Bob Homans September 2

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Ukraine – 9/2 Sitrep
Compiled by: Robert Homans
Twitter: @rhomansjr
September 2, 2022

“Ukraine’s Counteroffensive is More than Just Bravado” (David Ignatius/Washington Post)

In his column, Ignatius is saying pretty much what we’ve been saying for the last few months, especially about the role of partisans, except we believe that the war will end up being shorter than what he predicts.  We think Ukraine will be using strategies in Kherson similar to what proved to be a success last March around Kyiv, modified to conform to conditions in Kherson.

“Ukraine Makes Its Move” (Financial Times)

Roman Olearchuk, one of the co-authors, has been reporting from Ukraine for many years.   The article contains an excellent map, showing areas where the fighting is now taking place.

The Latest Denys

Two interesting takeaways from Denys’ latest video:

·       Denys describes a 3-pronged Ukrainian attack against approximately 25,000 Russians occupying the Right Bank of the Dnieper River around Kherson Cith, including one launched directly from Mykolaiv toward Kherson City.  However, Denys thinks that the 2 major thrusts are taking place on the north and middle parts of the right bank, and the move toward Kherson City being more of a fake to draw off Russian forces.   The objective is to cut off Russian forces on the Right Bank of the Dnieper into 3 separate pockets, as shown on the tactical map in Denys’ video.

·       Denys believes that Ukraine now has air superiority over the Right Bank.  He says that the ability of Russia to use rotary wing and ground attack aircraft is very limited due to Ukraine’s use of Stingers and other short range anti-aircraft weapons, and Ukraine has been able to place longer range anti-aircraft weapons on territory it occupies.  Russia appears to have moved their fixed-wing aircraft away from bases in Crimea, leaving only one operational base, near Melitopol.

Times Radio (Times reporter Richard Spencer reporting from Mykolaiv)

In his interview Spencer stated that he is hearing reports of Russian soldiers on the Right Bank of the Dnieper either fleeing or refusing to fight.  Other reports we’ve seen indicate that this is most prevalent among conscripts from the 2 “Peoples’ Republics” in Donbas, that were apparently stationed near the front lines directly facing the Ukrainian Army.  If this is true, it reminds one of the German 6th Army’s use of Italian and Romanian forces, to cover their rear as the 6th Army advanced into Stalingrad.

Corruption Hasn’t Taken a Holiday

This is the website of Ukraine’s Security Service.  There is an English version.   We’ve been getting reports of a scheme involving the theft of food and other items intended for internally displaced people taking refuge in Zaporizhzhіa, a hub for Ukrainians fleeing Mariupol and other temporarily occupied cities and regions.   People set up NGOs to accept money from well-meaning contributors, buy the food and other items intended for assisting internally displaced people, and then fence it to markets operated at least 1 large national retail chain.  We would strongly suggest that if you do make contributions, which are welcome, that you do it directly to well-known organizations with a reputation, like World Central Kitchen, of applying almost all the funds they receive to actual assistance (as opposed to bureaucratic overhead), and individuals that you know, the female sniper, the Kharkiv mortar team, and the church in Bila Tsirkva being 3 examples.   We will provide more information about this incident as we receive it, but feel free to check on the SSU’s website.

9/2 Sitrep

Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon August 30 to 12:00 noon August 31, 2022

Abbreviations:

RMA = Regional Military Administration

MLRS = Multiple Launch Rocket System

AFU = Armed Forces of Ukraine

SBU = Security Service of Ukraine

INTERNATIONAL

September 1

00:27 DW: Berlin authorities ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on Saturday, September 3, in connection with the funeral of the former president of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev.

August 31

23:56: The authorities of Georgia stated that they do not consider it necessary to review the visa-free regime with Russia and do not see any risk from the stay of Russian citizens in the country.

23:42 BBC: On Thursday, the cruise liner MS Ambition arrived in the Scottish port city of Glasgow, which, together with MS Victoria, will be used for the temporary resettlement of Ukrainian refugees. 

·       The liner MS Ambition can accommodate 1,750 people in 714 cabins.  It will remain anchored for six months, so settlers can leave it at any time.

·       Refugees from Ukraine on board will have access to restaurants, recreation areas for children, shops and cleaning services.  They will also be provided with access to medical and social services.

22:35: In the Bosphorus Strait, the movement of ships has been stopped due to an emergency.

·       According to the coast guard of Türkiye, a 173-meter-long cargo ship ran aground. This happened due to the failure of the steering control.

21:11 EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid: The European Union is opening a medical evacuation hub for Ukrainian patients in Rzeszów, Poland.

·       Commisioner Janez Lenarchych arrived in Poland to open a new EU Medevac Hub for Ukrainian patients together with the Ministers of Health of Poland and Ukraine.

20:59: Germany rejected Poland's call for negotiations on reparations. The government noted that the issue of reparations is "closed".

20:49 Swedish government: Sweden will buy 40 thousand tons of wheat from Ukraine.

