Ramstein, military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh, man beaten in military enlistment office in Lviv region: highlights

Help after Ramstein

On September 19, the 15th international meeting in the Ramstein format took place. At the meeting, the Czech Republic agreed to supply Ukraine with Czech weapons with financial support from Denmark and the Netherlands. Under this agreement, Denmark will purchase 15 modernized T-72 tanks. The Ukrainian Armed Forces will also receive 30 Western Leopards 1 from the country.

At the same time, Norway will provide Ukraine with about 50 M548 tracked transporters, and the new defense package from Lithuania includes demolition systems, maritime surveillance radars, and ammunition for the Carl Gustaf anti-tank grenade launcher.

At Ramstein, Lithuania also signed a declaration of intent to join the IT Coalition. The participating countries plan to create a unified digital system for combat control and management of defense resources of the Defense Forces.

Germany will also provide a new military aid package worth 400 million euros. In particular, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive ammunition for artillery.

The United States has announced that M1 Abrams tanks will soon be on the battlefield in Ukraine. The UK announced that it intends to deliver tens of thousands more artillery shells to Ukraine in 2023.

Military operation in Nagorno-Karabakh

On September 19, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense announced “local anti-terrorist measures” in Nagorno-Karabakh following allegations of provocations by Armenian forces.

Azerbaijan assures that civilians and infrastructure are not being targeted during these measures. And with the use of high-precision weapons, “only legitimate military targets are destroyed”.

According to the Armenian service of Radio Liberty, as of 18:40, 5 people were killed and 80 were wounded in the hostilities. According to preliminary data, 15 of them are civilians.

Meanwhile, in Yerevan, against the backdrop of the events in Nagorno-Karabakh, protests took place in front of the Russian embassy and the Armenian government building. The protesters are dissatisfied with the reaction of official Yerevan and Moscow. Clashes broke out between protesters and police officers, and there were injuries on both sides.

NYT investigation into the strike on Konstantinovka

The New York Times has published an investigation claiming that the deadly strike on the market in Kostiantynivka was the result of a malfunctioning Ukrainian air defense missile fired from a Buk launcher.

However, UP sources assured that the Ukrainian Air Force did not use Buk missiles that day. At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine told us that they could not have used Buk systems either, because they simply do not have them in service.

After the NYT investigation, the Security Service of Ukraine said it was investigating the Russian shelling of the market in Kostiantynivka, and according to the investigation, the occupiers hit it with a S-300 system. A source of hromadske says that the author of this investigation has repeatedly promoted Russian narratives.

According to the latest official data, 16 people were killed and 34 were injured in the attack in Kostiantynivka on September 6. The attack also damaged several retail outlets, two high-rise buildings, a pharmacy, and a bank.

Bullying in a recruitment center in the Lviv region

A video was posted online showing military personnel beating a man and threatening him with weapons on the premises of the Sambir Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support in the Lviv region.

In another video, a civilian claims to be from Kharkiv. According to him, he has been held in the Territorial Center for Recruitment for six days.

The management of the regional Territorial Center for Recruitment has ordered an internal inspection. The suspected officers have been suspended from duty for the time being. The State Bureau of Investigation is establishing the circumstances of the incident.

Another night attack by Russia

On the night of September 19, Russian occupation forces launched 30 Shahed attack drones and an Iskander-M ballistic missile at Ukraine. Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 27 Shaheds.

Russians attacked Lviv, causing the roof of an industrial warehouse to catch fire. Two people were first pulled from the rubble: a woman was not injured, and a man was in serious condition. Later, the body of a dead man who worked in the warehouse was found under the rubble.

Russian troops destroyed the warehouse of the NGO Caritas-Spes, which contained approximately 300 tons of humanitarian supplies. This important humanitarian warehouse burned to the ground.

In Kryvyi Rih, a fire broke out in a multi-story building due to a hit, and an elderly man was injured in Nikopol.

Explosions were also heard at night in Khmelnytskyi region, Odesa, Kherson, Kramatorsk, and Sloviansk.

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