[Korrespondent] 22:18 Zelensky in the evening video message thanked the soldiers of the 63rd battalion of the 103rd territorial defense brigade, who ensured the result in the Donetsk region - "the settlement was liberated." The President also noted the 54th brigade, which moved forward in the direction of Lisichansk-Seversk. In addition, the head of state noted the 42nd separate motorized infantry battalion - "thanks to its heroic actions, two settlements in the south of our state have been liberated."
21:23 Shmyhal said that during a meeting with Scholz, he announced Ukraine's readiness to increase electricity supplies to the EU, which will contribute to Europe's energy security. Also, the Ukrainian prime minister emphasized the need to continue joint work on the demilitarization of the Zaporizhzhya NPP: "He proposed to work together on a possible EU and UN mission to the station, which should help in this matter."
According to Shmyhal, on the issue of new arms supplies, "there is a common vision of the need to increase the supply of heavy weapons." In addition, the prime minister said that this autumn a conference on the restoration of Ukraine at a high level would be held in Germany.
19:40 Zelensky announced that he had held the third meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander in a week: “There are no days off in the war. We keep in constant touch with those who are at the front. I won’t give details, but Ukrainian flags are returning to where they should be by right And the occupiers have no place on our land."
19:04 According to Estonian intelligence, active hostilities will end in Ukraine in 7-9 weeks, and Ukrainian forces have already achieved success in the temporarily occupied Kherson region. More details - in the material 7 weeks of war or the attack of the Russian Federation .
18:46 The occupiers hit Kholodnogorsk and Novobavar districts of Kharkiv, the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov said. Two people have been hospitalized.
17:51 In the Luhansk region, the Russians flooded the mines, and the miners were taken to the front, said the head of the Luhansk OVA Serhiy Gaidai. According to him, it will not be possible to restore the enterprises - the invaders cut them into scrap metal.
16:43 In the Kharkiv region, as a result of today's Russian shelling, one person was killed in the village of Odnorobovka, Zolochiv community, and three people were injured in the village of Andreevka, Izyumsky district, the OVA reported.
16:19 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen: “We discussed the early allocation of the next tranche of macrofinance from the EU. He pointed out the need to prepare the eighth package of sanctions, which should also contain a ban on issuing visas to Russian citizens. limiting Russia's oil and gas windfall profits. Considered the possibility of a rapid assessment by the European Commission once Ukraine has implemented its seven recommendations."
15:58 Today, 13 ships left the ports of Odessa, Chornomorsk and Yuzhny - this is the largest number since the start of the grain initiative, the Ministry of Infrastructure reported. On board the ships are 282.5 thousand tons of Ukrainian agricultural products, which are sent to eight countries of the world. In total, during the operation of the grain corridor, 86 ships left Ukrainian ports with destinations in 19 countries of the world and 2 million tons of agricultural products on board.
| It’s good that fewer will starve this winter. I have no idea how this compares to previous years’ numbers, so no idea whether this is symbolic or meaningful. |
14:16 Shmyhal said following a meeting with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier that the transfer of the IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine is expected in the fall. Also this week, another tranche of macro-financial assistance from the EU in the amount of 5 billion euros is expected.
13:23 Russia has launched 3,500 missiles in Ukraine since February 24. According to rough estimates, it is necessary to clear about 200 thousand square kilometers of the country's territory. In six months, the State Emergency Service neutralized more than 186,000 munitions and almost 2,000 bombs, Ruslan Strelets, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, said.
12:35 Vereshchuk asked the Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine to send 10,000 tablets and laptops. The equipment is needed to educate Ukrainian children who were forced to leave their homes, the Deputy Prime Minister said.
12:03 Germany will allocate 200 million euros to Ukrainian migrants, Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze said: "The money is intended to ensure that migrants in Ukraine can continue to provide themselves with the most necessary things." She also plans to meet with Scholz to discuss possible ways to support the Ukrainian government in helping displaced people.
11:32 As a result of morning shelling of Ochakov of the Nikolaev area the elevator is destroyed, several thousand tons of grain are destroyed. Dozens of houses were also damaged, but there were no casualties, Deputy Mayor Alexei Vaskov said.
10:59 A Russian missile was shot down in the Krivoy Rog region, the air command of Skhid reported.
