Ukraine – 9/5/2023 Sitrep
By: Robert Homans & Bohdan Chomiak
September 5, 2023
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Kolomoisky
Last weekend Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky was detained by Ukrainian authorities on charges of fraud and money laundering. He is the most influential Ukrainian oligarch to be arrested by Ukrainian authorities, although there are others, like Konstantin Zhivago and Dmytro Firtash, with outstanding warrants who are living outside Ukraine.
Over the years, Kolomoisky and Pres. Zelenskyy have had an extensive business relationship. Kolomoisky’s TV Channel, 1+1, produced Zelenskyy comedy show, “Servant of the People,” that ended up serving as a platform for Zelenskyy’s presidential campaign. Zelenskyy became very rich, partly because of the relationship that his production company, Kvartal 95, had with 1+1.
Since Zelenenskyy’s inauguration, Ukraine has nationalized several of Kolomoisky’s businesses, effectively marginalizing 1+1 by merging it into something called the “United Channel” that is controlled by the Government, and stripping Kolomoisky of his Ukrainian citizenship, on the grounds that he also maintains Cypriot and Israeli citizenship in violation of Ukrainian law.
In addition to Kolomoisky’s problems in Ukraine, he has an outstanding arrest warrant in the U.S. for bank fraud. The question now becomes whether Zelenskyy will attempt to extradite Kolomoisky to the U.S., partly to tamp down questions in the U.S. about his government’s willingness to go after graft in defense procurement?
“Where is the Money? – Military Graft Becomes a Headache for Ukraine”/New York Times
As is often the case in Ukraine, a high-profile announcement like the removal of Defense Minister Reznikov can serve to mask other announcements that can undermine Ukraine’s efforts to go after military graft. In this case, it is the proposal by the Government that makes official corruption a form of treason. This is a ploy that successive Ukrainian governments have used over the years, to attempt to pull the wool over the eyes of Western donors, trying to convince them that Ukraine is serious about attacking official corruption.
This sounds good but, as the NY Times article describes, the effect will be that allegations of official corruption will move to Ukraine’s domestic intelligence agency, the SBU, that is under the direct control of the President, rather than independent anti-corruption agencies that were set up at the end of the Revolution of Dignity, with the help of Western donors. Last week, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met with the Heads of 3 of these agencies, all of which will likely lose power under Zelenskyy’s proposal.
Kudos to Ukrainian journalists who exposed the graft, and the New York Times for focusing on the real story, the proposed classification of official corruption as treason.
“Who Is Rustem Umerov, Zelensky’s Nominee for Defense Minister of Ukraine?”/New York Times
According to the NYT article, Umerov has become a fixer for the Zelenskyy Government, especially negotiating prisoner exchanges, and being a member of Ukraine’s negotiating team for the original Black Sea Grain Deal. Umerov is currently the Head of the State Property Fund, responsible for selling off State assets which, according to the NYT article, realized its best quarter ever, during the First Quarter of 2023. As the article states Vitaliy Shabunin, Director of the Anti-Corruption Action Center, stated that Umerov’s appointment is “probably be the best decision of the president” because Mr. Umerov had deftly managed the privatization agency, a corner of government once plagued with corruption and insider dealing.”
Umerov is a member of the opposition Holos Faction in the Parliament, and a Crimean Tatar. He is the first Muslim to hold a Cabinet seat – a Jewish President appointing a Muslim to a supposedly Nazi cabal that runs Ukraine.
To focus on these two articles, especially the first, gives a distorted picture of Ukraine’s efforts to address military graft:
· Over the years Ukraine has been plagued by massive military theft, most significantly by Viktor Yanukovich who, among other things, in February 2014, sold 3 MiG-29s to Chad. This was the climactic period during the Revolution of Dignity. No one knows what happened to the sale proceeds.
· Since 2014, during the Presidency of Petro Poroshenko, there were successive military procurement scandals.
· As far as I’m aware, there has not been a single instance of misappropriation of Western weapons that have gone to Ukraine.
· In yesterday’s email, I pointed out that Ukraine has developed a procurement system for acquisition of drones and other innovative devices that should be replicated in the U.S.
In other words, there is a significant amount of good news mixed in with the bad. With Umerov’s appointment, especially given his financial and accounting background, there is now an opportunity to establish a system of procurement that will substantially reduce instances of graft.
News From the Battlefield
“Reporting From Ukraine” covers the recent drone attacks against Ukraine’s Danube ports, including an alleged incident where a Russian drone struck inside Romania, Ukraine’s continued efforts to solidify its air superiority over western Kherson and western Crimea. He also reported on the interview with the Russian Mi-8 pilot who defected to Ukraine along with his helicopter. Most interestingly, in the latter part of his video he reports on civilian attacks against Russian veterans of the war, including against 3 Wagner veterans. All this is going on, in advance of a possible new call-up of 200,000 additional Russian conscripts. Perhaps the ground inside Russia is shifting.
The ”Latest Denys” covers Ukrainian advances just south of Bakhmut, and advances east and south of Robotyne.
This is a very good report from Torsten Heinrich, containing an excellent map of the Russian defense lines relative to Ukrainian positions. Based on the information he has, that 60% of the Russian budget for building the Surovikin Line was spent on the 1st Russian defense line that Ukraine has already breached. He expects easier going as Ukraine moves forward, including the possibility that Russia is running out of reserves.
