The war between Russia and Ukraine reaches its day 922 since its beginning on February 24, 2022, when the Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered a “special military operation” to free the pro-Russian population from Ukrainian region of Donbas.
Hoy Monday, September 2, 2024, Ukrainians open to peace talks but reject Russian ultimatums.
Meanwhile at the front, the Russian forces launched during the early hours of last night A total of 35 missiles of various types and 23 Iranian kamikaze drones were launched against Ukraine by Shahedof which the Ukrainian defenses managed to shoot down 22 missiles and 20 dronesthe Ukrainian Air Force reported.
Of the total of missiles launched, 16 were Iskander-M and KN 23 ballistic missiles (North Korean-made) that were fired from the regions of Voronezh y Kursk of the Russian Federation. Others 14 were Kh-101 cruise missiles and were launched from Tu-95MC aircraft from the airspace of the Russian region of Volgograd.
Four S-300 and S-400 missiles were launched from Belgorodjust like a Fifth missile of undetermined type for the Ukrainian Air Force.
Las Ukrainian defenses failed to intercept 7 of the ballistic missiles and one of the cruisers, according to the Ukrainian Air Force report.
According to information provided by the kyiv regional authorities, more than twenty of the total missiles were intercepted over the country’s capital.
There were also produced missile and drone shootdowns on the regions of Jarkov (northeast), Poltava y Dnipropetrovsk (center), Zaporizhia (southeast) and Mykolaiv (on).
Volodymyr Zelensky dismisses Air Force commander
Ukrainian President, Volodomir Zelenski, advertisement he cessation from until now Commander of the Air Force, Mykola Oleshchuk.
The dismissal It occurred after a accident con F-16 fighter jet that the cost the life of a pilot and on which there is an ongoing investigation.
He Teniente General Anatoly Kryvonozhkowhich occupied he position of head of the Air Force Command Centerwas appointed interim commander of the Air Force.
“I have decided to replace the commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Zelensky said in his evening address to the nation.
“I am infinitely grateful to all our fighter pilots, maintenance engineers, soldiers of mobile fire groups, air defense crews. To all those who really fight for Ukraine. And it is also necessary to strengthen the command level, and protect the people. Protect the personnel, protect all our troops.”
Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine
In a post on social media, Oleshchuk wrote that the Air Force Command was not hiding the recent crash of the fighter jet.
Volodymyr Zelensky shows off F-16 fighter jets in the context of the war against Russia (SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov blames Ukraine for failure to restore grain and cereal deal
Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrovsaid on Monday that Moscow was willing to resume half a year ago he Agreement for the export of cereals and grains from Ukrainian portsbut kyiv refused at the last moment.
“This spring, Turkey tried to renew the agreement on the protection of food supplies in a modified format. We were ready for this,” Lavrov said, speaking to students at the MGIMO University of International Relations on the occasion of the start of the academic year.
The head of Russian diplomacy assured that “at the last moment”, the Ukrainians decided to add and additional point in the agreement.
That point, he said, was mention at Safety guarantees for nuclear power plants.
“It seemed out of place, but we said: OK. And[Turkish President Recep Tayyip]Erdogan insisted that it was a step forward,” Lavrov continued.
However, he added, kyiv changed its mind and rejected the proposal even with the amendments included..
Last June, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, thanked Turkey are support in the search of a political solution for the war in ukraine.
In particular, he stressed that Erdogan “played a significant role in the signing of the so-called grain deal” in Ukraine, which was suspended in July 2023.
He Kremlin argued then that the Clauses of the pact that interested Russia were not respectedbut did not rule out returning to the agreement in case that this allowed to export also Russian food and fertilizers.
Sergey Lavrov
Ukrainians open to peace talks but reject Russian ultimatums
Although now there is More open Ukrainians at talksin the middle of the rising cost of war and the uncertainty about the Commitment of the Alliesthe overwhelming Majority rejects los Russia’s ultimatums and the territorial concessions associated with them while the threat of repeated aggression remains another obstacle, according to surveys.
He 32% of Ukrainians believe that negotiations with Russia should be sought to end the wargiven the losses the country has suffered and could still suffer, according to a survey carried out jointly by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation and the Centro Razumkov de Kiev in mid-August and published this week.
However, only the 9% are willing to recognize Russia’s control over the occupied territories and only the 20% would consider giving up on NATO membership aspirations or to the European Union in exchange for peace.
“The vast majority of Ukrainians are not prepared to accept such ‘compromises’, which would be tantamount to capitulation,” Oleksi Melnyk, a security expert at the Razumkov Centre in kyiv, told the EFE news agency.
Although Russia this trying to force capitulation by causing “unbearable living conditions” with their attacks against the energy system and the residential areasthis will not change the attitude of Ukrainians, he believes.
According to other surveys, many Ukrainians have long been open to diplomatic solutions y military for the guerra but Russia has not been serious about engaging in meaningful negotiations.
Accept neutral statusas well as the granting of control over four Ukrainian regionsin addition to Crimeain exchange for a possible ceasefire It is the Russia’s latest ultimatum to Ukraineexpressed by the president Vladimir Putin in June.
Los Ukrainians are waiting that your continued determination be seen accompanied by the sufficient commitment from its allieswho are looking for to deal further military blows to Russia y increase its diplomatic isolation.
Nails More than 60% of Ukrainians believe that serious security guarantees could prevent further aggression by Russia.
However, the 40% of Ukrainians fear that the West will not support Ukraine for much longer.
The absence of reliable guarantees, such as membership in the I’LL TAKE or the presence of Western troops in Ukraine, remains a key obstacle to lasting peace, Anton Grushetski, director of the International Institute of Sociology in kyiv, told the EFE news agency.
Ukrainians trying to leave the European country (Daniel Cole / AP)
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