·       It is noted that Sweden will increase support within the framework of the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine, in terms of destroyed infrastructure, and will also help with waste processing.

20:28: The meeting of the UN Security Council, which will discuss the situation in Ukraine, will take place on September 22, – the official program of the work of the UN Security Council.

20:12 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania: Deputy Commissioner General of the Police of Lithuania Arunas Paulauskas, who heads the country's delegation at the summit of heads of UN law enforcement agencies (UNCOPS), proposed to place permanent police forces of the Organization at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

·       "Lithuania supports the establishment of a long-term mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency at the Zaporizhzhia NPP, where the UN police could contribute by ensuring its physical security", – Paulauskas explains.

·       He adds that despite the remoteness of the war in Ukraine for some countries, "nuclear incidents do not respect national borders

19:42 Politico: Hungary supports pro-Russian ideas and, in the war, unleashed by Russia against Ukraine, leans on the side of the Kremlin. Therefore, Budapest is considered a Trojan horse of Moscow in Europe.

·       The publication's sources in European political circles claim that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is in favor of changing the course of the EU in the issue of the Russian-Ukrainian war. He declares that the West "must focus not on victory, but on peace negotiations".

19:31 Bloomberg: Germany cannot rely on gas supplies from Russia this winter, including through the Nord Stream gas pipeline, which will complete maintenance this week.

·       At today's press conference, Economy Minister Robert Habek was asked whether he expects Gazprom to resume gas supply after repairs to the gas pipeline.

·       "There are no direct negotiations between my ministry and Gazprom. What I really expect is that we cannot rely on either Russia or Gazprom in any way, everything else is pure speculation. We should not count on revenues gas through the Nord Stream gas pipeline in winter", – he says.

18:00 The Guardian: Finland announces additional aid to Ukraine in the field of defense in the amount of 8.29 million dollars.

·       "Ukraine's defense struggle continues, the need for help remains high", – Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen says.

17:56 Le Figaro: French President Emmanuel Macron advocated the continuation of the dialogue with the head of the Kremlin Volodymyr Putin. He stated that it is necessary to talk with everyone, especially with those "with whom we do not agree".

·       "We must not succumb to any false morality that will make us powerless. A diplomat's job is to talk to everyone, especially people we don't talk to. So, we will continue to talk to Putin in agreement with our allies", – he said.

16:50 Minister of Danish Foreign Affairs, Jeppe Kofod: Russian dictator Volodymyr Putin will not win a war against Ukraine, and Denmark will support Ukraine as long as it’s necessary.

·       "Putin and the Russian Federation will not win this war, they will lose. He is a small person in both the literal and figurative sense. And these hopes of a bloody miserable person ran into the massive and inspired struggle of Ukrainians", – he says.

15:12 Reuters: Poland will demand from Germany 6.2 trillion zlotys (about $1.3 trillion) as reparations for losses caused by the Second World War, said the leader of the Polish ruling party Lech Kaczyński.

14:57 L'Unione Sarda: The Italian authorities imposed an administrative arrest on 11 villas in Sardinia, which belong to the Russian oligarch Moshe Kantor.

14:54 The Wall Street Journal: On September 2, the G7 countries will present a plan to limit prices for Russian oil, reports.

·       Its goal is to deprive Moscow of profit from the export of these raw materials without increasing the cost of oil on world markets.

·       In advance, the G7 countries will ban the financing and insurance of Russian oil supplies, unless it is sold at a price lower than the set price.

14:34 The New York Times: The USA has banned the American manufacturers of graphics processors Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) from exporting their cutting-edge artificial intelligence chips to China and Russia.

14:18: President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier stated that the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church is involved in crimes against Ukraine.

·       "This totalitarian ideology, disguised as theology, led to the complete or partial destruction of many religious objects on the territory of Ukraine - churches, mosques, synagogues, educational and administrative buildings of religious communities. No Christian who still possesses his faith, his mind and feelings will be able to see the will of God in this," he said during the 11th plenary assembly of the World Council of Churches.

13:55 US Department of Justice: The United States received a warrant from the district court for the seizure of a $45 million Boeing aircraft belonging to the Russian oil company Lukoil.

·       The plane "entered and departed from Russia in violation of sanctions." The Boeing 737-7EM with the flight number VP-CLR is probably in the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Justice added.

NATIONAL

September 1

08:32 Operational Command “Pivden” (South): The Armed Forces of Ukraine in the south carried out 18 air strikes against Russians in the last 24 hours.

·       Missile and artillery units have worked out several firing tasks on nine control points, two ferries, two control points of drones, air defence and a cluster of Russians.

Fire control over the Antonivskyi, Kakhovskyi and Darivskyi bridges continues.07:45 Operational report of the General Staff of the AFU:

·       In the Slobozhansk direction, the enemy is conducting combat operations to prevent the loss of control over the occupied borders and logistics routes in the Kharkiv region.

·       In the Donetsk direction, the enemy is concentrating its main efforts on conducting offensive actions in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions.

