Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
[Korrespondent] 23:01 There is no confirmed evidence that depleted uranium munitions carry health risks, said Deputy Pentagon Speaker Sabrina Singh: "The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there is no evidence that depleted uranium munitions cause cancer. World the health organization reports that no increase in leukemia or other cancers has been found following any exposure to uranium or depleted uranium, and even the IAEA has stated unequivocally that there is no proven link between exposure to depleted uranium and an increase in cancer or significant effects for health or the environment."
According to Singh, the munitions are moderately radioactive because they are made of a dense metal - a by-product of the production of fuel for nuclear power plants. "Many militaries around the world use depleted uranium in their tanks," she added.
22:47 The successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region forced the West to change their forecasts about the Ukrainian counteroffensive to more optimistic ones. In an interview with The Economist, Trent Mol, director of analysis for the US Defense Intelligence Agency, said there was a 40-50% chance of a Russian defense penetration by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Read more in the material Forecast of the counteroffensive .
21:58 The United States is allocating a new $600 million aid package to Ukraine , Deputy Pentagon Speaker Sabrina Singh said. The package will include, in particular, ammunition for HIMARS and artillery, electronic warfare equipment, demining equipment, technical support and air defense integration services. The United States also intends to transfer depleted uranium shells to Ukraine by the time the Abrams tanks are delivered, which should arrive in the fall.
According to the Pentagon, the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine during the Biden presidency has exceeded $44.4 billion, and since the beginning of the Russian invasion - $43.7 billion.
21:52 Governor of the Bryansk region Alexander Bogomaz announced a drone attack on an "industrial facility" in Bryansk, an administrative building caught fire, no one was injured. The Russian Defense Ministry claims that air defense systems allegedly intercepted two UAVs over Bryansk, one of them was destroyed in the air.
21:14 Zaluzhny said that he had a telephone conversation with the head of the Joint Staff of the French Armed Forces, Thierry Burkar: "We discussed the situation in the combat zone. He spoke in detail about all the directions where our defense and offensive operations are taking place. We dwelled separately on the needs of the Ukrainian troops and on the issue of training our military personnel in France."
20:51 Zelensky said that he had a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, discussed possible ways for Israel to support Ukraine in resisting the Russian invasion. The president also raised the issue of increasing the number of refusals to Ukrainian citizens to enter Israel and the issue of the safety of Hasidic pilgrims who come to Uman to celebrate the Jewish New Year - Rosh Hashanah.
19:48 In the occupied Oleshki, Kherson region, a car exploded with two FSB officers and military men who tortured Ukrainians, the UP reports, citing sources in the SBU. As a result of the explosion, one FSB officer died on the spot, the second is in intensive care in a serious condition. Three Russian soldiers accompanying the car were wounded.
19:44 About 25,000 Ukrainian civilians are considered missing under special circumstances, that is, they can be hostages or be held captive, Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets said. He added that virtually every day the Russians detain civilians in the temporarily occupied territories, adding to this list.
19:31 The United States will transfer 190 anti-mine vehicles to Ukraine to protect against MRAP ambush, US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said. She said that she was present together with Blinken and his deputy Victoria Nuland at a meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. They handed over the first MRAPs to Ukrainian border guards and police.
19:25 The Russians fired artillery at Nikopol and the Marganets community of the Dnepropetrovsk region, two people were injured, the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak, said. Eight private houses, outbuildings, cars were damaged. In addition, in the evening, the enemy fired at the Pokrovskaya community of the Sinelnikovsky district, the consequences are being specified.
18:56 Zelensky said that he had a conversation with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, discussed the situation on the battlefield, defense cooperation, bilateral agreements, as well as the situation in the Black Sea and the Ukrainian contribution to protecting freedom of navigation and food security. “Much has been done. But with the strengthening of air defense to protect the Odessa region, we will be able to do even more,” the president added.
18:37 Blinken visited the village of Yagodnoe in the Chernihiv region, where the Russians kept several hundred local residents, including children, in the school basement during the occupation. According to the US State Department press service, Blinken said that he was most struck by the horrific consequences of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
17:54 Budanov believes that the situation with the exchange of prisoners of all for all "is not as difficult as it seems," but so far the Russian Federation is creating "certain technical difficulties." "But we will overcome this. We just need to find the right ways to resolve this moment," the head of the GUR added.
