Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:20 The Swedish government announced that it will allocate about 44 million euros to support heat and energy supplies in Ukraine.
22:03 Scholz will meet with Zelensky on Friday, September 6, who will arrive in Germany for a visit, writes Tagesschau.
21:58 Ukraine has stopped the Russian advance in the Pokrovsk direction, Syrsky said in an interview with CNN. According to him, over the past six days, the Russian army has not been able to advance in this direction "even a meter." "We have deprived them of the ability to maneuver and deploy their reinforcements from other directions. And this weakening is undoubtedly felt in other areas. We are seeing that the number of artillery shellings, as well as the intensity of the offensive, have decreased," the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.
Syrsky called the Kursk operation a success. According to him, there were several reasons for it: to prevent Russia from advancing from there, to pull Russian forces from other directions, to prevent shelling of the border area, and to raise the morale of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and Ukrainians. According to the commander-in-chief, the Russian Federation transferred "tens of thousands" of troops to Kursk, including some of its best airborne assault troops. And before the Ukrainian operation, the Russian Federation planned to launch an offensive on Ukraine from the Kursk region.
20:43 Zelensky commented on the government replacements in an evening video address: "It is very important that government institutions now work as actively as possible - even more actively than before. More investment from partners in Ukraine's defense industry. More active progress in the negotiation process with the European Union - this is the preparation of the future accession agreement. More interaction and mutual understanding between the central government and the communities. And, of course, more support for the front and for all our people... There are dozens of very specific tasks, and in their position, everyone must produce certain results during the fall."
The president also reported that he had heard Syrsky's report today: "Especially the Pokrovsk direction. We are adding our forces, and the key task is to knock out more of the occupier's forces. Also, the operation in the Kursk region. We are maintaining certain lines and with each day of the Kursk operation we are proving to the world that Russia can lose this war, and the only thing that is needed for this is sufficient determination on our part, the determination of everyone in the world on whom the state of affairs in the world depends."
18:55 Ukrzaliznytsia reported that from September 12 it will stop regular train services from Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast to Kyiv and Lviv. "In the future, until the security situation improves, only evacuation services with appropriate registration will be available," the company reported.
17:59 Emergency rescue operations at the site of the missile strike on the educational institution in Poltava have been completed: 55 people were killed, 328 were injured , the State Emergency Service reported.
17:21 Energoatom reported that Zaporizhzhya NPP is again connected to the Ukrainian power grid via two lines - Ukrainian power engineers have restored the second power transmission line damaged by Russian shelling to operation.
17:12 The Rada appointed German Smetanin to the post of Minister for Strategic Industries. Before that, he headed Ukroboronprom. Natalia Kalmykova was appointed to the post of head of the Ministry of Veterans. Before that, she worked as Deputy Minister of Defense and Director of the Ukrainian Veterans Fund.
17:01 Romanian President Klaus Iohannis approved the transfer of the Patriot system to Ukraine.
16:28 Federal Chancellor of Austria Karl Nehammer stated that his country could become a venue for Ukrainian-Russian negotiations, since the OSCE headquarters is located there. At the same time, he assured that Austria is in favor of a fair peace in Ukraine, which is based on international law. "We take note of the statements of the Russian president about his readiness for peace talks with Ukraine. Any negotiations should take place without preconditions and at the same level," Nehammer noted.
15:52 Russia has at least one Dutch ASML machine for producing chips that it uses in UAVs, tanks and missiles, according to an investigation by Trouw. Such chips were found in Russian drones shot down in Ukraine, among other things.
15:20 In Poltava, the death toll from the Russian missile strike on September 3 has risen to 55 people, 328 people were injured , the State Emergency Service reported. There are probably still people under the rubble.
14:56 In Konstantinovka, Donetsk region, the number of victims as a result of today's Russian shelling has increased to eight, one person has died, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
14:38 Zelensky said that at one point, due to "gaps in supplies," Ukraine had only one shell to Russia's 12. "What should you do? It doesn't matter how many people you have standing here, if they have 12 shells and you have one, you're just going to have more people standing here and more people dying," the president said in an interview with NBC News. He added that Ukraine needed a "smart solution." According to him, this refers in particular to the Kursk operation and the withdrawal of Russian forces.
14:19 The Verkhovna Rada supported the candidacy of Andriy Sybiha for the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs instead of Dmytro Kuleba. Ukrainian media reported, citing sources, that Zelensky was allegedly dissatisfied with Kuleba because he did not put enough pressure on Western partners regarding the provision of weapons.
13:33 Zelensky said that the Russian missiles that hit the military training facility in Poltava flew for three minutes, and many were killed or wounded when they went down to shelter.
Zelensky also said in an interview with NBC News that it was the "lack of long-range capability" that forced Ukraine to launch the operation in the Kursk region: "We expected long-range weapons, they were in a small configuration. We did not have enough of these means. And we had an understanding from our research that Russia was planning to create this "buffer zone"... And then we realized that we needed to conduct a corresponding operation. So that the "buffer zone" would not be created by them here, but by us."
The President explained that the Russians could have broken through the border in the Sumy region. If this had happened, Ukraine would have had to stop the enemy for a long time, so a decision was made to launch a preemptive strike. According to Zelensky, the operation went well, so Ukraine used plan "A". He added that the breakthrough in the Kursk region is only part of the operation.
