Eighth package of sanctions, EU's reaction to Nord Stream leaks, attack on Huliaipole: the highlights of the day

The European Commission proposed the eighth package of sanctions

The European Commission proposed the eighth package of anti-Russian sanctions. This was announced by the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

It provides for new trade restrictions, a legal basis for capping Russian oil prices, and an additional list of sanctioned the Russians and Russian companies. Now the new package of sanctions must be agreed upon by the member states in the Council of the EU.

Extension of “Crimea” sanction package

The European Union will expand the geographic scope of the sanctions applied to the occupied Crimea to all temporarily uncontrolled territories of Ukraine.

This was announced by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.

The package of “Crimea” sanctions from the EU will cover Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts, as well as the occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Oblasts.

EU's reaction to the leaks from the “Nord Stream” pipelines

The European Union is concerned about the recent damage to the Nord Stream gas pipelines, which led to gas leaks. The EU believes that the leaks were caused by deliberate actions. This is stated in the declaration of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.

The German government suggests that the damaged threads of the Nord Stream gas pipelines may remain unusable forever if they are not repaired quickly. Tagesspiegel writes about this with reference to German government circles.

At the same time, The Times, citing sources in the field of defense of Great Britain writes that Great Britain believes that Russia is behind the explosions on the gas pipelines.

US intelligence increased monitoring of Russia's nuclear weapons

U.S. and allied intelligence agencies have stepped up surveillance of Russia's nuclear weapons to spot any activity that might indicate actual preparations for a strike on Ukraine. This is reported by Politico with reference to 5 current and former US officials.

Thus, intelligence has increased resources to monitor Russia's actions from the air, space, and cyberspace. In particular, they increased the use of commercial satellites for photographing the Earth in order to monitor Russian units that may obtain nuclear weapons.

Success of the Armed Forces

On September 28, units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks by Russian troops in the areas of 11 settlements. This was reported in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In order to support the actions of the ground groups, the Air Force of the Defense Forces hit two enemy strongholds. And missile forces and artillery hit the command post, four areas of concentration of enemy manpower and equipment, and one relay station.

Attack on Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia Oblast

On the morning of September 28, the Russian occupying forces fired three S300 missiles at the center of Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. This was announced by the head of the regional military administration Oleksandr Starukh.

As a result, the building, which had the status of a historical monument, was destroyed. The road is damaged. Information about the victims is being clarified.

Occupiers fired at a school in Donetsk Oblast

On the morning of September 28, in Mykolaivka, Donetsk Oblast, Russian troops fired at a school where civilians were in a shelter. This was announced by the head of Donetsk Regional Military Administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko.

The shelling happened at approximately 5:00. Previously, Russians used an S-300 missile. At the time of the shelling, there were 12 people in the shelter, which was set up for civilians, including two children and one disabled person.