[Korrespondent] 23:04 Zelensky, during a working trip to the Kharkiv region, held a meeting on the energy security of the region. He also presented the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky III degree to the head of the Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov and the Order For Courage III degree to the mayor of Kharkov Igor Terekhov.
22:40 Russia continues to respond to Ukraine's successes at the front with shelling of civilian and infrastructure facilities. On Wednesday, September 14, the invaders shelled Krivoy Rog of the Dnepropetrovsk region, damaging the hydraulic structures. More details - in the material of the Russian Federation tried to flood the city .
22:36 During the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russians suffer much greater losses than the Ukrainian military, although according to the laws of war it should be the other way around, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov said on Channel 24: "I can say that the losses of the enemy in relation to ours precisely in this period is 1 to 9 or 1 to 10... We are breaking stereotypes not only in military affairs, we are breaking many stereotypes for NATO countries and our partners."
21:42 The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the village of Kiselevka, Kherson region, the head of the regional council Oleksandr Samoylenko said on the air of the telethon: “Yesterday, the settlement of Kiselevka, which is located in close proximity to the regional center itself, was de-occupied. The only settlement that today separates the Ukrainian army and the city of Kherson is this is the famous Chernobaevka.
21:14 Against the background of the successful counter-offensive of Ukraine and local elections in Russia, there were calls for the resignation of the Russian president. More details - in the material Deputies accused Putin of treason .
21:10 As of September 14, 16 communities have been completely liberated from the Russians in the Kharkiv region, about 6% of the region's territory remains under occupation, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
21:07 The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Disputed, Soledar, Mayorsk, Zaitsevo, Odradovka, Veselaia Dolina, Vodiane and Novomikhailovka, the General Staff said in an evening report.
21:02 Zelensky published a photo of the consequences of today's strike on Krivoy Rog: "The terrorist country continues to fight against the civilian population. This time, missile attacks on hydraulic structures and an attempt to flood Krivoy Rog."
20:58 Railway communication between Balakliya and Kharkiv will be resumed from September 15, Ukrzaliznytsia announced.
20:49 In the Odessa region, air defense has worked, said OVA speaker Serhiy Bratchuk.
20:44 Podolyak announced the need for weapons: "To speed up the end of the war and drive Russia out of Ukraine, you need: 1. MLRS (destruction of rear logistics). 2. Tanks and armored personnel carriers (liberation of territory). 3. Air defense / missile defense (protection of critical infrastructure). ) ) 4. Drones (guidance, pinpointing) It's time to deliver the final blow to the Evil Empire."
20:37 In Krivoy Rog, the Russians hit seven X-22 cruise missiles from strategic aircraft, hit critical and transport infrastructure, said the head of the Dnepropetrovsk OVA, Valentin Reznichenko. According to him, there is serious damage to hydraulic structures, several districts of Krivoy Rog were left without water. According to preliminary information, no casualties.
20:03 The head of the military administration of Krivoy Rog, Alexander Vilkul, said that the Russians had attacked one of the city's hydrotechnical infrastructure facilities: "We understand what to do. Water supply to the population has already begun, if water has not reached you, it will soon ".
19:46 Ukraine, within the framework of the state budget for 2023, will create a Fund for Eliminating the Consequences of Russia's Armed Aggression in the amount of at least UAH 19 billion, Shmyhal said. According to him, it is planned to accumulate the confiscated funds of Russia, Russians, as well as international assistance for the restoration of the country. An additional subsidy is also provided for compensation of expenses for local budgets in connection with the war in the amount of UAH 24 billion.
19:22 Over the past week, Germany has handed over four more Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery mounts to Ukraine, bringing their total number to 24. Another six Gepard mounts are being prepared for shipment, according to the German government.
19:15 According to preliminary information, the enemy fired eight cruise missiles at Krivoy Rog today. The blows were inflicted on hydraulic structures, said the deputy head of the Presidential Office Kirill Timoshenko. Meanwhile, local publics write that the water level has risen sharply in the Ingulets River, local residents are buying water in stores due to problems with water supply.
The operational grouping of troops Kakhovka reported that the missile attack was carried out, probably from a Tu-95MS (X-101) aircraft.