9/5 & 9/4/2023 Sitreps
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon September 4 to 12:00 noon September 5, 2023
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
RASHISTS = russian Facists/all russian invaders
INTERNATIONAL
Tuesday, September 5
12:56 am: The Prime Minister of Albania told a joke about Putin and Prigozhin at the strategic forum in Bled, Slovenia.
8:00 am: The European oil market is lost to Russia - the share of Russian supplies to Europe fell from 29.2% to 2.3% in two years, Eurostat.
8:00 am: The Supreme Judicial Chamber of Moldova refused to lift the ban on leaving the country for ex-president Ihor Dodon, accused of passive corruption, organizing, and receiving funding for a political party from a "criminal organization," NewsMaker.
11:17 am: Cuban citizens are being illegally involved in Russia's war against Ukraine, the Cuban Foreign Ministry reports.
● The agency is working to "neutralize" a human trafficking network, the members of which recruited Cubans living in Russia.
● The Cuban Foreign Ministry called those involved in this "enemies" and emphasizes that Cuba is not participating in the war in Ukraine.
Monday, September 4
12:58 pm: Turkish President Recep Erdogan arrived in the Russian city of Sochi for a meeting with Putin, Turkish media.
1:15 pm: In Poland, the extradition of Ukrainians who are connected with the transportation of illegals to Europe has been started, — Rzeczpospolita.
● It is known that Ukraine should issue an international arrest warrant for each of them, and the Polish court will make the final decision on extradition.
3:01 pm: Ukrainian rescuers take part in two large-scale international exercises in Poland, the press service of the State Emergency Service.
● This week, large-scale international exercises on responding to radiation, chemical, biological, and nuclear threats and the EU MODEX NEW WAVE POLAND 2023 exercise are starting almost simultaneously in the Republic of Poland. Two Ukrainian rescue teams and special equipment of the State Emergency Service left for Poland at once.
3:52 pm: No documents are planned to be signed following the meeting between Putin and Erdogan in Sochi, Peskov said.
4:14 p.m.: The UN's independent international commission investigating violations in Ukraine has again not reached the conclusion that genocide is taking place in the country, said Eric Möse, head of the commission.
● "You remember that this is a question of intent, the intent of the criminals. There must be a 'need' to destroy a certain group. And such destruction, according to the Convention, must be physical or biological. Investigations in Ukraine will continue," he said.
5:31 pm: Erdogan and Putin could not agree on the renewal of the "grain agreement".
● According to Putin, the Russian Federation is ready to revive the "grain agreement" as soon as all the necessary requirements are met.
● He stated that the West allegedly "forced" Russia to withdraw from the agreement, as it refuses to withdraw supplies from the Russian Federation and the banking sector from the sanctions.
6:47 pm: Ukraine has photographic evidence of the fall of "martyrs" on the territory of Romania, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba.
● "I think that in this case in particular, they (the Romanian authorities - ed.) are now studying all aspects of what happened. It is pointless to deny that something fell there. And we authoritatively claim, with evidence, that it was flown by Shahed drones," - noted Kuleba.
7:52 pm: Belgium will hand over Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missiles purchased from Germany to Ukraine, L'Echo.
● "Belgium bought a total of eight missiles for Ukraine, the cost of each is estimated at around 7,000 euros," the publication writes.
● According to L'Echo, in addition to missiles, the Belgian government plans to supply Ukraine with equipment worth 150 million euros. The new delivery will be in addition to other support projects of Ukraine.
11:32 pm: The West is pressuring the UAE to stop supplying dual-purpose goods to the Russian Federation. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal.
● "Officials are asking for help from all countries that are used to circumvent export restrictions and redirect prohibited goods to Russian end consumers," said a representative of the US State Department in an interview with journalists.
● Previously, officials under sanctions from the USA, Britain and the EU visited Turkey and Kazakhstan to convince the authorities of these countries to prevent dual-purpose goods from reaching the Russian Federation.
NATIONAL
Tuesday, September 5
12:45 am: a Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine spoke about the tasks he had to perform in the Russian army.
● "We transported the cat to our commander on two Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters"
7:11 am Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06:00 on September 5:
● "During the day, the enemy carried out 6 missile and 76 air strikes, carried out 60 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
● As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population.
● Also, 29 combat clashes took place during the day."
● "During the day, the aviation of the defense forces carried out 11 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, 2 - on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems.
● Units of missile troops and artillery hit 11 artillery pieces on firing positions and 4 enemy control points during the day.
10:20 am: The situation regarding the activity of enemy tactical aviation in the south-eastern direction has not changed, — Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● If an alarm is announced in your area, go to the shelter.
10:41 a.m.: Pavlo Kyrylenko, the head of the Donetsk OVA, will be appointed to the position of head of the AMCU, reports the head of the "Servant of the People" faction, David Arahamia.
● According to him, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has already received an application for the dismissal of the acting head of the Antimonopoly Committee Olga Pishchanska.
10:59 am: The State Special Transport Service of the Ministry of Defense received new cars for sappers from the Kyiv community.