·       In the Kramatorsk and Novopavlivsk directions, they are trying to improve the tactical position, and are carrying out fire damage to Ukrainian soldiers.

·       Units of the Defense Forces repelled the Russians’ offensive in the direction of Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Vesela Dolyna and Maiorsk."

·       In the Avdiivka direction, Ukrainian soldiers successfully repelled the attack of Russian units in the areas of Opytne, Pervomaiske and Nevelske.

·       The Russians’ assaults, which they tried to carry out in the direction of the settlements of Avdiivka and Krasnohorivka, were also repelled.

·       In the Pivdennyi Buh direction, Russians were stopped by the Defense Forces during offensive operations in the direction of the Potiomkyne settlement

00:36 Deputy Prime Minister: People from temporarily occupied territories or war zones are not advised to return in winter until spring.  The remaining residents are once again urged to evacuate.

·       "I do not advise. I urge you to evacuate before the onset of cold weather. Donetsk region, Kherson region, Zaporizhzhia region, Kharkiv region. We will survive the winter and, God willing, we will talk about returning in the spring!" said Vereshchuk.

August 31

23:24 Presidents Office: "International institutions and mediation missions look extremely inefficient, extremely cowardly, unprofessional, they were never ready to work in extreme conditions - this applies not only to the IAEA, but also to the UN, Amnesty International, the International Red Cross.

23:17: The director and officials of the "Pivdenny" port were notified of criminal charges for illegal payments of an extra 1.5 million hryvnias.

·       According to the investigation, from April to August 2020, despite the restrictions set by the government on the payment of salaries to officials (no more than 47.2 thousand hryvnias) for the period of quarantine due to COVID-19, the acting director of the port charged allowances.  He was in collusion with the chief accountant and the deputy director of the port.

21:42: Denmark will provide the AFU with military uniforms and winter clothing.

·       This became known as a result of the meeting between President Zelenskyi and the head of the Foreign Ministry of Denmark, Jeppe Kofod, who is visiting Kyiv.

21:37 : Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov held a telephone conversation with his Swedish colleague Peter Hultqvist. The parties discussed a new package of military aid to the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces from Sweden.

·       "Great news about the new military aid package from Sweden, which my friend and colleague, Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist, confirmed today. A number of important and valuable tools will be provided to our troops on the front line. Dear Sweden, you are helping us ... like old friends," - Reznikov wrote after the negotiations.

19:51 Deputy Minister of Justice: The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine is preparing to submit lawsuits regarding confiscation of the assets of Viktor Yanukovych, Serhii Kurchenko, Oleh Derypaska and other sanctioned persons to the court. The lawsuits will be submitted this month.

19:20 President's Office: The Ukrainian side considers it strange that the visit of the IAEA mission to the Zaporizhzhia NPP lasted only two hours.

·       He notes that the IAEA has specific algorithms for studying what is happening at the nuclear power plant, whether there is danger there, as well as studying the state of the reactor.

·       "That's why it's surprising that the mission lasted two hours. But the IAEA says that representatives will remain there on a permanent basis. But in 2 hours, especially when the Russians are around you and tell you where and what has flown, you could only listen to fairy tales performed by the representative "Rosatom" and no more", – Podoliak says.

19:07 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:

·       The Russians tried to advance in the direction of the settlements of Vesela Dolyna, Soledar, Bakhmutske, and Zaitseve with offensive actions, they did not succeed, they withdrew.

·       The Russian troops tried to improve the tactical position in the direction of the settlements of Pervomaiske, Nevelske and Opytne by offensive and assault actions, they did not succeed, they suffered losses and withdrew.

18:44 Bureau of Economic Security: Employees of the Bureau handed over ammunition to the military for the needs of the Armed Forces. Among them are 500 tactical glasses, almost 600 knee pads and elbow pads, 500 gloves, 200 plate carriers, 115 boxes with face masks, 75 headphones, 20 thermal imagers, 90 military backpacks, 190 armor plates, 70 summaries for stores, etc.

·       "The specified goods were purchased with volunteer funds. The estimated value of the transferred property is more than UAH 5 million (about $135,350)," the BES website.

18:12 Deputy Minister of Defense: The Russians brought provocateurs to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, posing as those allegedly fleeing the crimes of the Ukrainian forces.

·       Referring to Ukrainian intelligence data, specially trained provocateurs are coming en masse from the territory of the Russian Federation as a part of the propaganda campaign.

·       "In this way, they spread unreliable and distorted information, which shocks with fabricated details about the deaths of the civilian population, especially children. A characteristic feature of the provocateurs' actions is the praise of the military leadership's decision to organize an educational process in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine”.

17:25 Minister of Digital Transformation: Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal did not sign the decree on business trips, which can allow conscripted men to go abroad for work under a guarantee of UAH 200,000 (about $5,415.

·       "So far, there is a discussion in the government regarding this resolution, its finalization, publication, and so on. Now I cannot say whether it will be signed, when and in what format", – Fedorov says.

