated by representatives of the US Republican Party. Read more in the article Ukraine and the US Elections .
18:07 Russians have attacked the Chasovoyarsk community in Donetsk Oblast - one person was killed and three were wounded, the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin reported. Another two people were killed and two were wounded in Toretsk.
18:00 Putin "is not betting on his nuclear arsenal for the first time," said EU spokesman Peter Stano, commenting on the Kremlin's latest nuclear threats: "This is just a continuation of Putin's very irresponsible and unacceptable behavior, showing the world his true colors, especially during the high-level week of the UN General Assembly."
In turn, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also called Russia's change in its nuclear doctrine, which lowers the threshold for the use of nuclear weapons, "irresponsible and untimely": "It is absolutely irresponsible. I think many in the world, including China, have made this clear in the past when Putin was rattling the nuclear saber. So I would simply advise doing it now, when the whole world is gathering... to talk about the need for greater disarmament and non-proliferation."
17:49 Russian troops struck Kharkiv with KABs, four casualties are known, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
17:23 Germany will increase military support for Ukraine in 2024 by 400 million euros, the country's government reported. The funds will be used to purchase UAVs, air defense systems, tanks, ammunition and spare parts for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
16:46 New election banners of the ruling Georgian Dream party have appeared in Tbilisi , featuring on the left side cities, buildings and churches destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine (including Mariupol), with the inscription "No to war!", and on the right side objects built and restored by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, as well as a view of Batumi at night with the inscription "Choose peace." The country's president, Salome Zurabishvili, called these banners "shameful and offensive to culture, traditions, history and faith."
The Georgian Dream party confirmed that the banners are part of their election campaign, the purpose of which is to remind the population "where the opposition is leading the country." The party claims that if the opposition comes to power, Georgia will face war. This narrative is also shared by Moscow.
16:12 The UK has announced sanctions against vessels and organisations linked to Russian liquefied gas. The restrictions target two organisations and five vessels, which have been banned from entering UK ports.
16:03 Russians fired FPV drones at a railway station in the town of Khutor-Mikhailovsky (Druzhba) in the Shostka district of the Sumy region; three railway station workers were injured, the prosecutor's office reported.
15:50 Russia attacked three power transmission facilities tonight, one of them in the Mykolaiv region, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported. At the same time, he emphasized that the enemy did not achieve its goals - Ukraine's energy system is operating in a balanced mode, and no power outages are planned.
15:09 Ugledar is under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, stated the fighters of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Chernykh Zaporozhets: "We, the fighters of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade, want to dispel all doubts and opinions of pseudo-experts that the 72nd Brigade left the city of Ugledar."
14:14 Biden said he intends to convene a leaders' meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine's Defense in Germany in October "to coordinate the efforts of more than 50 countries supporting Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression."
13:28 The White House announced the provision of long-range cruise bombs Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) to Ukraine with a range of up to 150 km and a weight of up to 500 kg. The Biden administration clarified that the United States allocated $2.4 billion for the production of new weapons for Ukraine, and also carried over to the new fiscal year $5.5 billion already allocated in the spring (their use by Biden expired on October 1). In addition, the United States will expand the training program for Ukrainian pilots on the F-16: in 2025, another 18 people will be trained.
13:19 Russia fired three Kh-47 M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles in the direction of Starokostiantyniv in the Khmelnytsky region, where a military airfield is located, the Air Force reported. According to preliminary data, four MiG-31K fighters were in the Russian skies. "Information about the places of arrivals or defeats is not public," the Ukrainian Armed Forces added.
13:11 The United States announced the provision of defense aid to Ukraine totaling $7.9 billion and the introduction of sanctions against Russia, Zelensky said. Thus, the White House managed to find a way to allocate the remaining aid to Ukraine and ensure that the president's powers do not expire before the end of the US fiscal year, Zelensky said.
Specifically, the U.S. will provide an additional Patriot battery, other air defenses and interceptors, drones, long-range missiles and air-to-ground munitions, and funds to strengthen Ukraine's defense industrial base. It will also expand the program to train more Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16.
13:05 Peskov said that Russia's changes to its nuclear doctrine are a "signal" to the West: "This is a signal that warns these countries of the consequences if they participate in an attack on the Russian Federation by various means, not necessarily nuclear."
13:02 One of those wounded in the Russian attack on Odessa on September 20 has died in hospital, OVA chief Oleg Kiper reported. Thus, as a result of the strike, one person died and three were wounded.
12:33 In Zaporozhye, the number of victims as a result of the night attack has increased to ten, reported the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
12:29 Energoatom stated that a strike UAV was recorded flying at a critically low altitude near the industrial site of the Rivne NPP at night.
11:55 In the Kyiv region, one person was injured during a night attack, the OVA reported. In three districts of the region, as a result of falling debris from downed drones, forest litter and grass cover caught fire; the fires have been localized.
11:46 At night, at least four Shahed drones flew into the airspace of Belarus, the monitoring group Belaruski Gayun reports. Moreover, one UAV flew in not from Ukraine, but from Russia - it was moving in the direction of Gomel. What happened to it next is unknown, analysts clarify. During the night, two fighters were on duty in the sky over the southeast of Belarus.
11:07 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports that Russian troops have entered the eastern part of Vuhledar. In particular, the Russians may have captured a street in the east of the city and the Yuzhnodonbasskaya #1 mine northeast of the city, as well as the area around it.
