Sunday, September 29

Russia’s war against Ukraine

Married couple Kateryna and Mykola Hradnov-Savytskyi pose for a photograph on the Superhumans Rehabilitation Centre’s rooftop on September 28, 2024, in Lviv, Ukraine. Mykola, a soldier of the 12th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine “Azov,” was wounded in the Donetsk direction in March 2024. (Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images)

West should not ‘fight to victory’ against nuclear state, Russian FM says at UN.

Ukraine and its Western allies should not try “to fight to victory with a nuclear power,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 28.

Russia preparing for assault operations in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukrainian military says. Russian troops appear to be preparing for assault operations in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia Oblast, where “the enemy is amassing personnel,” the Ukrainian military’s Southern Command spokesman Vladyslav Voloshyn said on Sept. 28.

Advisor to Putin accuses West of isolating Kaliningrad by disrupting transit links. Nikolai Patrushev, an advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, accused the West on Sept. 27 of attempting to isolate Kaliningrad Oblast by disrupting transportation links between the exclave and mainland Russia.

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Ukrainian Supreme Court judge killed in Russian drone attack. Leonid Loboyko, a judge on Ukraine’s Supreme Court, was killed on Sept. 28 by a Russian drone strike in the village of Kozacha Lopan in Kharkiv Oblast. A Russian FPV drone struck a civilian vehicle on Sept. 28, killing the driver immediately, the Kharkiv Oblast regional prosecutor’s office reported.

Russian colonel killed near Moscow, military intelligence says. Aleksey Kolomeitsev, a Russian colonel who trained specialists in the use of attack drones, was killed in the city of Kolomna in Moscow Oblast, Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) reported on Sept. 28. Kolomeitsev, 51, led Russia’s 924th State Center of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), a military unit responsible for training specialists to operate combat drones.

Explosions damage railway bridge in Samara Oblast, Russian media reports.

Explosions on a railway bridge in Russia’s Samara Oblast have damaged the concrete structures supporting the track, the Russian Telegram news channel Baza reported on Sept. 28.

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As Russian losses in Ukraine surge, some military bloggers turn on Kremlin, military command

The Kremlin is facing a backlash from Russian military bloggers outraged at reports of specialist troops being sent to storm Ukrainian positions in order to maintain pressure on the front lines.

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Human cost of war

Russia’s attack on Zaporizhzhia destroys apartment building, injures 5. Russia attacked the city of Zaporizhzhia with guided bombs overnight on Sept. 29, injuring at least five civilians, local authorities reported.

Russian double-tap attack on Sumy hospital kills 10, injures 22, officials say.

Russian forces launched a double-tap strike on a hospital in the northeastern city of Sumy, killing 10 people and injuring 22, Ukrainian officials said on Sept. 28. The initial attack claimed one life and caused extensive damage to several floors of the hospital, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko.

Russian air strike in Kharkiv Oblast kills 3, injures 6. Russian air strikes on the village of Slatyne in Kharkiv Oblast on Sept. 28 killed three people and injured six others, regional authorities reported. Russia targeted Slatyne, a village 13 kilometers from the Russian border, with multiple air strikes.

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International response

North Korea claims that US military aid to Ukraine is ‘incredible mistake.’ North Korea, facing accusations of illegally supplying weapons to Russia, slammed the U.S. decision to send $8 billion in military aid to Ukraine, labeling it an “incredible mistake” and warning that it risks sparking nuclear conflict with Russia.

Lithuania delivers ammunition, other support to Ukraine in military aid package.

A military aid package that includes ammunition, computers, and logistical supplies will arrive in Ukraine this week, the Lithuanian government announced on Sept. 28. Lithuania has emerged as one of Kyiv’s staunchest supporters amid Russia’s full-scale war.

China’s FM cautions against ‘escalation’ of Ukraine-Russia war. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi cautioned on Sept. 28 against the escalation of the war in Ukraine, amid accusations from Kyiv that Beijing is supporting Russia. Kyiv has expressed skepticism towards Beijing’s calls for negotiations, yet Wang reiterated China’s willingness to assist in brokering a resolution.

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