17:11 SBU: Reported about charges against an employee of the Military Commissariat, who helped men to avoid serving in the army for $10,000.

·       For this money, the soldier promised men of draft age to influence the members of the military medical commission so that they would declare them unfit for military service due to their health and issue documents that would allow them to go abroad.

16:38 Operational command Pivden "South": Russian losses overnight:

·       33 Russian soldiers;

·       3 ""Msta-B"" howitzers;

·       4 units of armored vehicles;

·       1 ammunition warehouse in Bashtan district.

16:32 General Staff of the AFU: Belarus will probably practice seizing part of Ukraine during the exercises.

·       He notes that military exercises are planned in Belarus on September 8-14, during which the focus will be defense issues with the subsequent transition to a counteroffensive with the liberation of the territory captured by the enemy.

·       It is possible that the so-called "lost territory" refers to the border areas of the Volyn, Rivne, and Zhytomyr regions.

16:27: The Supreme Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (SAC) ordered the confiscation of the Ukrainian assets of Russian oligarch Volodymyr Yevtushenkov.

·       As the head of the Anti-corruption Action Center Vitalii Shabunin reports, the court ordered the confiscation of 17 real assets and his shares in several Ukrainian companies.

16:12 AFU: Against the background of failures at the front, the Russian troops adjusted the plans for the capture of the Donetsk region and moved the deadline to September 15, 2022.

·       He also notes that the Russians are trying to create conditions for resuming the offensive.

16:03 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: Positively assessed the decision of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the EU to change the visa policy for Russians.

·       "The most important turning point yesterday is that the argument that this is Putin's war and everyone else is innocent is a thing of the past", – he notes.

15:55 Press center of the Defense Forces: The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will report on the liberated points in the Kherson region only after they have been cleared of the remnants of the Russians, and the Ukrainian troops have advanced enough to protect the local population from enemy shelling.

·       "At the moment, such information is closed, because such settlements immediately come under enemy air and artillery strikes.

15:29 SBU: Laid treason charges against an ex-law enforcement officer. The indictment against another traitor has been sent to court.

·       The employees of the SBU completed a special pre-trial investigation regarding a law enforcement officer from the Mykolaiv Oblast who collected weapons from his colleagues and handed them over to the military groups of the aggressor country.

·       In another case, the SBU reported suspicion to a former employee of the Bashtan district, who gave the Russians a service pistol with ammunition. In this way, he expected to receive from them a position in the "leading bodies".

15:06 Deputy Minister of Education: In the new academic year, 300,000 fewer students started studying than last year.

·       According to him, last year there were 4,200,000 students, and this year 3.9 million students started their studies.

·       In addition, to date, 800,000 students have started their studies offline, 1.2 million - online, and the rest in a mixed form of education.

14:45 SBU: Blocked the work of a network of agitators who worked for the militants of the so-called "LPR" from Lviv.

·       The propagandists followed the clear instructions of curators from the so-called "Management of Humanitarian Operations of the LPR", which is under the control of the Russian special services.

·       Criminals tried to disperse fake and destructive content as widely as possible through Internet communities exclusively in the Lviv region. Their main goal was to reach as many local audiences as possible.

14:28 Prime Minister of Ukraine: Denmark is preparing another aid package for Ukraine.

·       "During the meeting, with the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, further support and restoration of our country, the development of public-private partnership and the situation regarding the Zaporizhzhia NPP were discussed," noted Shmyhal.

13:41: The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Jeppe Kofod, arrived in Kyiv and walked along the Independence Square.

·       "I am glad to return to beautiful Kyiv to emphasize Denmark's steadfast support for the Ukrainian people," the minister said.

13:31: New postage stamps dedicated to the four-legged sapper Patron are on sale today, Volodymyr Zelenskyi said after meeting with Patron.

·       According to him, all the funds collected will be directed through the fundraising platform UNITED24 to the purchase of the Armtrac 400 demining machine.

MORDOR (Russia)

August 31

23:05: Businessman Yevhen Prigozhin and the head of the "Wagner" PMC visited maximum security prison IC-15 of Bataysk, Rostov region.  Prigozhin told the prisoners that he was looking for robbers and murderers.

·       "Once you get there, do whatever you want with the Ukrainians, you won't get anything for it," - one of the prisoners relays Prigozhin's words.

·       The businessman also promised amnesty in six months, but warned that if they use drugs, try to escape or surrender, they face the death penalty.

22:50 Rotonda: St. Petersburg's homeless people are trying to be contracted into the Russian army. This is reported by the local media "" with reference to the "Nichlizhka" organization, which takes care of the city's homeless people.

·       Representatives of the Frunze district tried to distribute propaganda leaflets through this organization with a call to join the ranks of the army. This information was confirmed to journalists in the district administration.

21:28: The self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Oleksandr Lukashenko, said during an open history lesson in schools and universities that the war in Ukraine will end soon - and he is sure that Russia cannot lose it.