10:52 The death toll from enemy airstrikes in Kharkiv on September 24 has risen to five - one of the wounded has died in hospital. Another 34 people were wounded, the prosecutor's office reported.
10:38 Germany will allocate 70 million euros to support Ukraine's energy system. According to the country's Ministry of Economy, the funds will be used to provide Ukrainian cities and communities with small thermal power plants, boilers, generators and solar panels.
10:31 Putin announced a change in the Russian nuclear doctrine. According to him, Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in the event of aggression, including if the enemy, using conventional weapons, creates a "critical threat." The draft of the updated nuclear doctrine will also expand the category of states and military alliances against which nuclear deterrence is carried out. However, based on Putin's statements, during the invasion of Ukraine, Russia should have already used nuclear weapons several times. For more details, see the article Putin Confused in Threats .
09:43 Air defense destroyed 66 out of 78 Shahed-type attack UAVs at night, the Air Force reported. Eight enemy drones were lost in several regions of Ukraine, one returned to Russia, another remains in Ukrainian airspace, combat operations are underway. In addition, all four Kh-59/69 guided air missiles, which the Russians used to attack the Odessa region, were shot down at night. The enemy also attacked Sumy region with two missiles of an unspecified type.
Air defense forces operated in the Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkov, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Kirovograd, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytsky, Ivano-Frankivsk, Sumy, Poltava, Nikolaev, Odessa, Kherson, and Kharkov regions.
09:35 In the morning, Russians shelled the village of Ivashki in the Bogodukhov district of the Kharkiv region, one person was wounded, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
09:29 In Donetsk Oblast, four people were killed as a result of Russian shelling on September 25: two in Kramatorsk, one each in Gornyak and Dronovka. Another 19 people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours - in Kramatorsk, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
09:06 At night, Russian aviation attacked the Kherson community, two people were injured, OVA reported. Another person was injured as a result of shelling in Belozerka and two - in the Dniprovsky district of Kherson. Over the previous day, as a result of Russian shelling in the region, two people were killed and 14 more were injured.
08:58 At night, the enemy attacked the Odessa region with missiles and drones; one person was killed in the Odessa region, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Kiper.
08:27 In Ivano-Frankivsk region, as a result of a night Russian attack, a critical infrastructure facility was damaged, part of the city was left partially without power, reported the head of the OVA Svitlana Onyshchuk.
08:15 At night, Russians shelled Zaporizhia, hitting residential buildings and the territory of an industrial enterprise. Eight people were wounded, including a 14-year-old teenager, said OVA head Ivan Fedorov.
07:46 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 26:
- personnel - about 647,800 (+1,400) people,
- tanks - 8825 (+10),
- combat armored vehicles - 17,348 (+44),
- artillery systems - 18,620 (+71),
- MLRS - 1199 (+0),
- air defense systems - 959 (+7),
- aircraft - 369 (+0),
- helicopters - 328 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 15,946 (+67),
- cruise missiles - 2599 (+4),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 25,353 (+105),
- special equipment - 3190 (+22).
07:39 At night, Russians attacked Kiev with attack drones - about ten were destroyed, said the head of the KGVA Sergey Popko. As a result of falling debris in the Pechersk district, a gas pipe in a residential building was depressurized, and about 20 cars were also damaged. Debris also fell on the territory of a kindergarten, people were not injured.
07:24 In Nikolaev region, Russians attacked an energy infrastructure facility at night, there are subscriber outages. Most of them have already been connected, work continues, said the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim.
06:01 The Pentagon has recommended that the White House provide Ukraine with white phosphorus shells in several aid packages, including recent ones. But the Biden administration has repeatedly rejected the idea, NBC News reported, citing three U.S. officials. If the decision is approved, it will not be announced publicly, the officials said.
04:54 The US House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into Zelensky's visit to Pennsylvania to visit a munitions plant "funded by American taxpayers." Committee Chairman James Comer called the Ukrainian president's trip "Kamala Harris's election campaign" in a key state for her. He said the committee would request documents from the White House, the Justice Department, and the Pentagon.
03:42 The United States plans to announce a long-term $8 billion military aid package for Ukraine on Thursday, September 26, Reuters reports.
03:16 The Biden administration is "not impressed" with Zelensky's victory plan and considers it insufficiently detailed, The Wall Street Journal writes, citing officials familiar with the matter. In particular, Zelensky's plan was called "repackaged with requests" for additional weapons and lifting restrictions on the use of long-range missiles. The plan also does not contain a clear strategy for achieving a victory for Ukraine amid the constant advance of Russian troops on the battlefield.
Biden administration officials say the plan lays out the weapons requests most in detail, while other key elements related to political reform and the economy remain less specific.
02:54 Zelensky and Biden met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York and took part in a special G7+ meeting dedicated to the restoration of Ukraine. The President's Office reported that the head of state will discuss his plan for victory with Biden during talks in Washington on September 26.
02:22 The US has announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine worth $375 million. According to the Pentagon, the new package includes, in particular:
- air-to-ground munitions;
- ammunition for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS);
- 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition;
- TOW missiles (American heavy anti-tank guided missile);
- Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems;
- M1117 armored security vehicles;
- Bomb-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles;
- small arms;
- patrol boats;
- sapper equipment and ammunition;
- spare parts, auxiliary equipment, services, training and transportation.
The Pentagon also noted that this is the 66th tranche of equipment that the Biden administration will provide to Ukraine from US Department of Defense warehouses starting in August 2021.
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