Cover image: Ukrainian paratroopers cross the Siversky-Donets river, near Izium, Ukraine, September 14, 2022 Evgeniy Maloletka / AP
- The Russian occupation authorities say they have “eliminated” an armed group in Kherson, during fights Saturday night in the city center. They also claim that no Russian soldier was injured, nor any civilian. The Russian public media Get married published a video showing two tanks surrounded by soldiers, on an avenue in the district of the railway station, in which one of the tanks is seen opening machine gun fire while other shots are heard. On the Ukrainian side, the spokeswoman for the army’s southern command, Nataliya Gumenyuk, denounced a « provocation », which is, according to her, “intended to tarnish the image of the Ukrainian Armed Forces”.
- Four doctors killed in Kharkiv Oblast during Russian bombardment occurred on Sunday, according to the regional governor of Kharkiv, Oleh Synehoubov. He said doctors were trying to evacuate patients from a psychiatric hospital in the village of Striletcha when Russian forces launched “a massive bombardment” of the region. Two patients were injured, he added.
- The queen of Soviet variety, Alla Pugacheva, dared to denounce the war. On Sunday, the popular singer, 73, claimed that this conflict was killing soldiers for ” illusory goals overwhelmed the population and made Russia a global pariah. Soviet and then post-Soviet icon, probably the most famous woman in Russia, she also asked Moscow to classify her as “foreign agent” after her husband, Maxime Galkine, a 46-year-old television comedian, was put on the state list on September 16.
- Nancy Pelosi denounces “atrocities” committed by Russia. The speaker of the American House of Representatives spoke on Sunday in Armenia about recent accusations against the Russian army of abuses in Ukraine, after the discovery of more than four hundred graves and a mass grave on the outskirts of Armenia. ‘Izioum. The visit came as recent clashes erupted between Armenia and Azerbaijan, killing at least 135 people, according to Armenian authorities.
- EU commissioner slams Hungary’s inaction on Russian asset freeze. The European Union froze 14.5 billion assets of Russian figures as part of sanctions adopted in response to the war in Ukraine, but several countries, including Hungary, did not contribute to the effort, claimed a European commissioner on Sunday. “We have to apply very strong pressure” on Hungary, because ” we can suppose that [s]his very close ties with Russia may prevent him from acting”, European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said in an interview with the LCI television channel. Hungary froze “just over 3,000 euros” Russian assets, he said.
- Nearly 3.7 million tonnes of agricultural commodities have left Ukraine since July. A total of 165 ships have left Ukraine as part of the UN-brokered deal with Turkey to unblock the country’s ports, Ukraine’s infrastructure minister Olexandr Kubrakov announced on Sunday. Since then, three Black Sea ports have reopened under this agreement by Moscow and kyiv, which are able to load and send abroad 100 to 150 cargo ships per month.
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