19:44: The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has announced today at a briefing the destruction of 44 HIMARS out of 20 that are in service in Ukraine, – according to open sources.

17:40 Russian Vice Prime Minister: Russia will stop supplying oil products to countries that introduce a price limit on oil.

·       According to him, attempts to introduce restrictions on the price of Russian oil will completely destroy the world market.

·       The G7 countries are expected to present a plan to set maximum prices for oil from Russia on September 2. In this way, the USA and its allies are trying to reduce the financial capabilities of the Russian Federation for waging war.

16:43: "They tried to exchange me for dead Ukrainian soldiers, but the leadership of the Russian army refused and said that I had no value for them", – a Russian prisoner of war tells his grandmother.

16:02 Russian Foreign Minister: Moldova must understand that creating threats to the security of Russian "peacekeepers" in unrecognized Transnistria will be considered an attack on Russia.

14:10: Today, Zelenskyi's performance and Ukrainian songs are playing on Crimean TV. Video from social networks.

13:49: Putin came to the hospital to say goodbye to Gorbachev two days before the official farewell.

·       The spokesman for the Russian president, Peskov, noted that Putin will not be at the funeral because his work schedule "doesn't allow it".

12:32 BBC: Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Russia has lost more than 900 elite specialists, the Russian Air Force managed to establish.

·       Among those liquidated are specialists of the special forces of the main regional office, the Russian Guard (SOBR and OMON detachments), and the FSB.

12:12: Lukoil announced that the chairman of the company's board of directors, Ravil Maganov, died "after a serious illness," from jumping out of a 6th story window at the hospital where he was being treated.

KHARKIV

September 1

08:27 Kharkiv Mayor: As a result of the morning survey of the territory in the Holodnohirskyi district, the police report about the arrival of the S-300 rocket.

·       In addition to four cars —  two infrastructural facilities were damaged. There is no information about the victims.

00:08 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kharkiv.

August 31

23:06 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kharkiv/

18:26 Social Networks: The symbol of the city and Ukraine was made in Kharkiv from fragments of Russian shells, and it was handed over to the local peace museum.

13:02 Regional prosecutor's office: As a result of regular shelling of the Kharkiv region by the Russian army, civilians were injured

·       On August 31, around 17:00, the Russians shelled the village. Momotove of Kharkiv district. As a result of shelling, a 76-year-old woman was injured.

·       On the night of September 1, the Russian army did not stop shelling the village of Pecheniga, Chuguyiv district. A fire broke out in a 5-story residential building and in a medical laboratory. A number of homes and cars were damaged. A 30-year-old man was injured.

·       The town of Barvinkovo ​​and other settlements of the Izyum district were also subjected to military strikes by the Russian Armed Forces. There is destruction of private houses of citizens.

DONETSK

September 1

08:31 RMA: On September 1, the Russians killed four civilians in the Donetsk region: two in Toretsk, one in Velyka Novosilka and one in Avdiivka. Ten more people were wounded.

02:11 Social Networks: Subscribers report the sounds of explosions in the temporarily occupied Melitopol.

August 31

22:59 Sviatohirsk City Military Administration: On September 1, it was possible to evacuate civilians from Sviatohirskaya Lavra.

·       Today, 17 people were evacuated.  For now, everyone is safe.

17:48 Adviser to the mayor of Mariupol: Shows footage of the demolition of buildings in the city.

·       "The demolition of buildings on Soniashna St. and Shevchenko avenue is almost finished. Decades of savings and memories of hundreds of Mariupol residents have been turned into a pile of construction debris by the occupiers. Russia is destruction and destruction.

16:17 Mayor: The intensity of shelling of Sloviansk has increased. About 600 houses have already been damaged in the city.

·       He adds that shelling takes place both during the day and at night. At the same time, about 1,500 schoolchildren remain in the city out of 10,500 registered students. They all started the new school year on line.

ZAPORIZHYA

August 31

22:04 Suspilne: Members of the IAEA mission moved around the Zaporizhzhia NPP only in the presence of Rosatom employees. The inspectors had no opportunity to communicate with the station employees without the presence of the Russian military.

·       Journalists of the publication were able to communicate with the engineer of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

·       They took Grossi and the inspectors along their route, showed them maps of the arrivals and brought local collaborators to them with statements from "indifferent citizens" about the need to stop shelling. It was a circus,- he said.

20:45 : Director General of the IAEA, Raphael Grossi, published a video based on the results of the visit to the Zaporizhzhia NPP.

·       In it, Grossi confirmed that he would not be staying at the station. However, other employees of the mission will work at the ZANP.

19:04 Energoatom: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, left the Zaporizhzhia NPP. Most of the members of the delegation left the station with him.

·       Currently, there are 5 representatives of the IAEA mission left at the ZNPP, who are unloading the equipment they brought and will continue working at the plant.

18:43: Russian propagandists, filming the work of IAEA employees at the nuclear power plant, Showed Russian military equipment, which, as they stated earlier, "does not exist at the nuclear plant."

