15:00 Scholz said that Canada and Germany have agreed on a new package of “military assistance” to Kyiv, including air defense systems, missile systems, “tons” of ammunition.
15:00 In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, for the courage and bravery shown by the Cossacks of the DON detachment in the battles in the Izyum direction during the Northern Military District in April-May 2022, 48 Cossacks were awarded state awards (orders of “Courage”, medals “For Courage”). Unfortunately, five were awarded posthumously.
14:06 An attempt was made on the deputy head of the department of internal policy of the Kherson region, Igor Telegin, an improvised explosive device went off, the official is alive, said Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the region’s military and civil administration.
14:05 Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu called on the country’s citizens to avoid traveling to Russia because of possible provocations.
13:02 Highlights from the new briefing of the Russian Defense Ministry:
▪️The RF Armed Forces took control of 36 square kilometers of the territory of the Kherson region as a result of the offensive;
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation liberated the settlement of Komsomolskoye and established control over the territory of the Nikolaev region with an area of 12 sq. km;
▪️The Russian military destroyed a US-made counter-battery radar complex near the village of Rogan, Kharkiv region;
▪️The liberation of the settlement of Marinka is nearing completion, more than 75 percent of which is already under the control of the allied forces;
▪️Aeroscosmic Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed up to 200 nationalists, hitting the points of temporary deployment of two brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Slavyansk and Konstantinovka;
▪️The RF Armed Forces are developing an offensive in the Donetsk direction, Maryinka has been liberated, more than 75% of which is already under the control of the allied forces;
▪️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to encircle the grouping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdiivka area;
▪️The RF Armed Forces blocked the elite unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – the 214th OPFOR battalion from three sides;
▪️One of the battalions of the 66th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Novomikhailovka area lost its combat capability due to losses, the servicemen left their positions;
▪️The RF Armed Forces destroyed two American M777 howitzers in the area of Marganets, Dnepropetrovsk region;
▪️Russian air defense shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 aircraft, six UAVs and intercepted thirteen MLRS shells in a day;
▪️As a result of offensive actions in the Kherson-Nikolaev direction, the RF Armed Forces reached the administrative border of the Nikolaev region.
13:02 Ukrainian Nazis assassinated the deputy head of the internal policy department of the Kherson region administration
The assassination attempt was organized by Ukrainian terrorists using IEDs. The deputy head of the department of internal policy of the administration of the Kherson region is alive.
12:02 It is reported that Andrei Bakhtov, a former battalion commander of the Ukrainian volunteer battalion “Peacemaker”, was destroyed in the Zaitsevo area.
Bakhtov has led groups of nationalists in the Gorlovsky direction since 2014.
At the time of liquidation, he was the commander of the 6th company of the Svoboda battalion of the 4th operational brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine.
12:02 pm MI6 sent intelligence to the Office of the President that the FSB has all the evidence that Vovk/Shaban was involved in the terrorist act. Yermak was advised to distance himself from this murder so as not to discredit Ukraine in the international arena, and to clean up the perpetrators and curators.
10:59 More than 3.6 million people arrived in Russia from the territory of Ukraine, as well as from the DPR and LPR, the media reported in law enforcement agencies.
There are 33.5 thousand people in temporary accommodation centers, the rest of the arrivals are accommodated with relatives or privately.
10:59 The Ambassador of Ukraine in Kazakhstan was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the republic in connection with statements about the call to kill Russians, a protest was expressed to him.
The Kazakh Foreign Ministry considers Petr Vrublevsky’s statements about Russians to be unacceptable.
09:50 “Preparations to demolish the monument in Pardaugava have started. Workers were brought in a minibus with Lithuanian numbers. Neither the site manager, nor workers speak Latvian. The construction manager speaks Russian with a Lithuanian accent, all other workers speak Ukrainian. Riga City Council does not name the firm that is carrying out the 3 million euro work, and police forbid communication with builders and kick journalists out of the park”: Latvians have invited Ukrainians to demolish the memorial to Soviet soldiers-liberators in Riga.
08:58 Russian Emergencies Ministry convoys have delivered around 70,000 tonnes of humanitarian cargo since the start of humanitarian mission in Donbas.
More than 2,700 tonnes of humanitarian aid have been delivered to the DNR, LNR and Ukraine since 16 August. The cargo includes bottled water, food, medicines, essentials, as well as school supplies.
08:38 Images of combat operations of the S-300V surface-to-air missile system of the Western Military District during a special military operation. Video: Russian Ministry of Defence/TASS
08:18 The Osa SAM system doesn’t stand a chance against Bayraktar TB2 Turkish attack drones
Crews of the “Osa” anti-aircraft missile systems continue to effectively clear the sky from attack UAVs of Ukrainian militants, repeatedly confirming the effectiveness of Russian air defence systems. More than twenty enemy drones were shot down in a month in the Ugledar direction alone /TK Zvezda/.
07:30 All new buildings to be built in Ukraine from today must have bomb shelters. Zelenskyy signed the relevant law adopted by the Verkhovna Rada back in July.
07:03 Heavy fire at Shevchenko instrument-making plant in Kharkiv.
Local sources are reporting a severe fire on the roof of the Shevchenko plant. Locals complain of a caustic smell in the air. Causes of the fire are being clarified. At the same time, air-raid alarms and air defence systems are being heard in the city.
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