2023-09-22 19:25:54
What has happened in the last few hours
On the 576th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, here are the top news stories at 8:00 p.m. this Friday, September 22:
Ukraine attacks the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol. This Friday, Ukraine hit the Russian fleet base in Sevastopol, Crimea, with medium-range missiles. The administrator imposed by Russia in the city of Sevastopol, on the Crimean peninsula, Mikhail Razvozhaev, has reported that Ukraine has reported the missile attack, without specifying whether there are victims or the extent of the damage. A Russian soldier remains missing.
Biden promises Zelensky to send him long-range ATACMS missiles, according to NBC. The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has informed the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, that Washington will provide Kiev with long-range ATACMS missiles, NBC News reported this Friday, citing three US officials and an official from the Congress.
The Kremlin does not see progress to return to the grain export pact. The Kremlin does not see any progress that would allow its return to the agreement for the export of grain through the Black Sea, from which it unilaterally withdrew in July. Furthermore, Russian President Vladimir Putin does not have any conversations on the subject on his agenda with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, who together with the UN mediated to make this agreement possible in July 2022.
Ukraine warns that Russia has already begun its new campaign of “energy terror” before the arrival of winter. The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denis Shmigal, stated this Friday that Russia has already begun its new campaign of “energy terror” with attacks on Ukrainian electrical and thermal infrastructure, as they did last year. However, he has assured that the kyiv authorities are prepared to offer the maximum possible protection to these facilities.
The war in Ukraine will make European economies worse, according to a Swiss study. The war in Ukraine has reduced European economic growth and has “considerably” triggered inflation across the continent and the worst effects are yet to come, the Swiss National Bank said in a study published this Friday.
One dead and 15 injured in a Russian attack in Krementchouk, central Ukraine. At least one person has been killed and 15 wounded, including a child, in a Russian attack targeting the city of Krementchouk, in central Ukraine, this Friday.
One dead in a Russian bombing in Kherson. A 25-year-old young man died this Friday as a result of a bombing carried out by Russia in a residential area of the Ukrainian city of Kherson, in the south of the country, as reported by the regional governor, Oleksandr Prokudin.
Canada will give Ukraine an additional 450 million euros over the next three years. Canada will give 650 million more Canadian dollars (about 450 million euros) in military aid to Ukraine over the next three years, the Prime Minister of this country, Justin Trudeau, has informed Parliament. The announcement took place after the meeting between Trudeau and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky. Canada has become one of Ukraine’s main allies in its war against Russia. Since January 2022, Ottawa has committed more than $8.9 billion.
Russia shoots down three Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Krasnodar region. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced this Friday the downing of three drones launched by Ukraine, two of them over the Black Sea and another in the city of Tuapse, in the Krasnodar region.
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