● "The demining group of the State Special Service of Transport of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine received new cars from you for our demining groups. We thank the community of Kyiv and Mayor Vitaliy Klychko for their help!" - says the message of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine's DSST.
11:27 am: The security service is conducting more than 20 searches in several regions due to abuses in the restoration of Ukraine's energy infrastructure.
● This is reported by the mass media with reference to the press service of the SBU.
11:41 am: Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi, visited units of the DSHV and assault infantry.
● "I discussed the current situation at the front with the commanders. They planned further actions, made important decisions," Sirskyi said.
● The commander awarded the soldiers and thanked them for their exemplary performance.
Monday, September 4
1:34 pm: All of Ukraine - missile danger! MiG-31K takeoff from Savasleika airfield, Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
2:19 pm: The Defense Committee of the Council supported the resignation of Oleksiy Reznikov from the position of Minister of Defense.
● In favor — 16 deputies, two more abstained.
5:48 pm: Elimination of the consequences after the terrorist attack on the Kakhovskaya HPP has been completed, outbreaks of cholera have been avoided.
● This was announced by the Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Ukraine Ihor Kuzin.
● "Immediately after the terrorist attack at the Kakhovskaya HPP [...] 97 groups of operational response to biological, chemical and radiation threats were formed," Kuzin said.
● To prevent the deterioration of the sanitary situation, three infectious disease centers were deployed in the affected areas to treat patients with suspected acute intestinal infections and cholera.
6:10 pm: A draft law has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada, which provides for the cancellation of the postponement of mobilization for male students from the age of 30.
● This is stated in the corresponding card of the draft law No. 9672.
● The cancellation of the deferral also applies to those who do not increase their level, but only receive another education.
6:31 pm: The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine allowed the SAKER SCOUT drone with artificial intelligence to be used in the Armed Forces.
● "The system, with the help of advanced optics, independently recognizes and fixes the coordinates of the enemy's equipment, [...] immediately transmitting the information to the command post," - writes the press service of the Ministry of Defense.
● The complex includes a flagship reconnaissance drone, as well as several kamikaze drones of the FPV type. The flight range is up to 10 km.
7:18 pm Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on September 4:
● "During the day, the enemy carried out 5 missile and 68 air strikes, carried out 42 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
● As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population.
● Also, 22 combat clashes took place during the day."
● "During the day, the aviation of the defense forces carried out 11 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and 2 - on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems.
● Units of missile troops and artillery hit 11 artillery pieces on firing positions and 4 enemy control points during the day.
9:56 pm: Volodymyr Zelenskyi visited 8 combat brigades that defend Ukraine as part of the operational-tactical group "Donetsk".
● "Important reports, problematic issues, supplies that need to be increased, the creation of an auxiliary management system for providing brigades, increasing the motivation of our soldiers," the president of Ukraine wrote.
10:16 pm: Over the past week, sappers of the State Emergency Service destroyed 1,767 pieces of ammunition.
11:08 pm: The film "20 days in Mariupol" collected more than 530,000 hryvnias in the first weekend.
● Thus, it became the highest-grossing documentary film in Ukraine.
11:14 pm: Volodymyr Zelenskyi visited the command posts of the combat brigades participating in repelling Russian aggression as part of the operational-strategic group of troops "Tavria".
● "The 148th Separate Artillery Brigade, the 82nd Separate Airborne Assault Brigade, the 71st Separate Hunter Brigade. Thank you for every step you take on the way to the victory of Ukraine!" - said the President of Ukraine.
MORDOR - ruZZia
REGIONS
KYIV
Monday, September 4
1:59 p.m.: In Kyiv, another military commissar was exposed, where through the military medical commission fake certificates were issued to evaders to travel abroad, the prosecutor's office reports.
● Three officials of the Diagnostic Medical Center and the Military Commissariat were arrested without bail.
● Doctors forged documents that the conscript had been undergoing long-term treatment for several years. And district military commissars of the capital confirmed the diagnosis with the conclusion of the military medical commission. The cost of such "services" was 11,000 US dollars per "patient".
8:09 pm: The police of the capital received information about the mining of all shopping and entertainment centers of Kyiv, — KMVA.
● "The police are working on their own, units of the State Emergency Service will be involved if necessary.
● We will remind you that on September 1 and today on September 4, all schools in Kyiv were detonated. So keep calm," the message reads.
CHERNIHIV
Tuesday, September 5
12:01 am: In Chernihiv Oblast, the activity of enemy DRGs has increased, — DPSU
● The spokesperson of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine noted that recently Russian DRGs are making more attempts to enter the Chernihiv region.
● However, according to him, enemy groups are immediately discovered, fire is opened on them, and they move beyond the line of our state border.
7:48 am: Acting Oleksandr Lomako, mayor of Chernihiv, reports on the searches
● "They will search the apartment. I asked them to wait in order to collect and take the three children out of the apartment so that they would not see. But, the question seems to be urgent. What they will be looking for: probably a transformer that Chernihiv bought to save itself in the winter after the orcs shelled the city's power system. On which based on: the decision of the Shevchenkiv Court of Kyiv," Lomako said.
KHARKIV
Tuesday, September 5
10:06 am Kharkiv RMA: Last night, the Russians hit the village with 2 guided air bombs. Cherneshchyna in the Izyum district, a kindergarten building was destroyed.
