[Korrespondent] 23:47 US House of Representatives committees will hold secret meetings on Ukraine over the next two weeks, CNN reports, citing its sources. According to the publication, lawmakers are pushing for the inclusion of additional assistance to Ukraine in a future bill on short-term government funding.
22:58 Zelensky said that he had held another Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief today: "The first and main question is the reports of the commanders in the areas. Alexander Syrsky reported on the successes in the Kharkiv region, Andriy Kovalchuk - on the movement of our forces in the south."
22:42 Zelensky said in an evening video message that, as of now, stabilization measures have been completed in areas with a total area of more than 4,000 square meters. km, stabilization continues on approximately the same liberated territory. The President stressed that the issuance of pensions for five months at once has already begun in Balakliya and Grakovo.
22:26 Ukraine has made significant progress in liberating territories from Russian occupation thanks to the courage of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, as well as international support, but it is too early to make long-term forecasts, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said: "The Russians keep very significant forces and equipment in Ukraine , weapons and ammunition. As we can see, they continue to use them indiscriminately not only against the Ukrainian armed forces, but also against civilians and civilian infrastructure."
22:01 The invaders began to flee from Melitopol towards the Crimea. Columns of military equipment have already been fixed at the checkpoint in Chongar, Mayor Ivan Fedorov said. In order to take stolen goods out of the Zaporozhye region, the Russian military break into garages and steal cars from local residents.
21:23 The IAEA announced the restoration of the third standby power transmission line to the Zaporozhye NPP.
20:47 The Cabinet of Ministers approved the draft state budget for 2023, which provides for defense spending in the amount of UAH 1 trillion 006 billion, People's Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak said. In total, budget revenues are determined in the amount of UAH 1.28 trillion, expenses - UAH 2.57 trillion.
20:41 After the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian officials turned to Ukraine to resume negotiations, but the Ukrainian side refused , Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishyna said in an interview with France 24.
19:58 The Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Zaitsevo, Odradovka, Bakhmut, Bakhmutskoye, Veselaia Dolina, Avdeevka, Bezymyannoye and Novogrigorievka, the General Staff reports in the evening report .
Meanwhile, the Russian invaders continue to loot. So, on the section of the Starobelsk-Lugansk highway, in the direction of Luhansk, about 300 civilian cars were noted, mostly with state license plates of the Kharkiv region. Most of the vehicles with trailers loaded with looted property are driven by the Russian military.
A similar trend is observed in the settlements of the temporarily occupied territories in southern Ukraine. In the city of Pologi, Zaporozhye region, Russian invaders break down the gates of private garages and take away cars from local residents. In Novaya Kakhovka, Kherson region, the invaders massively began to take out furniture and household appliances from temporarily abandoned houses.
19:21 Scholz had a telephone conversation with Putin. According to the German government, the conversation lasted an hour and a half and was devoted to the situation in Ukraine and its consequences. Scholz urged Putin to find a diplomatic solution as soon as possible, based on a ceasefire, the complete withdrawal of Russian troops and respect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. The chancellor promised that any further Russian steps towards annexation would not go unanswered and would not be recognized under any circumstances, and also stated the need to ensure the safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
19:18 Zelensky met with Danish and Estonian Defense Ministers Morten Bedskow and Hanno Pevkur in Kiev.
19:12 Ukraine started preparing a counteroffensive a few months ago. During preparation, the country's leadership conferred with the United States and took into account some tips, writes The New York Times, citing its sources in military circles. So, on the orders of Zelensky, the Ukrainian military prepared an operation plan - the Armed Forces of Ukraine were to liberate Kherson and cut off Mariupol. However, both Ukrainian and American generals believed that the operation would lead to heavy losses, and Ukraine might not be able to capture such vast territories. For a long time, Kyiv did not want to share all the details, but gradually told partners in Washington more and more.
