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[Korrespondent] 21:58 The “management” of the occupied Zaporozhye nuclear power plant decided to temporarily release some of the employees from work, said Renat Karchaa, adviser to the head of Rosenergoatom. According to him, this was done due to the allegedly “increased threat of provocations from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.”
21:52 Russia is blocking the adoption of a joint declaration by the G20 summit participants, Reuters reports citing a European diplomat. According to him, Moscow announced that it would agree to a joint summit declaration only under certain conditions that relate to the Ukrainian issue. In turn, India, being the host country of the meeting, is looking for compromises. However, for now Russia is blocking “a compromise that would otherwise be acceptable to everyone,” the diplomat added.
21:29 British planes protect ships with Ukrainian grain from attack from the Russian Federation, The Telegraph writes, citing sources from Downing Street. According to the publication, the British use their intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to monitor Russian activities in the Black Sea. As part of these operations, RAF aircraft fly over the area “to deter Russia from carrying out illegal attacks on civilian vessels,” the publication’s sources note.
20:54 The UN is not trying to achieve easing of sanctions against Russia, and proposals for the grain deal were drawn up taking into account existing restrictions, said Deputy Spokesperson of the Secretary General Farhan Haq.
20:40 Easing part of the sanctions regime against the Russian Federation in exchange for the renewal of the grain agreement will be “a victory for Russian food blackmail and an invitation from Moscow to new waves of blackmail,” Foreign Ministry Speaker Oleg Nikolenko said. According to him, the international community "should work to return Russia to fulfill its obligations, and not increase its sense of impunity and encourage new aggression by offering concessions."
20:33 IAEA experts at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant heard more than 20 explosions over the past week, which may indicate “increased military activity and a potential threat to the safety of the nuclear power plant,” said the agency’s general director Rafael Grossi.
20:27 Estonia plans to adopt a bill in the near future that will allow the confiscation of Russian assets - this will be the first such decision in the EU, said the country's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna. According to him, work on the initiative was complicated by strict guarantees of private property in Estonia. The bill must first be approved by the Estonian government, then it will be submitted to parliament for consideration.
20:21 Zelensky, in an evening video message, complained about “too long a sanctions pause on the part of partners and Russia’s too active attempts to circumvent sanctions.” According to him, it is very important to prohibit Russia "from using the companies of the free world, the technologies of the free world, the products of the free world, to fight against freedom." On the issue of restrictions against the Russian Federation, the president named three priorities: further sanctions against the Russian energy sector, real restrictions on the supply of chips and microelectronics in general, and further blocking of the Russian financial sector.
Zelensky also said that today he held an important preparatory meeting for the international event, which is scheduled for September: “Details - a little later. We are preparing an important defense package for our soldiers.”
20:12 The Polish city of Wroclaw will help in the restoration of Mariupol after its liberation - the corresponding intention to conclude a Declaration of Solidarity was signed by mayors Vadim Boychenko and Jacek Sutryk.
19:44 In occupied Berdyansk, on the night of Friday, September 8, two explosions occurred on the territory of the municipal lyceum, where the occupiers located one of the “polling stations.” The pseudo-elections were supposed to begin on September 8, but this polling station never opened, the UP reports citing sources in the SBU. According to the publication, the Security Service of Ukraine is behind the explosions.
19:39 Zaluzhny said that he had a telephone conversation with the Supreme Commander of NATO Armed Forces in Europe and the commander of the US Armed Forces in Europe, Christopher Cavoli, discussed the situation at the front and the needs of the Ukrainian army, and exchanged views on the enemy’s possible plans. According to Zaluzhny, Ukrainian troops continue to move forward despite fierce enemy resistance.
18:51 In Krivoy Rog, the number of victims has increased to 73, one person died , said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. Of the injured, 35 people are in hospital, three in serious condition. In the city, among other things, 62 apartment buildings and seven private buildings, and more than 50 cars were damaged.
18:46 The Russians fired artillery at the village of Severnoe in the city of Toretsk, Donetsk region. As a result of a shell hitting a private house, four people were injured, including two teenagers aged 14 and 15, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported.
18:40 Lithuania transferred 4.5 million units of ammunition to Ukraine, the country’s Ministry of Defense reported.
18:28 UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that he does not see the possibility of ending the war in Ukraine in the near future: “I don’t really hope that we will have a peaceful solution in the near future. I believe that both sides have decided to continue the conflict.”
18:09 In Bryansk, after a drone attack, a fire started again at the Silicon El microelectronics plant, local publics write. Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported the destruction of three drones over the city. Governor Alexander Bogomaz said that the debris of one of the intercepted UAVs hit the “administrative building of an industrial facility”, a fire started, and there were no casualties. Another drone, according to him, was suppressed by electronic warfare forces over Bryansk, the railway station building was damaged by debris, passengers were evacuated.