● "A hit was also recorded near a private house. There were no casualties," reports the head of the OVA.
LUHANSK
Tuesday, September 5
9:53 am: On the territory of the temporarily occupied Luhansk region, Yuri Afanasyevskiy, who "headed" the customs office of the so-called "LPR", was blown up.
● This is reported in the mass media with reference to sources in the SBU.
● "Afanasievsky was blown up in his own apartment. He received multiple shrapnel wounds to the head, neck, abdomen and is in intensive care in a serious condition," the report said.
● It is noted that Afanasievsky "laundered" funds to finance armed formations that fought against Ukraine.
DONETSK
Tuesday, September 5
4:57 am: Donetsk region - missile danger.
5:03 am: Countering the threat of missile danger in the Donetsk region, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
9:30 am Donetsk RMA: On September 4, the Russians wounded 2 residents of Donetsk: in Avdiivka and Toretsk.
● "Currently, it is impossible to establish the exact number of victims in Mariupol and Volnovas," added Kyrylenko.
Monday, September 4
12:30 pm Donetsk RMA: Houses on two streets in Vesely and a warehouse in the village of Shevchenko were damaged in the Volnova direction in Komarska hromada.
● On the Horlivskyi direction, 7 houses in Toretsk and a substation in Diliivka were damaged. In the Kostyantynivska community, the church in Aleksandro-Shultyno was damaged. In the Chasovoyarsk community, 2 private houses, an industrial building and 5 garages were damaged.
2:40 p.m.: According to the SBU, a Russian militant who fought against the Armed Forces faces 15 years in prison.
● The detainee turned out to be a resident of the temporarily occupied Makiyivka, who joined the ranks of the 113th Rifle Regiment of the Mobilization Reserve of the 1st Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces even before the start of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation.
● After the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the traitor took an active part in combat operations against the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union in the districts of Davidiv Brid, Sadok, and Biloghirka in the Kherson region.
3:33 p.m.: In temporarily occupied Donetsk, a pre-arrival flight over the building of the occupation administration, local mass media.
ZAPORIZHIA
Tuesday, September 5
8:20 am: Ukrainian troops are making progress in the direction of Novoprokopivka on the southern front.
● This was stated by the spokesman of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Pavlo Kovalchuk.
● "They were successful in the direction of Robotyne - Novoprokopivka, they are consolidating at the achieved milestones," said Kovalchuk.
9:45 am Zaporizhia RMA: Over the past day, the Russian army carried out 88 strikes on 26 towns and villages of the Zaporizhia region.
● "During the shelling [...] a 74-year-old resident of Mala Tokmachka was killed.
● 47 reports of the destruction of residential buildings, farm buildings and infrastructure facilities were recorded," the message reads.
10:44 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the temporarily occupied Berdyansk.
11:54 am: On the second line of defense of the Russians in the Zaporizhzhia region, there may be whole "labyrinths".
● This was stated by the spokesman of the Defense Forces of the Tavria region, Colonel Oleksandr Shtupun.
● "The only thing that can play into our hands is that the trenches, trenches and ceilings are not so strong," he added.
Monday, September 4
12:12 pm Zaporizhia RMA: Over the past 24 hours, 104 shellings were recorded: the enemy launched a missile attack on Verkhnaya Tersa, hit Chervonoy and Stepovoy with an anti-aircraft missile system, and hit Orikhov with six air shells, carried out UAV attacks on Shcherbaki, Charivnoy, Olgivskoye and P' to the herds
● A 51-year-old woman was injured as a result of an airstrike on Orikhov. In addition, a family - a 68-year-old woman and a 71-year-old man - was injured as a result of the shelling of Malaya Tokmachka. The injured were taken to medical institutions.
7:03 pm: Since September 1, hospitals in the temporarily occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region do not serve Ukrainians if they do not have a passport of the Russian Federation and Russian health insurance.
● This was reported by the Center of National Resistance.
● "Previously, in a number of settlements on the TOT, cases were recorded when high school students who did not receive a passport of the Russian Federation were temporarily not allowed to attend classes in occupation schools," - adds the Central Committee of the Russian Federation.
8:33 pm: Zaporizhzhia region - the threat of using ballistic weapons, — the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
DNIPRO
Tuesday, September 5
7:40 am Dnipro RMA: Yesterday evening, the Russians shelled the Velikomykhailiv community with "Hurricanes", and there were no casualties.
● "One of them (shells - ed.) aimed directly at a private house, destroying it. Two more houses were damaged," Lysak writes.
● Also, according to him, the Russian army struck Nikopol with heavy artillery.
Monday, September 4
8:30 pm Dnipro RMA: The Russian army shelled the Marganets community with artillery, two private houses and an infrastructure object were damaged.
● Also, according to him, 1,500 tons of grain were spoiled as a result of the morning attack of the BpLA on the Mezhivsk community.
11:27 pm: Dnipropetrovsk region - missile danger.
KHERSON
Tuesday, September 5
9:16 am Kherson RMA: Over the past day, the Russians have carried out 57 shellings, firing 227 shells from mortars, artillery, Grads, UAVs and aviation in the Kherson region.
● "Russian soldiers targeted the residential quarters of populated areas of the region, […] 1 child was injured," writes Prokudin.