The Americans and Ukrainians played strategic "war games" that showed that such a large-scale counter-offensive in southern Ukraine would end in failure. With this result, the Ukrainian generals went to Zelensky. Instead of one big counter-offensive, the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to launch two small ones - in the Kherson and Kharkiv regions. Ukraine, the US and the UK jointly evaluated the plan and agreed that it could be successful.
The United States notes that the merit for the successful counteroffensive lies entirely with Zelensky and the Ukrainian generals, who were able to achieve a serious victory in the Kharkiv region with relatively small forces.
18:40 Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said that the official figure announced today for the liberated territory in the Kharkiv region is 3800 square meters. km - half the real. She explained that 3800 sq. km - these are confirmed figures, taking into account stabilization measures: "The real figure of the liberated territories in the Kharkiv region is almost twice as much. Tomorrow there will be already updated data."
18:37 The main difference between Article 5 of the NATO Charter and the developments presented today on the Kiev Security Treaty is the number of security guarantors, ex-NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen explained: "NATO has a number of allies - 30, now there will be 32 "We have a smaller group of guarantors. This is, of course, the main difference between the way we read Article 5 of the NATO treaty and the security guarantees formulated for this document. But the goal is the same - to ensure the security of Ukraine."
18:32 Collaborators with their families and loot leave the liberated territories even before the Russian army completely leaves from there, said Natalia Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden. According to her, the collaborators are well aware of what awaits them after the liberation of the territories.
18:05 The head of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs, the leader of the LDPR and a member of the negotiating group with Ukraine, Leonid Slutsky, called the recommendations on security guarantees presented by the Yermak group an "escalation": "All of its points are aimed only at further escalation, and not at resolving the current situation. In fact, it is proposed to document the advancement of the military infrastructure of the Western countries to the Russian borders, the pumping of Western weapons. These are no guarantees of security, this is a draft pact to involve NATO countries and their allies in the conflict. A project against Russia, against a nuclear power."
17:48 The European Union would like peace talks on Ukraine "as soon as possible", but the Ukrainian leadership will decide, Borrell said. At the same time, he noted that it is necessary to negotiate with Russia on a number of issues, including the safety of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
17:46 Borrell discussed with Kuleba the provision of military assistance to Kiev from the European Union and the possibility of deploying an EU military support mission for Ukraine, the European External Action Service reported. In particular, the EU representative informed the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry about the technical parameters of a possible mission, which will be determined with the participation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, EU member states and partner countries.
17:37 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva: "Thanked for the allocated 1.4 billion additional support. We discussed future cooperation to strengthen the financial stability of Ukraine."
17:31 Putin will hold a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand, during which the parties will "discuss in detail" the topic of the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin said.
17:29 In the Kharkiv region, 21 former policemen have already been suspected of high treason, another 40 are being checked for possible cooperation with the enemy, said Volodymyr Tymoshko, head of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Kharkiv region: "Yes, we have people who have begun to cooperate with the occupier. But I'm proud that it's a very small amount."
17:26 Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur is visiting Kiev. According to Reznikov, he brought Ukraine a modern mobile hospital.
16:47 After the liberation of Izyum, numerous facts of the atrocities of the Russian invaders surfaced, Deputy Mayor Vladimir Matsokin said: "I cannot estimate the number of victims, it can be more or less than a thousand people, but I will tell you that very disturbing information is coming from Izyum. Discovered mass graves, the bodies of people who were killed were found ... We know about prisons, we know stories from there, how people escaped when the Armed Forces entered ... We know that in these prisons women were tortured with electric shocks, mocked, subjected to incredible tests.
According to Matsokin, the humanitarian situation in Izyum is very difficult - up to 75% of the city has been destroyed, there is no water, electricity, gas, and the streets are strewn with "petal" mines that the Russians scattered before leaving. He urged not to rush to return to the city.
16:15 In Uman, Cherkasy region, before the celebration of the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah, 21 simplest shelters were prepared in case of an air raid warning, as well as a special shelter near the place of celebrations, said Igor Taburets, head of the IVA.