17:29: The IAEA will leave its representatives at the Zaporizhzhia NPP, – the head of the organization Raphael Grossi says.

15:47 CNN: The CNN team visited the country's second-largest nuclear power plant in South Ukraine, which the Russians seized in the first weeks of the full-scale invasion.

·       The journalist told the audience about the existing risks of missile attacks by the Russian Federation and Ukrainian nuclear workers who continue to work in these conditions.

15:38: The IAEA mission started the inspection of the Zaporizhzhia NPP. The video was published by Russian mass media.

15:20: The IAEA has officially confirmed the arrival of its mission led by Director General Rafael Grossi to the Zaporizhzhia NPP to carry out the necessary activities in the field of nuclear safety and guarantees.

14:31 Russian media: The IAEA mission arrived at the Zaporizhzhya NPP, reports.

·       At the same time, according to Reuters, the delegation may stay at the station for less time than planned.

14:01 Russian mass media: The IAEA mission has already passed through the "grey zone" in the Zaporizhzhia region and entered the territory controlled by the Russians.

13:24 Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense: The Russians are preparing to evacuate "Rosatom" employees from the territory of Zaporizhzhia NPP to Melitopol. They are being evacuated secretly

·       The evacuation will be monitored by "Rosgvardia" units. According to Rosatom employees, during the IAEA's visit, some of the Zaporizhzhia NPP staff will not be allowed to enter the station.

·       "Currently, a critical situation has already developed at the ZNPP due to the fact that the occupiers are not allowing part of the employees to enter the territory. In particular, the personnel responsible for fire safety," - the intelligence notes.

12:44 Reuters: The IAEA mission is delayed for three hours and negotiates with the military of Ukraine to get to the Zaporizhia NPP.

12:37 Social Networks: Russians are simulating a battle in the villages near the Zaporizhzhіa NPP.

12:22 Social Networks: The resistance movement of the Zaporizhzhia region warns its collaborators about the responsibility for holding a pseudo-referendum.

12:16 Social Networks: Temporarily occupied Energodar was completely left without power supply.

DNIPRO

September 1

07:52 RMA: Russians struck the Nikopol district with Grad MRL at night

·       A 56-year-old man was wounded in the Chervonohryhorivska territorial community.  He tried to escape the shelling, but a Russian shell hit near the car. His condition is assessed as average severity.

·       Two villages of the Chervonohryhorivska territorial community were hit by the Russian attack.

·       One house was destroyed, and sixteen were damaged. The shelling hit the premises of the local lyceum, car, gas pipeline and power lines. More than 2,000 people were left without electricity and almost 5,000 without water.

02:38 Social Networks: Subscribers report explosions in Nikopol. We are waiting for official information.

August 31

21:22 Regional council: During the day, the Russian army repeatedly struck the Nikopol district. As a result, 50 private houses were damaged.

·       "Fifty private houses, more than three dozen commercial buildings, and a dozen objects, including shops, a lyceum, a village council, and a dispensary, were damaged. Also gas furnaces and a power line,"- the report says.

KHERSON

September 1

00:55 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson region.

August 31

20:07 RMA: On September 1, the Russians began to instill their vision of history in Ukrainian children, who did come to school on the Day of Knowledge.

·       "The occupiers started the educational process in the captured schools of the Kherson region. According to eyewitnesses, from the very first lesson, the children began to be brainwashed with Russian propaganda and fake history. There are not many people willing to study according to Russian programs. There are also armed security guards at the schools, made up of members of the Russian Guard", – the message says.

19:58 Social Networks: A fire broke out after the explosions in the Kakhovka district of the Kherson region.

18:28 Operational command Pivden "South":The Ukrainian military launched new strikes on the Kakhovskyi bridge in the Kherson region. A pontoon crossing built by the Russians was also destroyed by the strikes of the Armed Forces.

·       "An attempt to establish a new pontoon crossing in the Dariivka area was stopped by our fire. The fire control on the Kakhiv bridge left several additional holes, the inoperability of the infrastructural facility continues to be fixed", – the military says.

18:10 Kherson Police: There are seriously injured civilians and destroyed private houses as a result of shelling by the Russian troops of villages in the Beryslav district. The Russian military fired unguided rockets at the village of Novopavlivka, damaged houses and the destroyed building of the local church.

17:21 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the temporarily occupied areas of Nova Kakhovka, Oleshky and Melitopol.

17:18 Suspilne: The Russian army seized the St. Barbara Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) on the territory of the Kherson city clinical hospital named after A. and O. Tropin.

·       The head of social service at OCU and the head of the public organization "Eleos-Ukraine", pope Serhii Dmytriev. They plan to hand it over to the Moscow Patriarchate.

16:56 Social Networks: Explosions are heard again in the temporarily occupied Kherson.

16:02 Social Networks: Explosions were heard in the area of ​​temporarily occupied Kherson and Balaklia in Crimea.