10:24 am Kherson RMA: At midnight, the Russians shelled Bilozerka with rocket artillery, five residential buildings and power lines were damaged.
11:03 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
Monday, September 4
1:40 pm Kherson RMA: Yesterday, the Russians shelled the village of Sonyachne of the Kherson community, an 11-year-old boy was wounded.
● He was diagnosed with a mine-explosive injury, as well as leg injuries. The victim was taken to the hospital in a moderate condition.
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon September 3 to 12:00 noon September 4, 2023
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
RASHISTS = russian Facists/all russian invaders
INTERNATIONAL
Monday, September 4
12:01 am: Russian Gazprom wanted to deceive Moldova and attribute non-existent debt to the country. This is reported by Moldovan information.
● "It is not yet known to the public, but next week our government will come out and say that we hired an international company that did an audit and said that we do not have any debts in the amount of $800 million. They wanted to cheat quickly. They left us without gas," she said. President of Moldova Maia Sandu.
8:05 am: The US wants to send more than $1 billion of sanctioned Russian assets to Ukraine, - CBS citing a statement from US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco.
8:05 am: US President Joe Biden says he is also disappointed by Chinese leader Xi Jinping's decision not to attend the G20 summit in India, Reuters
11:10 am: Without Reznikov, we would not have been able to unlock international support for Ukraine, said former British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace.
● "Good luck, Oleksiy! You were fantastic for Ukraine. We've been working together since the beginning, and we couldn't have unlocked international support without you! Few people will know everything you did during this war, but from those of us who do, "Thank you" - wrote the ex-Minister of Defense of Great Britain Wallace in his twitter.
11:25 am: During the night, "Shahedy" fell and detonated on the territory of Romania, - State Border Service of Ukraine.
● The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that this is yet another proof that Russia is a threat not only to Ukraine, but also to other countries, including NATO countries. Partners were urged to accelerate the provision of additional air defense systems to Ukraine.
11:41 am: The Ministry of Defense of Romania commented on the Shahed attack.
● "The attacks of Russian drones did not pose any direct military threat to the national territory or territorial waters of Romania," the message reads.
Sunday, September 3
1:39 pm: Latvia has introduced new rules for obtaining a residence permit, according to which thousands of Russians can receive orders to leave the country.
● This was reported by the press service of the Directorate for Citizenship and Migration Affairs of Latvia.
● It is noted that approximately 4-5 thousand people will receive orders to leave the country by December 2.
4:23 pm: The President of Moldova, Maya Sandu, condemned the Russian shelling of the port infrastructure of Odesa.
● "Russia should be held accountable for every destroyed infrastructure object. My thoughts are with all the victims. Moldova firmly stands by Ukraine," the President of Moldova wrote.
5:40 pm: In Hungary, they proposed "not to take Ukraine into NATO, but to provide security guarantees to Russia."
● The provocative statement was made by the head of the office of the Hungarian Prime Minister, Gergely Gulyash, Hirado reports.
● According to him, the deployment of peacekeepers and other similar decisions will allegedly be able to ensure peace in Ukraine in the long run.
● "There is no real chance for Ukraine to return the occupied territories," Gulyash claims.
10:19 pm: The government of Latvia will allocate another 10 million euros of financial support for Ukrainian refugees, — Delfi.
● Funding will be provided to local self-government bodies that will continue to support Ukrainian refugees.
● It should be noted that recently the Parliament of Latvia called on NATO to invite Ukraine to the Alliance.
11:16 pm The Sunday Times: Former UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace may be involved in a diplomatic row with the US over the supply of helicopters to special forces.
● According to The Sunday Times, a few weeks before his resignation, Wallace advocated the cancellation of a multibillion-dollar contract with the United States. Under the terms of the contract, Great Britain was to purchase 14 Chinook H-47 helicopters from Boeing.
11:31 pm: The best response to Russia's attempts to rebuild the empire is to strengthen the Polish army, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak said.
● "We live in difficult times. Putin decided to restore the Russian Empire. the Russian Empire has always threatened the freedom of the peoples who live in the neighborhood of Russia. The best and only answer to these threats is to strengthen the Polish army," Blaszczak said during the event dedicated to the swearing-in of servicemen of the 13th Silesian Terrodefense Brigade.
NATIONAL
Monday, September 4
12:16 am: The GUR documentary "Downed Russian pilots" showed unique footage of the Titsy operation. Then they managed to lure the 28-year-old Russian captain Maksym Kuzminov together with the Mi-8 helicopter.
● Valuable documentation and secret technical equipment were also the prey of spies.
● "I contacted the representatives of GUR, explained the situation, for which I was offered security, new documents, a monetary reward... and started planning the flight," says the pilot.
12:31 am: From October 1, 2023, female workers in the medical and pharmaceutical fields will be required to register at the military commissions.
● Women of other specialties can still register at their own will.
12:46 am: At the start of the full-scale offensive, the Russians were unable to gain complete dominance of the skies due to advance Air Force training and information about the Russian attack.
● This was stated by the head of the Intelligence Command of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Kyrylo Budanov, in an interview for the film "The Downed Pilots of Russia".
