Strike on hospital in Sumy and liquidation of head of drone center in Russia: highlights for September 28
Russian troops attacked a hospital in Sumy twice, killing 10 people. The head of a drone center was killed in the Moscow region of Russia. In the Lviv region, the director of a rehabilitation center accused of child abuse was suspended. We have collected the main news for September 28.
Russians attack hospital in Sumy
On the morning of September 28, Russian troops attacked Sumy. The occupiers hit a hospital and a residential area. As of 10:30 p.m., 10 people were killed and 22 were wounded.
Amid the attack, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that Russia can only be forced to peace.
Occupiers are preparing for an assault in Zaporizhzhia
Russian troops are preparing to conduct assault operations in the Zaporizhzhia sector, a spokesperson for the Southern Defense Forces said.
At the same time, he emphasized that the assault does not mean the beginning of an offensive, as more forces and means are needed for an offensive.
Head of drone center eliminated in Russia
A colonel of the Russian Armed Forces, head of the 924th State Center for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Alexei Kolomeitsev, was killed in the Moscow region of Russia, a source in the security forces told hromadske.
The source notes that Kolomeitsev trained Russian specialists in the use of drones, including operators and personnel who maintain Shahed kamikaze attack drones.
US is “carefully studying” the victory plan
Ukrainian presidential spokesperson Serhii Nikiforov denied Western media reports that the Ukrainian victory plan was met with “no enthusiasm” in the United States.
“The Western media used various epithets: that the victory plan was received with coolness, with no enthusiasm, and skepticism. But this is not true. It was received with great interest,” he emphasized.
Earlier, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the administration of the American president was “carefully studying” the Ukrainian victory plan.
Children abused in rehabilitation center
Children in a children's educational and rehabilitation center in the Lviv region may have been physically, psychologically and sexually abused, Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said.
The head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, Maksym Kozytskyi, said that the head of the institution had been suspended for the duration of the inspection.
Energoatom top manager detained for bribery
The Security Service of Ukraine detained one of the officials of Energoatom for bribery. A bail of UAH 1 million has already been imposed on him.
According to the investigation, the Director of Control and Audit at Energoatom demanded bribes from suppliers of goods and services.
Switzerland welcomes China and Brazil's peace proposal
Switzerland has supported the peace proposal of China and Brazil, as it believes that it calls for a ceasefire and provides for a political solution to the conflict.
The spokesperson for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Nicolas Bidot, explained that China and Brazil “offer an alternative to the warlike rhetoric we have heard from both the Ukrainian and Russian sides”.
Other important news of the day
- Lithuania gives Ukraine a new military aid package.
- In the Rivne region, a gas tanker crashes into a checkpoint: a policeman is killed and two more people are injured.
- Russians attacked a car with a drone in Kozacha Lopan: a Supreme Court judge was killed.
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