UNOCHA weekly: Civilian deaths notified in Ukraine 24 February 2022–24 September 2023: 27,449 civilian casualties in the country: 9,701 killed and 17,748 injured (LINK)
29 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 583 of the invasion:
Russia to increase defence spending by almost 70%; EU extends rights of Ukraine refugees to 2025
28 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 582 of the invasion:
Ukraine claims to have shot down 34 of 44 drones; Greenpeace criticises monitoring of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
27 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 581 of the invasion:
Russia releases video of Black Sea fleet commander Ukraine claimed to have killed; new details revealed about Nord Stream pipeline explosions
Ukraine grain corridor should not replace broader deal — Rebeca Grynspan, who leads the implementation of the U.N. deal with Russia — Reuters ● — 27 September 2023 (LINK)
26 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 580 of the invasion:
Commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet killed, says Ukraine; Russian strikes kill six and cause 'significant damage' to Odesa port
Russian Black Sea commander Sokolov shown on video call after Ukraine said it killed him — Reuters/yahoo — 26 September 2023 (LINK)
Canada parliament speaker resigns after calling Ukrainian Nazi veteran a 'hero' — ground.news main source: Reuters ●, 149 media reports — 26 September 2023 (LINK)
25 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 579 of the invasion:
Southern port of Odesa hit by Russian missiles overnight; at least one person killed in attack on Beryslav
Russians committing rape, 'widespread' torture against Ukrainians, UN commission finds — abcnews — 25 September 2023 (LINK)
Russia puts top International Criminal Court judges on federal wanted list — meduza — 25 September 2023 (LINK)
Trudeau calls Parliament's praise for Nazi-linked Ukraine-Canadian veteran 'deeply embarrassing' — see_link — 25 September 2023 (LINK)
24 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 578 of the invasion:
US agrees to supply Ukraine with long-range army tactical missile systems; Ukraine reports advances in Zaporizhzhia area
23 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 577 of the invasion:
Canada pledges an extra C$650m in military aid during Zelenskiy visit; Ukrainian airstrike on Crimea hits Russia's Black Sea navy headquarters
Russian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech — AP — 23 September 2023 (LINK)
IRS teams up with global agencies to train Ukrainian law officers to combat crypto-enabled crime — cryptopotato — 23 September 2023 (LINK)
22 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 576 of the invasion:
One killed in Russian attack on Kherson; a second grain ship departs from Ukraine's Chornomorsk seaport as country attempts to re-start Black Sea exports
Ukraine launches missile attack on Russia's Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Crimea, officials say — CNN — 22 September 2023 (LINK)
Biden tells Zelenskyy that U.S. will send Ukraine ATACMS long-range missiles, say officials — ground.news: 46 media reports — 22 September 2023 (LINK)
21 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 575 of the invasion:
Russia strikes at least six cities across Ukraine in biggest attack since August; Poland will no longer arm Ukraine, says prime minister
Biden announces $325 million in Ukraine aid during Zelensky visit — Axios — 21 September 2023 (LINK)
Poland to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine over grain row — ground.news: 96 media reports — 21 September 2023 (LINK)
Ukraine suspends spokeswoman from US over unapproved comments, alleged spat with rightwings Sen. J.D. Vance — ground.news: 17 media reports — 21 September 2023 (LINK)
20 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 574 of the invasion:
Air defence continues to be Ukraine's 'greatest need' says US secretary of defence; UN chief says Russia creating 'world of insecurity' at general assembly
→Rand Paul pledges to block Ukraine funding — ground.news: 7 media reports — 20 September 2023 (LINK)
19 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 573 of the invasion:
Recapture of two villages near Bakhmut by Ukraine hailed as important breakthrough; Kyiv dismisses six deputy defence ministers
18 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 572 of the invasion:
Ukrainian forces claim to have recaptured key frontline village of Klishchiivka near Bakhmut; Russia downs three drones over Crimea, Moscow says
17 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 571 of the invasion:
Kim Jong-un inspects strategic bombers in Russia; Moscow denies Ukraine's claim to have seized village in Donetsk region
Halliburton equipment worth $7.1m imported into Russia in past year, customs records show — www.theguardian.com ● — 17 September 2023 (LINK)
16 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 570 of the invasion:
Ukraine claims to have seized village from Russian forces in Donetsk region; Zelenskiy to meet Biden in Washington next week
15 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 569 of the invasion:
Volodymyr Zelenskiy to meet Joe Biden next week at White House; Cuba envoy 'has nothing against' Cubans who legally fight for Russia
Poland, Hungary, Slovakia to introduce bans on Ukraine grains depsite EU phase out — www.reuters.com — 16 September 2023 (LINK)
Finland follows Baltics, bans entry to Russian vehicles — www.themoscowtimes.com — 15 September 2023 (LINK)
14 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 568 of the invasion:
Kim Jong-un pledged to support Russia's 'sacred' fight against the west; attack on Sevastopol damages vessels in Russia's Black Sea fleet
US to sanction 150 Russian-supporting entities over war in Ukraine — abcnews.go.com — 14 September 2023 (LINK)
13 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 567 of the invasion:
Ukraine claims to have destroyed Russian air defence system in Crimea; Russia claims it repelled drone attack on Black Sea patrol ship
A Crimean shipyard is on fire after a Ukrainian attack with 2 ships damaged and 24 people injured — ground.news: 95 media reports — 13 September 2023 (LINK)
12 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 566 of the invasion:
North Korea's Kim Jong-un set to meet Vladimir Putin; Ukraine recaptures gas and oil rigs in Black Sea
11 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 565 of the invasion:
US officials assess Ukraine's summer offensive progress; foreign aid workers die as van is shelled; Romania summons Russian envoy over drone fragments
Ukraine has blamed Russia for the deaths of two foreign aid workers who were reportedly killed in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, as Russian shelling hit a van carrying a team of four working with a Ukrainian NGO, while dozens of Russian drones targeted Kyiv and wounded at least one civilian. Road to Relief said Anthony Ihnat, a Canadian, died in the attack, along with Spanish aid worker Emma Igual, who studied at the University of California at Berkeley. Ruben Mawick, a German medical volunteer, and Johan Mathias Thyr, a Swedish volunteer, were seriously injured. The four volunteers were trapped inside the van as it flipped over and caught fire after being struck by shells near the town of Chasiv Yar, the organisation said on its Instagram page, according to AP.