17:00 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposed a four-point agreement to Lavrov so that Russia would return to the grain agreement, writes Bild. According to the publication, we are talking about the lifting of EU sanctions against Rosselkhozbank, insuring Russian ships against attacks in the Black Sea, unfreezing the assets of Russian fertilizer companies, as well as access for Russian ships transporting food and fertilizers to EU ports.
Bild writes that the Russian leadership is now carefully studying the UN proposals and has not yet agreed, since the Kremlin considers them “too good to be true.”
16:43 According to updated information, as a result of the Russian strike on Krivoy Rog, one person was killed and 60 were injured , the State Emergency Service reports.
16:38 Denmark has sent the first ten Leopard 1A5 tanks to Ukraine, said Ground Forces Commander Arpe Nielsen. In total, Kyiv should receive more than 100 such vehicles from Denmark and Germany.
16:25 Russia has partially established its own production of attack drones and deployed an additional station for launchers in Crimea, said Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of the Southern Defense Forces.
15:48 In Orekhovo, Zaporozhye region, the bodies of two people killed as a result of Russian shelling on September 7 were found under the rubble, the National Police reported. In addition, one person died as a result of a direct hit by an artillery shell on a private house in Primorsky, Vasilyevsky district.
15:33 About 200 Ukrainian military personnel will learn to operate and repair Abrams tanks for several more weeks, although the main course ended in August. The exercises continued at the request of the Ukrainian side - they will continue while 31 American tanks are re-equipped and prepared for shipment to Ukraine, Martin O'Donnell, spokesman for the US Army Command in Europe and Africa, told Voice of America.
14:45 The presidential representative in parliament, People's Deputy Fyodor Venislavsky, clarified that restrictions on traveling abroad will apply only to those women who will be mobilized, and not just registered for military service.
14:42 In August, all aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces, which was part of the Regional Group of Forces of the Republic of Belarus and Russia, was withdrawn from Belarus, reports the Belarusian Gayun monitoring group. Thus, 11 helicopters flew from the Machulishchi airfield to the Seshcha airfield in the Bryansk region, and nine Su-34 and Su-30SM fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces flew from the Baranovichi airfield. Most of these helicopters and planes have been in Belarus since the beginning of January 2023.
Analysts also report that in Belarus in July-August there was a significant decrease in the number of Russian military personnel, and this was not a rotation. Currently, there are about 2,100 Russian military personnel left in the Republic of Belarus.
14:16 In the Kherson region, three sappers from The HALO Trust, an organization engaged in humanitarian demining, were blown up by a Russian mine. One of the victims is in serious condition, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin.
13:38 Search and rescue operations have been completed in Krivoy Rog: one person died, 54 were injured. Among the injured are nine police officers, said Interior Minister Igor Klimenko.
13:34 Zelensky said at the Yalta European Strategy summit in Kiev that Prigozhin was killed by Putin - “at least we have such information.” At the same time, he emphasized that for Ukraine, the death of the head of the Wagner PMC means “one less terrorist,” while the morale of the Russians fell, “because they covered themselves with the Wagnerites, threw themselves forward - they lost this protection, for us this is definitely a plus.”
13:01 The Russians fired mortars at Vesyoly, Kherson region, one person was wounded, OVA reported.
12:43 In Krivoy Rog, as of 12:30, one person died and 52 were injured , rescue operations continue, the State Emergency Service reports.
12:38 In the Belarusian village of Tsel near Osipovichi, more than half of the Wagner PMC camp has already been dismantled, Belarusian Gayun reports. According to the group’s experts, if at the start of dismantling on July 28 the camp consisted of about 292 tents, then at the moment more than 160 units have already been dismantled, that is, 55%. Initially, it was assumed that there would be at least 8,000 mercenaries in Belarus, and the camp was built based on this figure. But as a result, fewer Wagnerites came than expected. In addition, some of them may be moved to barracks, so the extra tents are now being dismantled.
12:22 As a result of the attack on Krivoy Rog, 44 people were injured, one died , the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. Work continues.
12:14 Ukraine has returned nine more children, said Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets. According to official data from the Russian side, the occupiers illegally deported more than 744 thousand Ukrainian children. According to the Office of the President of Ukraine, at least 20 thousand cases of illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to the Russian Federation have been officially documented. In total, 386 Ukrainian children were returned.
12:03 The Russians dropped an aerial bomb on Otradokamenka, Kherson region - three people were killed, four were injured, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.
11:37 Chinese opera singer Wang-Fang and a group of Chinese bloggers arrived in Mariupol, said Oleg Nikolenko, speaker of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. He stressed that this visit is illegal, as well as an example of “complete moral degradation”, since the singer performed the song Katyusha on the ruins of the drama theater, in which the Russian army killed more than 600 Ukrainian civilians.
“Ukraine respects the territorial integrity of China and expects from the Chinese side an explanation of the purpose of the stay of Chinese citizens in Mariupol, as well as the route of their entry into the temporarily occupied Ukrainian city. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is initiating a ban on entry into Ukraine for all these Chinese “guest performers,” Nikolenko emphasized.