15:42 On September 14, the German government will hear a report from German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock on the results of her visit to Ukraine. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, the issue of increasing military and military-technical assistance for Ukraine will probably be raised, in particular, the possibility of supplying German-made air defense systems, tanks and infantry fighting vehicles not according to the "circular exchange" scheme with the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, but directly to Ukraine.
15:13 What has unfolded on the battlefield in the Kharkiv region in recent days has become a stunning turning point in Ukraine's bitter struggle against the Russian invasion, Western journalists write. More details - in the material Beginning of the collapse of the Russian Federation .
15:04 During the counter-offensive in the Kharkiv region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated more than 300 settlements , said Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar: "This operation to liberate the Kharkiv region lasted several days, and it was planned for several days, and from September 6 to today, 3800 square meters have been liberated . km, more than 300 settlements, and about 150 thousand of our people became free from the occupation. The operation continues, it is planned until the complete liberation of the Kharkov region."
15:00 Kuleba accused Germany of ignoring requests for the supply of Leopard tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles: "Signals from Germany are disappointing, while Ukraine now needs Leopards and Marders to free people and save them from genocide. Not a single rational argument why this is weapons cannot be provided, only abstract fears and excuses. Why is Berlin afraid, but Kiev is not?"
14:57 The European Commission has prepared a draft regulation to resolve the energy crisis in the EU, in which there is no mention of setting a ceiling price for Russian gas or any imported gas, writes The Guardian.
14:54 In Melitopol, three loud explosions thundered in the area of the airfield, where the invaders unsuccessfully equipped one of the military bases, the mayor of the city Ivan Fedorov said.
14:51 In the colony in Yelenevka, where Ukrainian military prisoners from Mariupol are being held, conditions have been improved on the eve of a possible visit of the UN mission, Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate, said in an interview with Suspilny: "For the first time in a very long period, even a hairdresser was invited. The diet is improving. This may indicate that the Russians are preparing for the mission's visit. It can take place. This is very good, and we hope that its work will be objective."
14:47 Russian media write that more than ten explosions thundered in the sky over Kherson. It is also reported that there are problems with electricity, water and communications in the occupied territories of southern Ukraine. So, in Melitopol, mobile communications have disappeared and the Internet does not work, and in Kherson there is no electricity and there are problems with water supply.
14:45 The invaders are urgently evacuating their families from the Crimea and the South of Ukraine. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, despite the assurances of the population about the safety of staying on the peninsula, representatives of the occupying administration of Crimea, FSB officers and commanders of some military units, secretly from their subordinates, are trying to sell their homes and urgently take out relatives.
At the same time, the occupiers have banned the conclusion of housing purchase and sale transactions, have established restrictions on movement along the Crimean bridge, and are trying in every possible way to block access to information about the counter-offensive actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
14:39 Yermak outlined the main principles of security guarantees for Ukraine:
- Create the Kyiv Security Treaty - a joint document on strategic partnership that will unite Ukraine and the guarantor states.
- A layered approach to safeguards: a core group of allies will make clear commitments to support the Armed Forces, while a broader group will provide non-military guarantees built around sanctions mechanisms.
- The agreement is not a substitute for joining NATO - it is a means of ensuring security until such accession takes place. Kyiv, as before, seeks to join the EU and NATO.
- The strongest guarantee of security for Ukraine is its ability to defend itself against an aggressor in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter. To do this, Ukraine needs resources to maintain a powerful armed forces. This requires long-term stable investments in Ukraine's defense industrial base, large-scale arms transfers and intelligence support from allies, intensive training missions and joint exercises under the auspices of the EU and NATO.
- Security guarantees must be affirmative and clearly articulated, politically and legally binding on the basis of bilateral agreements, but consolidated under a joint strategic partnership document called the Kyiv Security Treaty.
