Zelenskyy begins visit to the US, and his "victory plan" is allegedly made public again: September 23 highlights
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has begun his visit to the US, where he is expected to present Ukraine's "plan for victory" to US President Joe Biden. Foreign media have allegedly disclosed key points of Zelenskyy's plan. Here are top news for September 23.
Zelenskyy visits the US
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has begun his visit to the United States, where he will present Ukraine's plan for victory. According to him, the next few months will be decisive for the outcome of Russia's war against Ukraine.
Zelenskyy has already visited the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Pennsylvania, which produces 155-mm artillery shells for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and agreed to expand cooperation between Pennsylvania and Zaporizhzhia. He also added that the plant will be ramping up production.
Media allegedly disclosed Zelenskyy's victory plan
The Times, citing its own sources, published details of Zelenskyy's victory plan, claiming that it includes a request for Western security guarantees similar to the mutual defense clause of NATO membership; continuation of Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region to provide a territorial bargaining chip; request for "specific" modern weapons; international financial aid for Ukraine's economy.
Ukraine's Presidential Office said that The Times article is just "a generalization" as the journalists did not see the document. However, the Office confirmed that the document includes points about modern weapons and the offensive of Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Kursk region.
Ukraine's offensive in new part of Kursk region
Units of the 95th Air Assault Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces have broken through one more section of the Russian border in the Kursk region.
This is the second successful operation to break through the Russian border since the beginning of Ukraine's Kursk offensive.
Ukrainian MP Odarchenko seeks asylum in Romania
Ukrainian MP Andrii Odarchenko, who was put on the international wanted list, crossed the border near the village of Krasnoilsk, Chernivtsi region. The MP is now in Romania, where he has applied for temporary protection.
Odarchenko is suspected of attempting to bribe the former head of the State Agency for Restoration Mustafa Masi Nayyem and was sent to custody in absentia. Ukrainian Parliament also proposed to exclude him from the Parliamentary Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy.
UN adopts Pact for the Future
The UN General Assembly has unanimously adopted the Pact for the Future. This declaration commits to taking concrete measures to create a safe, peaceful, sustainable, and inclusive world for future generations.
Russia and Iran proposed a last-minute amendment to downplay the role of civil society and private sector interests.
Other important news
- At least 274 people, including 21 children, have been killed and 1,024 wounded in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon on Monday, the country’s Health Ministry said.
- Russia lost 5,426 service members killed and 10,958 injured since the beginning of its offensive in the Kharkiv region in May 2024, Ukrainian Army says.
- Russian military patrol aircraft violated Japan's airspace over Rebun Island on the afternoon of September 23.
- Media investigation: Ukraine's Minister of Agrarian Policy Koval lives in a $500k apartment owned by his retired mother-in-law.
- Telegram will disclose the phone numbers and IP addresses of those users who violate the messenger's rules to authorities.