● "They actually hit about 20% of the objects from the entire list that they wanted. And the fact that they did not manage to destroy most of the air defense systems nullified their dominance in aircraft classes and aviation numbers," Budanov said.
12:56 am: The Intelligence Command of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense showed how Ukraine attacks Russian airfields from its territory.
● The video shows the special operations of the GUR in December 2022. The Diaghilev and Engels air bases, located 500 km from the Ukrainian border, were attacked. Then the Russian Tu-95 and Tu-22 were significantly damaged.
1:02 am: Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk regions - the threat of using ballistic weapons.
2:11 am: Poltava, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya, Donetsk regions - the threat of using ballistic weapons.
3:22 am: Kirovohrad, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia regions - missile danger, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
7:09 am General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: During the past day, the enemy launched 1 missile and 78 air strikes, carried out 47 rounds of anti-aircraft fire at the positions of our troops and populated areas.
● During the past day, 30 combat clashes took place.
● The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol direction, are entrenched at the achieved boundaries, and carry out counter-battery countermeasures.
● During the past day, the aviation of the defense forces made 9 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons, and military equipment and 5 - on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems.
● Over the past day, units of missile troops and artillery hit 10 artillery pieces in firing positions and 1 anti-aircraft missile system of the enemy.
8:27 am: The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported a missile threat to the Chernihiv and Sumy regions.
8:37 am: Air defense forces shot down 23 of 32 Shaheds during the night - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● UAVs were launched from Cape Chauda (Crimea) and Primorsko-Akhtarsk. They attacked Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
9:18 am: The activity of enemy tactical aviation is observed in the eastern and south-eastern directions, - the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● There is a threat of using aviation weapons for the frontline areas.
9:53 am: Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov announced that he submitted his resignation to the Verkhovna Rada.
10:45 am: The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine received a statement from the Chairman of the State Property Fund, Rustem Umyerov, about his resignation.
● As the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk said, the application will be considered at the next plenary session.
11:00 am: As of 9:00 a.m., there are 8 enemy ships on combat duty in the Black Sea - Naval Forces.
● In the Sea of Azov - 1 enemy ship. In the Mediterranean Sea, there are 8 enemy ships on combat duty, 2 of them carrying Kalibr cruise missiles, a total salvo of up to 24 missiles.
Sunday, September 3
4:40 pm: Volodymyr Zelenskyi had a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron.
● "They discussed in detail the situation on the battlefield, each of the directions. They discussed the specifics of security in the Black Sea, our "grain corridor", which should be extended. They agreed to strengthen cooperation in the protection of sea lanes.
● France and its companies will participate in our Defense Industries Forum, which we are actively preparing. This has also been agreed upon," the President of Ukraine wrote.
6:01 pm: The Ministry of Defense published a decree according to which Ukraine will mobilize men of limited fitness.
● According to the "disputed" articles, all will be recognized as suitable (articles 2-c, 4-c, 5-c, 12-c, 13-c, 14-c, 17-c, 21-c, 22-c).
● Health requirements for paratroopers and marines have been simplified: some military personnel who were previously deemed unfit for amphibious service will now be fit for such service.
● Those with limited eligibility will be eligible for a specific military specialty: the VLK will adopt a corresponding resolution.
● More about the articles: people with these diseases will be considered fit for service (Part 1):
o 2nd – clinically cured tuberculosis;
o 4-c – viral hepatitis with minor functional impairment;
o 5th – asymptomatic HIV;
o 12th - anemia, other diseases of the blood and hematopoietic organs that progress slowly and do not progress with minor functional impairments and rare exacerbations;
o 13th - diseases of the endocrine system with minor functional disorders;
o 14th - mild short-term painful manifestations of mental disorders.
o 17th - neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders (phobic, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, adaptation, somatoforte and other neurotic disorders, neurasthenia, reactions to severe stress) with moderately pronounced, short-term manifestations;
o 21st – slowly progressing diseases of the central nervous system;
o 22nd – episodic and paroxysmal disorders.
6:51 pm: Ukraine has already implemented 287 NATO standards in the Security and Defense Forces.
● This was announced by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov.
● "By the end of 2023, about 200 more standards have been implemented and are planned to be implemented," added Reznikov.
7:06 pm: International partners have already provided Ukraine with about $100 billion in military aid, — Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov.
● According to Reznikov, Ukraine managed to get more than 50 billion dollars for military equipment and weapons from the USA alone.
7:17 pm: This fall there will be a "boom" in the production of various Ukrainian drones: flying, floating, crawling, — the head of the Ministry of Defense Oleksiy Reznikov.
7:31 pm Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on September 3:
● "During the day, the enemy launched 1 missile and 39 air strikes, carried out 24 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
● As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population.
● Also, more than 25 combat clashes took place during the day."
● "During the day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 9 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment and 5 - on the enemy's anti-aircraft missile systems.
● Units of missile troops and artillery hit 10 artillery pieces in firing positions and 1 anti-aircraft missile system of the enemy during the day.
8:41 pm: Soldiers of the Armed Forces Navy destroyed a Russian KS-701 Tunets boat, the press service of the Naval Forces reports.
● "The enemy suffered losses in the number of 6 liquidated and 2 wounded occupiers," the report says.