19:09 The situation in the de-occupied settlements of the Kherson region is extremely complicated: in Knyazevka, 100% of houses are damaged or destroyed, in Vysokopolye - 80%, said the head of the OVA Yaroslav Yanushevich.
19:05 UN Secretary General António Guterres said that he had discussed with Putin by phone a possible extension of the grain deal, the situation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and the mission's trip to Yelenovka.
19:02 In Kharkiv, there is no electricity on Kholodnaya Gora and New Bavaria, they promise to restore power supply no later than Saturday, Mayor Igor Terekhov said. In other districts of Kharkiv, there is electricity and water, electric transport works.
18:57 Bodies of 47 people were found in Izyum under the rubble of one of the high-rise buildings destroyed by Russian bombs , Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, said from the scene, citing data from rescuers. According to him, during the six months of occupation, the Russians tortured and killed about a thousand civilians in the city.
18:45 Creditor countries, including the United States, have agreed to grant Ukraine a deferment on debt payments until the end of 2023, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.
18:42 Since September 6, about 8,500 sq. km of territory, about 388 settlements and about 150 thousand people , said Anna Malyar, Deputy Defense Minister. At the same time, she stressed that it is important to perceive these figures in the general context of the war, and not separately. The total front line is 2,500 km, of which 1,300 km are active hostilities. Ukraine is conducting a defensive operation, within the framework of which it is possible to carry out offensive actions.
Malyar added that the official reports with the figures of the liberated settlements are deliberately provided late and may or may not take into account the stabilization measures taken, and therefore differ.
18:33 The Russians fired two rockets at the suburbs of Zaporozhye, according to preliminary information, there were no casualties, said the head of the OVA Alexander Starukh.
18:10 In Balakleya, in the administrative building of the police department, the invaders tortured people with electric current during interrogations. There is one confirmed fact of the death of a person as a result of torture, said the head of the investigative department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Kharkiv region, Sergei Bolvinov. According to him, militants from the "LPR" and the Chechen Republic, as well as representatives of the OMON of the city of Tolyatti and the FSB of the Russian Federation, were in the administrative buildings of the Balakley police department. Each room contained from eight to 15 people.
18:07 New fortifications are being built in the liberated territories and existing fortifications will be improved to protect against re-capture, Shmyhal said. According to him, the existing defense structures are being made more “correct and capital”.
17:54 In Lugansk, the mobilized and their relatives staged a riot against sending the men who were kicked out of the Kharkiv region by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to fight in the Donetsk direction, the StratCom of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
17:33 The "authorities" of the occupied Kharkiv region said that more than 20 thousand residents of Balakleya, Kupyansk, Izyum, Volchansk and other settlements left for Russia.
17:29 The European Commission officially invited the EU countries:
- take away excess profits of oil and gas companies, which by the end of the year will exceed the average profit for the previous three years by more than 20%;
- temporarily limit the income of producers of electricity from renewable sources, atom and lignite;
- Mandatory reduction of energy consumption by at least 5% during peak hours and aim to reduce total electricity demand by at least 10% by March 31st.
At the same time, there are no proposals on the ceiling of gas prices.
17:26 The European Commission will allocate 100 million euros to restore 74 Ukrainian schools as part of the Fast Recovery Plan. Establishments should be restored before the start of winter. A separate plan has been prepared for each school, said EC President Ursula von der Leyen.
17:20 The head of the military administration of Krivoy Rog, Alexander Viklul, announced a missile attack on the city.
17:13 The Ministry of Reintegration, together with specialists from the GPU, SBU, human rights activists and people's deputies, have prepared a bill that introduces criminal liability for obtaining a Russian passport by government officials or representatives of local government; propaganda, public appeals, coercion to do so; restriction of the rights of people who have not received citizenship or a passport of the aggressor state. Obtaining a Russian passport in the temporarily occupied territories is justified only if a person using this "document" tries to return to Ukraine through the Russian Federation and third countries.
The Ministry of Reintegration emphasizes that international humanitarian law prohibits forcing residents of the occupied territory to swear allegiance to the enemy state. Hostile passportization, pressure to impose a passport of the Russian Federation are completely illegal and illegal.
17:09 The Ukrainian blitzkrieg in the east hit both Ukrainians and the West. However, the Pentagon said that Ukraine's effective counter-offensive came as a surprise only to the Russian occupiers. According to the New York Times, it was prepared in coordination with the US and Britain. More details - in the material How the Armed Forces of Ukraine prepared the offensive .