10:28 Ukraine's air defense has reached a level of efficiency when 50-70% of Russian missiles are shot down, Head of the Kiev City Military Administration Major General Mykola Zhirnov said in an interview with Army Inform: "Analysis of Russia's air and missile strikes shows that from 50% to % of enemy missiles are shot down by air defense systems - both aviation and anti-aircraft missile units.But, unfortunately, today we cannot ensure 100% effectiveness of air defense operations, this is due to objective reasons - an insufficient number of reconnaissance equipment, aviation and anti-aircraft missile systems. These are mainly Soviet systems that do not have the same efficiency and reliability as the air defense systems of NATO partner countries."
09:52 The Insider writes that the publication has at its disposal a video of the operation of Russian MLRS from the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. It was filmed on the night of September 2-3. The footage shows that the MLRS are located in close proximity to the power unit.
09:48 British intelligence notes that in addition to combat fatigue and high losses, one of the main problems of Russian soldiers is probably problems with payment. This is likely due to inefficient military bureaucracy, the legal status of a "special military operation" and outright corruption among commanders. At the same time, analysts add that in Ukraine, most likely, there were problems with non-payment of combat bonuses.
09:35 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of September 4. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Donetsk and Krivoy Rog directions.
- personnel - about 49,500 (+450) people liquidated,
- tanks - 2049 (+15),
- armored combat vehicles - 4430 (+27),
- artillery systems - 1147 (+13),
- MLRS - 294 (+1),
- air defense systems - 156 (+3),
- aircraft - 236 (+1),
- helicopters - 206 (+1),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 864 (+0),
- cruise missiles - 203 (+0),
- ships/boats - 15 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 3276 (+8),
- special equipment - 106 (+1).
09:26 At night, two explosions thundered in the Kievsky district of Kharkov. Previously, the enemy launched a missile attack on the city. As a result of the hit, a large-scale fire broke out in the restaurant building, there is no information about the victims, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. Also, over the past day, the invaders fired at Kharkov, Izyum, Bogodukhovsky and Chuguevsky districts of the region. One person died, two were injured.
08:40 The Ukrainian military is holding back the Russian invaders, they managed to repel attacks in the areas of the settlements of Bogorodichnoye, Pasika, Dolyna, Bakhmut, Pokrovskoye, Bakhmutskoye, Sands, Pervomayskoye, the General Staff reports in the morning summary .
08:12 In the Donetsk region over the past day, four civilians were killed by Russian shelling - two in Velyka Novoselka, one each in Seversky and Vodyany. Two more people were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
05:31 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggests that the Ukrainian military is hindering the deployment of Russian troops with limited attacks in the Zaporozhye region. And the Ukrainian counteroffensive, according to representatives of Kyiv, is a methodical operation to deliberately worsen the state of Russian forces and logistics in the south, and not an operation aimed at liberating large territories.
ISW analysts also note that the Kremlin may step up self-censorship among Russian bloggers and war correspondents covering the war in Ukraine. So far, Moscow has not detained bloggers for their publications.
Footage on social networks testifies to effective Ukrainian strikes in the west and in the center of the Kherson region, experts point out. Meanwhile, Russian forces launched limited ground attacks northeast and south of Bakhmut and north and southwest of Donetsk.
02:27 Ukrainian aviation inflicted 24 strikes on strongholds, areas of concentration of manpower and equipment, command posts and transport routes of the enemy. In particular, an ammunition depot in the Bashtansky district was destroyed and a ferry crossing near Berislav was hit, OK Pivden reports.
02:10 The United States sees signs that Russia may try to hold "referendums" in the occupied Ukrainian territories as early as September, John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator at the White House National Security Council, said in an interview with Dozhd TV: "We are still seeing signs indicating that Russia is going to hold quasi-referendums as early as this month. This is their way of gaining some sort of political legitimacy in the military successes they have either achieved or want to achieve."
Kirby also noted that Putin demonstrates unwillingness to end the war: “This is not a war with the United States, this is not a war with NATO. Putin chose to start a war with Ukraine and the Ukrainians. And, unfortunately, nothing that we are seeing today allows us have any hope that he is ready to put an end to this war, to the killing of Ukrainian civilians."