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[Korrespondent] 22:27 “Governor” of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev announced a missile attack on the city; air defense forces allegedly shot down one missile in the area of the Belbek airfield. Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that air defense systems allegedly destroyed seven drones over the Belgorod region.
22:14 Zelensky said in an evening video message that more than 160 companies from 26 countries from different parts of the world - America, Asia, Europe, Australia - will take part in the first Defense Industries Forum.
20:45 The US Department of Commerce announced trade restrictions against 11 Chinese and five Russian companies supplying components for the production of drones for the Russian army.
20:06 The Russian army again attacked the Dnieper district of Kherson: according to preliminary information, three people were killed and three more were wounded, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin.
19:31 The Russians fired artillery at a market in the Dnieper district of Kherson, one person was wounded, said the head of the OBA Alexander Prokudin.
19:24 A breakthrough of the Defense Forces is brewing in the Zaporozhye region. ISW analysts note a “very dynamic situation” in the Ukrainian counter-offensive and “positive indicators” on the front sector near Orekhov, Zaporozhye region. Read more in the material Promotion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the South .
18:48 The UK has transferred more than 1,500 sets of equipment for mine clearance and ammunition disposal to Ukraine, the country's government reported. Before this, British sappers conducted training for Ukrainian military personnel to clear mines, ammunition and other explosive devices.
18:43 The number of those wounded as a result of today’s enemy shelling of the city of Volchansk, Chuguevsky district, Kharkov region, has increased to two, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
18:37 Blinken spoke about the growing danger due to deepening cooperation between Russia and the DPRK. According to the US Secretary of State, Russia is “desperately seeking equipment, materials, technology for its ongoing aggression against Ukraine,” and North Korea is “seeking assistance to strengthen and improve its missile programs.”
17:39 “Governor” of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev said that the “authorities” of the occupied city have developed an algorithm for warning about the threat of an air attack. If necessary, notifications will be made in several ways, including using sirens, loudspeakers and on TV. After receiving the signal, you have 30 to 50 minutes to ensure personal safety, Razvozhaev added.
17:02 The Russians shelled the city of Volchansk, Kharkov region, one person was wounded, the prosecutor’s office reported.
16:51 In Berislav, Kherson region, the number of victims of the Russian attack on the housing office has increased to three - one of the wounded died in the hospital, said the head of the OVA Alexander Prokudin. In addition, as a result of another shelling of Berislav, another person was wounded.
15:48 British intelligence notes that Russian troops, in order to contain the Ukrainian offensive, are conducting local counterattacks, which are failing. Analysts cite comments from the Russian military community indicating deep frustration among those involved in these counterattacks, especially at Bakhmut. They report ill-conceived offensive actions, lack of artillery support and heavy losses.
Over the past nine months, Russian troops have proven that they are capable of conducting defensive operations, but are not capable of carrying out offensive actions, intelligence officials say.
15:15 For the first time, Ukraine will get through the winter using its own gas, said the head of Naftogaz, Alexey Chernyshev. According to him, in 2023 Naftogaz made a record number of new wells. He expressed confidence that the state will pass the heating season “without shocks.”
14:39 Zelensky confirmed that the first Abrams tanks are already in Ukraine. He also said that covering the Odessa region is now a priority in all negotiations on air defense.
14:07 The New York Times reports, citing sources, that the first Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine. More tanks will be sent in the coming months, according to US officials. In total, we are talking about the supply of 31 tanks.
13:44 As a result of the defeat of the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol, 34 officers were killed, among them the fleet commander, Vice Admiral Viktor Sokolov . Another 105 occupiers were wounded , the headquarters building cannot be restored, the Special Operations Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported.
In addition, as a result of the destruction of the large landing ship Minsk, the irretrievable losses of the invaders amounted to 62 people. The next day the ship was supposed to go on combat duty, so the personnel were present.
13:23 The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has put the Chairman of the International Criminal Court, Piotr Hofmanski, on the wanted list.
13:19 In Odessa, under the rubble of a grain warehouse, the body of the second person killed as a result of a night attack was found, said Oleg Kiper, head of the OBA.
12:46 As a result of an enemy airstrike on the housing office in Berislav, two people were killed and two more were wounded, said the head of the Kherson OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
12:41 As a result of the Russian night attack in Odessa, at least one person was killed, said Oleg Kiper, head of the OVA. The missile hit a warehouse where grain was stored. Two people working in the premises had not been in contact since the night. At 12:15 p.m., the body of one of the missing was discovered under the rubble. Search and rescue efforts continue.