17:05 Ukraine has agreed with the United States on the supply of 2 billion cubic meters of gas in the fourth quarter of this year and the first quarter of the next, Shmyhal said. Negotiations are also ongoing with Norway and a consortium of countries on additional supplies.
16:43 In order to stop the flight of their units from the battlefield, the invaders continue to use the so-called barrage detachments, the GUR MOU reports with reference to the intercepted conversations of Russian military personnel. In particular, the commanders of the 4th separate motorized rifle brigade of the 2nd Army Corps received a message: "A barrage detachment has been set up in the rear zone. All retreating troops will be destroyed. Commander's order number 222. Bring to all posts."
At the same time, the Russians, who moved away from the Izyum direction to the Donetsk region, complain that the promised assistance has not arrived. Many have concentrated near the Russian border in the Belgorod region. They have no connection with the command, food and ammunition. Units of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Russian Federation (military unit 12721) suffered heavy losses during the retreat from Izyum and Balakleya - about half of the personnel remained in some companies. The survivors also intend to move towards the Russian border in order to return home.
16:08 Shmyhal said that in the winter, if it is impossible to quickly restore critical infrastructure, people will be evacuated: "Of course, we do not exclude that the enemy will insidiously and terroristically continue to break our infrastructure and cities will be left without heat and light when on the street If there is frost, then, of course, we will use such an element as the evacuation of people if it is impossible to restore the infrastructure over a short period, a day or two at most."
15:39 Contact center 15-51 received more than 1,600 calls to a free hotline for people with PTSD, the Kyiv City State Administration reported. Psychologists help to overcome stress disorders and teach how to cope with the consequences of psychological trauma, regulate the psychological state in war conditions. The top questions most often asked for psychological support are military operations, air raid alerts, feelings of stress and confusion, panic attacks, etc.
14:41 The Ukrainian military has established fire control over almost the entire Kherson region, Natalia Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden, said on the air of the telethon. At the same time, she added that it is too early to talk about victories, it is necessary to gain a foothold in the liberated settlements. According to Gumenyuk, the slow advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the south is connected with the landscape of the region, where there are a lot of rivers, canals and open steppe terrain.
14:20 Russian occupiers returned to Kremennaya, Luhansk region, tore down Ukrainian flags and create the appearance of their mass presence in the city, head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai said on the air of the telethon. According to him, the invaders turned off the Internet in all the occupied territories so that people could not transmit information to Ukrainian forces.
14:09 Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov said that Ukraine is shelling the territory of the village of Krasny Khutor, residents are being taken to a safe distance.
14:02 Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russian invaders have destroyed or seized about 90% of wind farms in Ukraine, writes Bloomberg.
| To the benefit of Ukraine and the detriment of Russia, because wind farms are more problem than benefit where the winters get very cold — freezing the turbines in place... |
13:17 The head of the Lugansk OVA, Serhiy Gaidy, said that a headquarters for the de-occupation of territories had already been created in the region. All structures are preparing for the return - law enforcement agencies, the State Emergency Service, the post office, medicine, the TsNAP and others, in order to quickly restore life in the communities.
13:13 Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius believes that Ukraine will join NATO: "After Putin's "geopolitical" maneuvers, Russia will leave the league of world-class countries for a long time. This will not cause competition with China in Central Asia, with Turkey in Syria, the Caucasus and Black Sea. After winning the war, Ukraine will join NATO if it still wants to."
12:44 The flag of Ukraine was solemnly raised in Izyum today, the ceremony was attended by Zelensky, Anna Malyar, representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other law enforcement agencies, who liberated the city from invaders a few days ago. The photo was published by the 25th Separate Airborne Sicheslav Brigade.
12:25 "Head" of the occupied Zaporozhye region Yevgeny Balitsky in an interview with propaganda media spoke about the executions of civilians and the eviction of objectionable people: "If people are convicted of what they should have warned, but did not warn, it's just eviction outside the Zaporozhye region. In slippers - as he stood, he left. As for those who are accomplices, who know, but are silent. For those who are participants in terrorist acts, I remind you: an article of up to 15 years is the minimum that a person will receive for extremist activities aimed at destabilization of the situation in the region. And the worst-case scenario is we send it to the "DPR", and there they use capital punishment, that is, execution. We already have such facts. When the time comes, we will show everything."