11:10 Sergei Lysak reported “about 40 victims” in Krivoy Rog.
10:53 As a result of the morning missile attack on Zaporozhye, two fires broke out - in an administrative two-story building and in a gas module nearby. One person was hurt. Thanks to the actions of rescuers, it was possible to prevent the explosion of methane tanks, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.
10:48 The number of victims as a result of the Russian strike on Krivoy Rog has increased to 32 , said the head of the Dnepropetrovsk OVA Sergei Lysak. Three administrative buildings and seven residential buildings, including one multi-story building, were damaged. The fire that started in the garage has been contained. The investigation of the area continues.
10:39 The number of victims as a result of the morning strike in Sumy has increased to three, the State Emergency Service reported.
10:36 As a result of the attack on Krivoy Rog, one of the police administrative buildings was destroyed, said the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Igor Klimenko. One policeman died, rescuers rescued three more from the rubble, they are in serious condition. Six employees received injuries of varying severity.
10:27 Ukrainian military intelligence, after the successful completion of the Sinitsa special operation, is in dialogue with several more Russian pilots, Budanov said. In his opinion, the act of the Russian pilot Kuzminov, who flew the Russian Aerospace Forces Mi-8 helicopter to Ukraine, can become an example for other Russian pilots, including those with whom the dialogue continues. The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate also said that after the Sinitsa special operation, the top military-political leadership of the Russian Federation was “upset.” In this regard, the FSB has significantly stepped up its work, “but this will not give them anything,” Budanov added.
10:20 The number of victims as a result of the Russian strike on Krivoy Rog has increased to 26, one person died , the Office of the Prosecutor General reported. Rescue and search operations continue, the exact number of victims is being established.
09:43 The Russians fired a missile at Krivoy Rog and hit the administrative building. According to preliminary data, one person was killed and nine were injured. A fire started on an area of 200 square meters, said the head of the Dnepropetrovsk Regional Fire Department, Sergei Lysak.
09:02 As a result of the morning strike in Sumy, two people were injured, the State Emergency Service reported.
08:54 At night, the Russians fired at the village. Petropavlovka, Kupyansky district, Kharkov region, one person was injured, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA. The village was also shelled. Kucherivka, Kupyansky district, a residential building was damaged. During the day, the enemy shelled populated areas of the Kharkov, Bogodukhovsky, Chuguevsky and Kupyansky districts. One person was injured as a result of a drone strike on a private house in the village. Granov, Kharkov district.
In addition, between the city of Barvenkovo and the village. Chervonoye, Izyum district, while working in a field, a tractor ran over a mine and the tractor driver was injured. And in the area with. Mospanovo, Chuguevsky district, a truck was blown up by an explosive device, two people were seriously injured.
08:43 In the morning, the Russians hit Sumy with a rocket - one private house was destroyed, six more were damaged, OVA reported. In addition, at night and in the morning the enemy shelled the Sumy and Seredino-Buda communities.
08:36 In Cuba, 17 people were arrested who were recruiting for the war against Ukraine, writes Reuters. The Cuban Interior Ministry said that, among others, the organizer of the criminal group was arrested. Those detained are accused of human trafficking, mercenary activities and hostile acts against a foreign state. They carry a penalty of imprisonment for up to 30 years.
08:19 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 8:
- personnel - about 267,540 (+640) people,
- tanks - 4529 (+23),
- armored combat vehicles - 8726 (+23),
- artillery systems - 5753 (+31),
- MLRS - 754 (+1),
- air defense systems - 507 (+1),
- aircraft - 315 (+0),
- helicopters - 316 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 4570 (+29),
- cruise missiles - 1455 (+0),
- ships/boats - 19 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 8264 (+47),
- special equipment - 860 (+1).
07:56 Over the past 24 hours, 39 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report. In the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the Sinkovka area of the Kharkov region; on Limansky - in the Novoyegorovka area of the Lugansk region; on Bakhmutsky - in the Orekhovo-Vasilievka, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka districts of the Donetsk region; on Avdeevsky - in the Keramika and Avdeevka districts of the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the Marinka and Novomikhailovka districts of the Donetsk region; on Shakhtarsky - in the area south of Prechistovka.
At the same time, the Defense Forces have partial success south of Bakhmut, as well as in the area south of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region.
07:45 At night, air defense destroyed 16 out of 20 Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs , the Air Force command reported. Russia attacked the Odessa region with groups of attack drones from the south-eastern and southern directions (Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russian Federation, Cape Chauda - Crimea). The drones were destroyed within the Odessa and Nikolaev regions.
07:24 In the morning, the enemy fired several missiles (preliminarily ballistic) at civilian infrastructure facilities in Zaporozhye. There is information about at least one casualty, said the head of the OVA, Yuri Malashko.
00:11 The US State Department threatened sanctions and visa restrictions to those who support the “elections” in the annexed Ukrainian territories, including “international observers.”