- The treaty will unite the main group of allied countries and Ukraine. This group of guarantor states may include the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Poland, Italy, Germany, France, Australia, Turkey, as well as the Nordic and Baltic countries, Central and Eastern Europe.
- The package of guarantees contains both preventive measures of a military, financial, infrastructural, technical, informational nature in order to avoid new aggression, as well as measures that must be taken without delay in the event of a new encroachment on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. In addition, the structure of the agreement provides for a full-fledged sanctions package against the aggressor country, and may also contain additional components, for example, agreements on providing Ukraine with modern air defense / missile defense systems, regional agreements on security in the Black Sea, etc.
14:14 Until the end of the year, the EU plans to allocate an additional 3 billion euros to Kiev, said European Commissioner for Budget Johannes Hahn. He did not rule out that this assistance would be provided in the form of grants.
13:58 Kuleba said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine that he had not heard from his European colleagues for a long time about the conditional "red lines" that they do not want to cross in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war. So, according to him, it was with the rhetoric "let's not provoke Putin" that negotiations on military assistance to Ukraine began, but at the moment the situation has changed, and the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has not heard such arguments for two or three months.
Kuleba also added that at the level of foreign ministers, the possibility of Russia using nuclear weapons is not seriously discussed: “There is a question, it is voiced from time to time, but if at the beginning of the war everyone was buzzing about it, now I don’t hear this buzz.”
13:54 Critical remarks about the "special military operation" in the light of "recent events" are permissible "within the framework of the current legislation," however, "the line in this matter is very thin," Peskov said and warned that "one must be very careful here" .
13:50 The counteroffensive in the Kherson region is moving more slowly than in the Kharkiv region, because it is an agricultural region with numerous irrigation canals that the Russians use as defensive trenches, Reznikov explained in a Financial Times commentary.
13:47 Yermak and former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen today in Kiev will present recommendations on security guarantees for Ukraine, developed on behalf of Zelensky.
13:44 Ukrposhta and Novaya Poshta have started working in the de-occupied Balakliya.
13:20 American officials are discussing the possibility of transferring combat aircraft to Ukraine, writes the Financial Times. According to the publication, Washington and its allies are considering whether it is advisable to provide Kyiv with fighter jets in the medium and long term.
13:17 "Head of the CAA" of the occupied Energodar, Alexander Volga, said that the defense of the city "is being prepared for the activities of the Ukrainian troops," "people remain at their jobs."
13:14 Podolyak predicts political destabilization in Russia after the de-occupation of Luhansk or Donetsk: "Firstly, it is necessary to protect critical infrastructure with air defense systems. Because Russia will only fight civilians. Secondly, the liberation of Luhansk or Donetsk will cause a domino effect, bring down the Russian front and will lead to political destabilization in the Russian Federation. This is real. Will (weapon) is needed."
13:10 Kuleba said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine that Russia will try to disrupt the extension of the grain deal: "Not now, but closer to the end of its operation in November, we will see Russia's attempts to question this agreement and disrupt its extension. We are already working for this with all key players, both with the UN and with Turkey as facilitators of this agreement, and with the recipient countries of our agricultural products in order to prevent this disruption."
13:06 Peskov assured that the Russian authorities do not intend to announce mobilization: "At the moment, no, this is out of the question."
12:50 Zelensky said that he had a conversation with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi: “We talked about the development of the situation at the front. Defense cooperation with Italy is important for Ukraine. It needs to be strengthened. station security.
12:38 The occupiers are preparing another provocative shelling of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said. He also stressed that after the capture of the plant, the Russians “saw a certain impunity on the part of the international community” and are now attacking the entire energy system of Ukraine, which may eventually affect other nuclear plants.
12:33 Activists of the Zhovt Strichka movement distributed regular leaflets in Crimea. Activists call the "head" of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, a "goblin" and call for him to be caught.