12:16 About 5,000 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already been trained in the UK under the INTERFLEX program. Instructors from Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Ukraine and the United Kingdom take part in the exercises, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. Ukrainian military personnel received basic knowledge, skills and abilities in tactical medicine, engineering, fire, psychological and tactical training, including offensive and defensive operations in urban areas. In the near future, it is planned to expand the INTERFLEX operation, in particular, the start of a training course for the training of junior commanders of military units and units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
11:40 Russia will be defeated in the war, and Ukraine and Europe will win, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during her speech in the European Parliament: "A lot is at stake. Not only for Ukraine, but for all of Europe and the world as a whole. Us will be experienced by those who want to exploit any differences between us. This is not only a war launched by Russia against Ukraine, this is a war against our energy, our economy, this is a war against our values, against our future. This is about autocracy against democracy. I stand here confident that with our courage and the necessary solidarity, Putin will fail and Ukraine and Europe will win."
11:18 Police of the Kiev region identified more than 5,000 Russian soldiers who were in the Kiev region after the start of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation and were involved in crimes, said the head of the regional police Andrei Nebytov. According to him, their names and positions were established, and for some military men there is even information about their family members and places of residence in Russia.
10:55 In Crimea, the Bakhchisaray District Court brought to justice six participants in a wedding at which Chervon Kalin's song was played. And the DJ who played this track publicly apologized, Russian media write. By a court decision, the owner of the restaurant was arrested for 15 days, the DJ and the dancer - for ten days, the mother of the groom - for five days, and the mother of the bride and the wife of the owner of the restaurant received fines of 40 and 50 thousand rubles.
10:51 Borrell announced the need to continue military assistance to Ukraine: "The Russian army is retreating. Now is not the time to surrender. We must continue our military assistance and redouble our efforts ... In the near future I will propose to Member States to allocate the sixth tranche of assistance from the European Fund peace to extend military assistance to Ukraine".
10:47 The military invaders have completely left the village of Melekino, Mangush settlement community, Mariupol district, Donetsk region. Only builders remained there - civilian occupiers, Piotr Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, said. He also spoke about the unexpected movement of military columns: “Firstly, all military equipment of the engineering direction. The pontoons through the city center towards Berdyansk are especially interesting. Secondly, the arrival of equipment from the Novoazovsky direction, not Donetsk. towards Sartana to the north of the region".
10:43 The military units of the Russian Federation cancel the sending of units to Ukraine due to massive refusals of personnel to participate in hostilities. In addition, according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, due to the catastrophic shortage of personnel, the Russian command decided to significantly reduce the time for the rehabilitation of the military after injuries and shell shock. For the wounded in hospitals, diagnoses are purposefully simplified, previously planned operations are not carried out, and they are offered to return to the war in Ukraine. Doctors are "recommended" to give permission for planned surgical interventions only at the end of the war or with the direct permission of the commander of the wounded.
There is a case when, after a rupture of the eardrum and a concussion, a soldier was discharged from the hospital three days later with a diagnosis of otitis media. A recommendation was given not to supercool the ear; surgical intervention was denied.
Now the occupiers are trying to strengthen their grouping near Kherson at the expense of "existing reserves." For this, it is planned to redeploy four battalions of "Kadyrovtsy". But now these units are significantly understaffed, most of the personnel are not Chechens, but mercenaries from the poorest regions of the Russian Federation.
10:30 The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that she would visit Kiev today, meet with Zelensky: “We will give Ukraine the opportunity to maximize its potential. Building on the success of solidarity paths to ensure unhindered access to the Single Market. We include Ukraine in our European free roaming area "I'm going to Kiev today to discuss all this with President Zelensky."
10:27 The "LPR" stated that the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck a "college" in Perevalsk, as a result of which "a teacher and six teenage students" were allegedly injured, another "student" died.
10:25 The FSB announced the arrest of a resident of Vladivostok for treason in the interests of the military intelligence of Ukraine: he allegedly collected and transmitted to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine data on military facilities in Primorye.
