Strikes on warehouses and airfield in Russia and Ukraine's plan for negotiations: highlights for September 21
Defense forces strike two ammunition depots and the Shaykovka airfield in Russia. Ukraine is working on a plan for negotiations with Russia. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied foreign journalists' reports of Ukrainian army losses. Here are the main news for September 21.
Strikes on targets in Russia
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced a massive attack by Ukrainian drones on the night of September 21. Overnight, 101 Ukrainian drones were allegedly shot down.
Later it became known that the Defense Forces had hit two military arsenals of the Russian armed forces on Russian territory. The military also attacked a Russian radar station.
The SBU also struck the Shaykovka military airfield in the Kaluga region of Russia.
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View in Telegram.Kyiv works on a plan for negotiations with Russia, but Russia is not going to the Peace Summit
Ukraine has prepared a three-point plan that will serve as a foundation for “talking in any format with Russia”.
Meanwhile, Russia has announced that it will not participate in the Peace Summits because such events allegedly “have nothing to do with the settlement”.
Zelenskyy calls information about allegedly 80,000 dead military “lies”
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denied the information of foreign journalists who estimate that 80,000 soldiers have been killed in the war with Russia. The head of state says that the real losses are “much lower”.
US prepares a new military aid package
The United States is preparing a $375 million military aid package for Ukraine. It is expected to be announced next week.
According to media reports, as part of the new package, the United States is considering sending Ukraine medium-range missiles for F-16 fighters.
Russia may be preparing strikes on Ukrainian nuclear power facilities
Ukrainian intelligence has learned of Russia's plans to attack Ukrainian nuclear power facilities before winter. Ukraine warns of the risk of a nuclear incident.
The information has already been shared with partners and the IAEA.
Biden wants to strengthen Ukraine at the end of his term
The US claims that President Joe Biden is seeking to strengthen Ukraine at the end of his term. He has allegedly instructed all his subordinates to “move heaven and earth” to ensure that Ukraine receives all the help it needs from the United States.
In particular, this concerns military and energy assistance.
Serviceman Serhii Hnezdilov “voluntarily demobilized”
Serhii Hnezdilov, a soldier of the 56th separate motorized infantry brigade of Mariupol, announced that he had left the unit without permission. He wants to draw attention to the absence of fixed terms of service in the military and the fact that the Constitution of Ukraine requires Ukrainian citizens to defend the state.
Serhii is convinced that the issue of infantry rest and the establishment of clear terms of service at the front is “a matter of national security”.
Other important news
- Harris accepted CNN's invitation to another debate with Trump.
- Reuters: Iran has not yet handed over ballistic missiles to Russia, probably fearing condemnation from the West.
- Zelenskyy tells a delegation from Constantinople that Ukraine needs its own patriarchate.
- Zelenskyy signs a law on an additional 500 billion hryvnia for military needs.
- The commander of the 72nd Brigade, which defends Vuhledar, is dismissed. They say he will be transferred to a higher position.
- Politico: the US fears that the escalation between Israel and Hezbollah will escalate into war.