Attack on Ukrainian children in Germany and shelling of Kherson: highlights of September 1
In Germany, a man attacked Ukrainian children demanding they speak Russian, and Russians shelled Kherson, killing a man. We have collected the key news for September 1, 2023.
Attack on Ukrainian children
Prosecutors in Germany are investigating the attempted murder of a 10-year-old Ukrainian boy. A group of children was attacked by a man who demanded that they switch to Russian.
The incident took place in the city of Einbeck on 26 August at around 05:40 pm Kyiv time. Police found out that several Ukrainian children were walking near the bridge. An unknown man, aged 30-45, ordered the children to speak Russian. He also claimed that Ukraine had started the war.
According to law enforcement, the man pulled one girl by the hair and then grabbed a 10-year-old boy and threw him over the railing into the canal.
Shelling of Kherson
On September 1, Russian occupiers shelled the city of Kherson at around 12:50 p.m. A man died as a result of the attack. Previously, Russian troops attacked the city with mortars. They hit a private house, resulting in life-threatening injuries to a 34-year-old man.
Reports of bomb threats in Kyiv schools
The Kyiv police received information that all secondary schools in the capital were mined. After checking, the information was not confirmed. The call was false.
Other news
- Danilov: Names of draft dodgers and doctors who issued false certificates will be made public in a few weeks.
- In Georgia, the ruling party has launched impeachment proceedings against President Salome Zurabishvili.
- Two more ships have left the Ukrainian port. They are following a temporary corridor.
- Russia will want revenge after losing the war. It could happen in at least 10 years, Kyrylo Budanov says.
- In the Chernihiv region, criminals stole oil from a pipeline by laying a 5-kilometre-long branch line, police reported.
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