12:26 Russia is trying to buy ammunition for Soviet artillery systems and spare parts for military equipment in the Central Asian republics. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation recently turned to the Ministry of Defense of Tajikistan with a request to transfer 220-mm rockets to the Uragan MLRS. The Russians are also interested in ammunition for the 203-mm self-propelled guns Pion and UTD-20 engines for the BMP-1 and BMP-2, which are stored in large quantities in military warehouses in Tajikistan.
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12:08 After a successful counter-offensive of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region, Russian troops may be forced to give up other territories they have captured, writes The Washington Post, citing representatives of US intelligence circles. The interlocutors of the publication note that the Russian Federation has problems, it has shown its weakness, and now the question is how the Russians will react to these events.
However, the successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are encouraging and show that Ukraine can regain territories in the coming weeks and force the Russians out of the lands they have held since the beginning of the war.
11:52 In Mariupol, a patrol of invaders was blown up along the street. Karpinsky in the Kalmiussky district. As Piotr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of the city, said, the occupiers tried to erase the symbol of resistance "Ї" and catch up with the residents of Mariupol who painted it. Three invaders were hospitalized in a hospital in Donetsk, Mariupol residents were not injured.
11:31 The Russians have completely left Kremennaya, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine have not yet entered the city , said the head of the Luhansk OVA, Sergei Gaidai. According to him, the situation is similar in Starobelsk, while in Svatovo the occupiers first fled, but returned after some time. According to Gaidai, a large-scale de-occupation of the Lugansk region will begin from Kremennaya and Svatovo, the Russians have already begun to pull equipment closer to these cities, and the main blow will be there. The liberation of the Liman is also key for the region, there are still fights around the city. According to Gaidai, there is a shortage of fuel in the occupied territories due to the large-scale flight of occupiers and collaborators.
In turn, Pushilin said that the Ukrainian military attacked Liman at night, the DRG tried to break through there, but the attempts were allegedly repulsed.
11:17 The issue of imposing new sanctions against the Russian Federation in some European countries is "fading away", so the adoption of each new package will be more difficult, Kuleba said in an interview with RBC Ukraine: "Decisions are made by consensus, so even if one country loses its appetite, you need to feed it "Indeed, it will be very difficult. I can say right away: each next package of sanctions will be more difficult for us than the previous one under the current status quo."
10:54 The FSB of the Russian Federation announced that in the Moscow region, the quality director of the Russian aircraft factory was arrested in the case of treason in favor of Ukraine. Having access to top secret documentation, he allegedly photographed fragments of drawings with details of military aircraft and sent them to an employee of the Odessa Aviation Plant.
10:39 APU, "with a high degree of probability", for the first time destroyed an Iranian strike drone near Kupyansk, StratCom reports. An analysis of the appearance of the elements of the drone's wing allows us to definitely state that it was a long-range kamikaze UAV Shahed-136.
10:21 The United States may announce a new $600 million military aid package to Ukraine this week, Politico writes.
10:02 SBU detained a collaborator who was hiding in the occupied territories of Kharkiv region. According to the investigation, the woman actively cooperated with the Russians and in May agreed to take the pseudo position of "head of the organizational and information department" in the local "administration" in the Shevchenkovo village. Already in July, she was informed in absentia of suspicion of collaboration activities, she was put on the wanted list. After the liberation of the village, law enforcement officers detained her.
09:35 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the enemy on the morning of September 13th. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Kharkov and Donetsk directions.
- personnel - about 53,300 (+350) people liquidated,
- tanks - 2175 (+7),
- armored fighting vehicles - 4662 (+22),
- artillery systems - 1279 (+10),
- MLRS - 311 (+0),
- air defense systems - 165 (+3),
- aircraft - 244 (+1),
- helicopters - 213 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 904 (+1),
- cruise missiles - 233 (+17),
- ships/boats - 15 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 3469 (+6),
- special equipment - 117 (+0).
09:28 The subway does not work in Kharkiv amid power outages, the subway reported.
09:18 At night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine again hit the Antonovsky bridge, securing its unsuitability for use, OK Pivden reported.
