Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 20:55 Biden and Zelensky will meet in Washington on September 26 at the White House. The leaders will discuss the state of the war between Russia and Ukraine, including Kyiv's strategic planning and U.S. support, the U.S. presidential administration said. Zelensky will also meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. President Donald Trump.
18:09 Russians have attacked a regional geriatric boarding house in Sumy where elderly people are housed. According to preliminary information, one person was killed and nine were injured, OVA reported.
16:14 Russians fired at a medical facility in the city of Seredina-Buda, Shostka district, Sumy region, causing a fire in a utility room. While local residents were helping doctors put out the fire, the enemy struck the same place with a drone - two people were injured, the regional prosecutor's office reported.
15:58 Ukraine needs 17 GW of capacity this winter, of which more than 25% will be covered by the EU through repairs and connection to the European network, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. She specified that thanks to repairs and restoration, 2.5 GW of capacity will be provided this winter, or approximately 15% of Ukraine's needs. The head of the EC added that the European Union, as part of its assistance to Ukraine in the energy sector, will act in three areas: "repairs, connection and stabilization."
14:21 Germany plans to approve 397 million euros in emergency military aid to Ukraine, Reuters writes, citing a letter from the German Finance Ministry. It says that given the ongoing deterioration of the military situation in Ukraine, there is a serious risk that Kiev could suffer a defeat in its defense campaign without a significant increase in material support.
Germany has also updated the list of equipment supplied to Ukraine in recent weeks. It includes 22 Leopard 1A5 tanks, three Cheetah self-propelled anti-aircraft mounts, 22 MRAP heavy wheeled armored vehicles, two TRML-4D radars, 30 Vector UAVs, 20 RQ-35 UAVs, 20 Sonobot 5 surface drones, 12 Songbird UAVs, six Hornet XR UAVs, 1 million rounds of small arms ammunition, 61 thousand 155 mm shells, etc.
13:17 The Russian Defense Ministry is pressuring Putin to announce a new wave of mobilization, The Wall Street Journal writes. According to the publication, the Russian Defense Ministry urged Putin to use his inauguration and the associated increase in support among the population to explain the need for a new mobilization. Putin refused at the time, but six months later the problem of a shortage of troops in Russia has worsened, forcing the military leadership to return to this issue again.
13:05 The European Union will allocate 160 million euros to support Ukraine's energy security ahead of winter, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. Of this, 60 million euros is humanitarian aid for shelters and the purchase of heaters, and 100 million euros from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets will be directed to repair work and renewable energy sources. Since the beginning of the war, the EU has already provided at least 2 billion euros to support Ukraine's energy security.
Von der Leyen also said that she would visit Ukraine on Friday, September 20, including to meet with Zelensky. According to her, the key topic of discussions will be assistance in providing Ukraine with energy resources for the coming winter.
12:58 In its resolution, the European Parliament welcomed public initiatives in EU countries that help supply weapons to the Ukrainian Armed Forces and called on residents of EU countries to donate more to help Ukraine. In addition, in its resolution, the European Parliament calls on EU countries to immediately lift restrictions on the use of Western weapons systems against legitimate military targets on the territory of the Russian Federation. In the document, MEPs also express "deep regret" over the reduction in military aid from member states.
12:40 The EU has already allocated 400 million euros from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets to develop the Ukrainian defense industry, EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine. According to her, Denmark was the leader in this process - in particular, of the 18 Bohdan self-propelled howitzers that the country acquired for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two-thirds were financed by the EU using funds received from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets. Mathernova assured that such assistance would increase.
11:22 One of the people wounded in the Russian shelling of civilian infrastructure in the Krasnopolskaya community of the Sumy district has died in hospital, the prosecutor's office reported. Thus, as a result of the attack, three people were killed and one was wounded.
11:13 Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has proposed transferring Crimea to a UN mandate to prepare a "fair referendum." In his opinion, Crimea is "symbolically important" for Russia, and it is "strategically important" for Ukraine, so the parties will not be able to reach an agreement without demilitarizing the peninsula. "We could transfer Crimea to a UN mandate to prepare a fair referendum after verifying who the legal residents are... And we could postpone this for 20 years," the Polish Foreign Minister believes.