9:23 pm: The activity of enemy tactical aviation is observed in the eastern and southeastern directions, — the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
9:58 pm: I decided to replace the Minister of Defense of Ukraine — Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
● "I believe that the Ministry needs new approaches and other formats of interaction both with the military and with society as a whole. Now the Ministry should be headed by Rustem Umyerov.
● The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine knows this person well, and Mr. Umyerov does not need additional introductions. I expect the parliament to support this candidacy," the president said in his evening address.
10:47 pm: Alleged launches of "Shahed" type attack UAVs from Primorsko-Akhtarsk - the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
11:01 pm: Extradition of Ukrainian citizens who evade mobilization is possible. This was stated by the President's representative in the Verkhovna Rada, Venislavskyi.
● "Such a mechanism is possible when a person bought a certificate, when he illegally crossed the state border on the basis of false documents. Here the question is for the law enforcement agencies, how they will quickly register the case, report the suspicion."
11:46 pm: Commander Tarnavskyi reported that during the past 24 hours, Russians attacked Ukrainian positions 16 times in the Tauriy direction and carried out 688 shellings, carried out 19 airstrikes.
● Artillery units of the Defense Forces of the Tauriy direction performed 1,328 fire missions during the day. Over the last day, the enemy lost 249 people.
● 20 units of enemy military equipment were destroyed. 2 enemy ammunition depots were also destroyed.
MORDOR - ruZZia
Monday, September 4
1:59 am: Explosions are heard in the Kursk region. This is reported in local social networks.
Sunday, September 3
5:21 pm: the Russian Federation took a small missile ship of the "Buyan-M" project to the Black Sea on combat duty, the equipment of which reaches 8 "Calibers".
● This is reported by the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine.
● "The level of the missile threat throughout the territory of Ukraine is assessed as high," the message reads.
9:03 pm: rosZMI reports that a fire broke out in the city of Kurchatov, Kursk region, after an explosion. Video from social networks.
9:17 pm: The media, citing the Intelligence Command of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, report that a drone hit the FSB building in Kurchatov, Kursk Oblast.
● The local authorities announced the alleged "damage to a non-residential premises".
9:35 pm: Armenia's security dependence solely on Russia was a "strategic mistake," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said.
● "Armenia's security architecture was 99.999% connected with Russia, including when it came to the purchase of weapons and ammunition. But today we see that Russia itself needs weapons, armaments and ammunition [...]," Pashinyan said.
● The Prime Minister of Armenia also accused the Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh of not doing their job.
REGIONS
KYIV
Monday, September 4
8:55 am: In Kyiv, it was reported again about the "mining" of all secondary schools and colleges of Kyiv, - KMVA.
● Police officers, units of the State Emergency Service are taking the necessary measures. Regarding the evacuation of children and teachers from the premises, the decision will be made additionally by the administration of educational institutions and the police.
SUMY
Monday, September 4
10:09 am Sumy RMA: At night and in the morning, the Russians carried out 6 shelling of the border. 19 explosions were recorded.
● The Seredino-Budsk, Putivlsk and Druzhbivsk communities came under fire.
KHARKIV
Monday, September 4
11:54 am Kharkiv RMA: Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Federation has hit settlements in Kharkiv, Bogodukhiv, Chuguyiv, Kupyan and Izyum districts.
● As a result of shelling, a 59-year-old civilian man was injured and hospitalized in Kupiansk. A commercial facility was destroyed in the city. In the village Cherneshchyna of the Izyum district, 2 private houses were destroyed by a guided air bomb.
● In addition, Udy, Vovchansk, Gatishche, Budarky, Vilkhuvatka and other settlements were under enemy fire. Civilian infrastructure was damaged, forest fires occurred.
LUHANSK
Sunday, September 3
4:59 pm: the Russian army in the Lymano-Kupian direction is trying to break through the defense of the Armed Forces, especially in the Novoyehorivka area of Luhansk region.
● This was reported by the head of the press service of the Eastern Group of Forces, Ilya Yevlash.
● He noted that the Russians are attacking in the Novoyehorivka area of the Luhansk Region in order to occupy the commanding heights and break through the so-called "corridor" in the defense of the Armed Forces. According to him, the enemy will try to "get wedged" in order to advance to the Oskil River. While the enemy's attacks are unsuccessful.
DONETSK
Monday, September 4
7:05 am: Donetsk region - a threat of attack UAVs, the Air Force reports.
9:44 am: Another 3 quarters. km were released by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Bakhmut direction during the past week, — Deputy Head of the Ministry of Defense Hanna Malyar.
● Battles are currently taking place on the southern and northern flanks of the city of Bakhmut. Last week it was very hot in the districts of Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka and Ozaryanivka.
● A total of 47 square meters have already been released in the Bakhmut direction. km from the beginning of the offensive of Ukrainian troops.
Sunday, September 3
12:56 pm: 1,662 people still remain in Avdiivka near the front, — the head of the military administration Vitaliy Barabash.
● He said that evacuation is very difficult - people do not want to leave, but he urges them to do so, because with the onset of winter there will be no heating. By 2014, approximately 40,000 people lived in the city.
