2023-09-20 10:33:35
► Ukraine says it shot down 17 Russian drones overnight
Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 17 Russian Shahed-type drones overnight, the army said early Wednesday September 20. In its daily report, it reported 24 Shahed drones launched by Russian forces, including 17 shot down, without being able to give details on the consequences of this assault.
Two Russian drones were destroyed in the Dnipropetrovsk region (center-east), also the governor said, mentioning material damage but no casualties at this stage. The head of the military administration of the Poltava region (center) explained early that the Kremenchuk oil refinery had been hit by a missile attack despite the ” well done “ air defenses.
► Volodymyr Zelensky at the Security Council, facing Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to address the UN Security Council on Wednesday, facing permanent member Russia for the first time since the war began.
While the Russian invasion of Ukraine is bogged down, the Ukrainian president continues his diplomatic offensive in New York where the great leaders of the world are gathered, in the notable absence of the Chinese Xi Jinping and the Russian Vladimir Putin.
► Facing the General Assembly, Volodymyr Zelensky denounces a “genocide”
During his speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of committing “genocide” in Ukraine, striving to rally sometimes skeptical countries of the South to its cause by telling them that they too had an interest in kyiv’s victory.
The deportation by Russia of ” tens of thousands “ of Ukrainian children is “clearly a genocide”he accused from the platform of the UN General Assembly in New York, where he also denounced the fact that Russia uses nuclear power and energy “like a weapon” what impacts Ukraine as ” the rest of the world “.
He further invited world leaders opposed to Russian aggression to help him prepare “a peace summit”. “For the first time in modern history, we have the opportunity to stop this aggression on the terms of the attacked country”he said.
► Return of Kim Jong Un to Pyongyang after a trip to Russia
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived at Pyongyang station on Tuesday evening aboard his armored train, capping a nearly week-long trip to Russia, which will feature “forever in history” bilateral relations, state media reported on Wednesday.
The dictator has returned ” in good health “ and was greeted on the arrival of the train by « hourras » senior officials and North Koreans, according to the North Korean news agency KCNA. The North Korean number 1 led in Russia “external revolutionary activities” who will appear “forever in the history of the development of friendship between the DPRK and Russia”adds KCNA using the acronym of North Korea’s official name.
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