10:34 Ukraine has been receiving shells from India for over a year, despite Moscow's protests, Reuters writes. Artillery shells are purchased from Indian manufacturers by European buyers, who then ship them to Ukraine. At the same time, the publication notes that this is a small number of shells, which makes up less than 1% of the total volume of weapons imported by Kiev since the beginning of the war.
09:16 In the Kherson region, over the past day, six people were injured as a result of Russian shelling, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
09:05 In Donetsk region on September 18, as a result of Russian shelling, ten people were wounded: three in Konstantinovka, three in Malinovka, two in Udachny, one each in Chasovy Yar and Toretsk, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
08:57 In the morning, Russians shelled the city of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region - six people were wounded, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. In addition, the day before, one person was killed and one was wounded as a result of enemy shelling of the village of Glushkovka in the Kupyansk district. At night, Russians also launched several strikes on Kharkiv - on the Saltovsky, Industrialny and Shevchenkivsky districts. A civilian infrastructure facility, a school building, a kindergarten, and apartment buildings were damaged. No one was hurt.
08:51 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 19:
- personnel - about 638,140 (+1,130) people,
- tanks - 8705 (+14),
- combat armored vehicles - 17,093 (+13),
- artillery systems - 18,177 (+23),
- MLRS - 1189 (+1),
- air defense systems - 947 (+0),
- aircraft - 369 (+0),
- helicopters - 328 (+0) units,
- Operational-tactical level UAVs - 15,417 (+63),
- cruise missiles - 2592 (+0),
- ships/boats - 28 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 24,839 (+55),
- special equipment - 3109 (+0).
08:38 Air defense destroyed all 42 Shahed-type attack UAVs and one Kh-59/69 guided air missile at night, the Air Force reported. In addition, the Russian Federation struck the Kharkiv region with three S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles. Air defense forces operated in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions.
08:27 Russians fired from MLRS at the Krasnopolskaya community of Sumy Oblast - two people were killed, two were wounded, OVA reported. In addition, at night the enemy again struck a critical infrastructure facility in Sumy. The attack resulted in power outages, and all water utility facilities were de-energized.
06:26 The Russian army struck the Zaporizhzhya district with KABs - one person was killed, two were wounded, the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov reported. The enemy struck the Kamyshevatskaya and Novoalexandrivska communities at least four times.
04:22 Zelensky's victory plan will include a detailed list of military resources vital to defeating Russia, as well as permission to attack Russian territory with long-range missiles, the Japanese news agency Kyodo writes, citing sources. In addition, the plan talks about the need for investments to strengthen Ukraine's defense potential, increase pressure on Moscow, and invite Ukraine to NATO.
"While highlighting the success of Ukraine's operation in Russia's Kursk region, the plan also suggests that increased attacks on Russian territory would be effective in creating social unrest in the country led by President Vladimir Putin," the report says.
01:53 Trump said he would likely meet with Zelensky on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York next week. When asked by reporters whether he would meet with Zelensky, Trump said: "Probably, yes." In turn, Bloomberg, citing sources, writes about a likely meeting between Zelensky and Kamala Harris.
The Slovenian Mission to the UN reported that Zelensky will address the UN Security Council on September 24. Earlier, the media reported that the Ukrainian president would address the UN General Assembly on September 25.
September 18
23:46 In Toropets, Tver Region, there is an arsenal for the complex storage of ammunition, missiles and explosives. Russian state media have written about the missile arsenal many times; its construction was completed only a few years ago. Read more about the Ukrainian strike on one of the largest ammunition depots in the Russian Federation in the article Drones reached the missiles.
23:23 Defense forces have strengthened their positions in the Liptsy area of ​​the Kharkiv region, which is why the enemy has gone on the defensive and has been cut off from logistics, said Vitaly Sarantsev, spokesman for the operational-tactical group of troops in Kharkiv. According to him, the most difficult situation in the Kharkiv region remains in Vovchansk, where there is constant fighting. At the same time, Sarantsev noted that in the Liptsy-Glubokoe area, the Russians are strengthening their positions, building fortifications and assembling infantry units for an offensive.