Newsletter 19/09/2024
Daily news digest
War
Casualties reported as Russians hit retirement home in Sumy
At the moment, it is known about the death of one person, twelve people were injured, some of them in a serious condition.
All of them are elderly people with reduced mobility who were in the institution.
Proposal on UN mandate over Crimea creates serious obstacles to restoring justice - envoy
The proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, to transfer Crimea under the UN mandate, expressed during a discussion at the 20th annual meeting of YES in Kyiv, creates serious obstacles to the restoration of justice and protection of the rights of the residents of the temporarily occupied Crimea.
Strikes against targets inside Russia can affect offensive operations along entire front - ISW
ISW analysts said that Ukrainian forces conducted a series of HIMARS strikes against Russian ammunition depots throughout occupied Ukraine in the summer of 2022, prompting Russian forces to disperse ammunition storage facilities and degrading the efficiency of Russian logistics at the time.
Analysts believe that repeated strikes against ammunition depots within Russia that cause similar levels of damage to the strike in Toropets may force a similar decision point on the Russian military command to reorganize and disperse support and logistics systems within Russia to mitigate the impact of such strikes.
40 buildings damaged in Kharkiv as result of Russian strikes
Ukraine downs Russian missile, 42 drones
In Crimea, guerrillas record transfer of Russian weapons, equipment in Kursk direction
Losses in Ukraine and recruitment problems will prevent Russia from expanding its army - British intelligence
Defense
Ukraine, Sweden discuss possibility of war pilot training, defense cooperation
During the visit of the delegation from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to Sweden, the parties discussed cooperation in the fields of fighter pilot training, development of new defense doctrines, and the status of the transfer of aerial reconnaissance aircraft.
EU Ambassador hopes practice of buying ammo from Ukrainian defense industry for AFU to proceed
European countries transferring Indian munitions to Ukraine - Reuters
Politics
Ukraine's presidential office says Zelensky will meet with Biden, Harris, Trump next week
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit the United States next week to address the UN General Assembly and hold a series of meetings, including with U.S. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and 45th U.S. President Donald Trump.
Ukraine, India’s foreign ministers coordinate next steps in political dialogue
Finland says support for Ukraine will be priority during its OSCE presidency
Economy
This winter, Ukrainians should expect blackouts lasting from 4 to 18 hours - UN
From March to August, Russia executed ine waves of large-scale, complex, and coordinated attacks on energy facilities in 20 regions of Ukraine and in Kyiv. This can cause power outages lasting from 4 to 18 hours per day in the upcoming winter.
EU allocates another EUR 160 million to prepare Ukraine's energy system for winter
"Battle for Light." A destroyed transformer by Russia was shown in the center of Kyiv
The installation is titled "Battle for Light" to allow Kyiv residents and visitors to see what the equipment of Ukrainian thermal power plants looks like after massive Russian attacks. The project's goal is to show that thousands of energy workers risk their lives daily to save and revive transformers, restoring power to Ukrainians. Since October 2022, Ukraine's energy infrastructure has endured more than 1,000 Russian attacks.