09:16 Forbes has calculated that the Russians lost $673 million worth of equipment during the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The most expensive loss of the enemy is the Moscow-1 electronic warfare complex for 57 million, which was destroyed in the Zaporozhye region. In the Kharkiv region, the invaders lost a Su-34 fighter-bomber for 36 million rubles and a counter-battery radar system Zoopark-1M for 25 million dollars.
According to the analytical project Oryx, from September 6 to 10, the Ukrainian military seized 129 pieces of equipment, which Forbes estimates at $104 million, including nine Msta-S and Msta-B howitzers worth more than $43 million.
09:10 Over the past day in Kharkiv, one person died from enemy shelling, six were injured. Two people died in the Kupyansky district. Also, one person was wounded in the Izyum region, two wounded in the Kharkov region, one of them was blown up by a mine in Russian Tishki, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
09:05 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, five civilians were killed - three in Vugledar, one each in Georgievka and Slavyansk. Ten more people were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
08:59 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports, citing satellite images, that pro-Russian troops have left Kiselevka, an operationally important point in the Kherson region. The apparent withdrawal of Russian forces from this position could jeopardize the ability of the Russians to defend the northwestern outskirts of Kherson and indicate that Russian forces in the area are under imminent threat to their positions.
According to ISW, Ukrainian troops continue to make significant progress in the Kherson region, which significantly worsens the morale and combat capabilities of Russian troops. The Russian military command may suspend the deployment of newly formed units in Ukraine due to recent losses of Russians and a general deterioration in morale.
Also, Russian troops fail to strengthen the new front line after the Ukrainians conquered the Kharkiv region and are actively leaving the area or redeploying to other areas. And Ukraine's return of Izyum likely worsened the ability of Russian troops to launch artillery strikes along the Izyum-Slavyansk highway.
08:36 British intelligence reports that the units of Russian troops withdrawn from the Kharkiv region over the past week were from the 1st Guards Tank Army, which was designated in the Russian Federation for counterattacks in the event of a war with NATO. This army, which is subordinate to the Western Military District, suffered significant losses during the initial phase of the invasion and was not fully restored until the start of the Ukrainian counter-offensive in Kharkov.
The First Guards Tank Army was one of the most prestigious Russian armies, dedicated to the defense of Moscow and determined to carry out counterattacks in the event of a war with NATO. Thus, the forces of Russia, aimed at countering NATO, have seriously weakened. It will likely take years for Russia to regain that potential, analysts say.
08:05 Ukrainian defenders repulsed the invaders' attacks near seven settlements. Attacks were made on command posts, areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the enemy, the General Staff said in the morning report .
03:36 The front line in southern Ukraine has advanced 12 km, more than 500 square meters have been liberated. km of the occupied territories, said Major General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Dmitry Marchenko. According to him, thanks to the successful planning of the Pivden Operational Command, the Ukrainian military liberated 13 settlements.
02:12 A high-ranking Pentagon official said at a briefing that the Ukrainians have achieved success in the south and east of the country: "Near Kharkov, according to our data, the Russian forces basically conceded their territorial gains to the Ukrainians and retreated to the north and east. Many of them crossed the border with Russia." According to him, Ukrainian troops "most likely took control of Kupyansk and Izyum, as well as some smaller villages."
The Russian Federation focused on the sector of the front from Seversk to Bakhmut in the Donetsk region: "Bakhmut continues to be the center where Russian forces are trying to gain positions. We continue to observe the intensive use of artillery and air strikes." In the Kherson region, according to the Pentagon, "deliberate and well-considered operations by the Ukrainians are taking place, which provide for a certain moderate movement forward."
01:23 The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation has included the topic of "special operation" in Ukraine in the basic course of history lessons for high school students, teachers have already completed "advanced training" courses.
00:18 Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov urged residents of the border villages of Zhuravlevka and Nekhoteevka to evacuate.