13:16 Social Networks: The struggle of the partisan movement continues in temporarily occupied Kherson. Photos of anti-occupation posters.

MYKOLAIV

September 1

08:45 RMA: On September 1, at 1:10 and 1:50 pm, Mykolaiv was shelled. The shells hit outside the city.

·       Yesterday, September 1, the enemy carried out a bombardment with high-explosive 500 kg bombs of the Mykolaiv district, where one civilian was wounded.

August 31

17:00 Social Networks: Explosions were heard in the Mykolaiv region

15:44 RMA: The quality of the S-300 missiles, with which the Russians regularly bombard Mykolaiv, has deteriorated. And this trend has continued for more than two months.

·       "A greater percentage of the missiles they launch do not reach the target, but explode in the air or have some kind of breakdown. This shows that they have problems with supplies and with weapons," noted Vitaly Kim.

14:52 Mayor of Mykolaiv: Reported that six explosions occurred.

·       Shells landed in the open area and outside the city. No casualties have been reported.

13:36 RMA: As of September 1, since the beginning of the Russian invasion in Mykolaiv Oblast, 10,140 civilian objects have been partially or completely damaged.

·       Since February 24, completely destroyed and partially damaged:

o   housing stock objects — 6,554,

o   medical facilities — 67,

o   educational institutions — 332,

o   cultural institutions — 149,

o   objects of industrial enterprises — 122,

o   facilities for life support:

§  gas — 854,

§  electricity — 597,

§  water — 28,

§  heat supply — 94,

o   other non-military objects — 1,343.

o   Yesterday, 24 objects were destroyed due to Russian shelling

OTHER REGIONS

August 31

22:08 Sumy Regional Military Administration: Reported that more than 100 arrivals were recorded in the region today.

·       Krasnopilskа, Novoslobidskа, Znob-Novgorodskп, Esmanskа and Kyrikyvskа communities were under fire.

·       No victims, but there is destruction.

18:53 Kyiv Police:"They tied his hands, put a cover over his head and executed him. We found the body of this man tortured by the occupiers today at the former positions of the Russian army in Zdvyzhivka, Bucha district.

·       According to him, in general, in Zdvyzhivka, the police of the Kyiv region have already identified and examined more than 16 civilians killed by the Russians.

18:36 Prosecutor General's Office: The commander of a Russian tank was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison in Chernihiv.

·       A Russian tanker crossed the border with Ukraine on February 24 with the aim of armed capture of the city of Chernihiv. Under the city, he attacked a resident of the village of Halyavin and robbed him at gunpoint. After that the Russian was taken prisoner by the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

·       "During the trial, he admitted his guilt in committing the incriminated crime and sincerely repented", – the statement says.

16:22: Kyiv once again suffers from smog due to peat fires in Bucha and Vyshhorod districts, – Kyiv City State Administration reports.

·       Residents of Kyiv are advised to close their windows and limit their time outside.

12:49: Volodymyr Zelenskyi visited one of the schools in Irpen near Kyiv. The institution was damaged during hostilities in March, but it was restored before the start of the new academic year.

12:15 Kyiv Mayor: On September 1, 25,000 first-graders sat down at desks in Kyiv schools. In recent years, there were 30,000 of them in the capital every year.

·       "We focused our main efforts on the fact that it was the students of the younger grades who started their studies face-to-face, in schools, because it is very important for them. In total, 138,000 students chose offline education in the capital. Others will practice online or individually.”

08:40 : Traffic along the Bosphorus has been stopped. On September 1, a ship from Liberia ran aground in the Bosphorus, carrying Ukrainian grain.

·       The 173-meter dry cargo ship Lady Zehma from Liberia ran aground. The reason for the grounding was the failure of the rudder; the grain carrier was forced to run aground and drop anchor in Bebek Bay.

08:49 : The city was shelled again, -reports the Mayor of Sloviansk Vadym Liakh. Kindergarten «Teremok» was destroyed. No casualties.

08:52 : Nine ammunition depots and two Russian command posts have been destroyed over the past day.

08:57 : There was an explosion in the Sloviansk district, Donetsk region. Video from subscribers.

09:52 : There is strong smoke in Kyiv now. This smoke is caused by the fire in the Kyiv region (in the Sosnovka village), firefighters continue to eliminate peat fire, reports the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.*

To improve the air condition, it is recommended to:

 - close the windows of the house;

 - do not go outside;

 - if there is an air cleaner, turn it on at maximum.

The situation with fires in the region’s ecosystems is fully controlled.

09:53 : The dry cargo Lady Zehma, which left the Ukrainian port, was refloated*.

The Turkish Coast Guard reports.

09:55 : Speaking at the Congress of Free Russia in Vilnius, the Russian writer Viktor Shenderovich touched upon the topic of collective guilt and collective responsibility.*

“The Russians will pay as the Germans paid.  We already pay - someone by their expulsion.  Those who became "cannon fodder" pay with their lives.  Their loved ones pay for the loss of their sons. And millions of "believers in Putin" will pay, and our children will continue to pay, unfortunately - those who are with Z-caps on their heads today. The historical fee will go to them too, it is for a decade," - says Shenderovich.