ZAPORIZHIA
Monday, September 4
6:07 am: Zaporizhzhia region - threat of enemy use of attack UAVs! - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Sunday, September 3
2:57 pm: Yesterday evening in the village of Kinsky Rozdory, Pologiv district, Zaporizhzhia region, there were explosions in one of the cafes where Russian officers were. Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov reported this.
● "The local owner set up a double business in the former kindergarten: he turned the main hall into a restaurant and fed the enemy, and gave the warehouse to the occupiers to store ammunition.
● It detonated for more than an hour and a half. The flames spread to the two Kamaz of the Rashists and the equipment of the collaborators," Fedorov said.
DNIPRO
Monday, September 4
8:00 am Dnipro RMA: The Russian Federation launched drones in the Dnipropetrovsk region in the morning. Air defense destroyed 6 Russian drones over the region, but there is also a hit on an infrastructure facility in the Dnipro district.
● "The consequences are being clarified. For now, there are no dead or injured," the official added.
6:11 am: Strike drones, presumably "Shahed", in the direction of Dnipropetrovsk region. The course may change. - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
6:14 am: Dnipropetrovsk region - a threat of attack UAVs! - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
KHERSON
Monday, September 4
3:20 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
3:38 am: Kherson region - missile danger, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
9:29 am: Over the past day, Russian troops have carried out 57 shellings, firing 271 shells from mortars, artillery, Grads, UAVs and aviation. In the city of Kherson, the enemy fired 10 shells - OVA.
● the Russian military took aim at the residential quarters of the populated areas of the region; poultry farm building in Kherson district; administrative building in Beryslav district; buildings of an educational institution and a joint-stock company in Kherson.
● As a result of Russian aggression, 1 person died, 5 more were injured, 1 of them was a child.
Sunday, September 3
12:35 pm Kherson RMA: Yesterday, the occupiers fired rocket artillery at a kindergarten in Bilozerka, Kherson OVA.
● The roof of the building was damaged and dozens of windows were broken.
2:45 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
3:52 pm: Kherson region - missile danger. This is reported by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
8:00 pm Kherrson RMA: Around 18:00 Russians fired at residential buildings in Bilozerka, a 35-year-old man died on the spot.
● "His 36-year-old wife and 9-year-old daughter were wounded and hospitalized. A 37-year-old local resident received facial injuries," writes Prokudin.
● Also, according to him, a 77-year-old resident was wounded after a Russian attack on the Korabel microdistrict in Kherson.
MYKOLAIV
Monday, September 4
8:53 am Mykolaiv RMA: At night in the Mykolaiv Oblast, a Russian reconnaissance UAV of operational-tactical level (unspecified type) was destroyed by air defense forces and means.
Sunday, September 3
8:21 pm: Today, a 36-year-old local resident was blown up by a mine in the Mykolaiv region, the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine inform.
● "The man, ignoring warning signs about the installation of mine barriers, went swimming in the sea. While the man was in the water, an explosion occurred. The man died," the message reads.
ODESA
Monday, September 4
2:01 am: Odesa region - threat of enemy use of attack UAVs.
2:15 am: Explosions are heard in Odesa region. Previously - the work of Air Defense.
2:25 am: Primorske - the threat of enemy use of attack UAVs.
2:37 am: Kili district - threat of enemy use of attack UAVs.
3:15 am: Ishmael - stay in shelters, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
3:15 am: In Izmail, Odesa region, explosions are heard, subscribers report. We are waiting for official information.
4:56 am: Strike UAVs in the direction of Izmail, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
5:00 am: A group of attack UAVs in the Kili district of the Odesa region. The next group of UAVs in the Black Sea area in the direction of the southern regions of the Odesa region. They move along the same route as the previous ones.
● This is reported by the Air Force of Ukraine.
5:18 am: Air strike aircraft in the direction of Izmail, — the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● A few more drones in the Kili district.
7:30 am: Ukrainian defenders destroyed 17 Russian attack UAVs at night over Odesa region. Unfortunately, there is also a hit, OK "South".
● A massive night attack by Shahed-136 type UAVs was directed at the civil infrastructure of the Danube.
● In two territorial communities, warehouse and production buildings, equipment of agricultural and industrial enterprises were damaged. There were no reports of casualties.
9:14 am: In the Odesa region, an emergency situation occurred on the railways, due to which the train 54 "Odesa-Dnipro" - "Ukrzaliznytsia" is significantly delayed.
● "Arrival in Dnipro is expected in the afternoon, a free lunch on the way and all necessary transfers in Dnipro to continue the planned journey will be organized for passengers," the "UZ" message says.
Sunday, September 3
1:18 pm: Two men aged 34 and 42 were injured as a result of a night attack on the Odesa region, the National Police in the Odesa region reports.
● "Doctors diagnosed one with a shoulder burn, and the other with shock wave shock," the police said.
2:27 pm: During a night attack, Ukrainian border guards shot down two kamikaze drones in Odesa region, the DPSU reports.
● "The mobile fire groups of the Izmail border detachment shot down two drones of the Shahed-136 type. The Russian occupiers sent these drones to one of the Danube ports in Odesa," the message reads.
LVIV
Sunday, September 3
3:36 pm: Lviv floods due to heavy rains. roads were flooded, as well as the entrances of apartment buildings.
● Victoria Gardens shopping center had a roof leak and South Market had a sewer failure.
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