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A dog with a poster "Don't be silent! Prison kills" around its neck during the action in support of prisoners of war and missing persons near the Palats Ukraina metro station, Kyiv, September 8, 2024.
Interview
I came to war to fight, to win, not to build a career - Ihor Khalus, a company commander at 220th Battalion, 126th Separate Brigade, Territorial Defense Forces.
Ukrinform’s new project, “Victory Commanders" highlights the leaders of various ranks and branches of the military who, with their knowledge, skills, experience, authority, and unyielding faith in Victory, have already written their names into the modern history of Ukraine.
Publications
Iran’s Fath-360 missiles: Interceptable, but destroyed launchers would do better
That’s just one more reason for the Allies to lift restrictions on supplying long-range munitions and permitting Ukraine to use them against military targets on Russian soil
Without going into too much detail, reports in influential Western media outlets, and responses from Ukraine and partners, as well as ambiguous statements made by Iranian officials are all suggesting that Moscow has either received or is about to receive the first batch of two hundred Fath-360 ballistic missiles from Tehran.
Ukrinform has found out what is known of the Fath-360 missile, its cost, how many launchers and missiles the Russian Federation has received, and how we can counter this emerging threat.
Ukraine Latest: Weekly Digest for September 9-15, 2024
Russian counteroffensive against Ukrainian forces holding part of the Kursk region is proceeding to Ukrainian plan; 152 Ukrainian POWs have returned back home from Russian captivity.
Fact Check
Polish fake with Russian roots: Ukraine creating 'dirty bomb' under guise of building nuclear plant in Cherkasy region
A story has been published on the Polish-language website Niezalezny Dziennik Polityczny, in which a journalist named Jacek Tochman allegedly claims that Ukraine's energy strategy with a bet on nuclear energy and the completion of a nuclear power plant in the Cherkasy region is nothing more than a "cover" for the creation of a nuclear "dirty bomb."
Russian propaganda spreads fake about Ukrainian priest refusing to mourn Ukrainian defenders baptized in Moscow-linked church
Propagandists passed off video of scandal with representative of Moscow-linked church as fabricated negative story about Orthodox Church of Ukraine
Russian media outlets and pro-war Telegram channels are sharing a video in which a cleric talks to a man in a camouflage T-shirt in a raised voice, while other people around him shout "Shame! Shame!" The propagandists write that this quarrel took place in Chernivtsi and allegedly started due to the fault of a priest of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine who allegedly refused to mourn the death of two Ukrainian soldiers because they were supposedly baptized in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate.
Video
With tears and flags. Immediately after the release from captivity, the Ukrainians sang the national anthem
On Friday, September 13, the 56th exchange of prisoners of war took place. Another 49 Ukrainian men and women were returned from Russian captivity. These are soldiers of the Armed Forces, the National Guard, the National Police, the State Border Service, as well as our civilians. This time, 15 representatives of "Azov" are among those dismissed.
The 130th anniversary of the birth of Dovzhenko was celebrated in Berlin with a screening of "Arsenal"
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War
Latvian ex-president explains West’s fears regarding use of long-range weapons by AFU
Ex-president of Latvia Raimonds Vejonis personally advocates allowing Ukraine to strike military targets deep in the Russian territory with Western-supplied long-range weapons. At the same time, according to him, it is fundamentally important for the Western side to avoid unjustified victims caused by the use of such weapons.
Russian propaganda attacks will intensify after war – Mykolai Sierga
After the war ends, Russia will not give up trying to influence Ukrainian society, spreading propaganda, trying to bring conflicts, but it will invest even more resources and efforts in attacking in cultural and informational space.
Polish DM reaffirms Warsaw's commitment to participate in Czech initiative
Poland is participating in the Czech initiative to supply ammunition to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the Polish State Agency for Strategic Reserves (RARS) is in constant contact with the relevant Czech government agency (AMOS).
General Hladkov: Ukrainian EW has begun to counteract enemy drones
“We are now developing this area [electronic warfare systems]. We have an organizational and staffing structure and experience of using such means directly at the front. Earlier, electronic warfare was aimed at countering the enemy's intelligence and communication means. Now we also have to counteract the enemy's means of destruction. First of all, we are talking about various types of UAVs,” said the First Deputy Commander of the National Guard of Ukraine (Chief of Staff), Brigadier General Vadym Hladkov.
Brigade may use up to ten reconnaissance drones per day - National Guard's deputy commander
Hladkov clarified that this situation with the use of UAVs is "the current situation and the situation for the near future." He explained that a drone falls under the influence of the enemy's electronic warfare means and can also be shot down physically, even with certain types of small arms, if it flew low. At the same time, weather conditions affect the use of UAVs, especially when they are exposed to freezing on the frame or propellers in winter.
Warfighter suggests tips on how to communicate with POWs freed from captivity
Defender of Mariupol, former head of the Azov regiment press service, serviceman Dmytro Kozatskyi, who spent four months in Russian captivity, emphasized that in communicating with freed POWs, one must first of all bear in mind the appropriateness of questions.
Politics
Associations of regions of Ukraine and France to sign strategic cooperation agreement in September
In September, the Ukrainian Association of District and Regional Councils will sign a partnership agreement with the Association of Regions of France (Régions de France), which will mark the development of partnership between the two countries not only at the international, but also at the local level.
Pope's ambivalent position regarding Russian-Ukrainian war influenced by his team – Latvian ex-president
Latvian ex-president Raimonds Vejonis, who has repeatedly communicated with Pope Francis, believes that his team is influencing his ambivalent position regarding the Russian-Ukrainian war. The team includes Catholics from all over the world with their specific attitudes towards Russia and Ukraine.
Economy
Austrian economy ministry insists on compliance with sanctions: Russia must not have support in the war
With regard to the media reports on the possible circumvention of sanctions against Russia by Austrian companies, namely the aircraft manufacturer Diamond Aircraft, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy (BMAW) noted that the competent investigative bodies had been informed about this.
Ukraine may start biomethane exports this November – expert’s opinion
In November 2024, Ukraine may start the export of biomethane towards Europe, after sufficient stocks are accumulated in storage facilities and personnel is trained properly.
Regions
"Road" case: SAPO to demand detention, bail of UAH 40M for ex-head of Dnipropetrovsk region
The Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) will petition to the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine for ex-chief of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration Valentyn Reznichenko to be placed in custody with the possibility of release on bail of UAH 40M.
Chernihiv region’s delegation holds business meetings with German colleagues
In Berlin, the representative delegation of the Chernihiv region has held talks with partners from the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, which is a partner of the Chernihiv region.
Five architectural monuments to be rebuilt in Odesa with Italian funds
"Initially, the Ukrainian side (Ministry of Reconstruction - ed.) sent an agreed list of objects: the Philharmonic, the Museum of Western and Eastern Art, the Literary Museum, the Art Museum and another building at 6, Primorskyi Boulevard belonging to national heritage," Ivan Liptuha, Head of the Department of Culture and European Integration of the Odesa City Council said.
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