09:57 : The Russians are making every effort to prevent the International Atomic Energy Agency mission from learning about the real situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant*

They’re spreading manipulative and deceptive information about this visit. Enerhoatom reports.

10:00 : The EU will provide €10 million in support of Ukrainian students and schoolchildren, reports the Vice President of the European Commission Margaritas Shinas.*

Shinas stresses that there are about half a million Ukrainian schoolchildren and students now in the EU, and millions of young Ukrainians study in their homeland.

10:03 : Russian aviation extended the regime of restriction of flights to 11 airports in south and central Russia until September 10, reports Russian media.*

The flights to Anapa, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Gelendzhik, Krasnodar, Kursk, Lipetsk, Rostov-on-Don, Simferopol and Elista are under the ban. These airports have not operated since February 24, when the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.

10:25 :  "So I think we showed that the international community is there, could be there and we are continuing this work. Our work at the station has only just begun," reports the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi.

10:25 :  A mine exploded on the shore of Odesa in the morning. Video from subscribers.

10:27 :  Residents of temporarily occupied Antratsyt leave Ukrainian marks, reminding Russians that this is the territory of Ukraine.

10:28 : Vice-President of Argentina Kirchner was the victim of an assassination attempt.*

An assassination attempt on Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of Argentina failed on Thursday night as a man pointed a pistol at her head and tried to pull the trigger, but the gun did not go off.

Mrs. Kirchner was unharmed.

10:40 :  The Russian air defence is reported to be working in the Kherson region.

10:46 :  More than half of Germany’s citizens - 53% - support the continuation of the sanctions imposed on Russia, even if they are related to rising prices, as well as power outages and problems for the country’s economy, reports the results of the sociological poll Deutschlandtrend, conducted by the institute Infratest dimap for the ARD TV channel.

10:51 : The final stage of the Russian karting championship will take place in Grozny. It is reported that such a decision was taken after the explosions at the military airfield of Saki, 20 kilometres from Evpatoria.*

A 10-year-old Roman Faassan - grandson of Putin takes part in the kart championship in the "mini" class.

10:55 : The Security Service of Ukraine handed over a business of a Russian oligarch seized in Vinnytsia to the Agency for the Search and Management of Assets.*

The corporate rights, namely 100% of the company’s authorized capital for more than 1,5 billion UAH;  and also finished products and raw materials worth more than 500 million UAH have come under the state control.

The company’s top management tried to hide the commodity values.  Since February this year, they have started the process of withdrawing assets from Ukraine in the interests of the Russian owner.

11:02 : UnionPay cards stopped working in Russia.*

The Chinese payment system UnionPay banned the servicing of its cards in POS terminals under sanctions of Russian banks. The solution involves risks of secondary sanctions.

11:10 : As of September 2, there are 2 Russian «Calibr» cruise missile carriers in the Black Sea, in a total of 16 missiles, reports the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.*

Russians continue to control maritime communications in the Azov Sea, keeping on combat duty up to 3 ships and boats.

There are five «Calibr» cruise missile carriers in the Mediterranean Sea.

11:23 : Ten tanks passed from Mariupol in the direction of Berdiansk this morning.*

"In general, there has been an increase in the movement of military equipment from the Donetsk direction through Mariupol and Mariupol district towards Berdiansk," reports the mayor’s adviser Petro Andriushchenko.

11:25 :  Propaganda school supplies were given to Mariupol children by Russians in schools.

11:27 : In 24 hours, the Russian army launched 24 attacks on the Donetsk region.*

Russian troops destroyed and damaged a kindergarten, agricultural warehouses, a recreation base and 15 residential buildings.

The Russians attacked with R-77 missiles «air-air», and used Grad and Uragan MRLs, artillery and tanks.

11:34 : Limiting the price of oil from the Russian Federation in the United States is considered an effective way to reduce Russia's income.*

White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre said that the United States believes that imposing a price cap on Russian oil is the most effective way to "hit Putin's revenues,"- Reuters reports.

11:45 : Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine: The Russian army felt a shortage of personnel immediately after the invasion of Ukraine.*

According to Vadym Skybitskyi, a representative of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, in March-April, the Russian leadership made a decision to use in combat operations only servicemen who signed relevant contracts with the armed forces of the Russian Federation.

When the number of dead and wounded servicemen in the Russians increased significantly, there were fewer willing people in the Russian Federation who want to enter into a contract for military service.

11:55 : The "Yellow Ribbon" civil resistance movement continues to distribute leaflets in Kherson warning citizens against obtaining a Russian passport.

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Comparing Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to Russian invasion of Ukraine using Wikipedia and Ukraine Ministry of Defense Daily Bulletins.  Soviet and Russian military losses not including captured equipment.

SOURCES

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/ 

https://euromaidanpress.com/

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