10 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 564 of the invasion:
G20 declaration 'nothing to be proud of', says Kyiv; Ukraine warns against lifting sanctions as Russia pushes grain deal; Ukraine condemns lack of progress for a tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders
9 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 563 of the invasion:
Russian attack on Ukrainian police building kills one and wounds dozens in Kryvyi Rih, Volodymyr Zelenskiy's home town; Zelenskiy declares Putin 'killed Prigozhin'; British military to monitor Black Sea; Ukraine's foreign ministry and UK condemn "sham elections" being staged by Russia in occupied Ukrainian territories on 7 September.
UN atomic watchdog warns of threat to nuclear safety as fighting spikes near plant in Ukraine — ground.news main source: AP, 39 media reports — 9 September 2023 (LINK)
Russia snubs UN proposal to rejoin Black Sea grain deal — www.politico.eu — 9 September 2023 (LINK)
Japan foreign minister makes unannounced Ukraine visit, vows support — english.kyodonews.net — 9 September 2023 (LINK)
8 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 562 of the invasion:
At least 17 people killed in Russian rocket attack on market; Antony Blinken announces new US aid during
Kyiv trip
7 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 561 of the invasion:
Zelenskiy praises 'very effective action' in eastern and southern Ukraine; No evidence of deliberate
attack on Romania, says Nato chief
At least 17 people were killed and 32 wounded in the attack on a market in Kostiantynivka, in Ukraine's
Donestsk region.
Russia has maintained its bombing campaign against Ukrainian food exports with the fourth drone attack
in five days on grain silos and other infrastructure around the port of Izmail along the Danube river.
French president Emmanuel Macron said the Russian flag has no place at next year's Paris Olympics
because of the war crimes committed by Vladimir Putin's regime in Ukraine.
The head of the US senate foreign relations committee has demanded that the US's top three oilfield
services companies "cease all investments" in Russia's fossil fuel infrastructure.
6 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 560 of the invasion:
US senate leaders express support for Ukraine; Russia closes airport amid Ukraine drone attack
Russia's pipeline natural gas exports to the EU may fall to 21 billion cubic metres (bcm) this year,
almost two-thirds lower than last year and a more than a six-fold drop from 2021, Russian state bank Veb
said in a forecast.
5 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 559 of the invasion:
No evidence of Black Sea grain deal breakthrough; Russian general Surovikin, not seen publicly since
Wagner mutiny, apparently resurfaces
Cuban government uncovers Russian 'human trafficking network' used to help war in Ukraine:
Officials — www.foxnews.com — 5 September 2023 (LINK)
4 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 558 of the invasion:
Ukrainian forces breach Russia's first defensive line in south, says general; Ukrainian oligarch Ihor
Kolomoisky detained on suspicion of fraud
4 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 558 of the invasion:
Ukrainian forces breach Russia's first defensive line in south, says general; Ukrainian oligarch Ihor
Kolomoisky detained on suspicion of fraud
Who is Rustem Umerov, Zelensky's pick for Ukraine defense minister following Oleksii Reznikov's
resignation. Reznikov has not been charged in any corruption cases and Zelensky has not accused him of
malfeasance. High-profile allegations of graft have plagued the Defense Ministry, however, during the
war — www.washingtonpost.com — 4 September 2023 (LINK)
3 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 557 of the invasion:
Volodymyr Zelenskiy to dismiss defence minster Oleksii Reznikov; Russia strikes port infrastructure in
Odesa critical to grain exports
Russia hits Ukraine's Danube port in attack condemned by Romania — themoscowtimes.com — 3 September 2023 (LINK)
Ukraine reports Russian drone attack on Odessa (German) — www.n-tv.de — 3 September 2023 (LINK)
Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky detained on suspicion of fraud and money laundering — www.theguardian.com — 3 September 2023 (LINK)
Russia's massive brain drain is ravaging the economy: it will soon be smaller than Indonesia's — www.businessinsider.com — 3 September 2023 (LINK)
2 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 556 of the invasion:
Russia destroys boat trying to attack Crimea bridge, Moscow claims; US poised to send Kyiv munitions
containing depleted uranium, reports say
Top Ukrainian commander, famed for fighting alongside his troops, killed in action near Bakhmut — www.businessinsider.com — 2 September 2023 (LINK)
Nobel Committee: Russia 'trying to silence' Novaya Gazeta Editor-in-Chief and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Dmitry Muratov — novayagazeta.eu — 3 September 2023 (LINK)
Reuters: The US plans to announce the sending of depleted uranium shells to Kiev — ground.news main source: Reuters, 8 media reports — 2 September 2023 (LINK)
1 September 2023
Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 555 of the invasion:
Russia-installed authorities hold elections in occupied parts of Ukraine; Kuleba hits out at critics of
counteroffensive