17:26 Russia has withdrawn almost all of its units from Belarus as part of the rotation, Andrei Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Service, said. New divisions in the Republic of Belarus were not started. Demchenko recalled that the Russian Federation uses Belarus as a platform for training its units, and there were periodically Russian military personnel in the amount of 10-11 thousand people. That is, the Russian Federation today does not have a grouping for the invasion from Belarus to the territory of Ukraine, the speaker added.
Demchenko also said that the number of Wagnerites in Belarus is gradually decreasing. They are not involved in any active actions, in particular, destabilization of the situation on the border with Ukraine or the EU countries.
16:48 On the second day of his stay in Ukraine, Blinken said that he had visited the positions of Ukrainian border guards. He was shown U.S.-provided surveillance drones and four MRAP vehicles, as well as several downed Russian drones. According to CNN, the visit was on the outskirts of Kyiv.
16:14 Kiev handed over to Ankara a proposal to resume the work of the grain corridor without Russia, Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vasily Bodnar said. According to him, there are no restrictions for ships passing along the corridor through the territorial waters of Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey.
16:12 Elon Musk secretly turned off Starlink off the coast of Crimea last year to thwart Ukraine's naval drone attack on the Russian Navy, CNN reports. According to the publication, drones filled with explosives had already approached the Russian fleet, but suddenly "lost contact and washed ashore." Musk's decision was prompted by fears that Russia would respond to Ukraine's attack on Crimea with nuclear weapons. The Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Mikhail Fedorov persuaded Musk to restore the connection.
16:07 Russian publics write that the drone attacked the Volgograd region for the first time - the target was a military unit in the Gorodishchensky district. According to them, the drone was intercepted a few kilometers before the target.
15:40 As a result of the Russian blowing up the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station, Ukraine has lost 35-40% of its fresh water reserves, which could be consumed within a year, said the general director of Ukrhydroenergo, Ihor Syrota. According to him, before the dam was blown up, there were 18.6 million cubic meters in the reservoir. km of water, and now only 3-3.5 million cubic meters remain in the Dnieper channel. km.
15:29 Soldiers of the Steel Border of the Offensive Guard raised the Ukrainian flag in the settlements of Stroevka and Topoli of the Kharkiv region, located on the border with the Russian Federation in the so-called gray zone, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. After the de-occupation, it was dangerous to enter this territory due to mines, but now the border guards have paved the way and raised the State flag of Ukraine.
15:07 Ukraine has started exporting grain through Croatian ports, Minister of Economy Yulia Sviridenko said: "This trade route, although niche, is already popular. We are ready to develop it, expanding the possibilities of the transport corridor."
14:42 Director of the analytical department of the Pentagon Intelligence Agency Trent Moll believes that the recent successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suggest a "realistic possibility" of breaking through the rest of the Russian defense lines before the end of the year, although this will be extremely difficult. He acknowledged that US and Ukrainian officials failed to appreciate the depth of Russian defenses. In addition, Mol warns that a significant part of the Russian fortifications remains on the third line.
In his opinion, two critical indicators are extremely important: the Ukrainian stock of ammunition and the weather in autumn. Pentagon intelligence also believes that if Ukraine can expand the salient around Rabotino, hold its ground and secure a supply of ammunition, it will be well prepared for a new breakthrough in 2024.
14:30 Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in Ukraine, 242 people have died from explosive objects, another 498 have been injured, said Nikolai Didyk, deputy head of the department for organizing pyrotechnic work of the State Emergency Service. He specified that the list of victims includes 76 children, 13 of whom died.
According to the State Emergency Service, 30% of the territory of Ukraine is now contaminated with explosive objects - this is 174 thousand square meters. km, of which 13.5 thousand square meters. km - water area of water bodies. Pyrotechnicians have already examined 93 thousand hectares of contaminated territories and 7.5 thousand hectares of water area. 427,000 explosive items have been identified and defused, including anti-personnel mines, cluster munitions, and remotely placed mines.
14:23 In Ukraine, from October 1, female doctors and pharmacists are required to be registered with the military. The presidential representative in parliament, Fyodor Venislavsky, said that such women would be restricted from traveling abroad: “If they are registered, they will receive the status of those liable for military service. some documents giving the right to temporary exit - then yes, they will be able to leave. If not, then they, like men, will be limited in their right to leave."
At the same time, he added that representatives of other specialties can register voluntarily, and they do not plan to expand the list of specialties yet.
