Newsletter 18/09/2024
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Drone hits ammunition depot in Russia's Tver region
Ammo depot attacked by Ukrainian drones used to store Iskander, Tochka-U missiles
The source says the Ukrainian drones that hit the facility caused a series of massive detonations. The blaze has already engulfed a 6km-wide area while local authorities have announced civilian evacuation.
Planet Labs satellite images from September 18 show large-scale smoke on the territory of military unit #11777, which is responsible for the headquarters of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Ukraine's emergency service shows aftermath of Russian drone strike in Kropyvnytskyi
Source: Official page of Andrii Raikovych Kirovohrad Regional State Administration
A Russian drone attack on Kropyvnytskyi has killed a man and injured a woman, setting a garage and a house on fire and a further 19 buildings.
Zelensky: For more than year of work, 70 million tonnes of cargo have been transported through sea corridor
“Despite the war and Russian terror, Ukraine continues to be a donor of global food security for dozens of countries around the world. And we are increasing our capabilities. For more than a year, our export sea corridor has already transported 70 million tonnes of cargo. More than 2,500 ships have left Ukrainian ports. The ports of Asia, Africa, Europe and America accept our Ukrainian cargo. Countries from Egypt to Indonesia, from Tunisia and Libya to India, from Algeria to China have received our Ukrainian grain,” Zelensky said.
Invasion of Ukraine “military disaster” for Russia - UK at OSCE
"It is now two years and 212 days since Russia conducted its full-scale invasion, a military action which Russia envisaged would be over in a matter of days. In that context, the current predicament can be construed as nothing less than a military disaster for the Kremlin," said the Senior Military Advisor at the UK Delegation to the OSCE, Nicholas Aucott.
He also pointed out that Ukraine "now controls up to 900 square kilometers of Russian territory in the Kursk Oblast. Ukraine has a clear right of self-defense against Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and barbaric invasion, and its actions are demonstrative of the ability of Ukraine’s armed forces to achieve strategic surprise and expose Russian weaknesses."
War
IAEA reports presence of Russian armed troops, military equipment at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
ISAMZ (IAEA Support and Assistance Mission to Zaporizhzhia) continued to be prevented from visiting the western part of the turbine halls throughout the reporting period, and ISAMZ therefore "continued to be unable to independently confirm whether there were any issues or materials present in these parts of the turbine halls that could potentially affect the nuclear safety or security of the plant."
According to the report, ISAMZ continued "to face limitations in the provision of timely and appropriate access to all areas and information related to nuclear safety and security that might have implications for the Agency's assessment of the overall situation."
Ukraine intercepts 46 Russian kamikaze drones overnight Wed
Arson attacks: two Russia-hired suspects detained in Ternopil
Russia in Syria actively recruits men for war in Ukraine - DIU
Defense
Italy to deliver second SAMP/T battery to Ukraine by September end
Mirage fighter jets for Ukraine to be able to hit surface targets
Germany to donate EUR 50M for treatment of Ukrainian soldiers - embassy
Politics
G7 ambassadors welcome Ukraine's approval of customs reform
Mexico president-elect rejects Zelensky's invitation to visit Ukraine
Economy
Switzerland to provide 58.7 million francs for digitalization, development of Ukraine's regions
Ukraine and Switzerland signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of transformation of public administration and digitalization of regions, within which 58.7 million francs will be donated.
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