Newsletter 17/09/2024
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Ukraine being forced to fight with hands tied behind its back - debate in EP
French Member of the European Parliament Nathalie Loiseau called on European countries to send Ukraine all the necessary assistance, including long-range missiles, and allow the Ukrainian Armed Forces to hit targets inside Russia.
Putin’s troll factory leak exposes Russian campaign to undermine Ukraine, manipulate EU
Leaked internal documents from a Kremlin-controlled propaganda center reveal how a well-coordinated Russian campaign supported far-right parties in the European Parliament elections — and planted disinformation across social media platforms to undermine Ukraine.
That’s according to an investigation run jointly by nearly a dozen European media outlets, who used the data dump originally obtained by Delfi, Suddeutsche Zeitung, NDR and WDR, Ukrinform reports citing VSquare.
A leaked video from Russia’s IT organization Social Design Agency (SDA) offers partners interested in their information operations services such as “narrative production, content creation, 300 media outlets, 20 think tanks…”
Execution by sword of Ukrainian soldier: urgent investigative, search operations
Law enforcement officers have launched an investigation into the alleged execution of a Ukrainian serviceman by representatives of the Russian Armed Forces.
As noted, on September 17, 2024, a post was published in one of the Telegram channels about the alleged execution of a Ukrainian defender by representatives of the Russian Armed Forces in the city of Novohrodivka.
The published photos show that the occupiers stabbed a sword into the body of a serviceman of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. In the image, the killed soldier is missing his equipment and has adhesive tape on one of his hands.
Ukrainian Navy hit Russian ammo depots near Mariupol
According to the verified data, the strike left both the storage infrastructure and tons of ammunition, which the invaders were accumulating for use on the territory of Ukraine, destroyed.
Baerbock announces EUR 100M in “winter aid” to Ukraine
Germany will support Ukraine with an additional EUR 100 million in winter aid in view of continued Russian attacks on the nation’s infrastructure.
War
DIU special forces attack Russian drone base in Syria
Ninety-seven Ukrainian rescuers killed since full-scale invasion
Russians launch 177 strikes on Zaporizhzhia region over past day
SBU and police detain over 50 Russian agents who call for coup d'état in Ukraine
Russia may launch another army draft wave before year-end - expert
Georgian soldier who fought on side of AFU was killed in Kursk region
A Georgian volunteer fighter, Giorgi Roinishvili, who fought on the side of Ukraine, was killed in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.
Defense
Denmark to deliver another batch of F-16s to Ukraine by end of year
Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said that by the end of this year Ukraine will receive another batch of F-16 fighters from Denmark.
Politics
EU, member states’ aid to Ukraine stands at nearly EUR 118B - Dombrovskis
The total amount of aid that the EU and its member states have provided to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has reached EUR 118 billion, including economic, humanitarian and military aid, while the EU will continue to support the functioning of key state apparatus in the conditions war.
Türkiye proposes to create new security architecture to end Russia-Ukraine war
MEP calls on Ukraine’s partners to remove all "red lines" regarding use of Western weapons
Economy
VR endorses draft bill on raising taxes on second attempt
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has endorsed in the first reading draft bill No. 11416-d on raising taxes, which is expected to generate an additional UAH 58 billion for the state budget in 2024 and UAH 137 billion in 2025.
MSF closes its operations in Russia
Ukraine may start biomethane exports this November – expert’s opinion