12:27 In the Kursk region at the Khalino airfield on September 24, a drone attacked the premises where the leadership of the 14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment named after. Zhdanov, reports the publication Babel, citing sources in the Main Intelligence Directorate. According to them, the commander of the 14th air regiment, one of his deputies, a group of aviator officers, a representative of the FSB military counterintelligence, and airfield workers were wounded or killed. Currently, intelligence is clarifying data regarding their condition.
Russian military public pages the night before expressed condolences to the relatives and friends of those killed at the airfield, but did not specify the details.
11:53 According to preliminary information, as a result of a Russian airstrike on the Berislav community of the Kherson region, one person was killed and three were injured, but there may still be people under the rubble, the prosecutor’s office reported.
11:24 In the occupied Sorokino (formerly Krasnodon), Luhansk region, a BC warehouse was hit, local publics report. According to them, the Yunost plant was hit, and sounds of detonation were heard.
11:20 The prosecutor's office clarified that as a result of the night attack in Odessa, port infrastructure facilities, granaries, warehouses of a private enterprise and several private households in the suburbs of Odessa were damaged. The Odessa sea terminal and the hotel nearby were destroyed. Debris clearance continues.
10:58 In the morning, the Russians dropped four air bombs on Berislav, Kherson region, one of them hit the building of a housing maintenance office. Currently, one death and several injuries are known, information is being clarified. Another aerial bomb destroyed a residential building, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. Over the past 24 hours, two people were killed and 11 were injured as a result of Russian shelling in the region.
10:29 The United States will allocate $522 million to Ukraine to support the energy system - the corresponding Memorandum was published by the American Embassy. Of this amount, 100 million will be provided subject to certain conditions being met. Among these conditions, in particular, are the approval of a new charter and the creation of a supervisory board of the GTS Operator, holding a competition for the election of members of the Supervisory Board of Energoatom and the creation of PJSC Energoatom.
10:25 Russia was able to avoid the impact of the price ceiling on its oil introduced by Western countries, writes the Financial Times. According to the publication, in August, almost three-quarters of all seaborne oil shipments from the Russian Federation were carried out without Western insurance, which is a lever for complying with the price ceiling. And according to estimates from the Kiev School of Economics, Russia, given the rise in world oil prices since July and the reduction of the discount, will earn at least $15 billion more from oil exports in 2023 than in the past.
09:57 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that Putin could order Shoigu to stop the Ukrainian counteroffensive before the beginning of October. It is likely that Putin ordered all of Russia's initial defensive positions to be held to create the illusion that Ukrainian counteroffensives had achieved zero tactical or operational effect, despite significant Western support.
09:08 During a night attack, a hotel at the Marine Station in Odessa was destroyed, the State Emergency Service reported. The hotel has not been open for several years.
08:41 The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that at night the air defense allegedly destroyed four drones over the northwestern part of the Black Sea and over the Crimea, two more over the territory of the Kursk region and also two over the Bryansk region. Ukrainian media report, citing sources in the Main Intelligence Directorate, that the Ministry of Internal Affairs building in Kursk was hit.
08:25 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 25:
- personnel - about 276,270 (+420) people,
- tanks - 4667 (+5),
- armored combat vehicles - 8927 (+13),
- artillery systems - 6260 (+27),
- MLRS - 791 (+2),
- air defense systems - 533 (+2),
- aircraft - 315 (+0),
- helicopters - 316 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 4895 (+7),
- cruise missiles - 1518 (+0),
- ships/boats - 20 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 8746 (+12),
- special equipment - 918 (+4).
08:09 Air defense destroyed 30 of 33 enemy air targets during the night attack , the Air Force command reported. In particular, the Russians launched 19 Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs from the south-eastern direction (Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Russian Federation) - all of them were destroyed. Also, 11 out of 12 Caliber sea-based cruise missiles fired from a small missile ship and a submarine from the Black Sea (Feodosia and Novorossiysk areas) were destroyed. In addition, the enemy used two P-800 Oniks anti-ship missiles from the Sevastopol area - they were not shot down.
Over the past 24 hours, September 24, the air defense also destroyed three Lancet attack UAVs and four operational-tactical level reconnaissance drones.
07:53 Over the past 24 hours, more than 32 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in areas east of Bogdanovka, southeast of Belaya Gora, as well as Kleshcheevka in the Donetsk region; on Avdeevsky - in the Avdeevka area, on Maryinsky - in the Maryinka area of the Donetsk region. In the Melitopol direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue their offensive and repelled enemy attacks in the Rabotino area of the Zaporozhye region.
06:14 At night, the Russians attacked the Odessa region with attack drones and two types of missiles, said the head of the OBA Oleg Kiper. There were hits on the port infrastructure, and a fire broke out in a non-residential high-rise building in Odessa, which was quickly extinguished. Destruction was recorded in a warehouse and one of the private houses in the Odessa region. In Odessa, one person was injured as a result of the blast wave.