13:27 In the morning, Russians dropped two guided bombs on Konstantinovka in Donetsk Oblast and shelled the city with artillery - one person was killed, two were wounded, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
13:04 Russians shelled two medical facilities in the center of Kherson - the buildings were damaged, two medical workers were injured, OVA reported. Another person was injured in Kherson as a result of explosives being dropped from a UAV. In addition, three people were injured in the village of Sadovoe, on whom Russian troops also dropped explosives from a drone.
12:42 In the morning, the enemy attacked the Dnipropetrovsk region with a kamikaze drone - infrastructure was damaged, causing a fire. When rescuers were extinguishing the fire, the Russians launched a second strike, one of the firefighters was wounded, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Lysak. The fire destroyed a service vehicle.
12:26 The possibility of Harris defeating Trump has slowed work on a $50 billion loan for Ukraine, Politico reports. Before Biden dropped out of the race, the prospect of a Trump presidency had pushed Western diplomats to finalize the loan by the end of the year, but Harris's growing popularity has removed the urgency. "The whole idea was to protect aid to Ukraine from Trump, but the situation with Harris is different now," one EU official told the newspaper.
11:08 During the night and morning attacks, the air defense destroyed 60 of 78 Shahed-type attack UAVs, the Air Force reported. Another two drones returned to Russia, one flew to Belarus, 15 were lost on Ukrainian territory (probably due to electronic warfare). In addition, at night, Russia attacked with one Iskander-M ballistic missile. The air defense operated in the Kyiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Vinnytsia, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Poltava, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions.
10:59 Zelensky will attend the Ramstein meeting in Germany on Friday, September 6, Spiegel writes. According to the publication, the Ukrainian president wants to ask Western partners for further arms supplies, in particular long-range missiles and additional air defense systems.
10:53 Putin named the "liberation of Donbass" as the top priority. He also stated again that Russia "never refused" to negotiate with Ukraine. According to him, it was possible to reach an agreement with Kiev in Istanbul, "that's the whole point." Putin claims that the Ukrainian side was supposedly satisfied with the agreements reached then, but Kiev "was given the order not to go for it." He also stated that the main guarantee of Russia's security is "the growth of the economy and military potential."
10:32 The Belarusian Defense Ministry confirmed that the military recorded a violation of airspace at night - presumably by drones, which were destroyed. However, Minsk did not specify whose drones they were.
10:17 Russia is again trying to influence the US presidential election, the White House is confident. As usual, the Kremlin is using controlled media and other platforms to spread disinformation. The US Treasury Department announced sanctions against the leadership of the Russian propaganda channel RT and the hacker group RaHDit for interfering in the 2024 presidential election. Read more in the article The US vs. Russian Propaganda .
09:50 The death toll from the Russian strike on Poltava on September 3 has risen to 54, with another 297 people injured, the State Emergency Service reported. Search and rescue operations are ongoing, and there may be up to five more people under the rubble.
09:42 Evacuation trains have stopped leaving Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast "due to the worsening security situation," the Mirnohrad administration reported. Trains are now running from Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
09:38 In Donetsk Oblast, two people were killed as a result of Russian shelling on September 4: in Konstantinovka and Kurakhovo. Another ten people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
09:29 On September 4, a 19-year-old volunteer was injured as a result of Russian shelling during the evacuation of people in Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, reported OVA head Oleg Sinegubov. Another person was injured the day before as a result of shelling in the village of Kurilovka, Kupyansk District.
09:04 In the Kherson region, three people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling over the past day, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
08:46 The air raid alert in Kiev lasted for over nine hours - Russia attacked the capital with drones, said the head of the Kyiv State Air Defense Forces Sergey Popko. According to him, almost all southern, northern, eastern, central and part of the western regions of Ukraine, including Kiev, were under threat of an air strike. This time, UAVs mainly approached the capital singly, not in groups. All drones threatening the capital were neutralized, there were no casualties or damage in Kiev.
07:55 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 5:
- personnel - about 621,550 (+1200) people,
- tanks - 8624 (+6),
- combat armored vehicles - 16,869 (+21),
- artillery systems - 17,725 (+31),
- MLRS - 1177 (+0),
- air defense systems - 940 (+0),
- aircraft - 368 (+0),
- helicopters - 328 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 14,658 (+42),
- cruise missiles - 2587 (+7),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 24,044 (+37),
- special equipment - 3024 (+10).
07:29 Naval surface drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked Novorossiysk in the Krasnodar region at night. The city's mayor, Andrei Kravchenko, asked residents of the coastline not to go near windows or be in open spaces near the sea. Explosions and gunfire were heard in the city. In the morning, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the destruction of two unmanned boats in the northeastern part of the Black Sea.
04:37 Russia is again attacking Ukraine with attack drones, several of which have flown into Belarus, writes the monitoring group Belaruski Gayun. According to analysts, the aircraft of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus were used to destroy the "shahids". The work of the air defense was heard, in particular, in the Gomel region.
04:24 Zelensky met with Deputy National Security Advisor John Finer, who arrived in Kyiv with a delegation, on Wednesday, September 4. The discussion focused on priorities in the war with Russia before Biden's term ends, Reuters reports. The White House called the discussion "productive and substantive." Finer also held a meeting with Ukraine's military leadership, during which they discussed the situation at the front and strategic issues, including the progress of the Kursk operation.
01:55 The US believes that ATACMS will not be able to hit Russian aircraft, since they are based outside the range of these missiles, said John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications for the White House National Security Council. "The idea that if we give Ukraine long-range ATACMs, they will be able to hit air bases and most of the aircraft that are shelling Ukraine is incorrect," he explained. According to Kirby, 90% of the aircraft for bombing are based outside the 300-kilometer zone from the borders of Ukraine.