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[Korrespomdent] 19:35 Russians shelled the village of Staroverovka in the Kupyansk district of the Kharkiv region, one person was killed, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. Another five people were injured as a result of enemy shelling of Malaya Danilovka, the State Emergency Service reported.
18:14 There is no consensus yet among the allies on lifting restrictions on the use of long-range weapons for strikes against the Russian Federation, but discussions are ongoing, Zelensky said. At the same time, he recalled how he worked on the use of such weapons in Crimea: "There was no consensus then either, but it is important to find the key to at least one country, and then others can follow suit." The President said that he had already discussed this issue with a number of European leaders, and if the situation in the country allows him to travel to the UN General Assembly in September, "we will summarize the results of all these meetings with President Biden."
As for the situation in the Pokrovsk direction, according to Zelensky, over the past few days it “has been better,” but we need to wait for stabilization.
15:37 Spain joined the IT coalition as part of the Rammstein meeting. This is the 13th partner country to join the special group to support Ukraine in the field of IT, communications and cybersecurity, the Ministry of Defense reported.
15:12 The number of victims as a result of the Russian strike on Pavlograd in the Dnipropetrovsk region on September 6 has risen to 82 , including seven minors, reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
14:58 In Soldatskoye, Voronezh Region, an ammunition depot where missiles from the DPRK were stored has been destroyed, claims the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council, Andriy Kovalenko. Ukrainian media write, citing sources, that the depot was attacked by SBU drones. At the moment, four sources of powerful fire and continuous detonation of ammunition have been recorded at the facility.
13:26 Russians shelled Konstantinovka in Donetsk Oblast with artillery - three people were killed and four were wounded, OVA head Vadim Filashkin reported. High-rise buildings, an administrative building, a store, a pharmacy, cars, and power lines were damaged.
11:23 Iran has sent Russia more than 200 ballistic missiles, The Times reports. These are likely Fath-300 missiles, which can reach targets up to 112 km away.
11:17 Ukrainian drones are capable of hitting military targets at a distance of up to 1,800 km, Budanov said in his congratulatory address on the occasion of Military Intelligence Day.
11:11 After a night drone attack near the Verkhovna Rada building, debris from a downed drone was found, the parliament reported and showed a photo:
09:29 Three people were killed in Donetsk Oblast as a result of Russian shelling on September 6: two in Toretsk and one in Raigorodka. Three more people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
09:22 The number of victims as a result of yesterday's Russian strike on the city of Lyubotin in the Kharkiv district has increased to six, including two teenagers aged 14 and 16, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. In addition, one person was injured as a result of enemy shelling of the Solonitsivka community in the Kharkiv district and another in the city of Kupyansk.
09:18 Russian aviation struck settlements in the Berislav district of the Kherson region with five KABs, one person was wounded, the OVA reported. Over the previous day, seven people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling in the region.
09:16 Air defense destroyed 58 out of 67 Shahed-type attack UAVs at night, the Air Force reported. Another six drones flew in the direction of Russia, Belarus and the temporarily occupied Luhansk region. Three enemy UAVs were lost on Ukrainian territory (probably fell under the influence of electronic warfare systems). Air defense operated in Vinnytsia, Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, Kyiv, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Sumy, Kherson and Poltava regions.
09:04 The EU will allocate 300 million euros from the income from frozen Russian assets to France to purchase weapons for Ukraine, the French Ministry of Defense reported. France, along with other EU member states, will take part in the implementation of a new measure to support Ukraine. We are talking about using about 1.4 billion euros from the income from Russian assets to purchase military equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Thanks to this financing, the French industry will be able to quickly acquire priority weapons for Ukraine, in particular ammunition, artillery and air defense systems.
08:43 Forbes writes that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have launched a counterattack near Pokrovsk. According to the publication, Ukrainian reinforcements - at least the Kara-Dag Brigade of the National Guard, the 12th Azov and 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade - are currently conducting small-scale counterattacks, the main effect of which is to slow down or roll back Russian successes. Well-trained reservists are holding back the Russians near Selidovo and giving them no chance to advance to Pokrovsk. The loss of momentum by the Russian Armed Forces allows the Ukrainian Armed Forces to dig in and strengthen their positions around Pokrovsk before winter.
08:35 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 7:
- personnel - about 623,990 (+1270) people,
- tanks - 8632 (+1),
- combat armored vehicles - 16,878 (+0),
- artillery systems - 17,774 (+29),
- MLRS - 1178 (+0),
- air defense systems - 942 (+1),
- aircraft - 368 (+0),
- helicopters - 328 (+0),
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 14,784 (+52),
- cruise missiles - 2588 (+1),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 24,171 (+55),
- special equipment - 3037 (+0).
08:18 In the Ostrogozhsky District of the Voronezh Region, a drone attacked an ammunition depot, causing a fire and detonation. Governor Alexander Gusev reported that the drone was allegedly suppressed by electronic warfare and fell. According to him, due to the fire and subsequent detonation, residents of one village were temporarily evacuated to a neighboring settlement. A state of emergency was declared. According to preliminary information, no civilians were injured.
07:39 The number of victims of the Russian strike on Pavlograd in Dnipropetrovsk region on September 6 has risen to 74 , reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
06:41 Russia attacked Kiev with drones, all of them were destroyed, said the head of the Kyiv State Air Defense Forces Sergey Popko. As a result of the attack in the Pechersk district, debris fell at four different addresses, a fire was discovered in an open area, which has already been extinguished. Preliminary, there are no casualties or damage in the city.
02:27 Iran's transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia would mean a sharp escalation of the war in Ukraine, White House National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett said. Reuters reports that the transfer of missiles comes after the United States and partners warned Iran that such a move could have consequences. Meanwhile, Iran's representatives at the UN said that Tehran "considers it inhumane to provide military assistance to parties to the conflict" and "not only refrains from such actions, but also calls on other countries to stop supplying weapons to the parties."