Newsletter 03/10/2024
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Zelensky at meeting with Rutte: Ukraine is focused on receiving invitation to NATO
"Ukraine is focused on certain aspects. As regards NATO, now we are focused on getting Ukraine invited to NATO in the first place. That is a very important step. It is hard to achieve. We are focused on this result. We will do everything to get this," Zelensky said.
SSU drones hit Borysoglebsk military airfield at night - sources
Last night, drones of the Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked warehouses with combat missiles, parking lots of SU-35 and SU-34 aircraft at the Borysoglebsk military airfield in the Voronezh region of the Russian Federation.
Ukraine's ATACMS destroys rare Russian long-range radar
Ukraine’s Defense Forces employed the ATACMS to destroy Russia’s famed Nebo-M radar, which will allow Ukrainian defenders to effectively use Storm Shadow and SCALP-EG cruise missiles in further missions.
Kharkiv airstrike: casualty toll in targeted apartment block up to 11
Wednesday night Russia attacked Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs, one of which hit a five-storey residential building.
Rutte on deep strikes against Russia: Some issues of restrictions do not depend on NATO
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has said the upcoming meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the level of leaders is very important, but the permission to lift restrictions on deep strikes inside Russia should be expected from each NATO country, rather than from the alliance as a whole.
When asked whether Ukraine could be allowed to use long-range Western-made missiles on military targets inside Russia during this meeting, Rutte said that Ukraine obviously has the right to defend itself and international law here is on the side of Ukraine.
"This means that this right does not end at the border. And Russia is pursuing this illegal war, and that means that targeting Russian fighter jets and missiles before they can be used against Ukraine's civilian infrastructure can help save lives. [...] At the same time, it is up to each Ally to determine its support for Ukraine. And I know some of these discussions are ongoing, but in the end, that's not for NATO. That's up for each Ally to decide what restrictions are there on the weapons they deliver to Ukraine," Rutte said.
UK intel: Russia might have mistakenly struck Egypt-bound ship with Ukrainian grain
On September 11, 2024, the Merchant Vessel (MV) Aya was struck by a missile in the Black Sea as it transited south from the Ukrainian port of Odesa having been loaded with more than 26,000 tonnes of grain bound for Egypt. It is almost certain that the missile was an AS-4 KITCHEN (Kh-22) anti-ship missile launched by a Tu-22M3 BACKFIRE Russian bomber that was operating in the area at the time.
War
Ukraine launches Army Recruitment Center in Poland
The first Recruitment Center was opened at the Consulate of Ukraine in Lublin. A military medical commission operates on site. Volunteers undergo training at the facility provided by the Polish side. Ukraine provides uniforms and gear, while Poland provides weapons and equipment.
Border guards shot down 2 enemy attack drones "Shahed-136/131" at night in Dnipropetrovsk region
Top spy blames Western companies for components in Russian missiles, drones
According to Budanov, these missiles are not sent from factories to warehouses, “they are sent directly to units on the front line, which launch them across Ukraine.”
The DIU chief noted that the only way to block the Kremlin's ability to shell Ukrainian territory is to stop the flow of semiconductors to Russia. However, according to him, this is not happening. “Everyone is looking away from what is happening,” he added.
Russian drone hits bus stop in Kupiansk, injuring two
Three killed in enemy attack on village in Chernihiv region
Russian drones’ debris found in five districts across Kyiv region - official
A continuous hour of enemy assaults in the Toretsk direction
Defense
Romania confirms Patriot system delivered to Ukraine
"We confirm that the Patriot system has arrived in Ukraine," Constantin Spinu, a spokesman for Romania's Defense Ministry said on October 3, after the government in Bucharest last month passed a bill needed for the transfer of the system to Kyiv.
Ukraine receives over third of ammunition as part of Czech initiative - ambassador
Ukraine boosts arms production but “considerable” help from West still needed - ISW
Politics
Zelensky: Geopolitical certainty is part of Ukraine's victory plan
"In particular, part of the plan is geopolitical certainty, that is the decision regarding Ukraine's place in the European and global security architecture. Moscow must receive a clear signal that guaranteed security for Ukraine and all of Europe is irreversible, just as is the independent right of every democratic nation in Europe to determine its own future," Zelensky said.
Economy
Auditors to check NABU's undercover detective unit - Kryvonos
Independent auditors, who have started working at the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), will check the work of a secret unit of undercover detectives.