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NATO-Ukraine Council meeting: Allies reaffirm strong support for Ukraine
The NATO-Ukraine Council met on Wednesday following recent heavy Russian airstrikes against Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure. Allies strongly condemned Russia’s indiscriminate strikes and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen Ukraine’s defences.
Another oil depot on fire in Russia’s Rostov region after drone strikes
On the night of August 28, Russian Telegram channels, citing eyewitnesses, reported a large-scale fire at an oil depot in the Kamensky district.
Ukrainian forces destroy another Russian Su-25 jet in Kramatorsk sector
Source: 28 OMBr named after Knights of the Winter Campaign
Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces destroy Russian Sapphire EW station in Kursk region
Source: Official channel of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Debt restructuring: Ukraine suspends payments under Eurobonds
In view of the implementation of the debt restructuring agreement, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine endorsed a decision to suspend payments under external state loan bonds dating back to 2015 from September 1, 2024.
Additionally, from September 3, 2024, the Ukrainian government is temporarily suspending payments under the state debt obligations for loans from Cargill Financial Services International, Inc., totaling USD 703.7 million as of late July 2024. From November 9, 2024, Ukraine will also suspend payments under the state guarantee obligations regarding the debt obligations under the bonds of Ukrenergo National Power Company, which were issued in 2021 for USD 825 million.
From May 31, 2025, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will temporarily suspend payments under the state derivative obligations (GDP warrants) dating back to 2015 until the relevant transaction (deed) is completed.
War
The Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov tells how much Palianytsia drone missile costs
The Ukrainian drone missile “Palianytsia,” the first successful use of which was announced by Volodymyr Zelensky, costs less than USD1 million.
According to the minister, Ukraine is currently actively engaged in increasing the production of this latest long-range weapon. “I think it will radically change the situation, as we will be able to strike where Russia does not expect it now,” the official said.
Injury toll from air strike on Kupiansk rises to eight
Number of casualties in Kryvyi Rih rises to eight after Russian strike
Russian aerial bomb kills family in Donetsk region
Three people killed in Russian drone attack on Zaporizhzhia
Politics
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister discusses in Poland interception of Russian missiles and drone
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, who is currently visiting Poland, met with his Polish counterpart Radosław Sikorski in Olsztyn to discuss steps to intercept Russian drones and missiles.
Russia likely testing Poland's air defense – expert
The violation of Polish airspace by a Russian combat drone the day before during a massive air attack on Ukraine is likely a testing of Poland's air defense systems and an attempt to intimidate the West.
Jaroslaw Kraszewski, a former commander of the missile forces and artillery of the Polish Land Forces, said this in a comment to an Ukrinform correspondent.
“I believe it was a provocation on the part of Russia,” the expert said.
Czech Republic can often help Ukraine in areas where others do not dare - President
SBU ex-general, Andrii Naumov, on Interpol’s wanted list
Economy
Ukraine listed among 20 countries using latest version of ‘customs visa-free regime’
Ukraine has been listed among 20 out of 36 countries within the Convention on a Common Transit Procedure, using the latest version of the NCTS Phase 5 common transit system.
According to the data from the Ukrainian State Customs Service, since Ukraine joined the ‘customs visa-free regime’, more than 100,000 NCTS declarations have been processed, and 21,000 of them have been handled over four months since the NCTS Phase 5 system was launched.
A reminder that, on October 1, 2022, the provisions of the Convention on a Common Transit Procedure came into force in Ukraine and opened up the possibility of international movement of goods with 35 member states under one transit document. The first transit declaration under the ‘customs visa-free regime’ was sent from Germany to Ukraine.
The ‘customs visa-free regime’ means the faster movement of goods between European countries, less bureaucracy at customs, fewer opportunities for abuse, and real-time data exchange with neighboring customs offices. This is one of the key areas of building a convenient and transparent customs service in Ukraine.