13:52 The Russians hit the Zaporozhye region in the morning - a civilian infrastructure facility was damaged, people were not injured, said the head of the OVA, Yuri Malashko. A fire started at the impact site, specialists are working there.
13:30 Russian forces are forming a "shock fist" in the Kupyansk direction from hundreds of thousands of military men, but they have problems with equipment, Ilya Yevlash, spokesman for the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said: "Each time we record a lack of equipment. And sources such as Oryx record the knocking out of tanks T-55, that is, we can conclude that it is really difficult with equipment, and we can judge the effectiveness of our artillery and counter-battery units, which daily destroy the artillery of the occupiers."
13:24 Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said from the rostrum of the parliament that by the end of the year Ukraine should find 251 billion hryvnias for payments to the military: "I will ask for 251 billion, of which 227 billion for cash allowances for October-December, 24 billion for a one-time financial aid."
13:14 Zelensky introduced the new Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov and outlined the tasks facing him: "We need a new subjectivity of the Ministry of Defense. This is the ministry that is responsible for coordinating the entire defense sector. The Ukrainian soldier is a key priority of the defense forces. If changes are necessary for the good of the soldier in the activities of the defense forces, then such changes must be instantaneous.This applies to everything from bureaucratic procedures that take up the time and energy of soldiers, to the provision of our soldiers.Everything that can be digitized should be digitized.Everything that can save a life and the health of soldiers, must be found and supplied to the Ukrainian troops. We need a new philosophy of attitude towards Ukrainian soldiers: people are not consumables. Their time and strength are the value of the state."
In addition, according to the President, more trust is needed: "Trust in the decisions made, trust in ongoing purchases, trust in the delivery that is planned and carried out, and trust in communication between units and the links of the Ukrainian defense system they need."
12:39 On the day of military intelligence of Ukraine, Zelensky awarded the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Major General Kirill Budanov, the rank of lieutenant general.
12:17 During the shelling of Odradokamenka, Kherson region, one person was killed, two more were injured as a result of an attack by a Russian drone, the IVA reported.
11:31 As a result of a night attack in the Odessa region, two people were injured, the Office of the Prosecutor General specified.
11:28 NATO has no evidence that the fall of the wreckage of the Russian UAV on the territory of Romania could be a deliberate attack by the Russian Federation, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said: "The Romanian authorities confirmed that the wreckage from the UAV was found. They informed NATO allies yesterday, the investigation is underway. We have no information about a deliberate attack by Russia."
11:26 Two generals responsible for Moscow's air defense have been arrested in Russia, Russian media write. They are allegedly suspected of allocating lands of the RF Ministry of Defense in the near Moscow region for sale for residential development for a bribe of 30 million rubles. Konstantin Ogiyenko, commander of the 1st Special Purpose Anti-Aircraft and Anti-Missile Defense Army, which is responsible for the direct defense of Moscow, and Dmitry Belyatsky, commander of an air defense division in this army, were arrested. Ohiyenko denies his guilt and is in jail, while Byalyatsky made a deal with the investigation and was placed under house arrest.
11:22 According to updated information, as a result of yesterday's strike on Konstantinovka, Donetsk region, 16 people were killed, 33 more were injured. As of now, the bodies of all the dead have been identified, except for one, the Interior Ministry said.
11:19 In Odradokamenka, Kherson region, a man was wounded, on whom the Russians dropped explosives from a drone, the IVA reported.
10:43 In the occupied territories of the Zaporozhye region, about 3,000 people, or 1% of the population, are cooperating with Russia during preparations for the pseudo-elections, Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov said. According to him, the lists of collaborators will be handed over to the Ukrainian special services. Fedorov also noted that 48 of the 60 so-called "candidates" from the United Russia party are not local residents, but came from Siberia and Altai.
10:02 The "authorities" of the occupied Zaporozhye region said that Ukrainian drones allegedly attacked Energodar.
09:19 In the Zaporozhye region during the past day, as a result of the artillery shelling of Stepnogorsk, one person was killed, one was wounded. During the shelling of Preobrazhenka, one person was injured, and two people were injured as a result of a missile attack on Taurida. Two more people were wounded in Zaporozhye, said the head of the OVA, Yuriy Malashko.