10:16 SBU counterintelligence detained a woman in Zaporozhye - a Russian agent with the call sign "007", who arrived in the city under the "legend" of a volunteer, but in fact carried out the tasks of the Russian Federation to identify the deployment of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
09:38 In the Kharkiv region over the past day, as a result of enemy shelling, three people were hospitalized - in Izyumsky, Kupyansky and Chuguevsky districts, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
09:35 As a result of a night missile attack on Nikolaev, two people were killed, three more were injured, the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim said. The strikes were delivered by S-300 missiles. An educational institution, infrastructure facilities and residential buildings were damaged, in particular, there was a hit near a nine- and five-story building. Also, as a result of entering the territory of enterprises, a fire broke out in an industrial building, a car caught fire.
09:33 In the Luhansk region, the occupiers pretend that the situation is under control, but they turned off the mobile Internet - allegedly "to ensure defense and security" - and continue to export the loot to Russia, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai. According to him, queues at checkpoints have not been decreasing for days. So, only on the section of the Starobelsk-Lugansk highway, about 300 civilian cars were seen, mostly with state license plates of the Kharkiv region. Most of the vehicles with trailers loaded with loot and Russian military at the wheel.
09:19 Danish Defense Minister Morten Bedskov announced the decision to conduct training of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of his country. It should start before the end of this year.
09:17 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of September 14th. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Kharkov and Donetsk directions.
- personnel - about 53,650 (+350) people liquidated,
- tanks - 2180 (+5),
- armored combat vehicles - 4665 (+3),
- artillery systems - 1290 (+11),
- MLRS - 311 (+0),
- air defense systems - 167 (+2),
- aircraft - 246 (+2),
- helicopters - 215 (+2),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 908 (+4),
- cruise missiles - 233 (+0),
- ships/boats - 15 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 3501 (+32),
- special equipment - 120 (+3).
09:02 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, five civilians were killed - in Bakhmut. Another 16 people were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
08:58 British intelligence believes that Russia has begun to increasingly buy weapons from other states that are subject to tough sanctions, such as Iran and North Korea. In particular, the information of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is mentioned that an Iranian drone was shot down near Kupyansk.
08:32 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes that the Armed Forces of Ukraine drove the Russian invaders out of the Kharkiv region and prompted the Kremlin to admit defeat in the war. Thus, Moscow openly admitted defeat for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine began. Kremlin officials and propagandists are actively discussing the reasons for the defeat of the Russian Federation in the Kharkiv region. At the same time, the ISW recalled that the Kremlin had never admitted defeat before - near Kyiv or on Snake Island.
The analysts add that the Russian Defense Ministry initially offered a similar explanation for the Russian failure in Kharkiv, claiming that troops were being withdrawn for regrouping, but that false narrative quickly ran into loud criticism online.
Experts also note that the Kremlin is trying to blame the flight of the Russian army from the Kharkiv region on allegedly insufficiently informed military advisers from Putin's entourage. Several State Duma deputies have already expressed concern about the situation and called for mobilization.
07:59 The Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Disputed, Mayorsk, Otradovka, Veselaya Dolina, Vodyanoye, Avdeevka, Bezymennoye and Novogrigerovka, the General Staff said in the morning report . Aviation of the Defense Forces inflicted 12 strikes on the places of concentration of manpower and equipment of the enemy. In addition, air defense units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed two enemy aircraft (Su-25 and Su-24M), one Mi-8 helicopter and a UAV in different directions.
The Rocket Forces and Artillery units attacked nine command posts at the brigade and battalion levels and three areas where the enemy's manpower and military equipment were concentrated.
07:45 Russians massively fired at Nikolaev at night, damages were received including houses, the mayor of the city Alexander Senkevich reported. He promised to provide details later.
06:28 Biden assessed the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as significant progress, writes Reuters. At the same time, the US President added that there is still a long way to go. In turn, Pentagon spokesman General Pat Ryder said that Ukraine's success surprised the Russians, but not our allies: "I think if anyone was surprised, probably the Russians."
00:22 Commander of the US Armed Forces in Europe, General Christopher Cavoli and the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, praised the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Zaluzny said following telephone conversations with the US military. Cavoli and Milli assured their Ukrainian counterpart of the continued support of the United States for further military assistance to Ukraine.
00:04 The White House will soon announce the provision of another package of military assistance to Ukraine against the backdrop of a successful counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, John Kirby confirmed.