09:16 In the near future, the United States will send another batch of cluster munitions to Ukraine, writes The New York Times. The Biden administration explained that this should help Ukraine maintain the momentum that the troops have gained in the southern direction. The newspaper notes that Ukrainian forces are increasingly relying on heavy artillery to lay the groundwork for infantry advances. Recently, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been firing up to 8,000 artillery shells daily, including hundreds of cluster munitions.
09:11 The State Department clarified that $1 billion of declared assistance to Ukraine will include $5.4 million of assets confiscated from Russian sanctioned oligarchs. They will be used to support and rehabilitate veterans. In general, this assistance package includes:
- $175 million for air defense system components, missiles for HIMARS, munitions, ammunition, and communications systems;
- 100 million for long-term military needs;
- 90.5 million for humanitarian assistance for demining;
- 300 million to support law enforcement efforts to restore and maintain law and order in the liberated territories;
- 206 million for humanitarian assistance, including a shelter for internally displaced persons in Ukraine, as well as refugees abroad;
- 203 million to support transparency and accountability of institutions, strengthen key reforms related to the fight against corruption, the rule of law and justice, and investigate war crimes committed by Russia.
09:05 Over the past day, the enemy shelled the settlements of Kharkiv, Bogodukhovsky, Chuguevsky and Kupyansky districts of the Kharkiv region, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. One person was seriously injured in Glushkovka, Kupyansky district. In addition, in the area of the village of Nortsovka, Izyumsky district, two foresters were blown up by a mine, and near the village. Olkhovatka, Kupyansky district - a civilian car, one person was injured.
09:02 In the Melitopol direction, the Defense Forces were successful in the areas south of Rabotino and west of Verbovoye, they are fixed on the achieved lines, said Andrei Kovalev, spokesman of the General Staff.
08:56 In the afternoon and evening on September 6, the Russians attacked the Donetsk region, the prosecutor's office said. In particular, the enemy fired from the MLRS Seversk - one person was killed, four were injured. One more person was wounded as a result of shelling in the village of Velikaya Novoselka.
08:31 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that at night the air defense allegedly destroyed two drones over the territory of the Rostov region, one - over the Ramensky district of the Moscow region. The governor of the Rostov region Vasily Golubev said that one drone fell outside the city, the second - in the center of Rostov-on-Don, one person was injured, the facades of three buildings and several cars were damaged. Two more drones were shot down in Bryansk, as a result of falling debris, the glazing of the building of the Bryansk I railway station, the station square and several cars were partially damaged, Governor Alexander Bogomaz said.
Local publics write that in the center of Rostov-on-Don, the drone crashed near Pushkinskaya Street, 42 - this is next to the headquarters of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation. There was a strong explosion at the crash site of the UAV.
08:22 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 7:
- personnel - about 266,900 (+610) people,
- tanks - 4506 (+9),
- armored combat vehicles - 8703 (+21),
- artillery systems - 5722 (+37),
- MLRS - 753 (+5),
- air defense systems - 506 (+1),
- aircraft - 315 (+0),
- helicopters - 316 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 4541 (+22),
- cruise missiles - 1455 (+8),
- ships/boats - 19 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 8217 (+27),
- special equipment - 859 (+7).
07:47 At night, air defense destroyed 25 of 33 Shahed-136/131 strike drones , the Air Force command reported. The enemy attacked the Sumy and Odessa regions with several groups of UAVs from the northern, southeastern and southern directions (Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russia, Cape Chauda - Crimea). Most of the drones flew in the direction of the southern regions of the Odessa region.
07:25 Over the past day, 39 clashes took place at the front, the situation in the East and South remains difficult, the General Staff said in the morning summary. In the Limansky direction, the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the Novogorovka area of the Luhansk region, in the Bakhmutsky direction - near Orekhovo-Vasilyevka of the Donetsk region, in the Avdievsky direction - in the Avdeevka region, in Maryinsky - in the Maryinka region.
At the same time, the Defense Forces had partial success south of Bakhmut, and are also continuing their offensive in the Melitopol direction.
07:08 At night, the Russians again attacked the south of the Odessa region with strike drones - this is the fourth attack of the Izmail region in the last five days, Oleg Kiper, head of the OVA, said. As a result of the attack, civilian and port infrastructure facilities, an elevator, and an office building were damaged in several settlements. One person was hurt.
02:17 Blinken arrived in Ukraine at the request of Biden, and the American president is waiting for a meeting with Zelensky "in the near future," the press service of the US State Department said.