Monday, September 23

Russia’s war against Ukraine

A local woman looks at a residential high-rise building in the Shevchenkivskyi district damaged by a Russian aerial bombing on September 22, 2024, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. At least 21 people were injured, including two persons in acute condition. (Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Zelensky begins visit to US, will share ‘victory plan’ with allies. According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, he will visit an unspecified location in Pennsylvania and then travel to New York City and Washington, D.C. “Of course, I will present the ‘victory plan’ to all the leaders of the partner countries,“ he added.

Ukraine awaits Mirage 2000 jets, in talks about Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon. Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said Ukraine has an agreement to receive Dassault Mirage 2000 jets. According to the minister, Ukraine is in talks to acquire Swedish-made Saab JAS 39 Gripen and the Eurofighter Typhoon fighters.

‘Too early to judge’ — Zelensky on success of Kursk incursion. “I’m not saying it’s a resounding success or will bring about the end of the war or the end of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin. What it has done is show our partners what we’re capable of,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Zelensky visits Pennsylvania ammunition plant to thank workers. President Volodymyr Zelensky visited a Pennsylvania ammunition factory under tight security on Sept. 22 to personally thank the workers producing some of the most crucial munitions for Ukraine’s defense against Russian forces.

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OSINT project reports another failed Russian nuclear missile test. Open-source intelligence project MeNMyRC reported on Sept. 19 that a test launch of Russia’s RS-28 Sarmat Super-Heavy Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) resulted in failure at the launch site in Plesetsk, Russia based on analysis of satellite images.

Zelensky calls JD Vance ‘too radical,’ says war should not end at Ukraine’s expense. In an interview with the New Yorker, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Donald Trump’s running mate J. D. Vance is “too radical” in his ideas of how to end the war in Ukraine.

Iran provided no launchers with missile deliveries to Russia, Reuters reports. Iran did not include mobile launchers along with its delivery of ballistic missiles to Russia, Reuters reported on Sept. 21, citing three sources with knowledge of the matter.

Russia launches over 1,000 aerial weapons against Ukraine in a week. Russia has launched nearly 30 missiles, around 400 drones, and more than 900 guided aerial bombs at Ukraine over the past week, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 22, as he called for Ukraine to be given long-range strike capabilities.

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Zelensky latest to nudge Biden toward boosting Ukraine’s firepower during US trip

President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to be the latest world leader to nudge his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden in a face-to-face meeting to provide more firepower to Kyiv — key to a potential Ukrainian victory.

Photo: Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine awaits Mirage 2000 jets, in talks about Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon

Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said Ukraine has an agreement to receive Dassault Mirage 2000 jets. According to the minister, Ukraine is in talks to acquire Swedish-made Saab JAS 39 Gripen and the Eurofighter Typhoon fighters.

Photo: Sebastien Bozon/AFP/Getty Images

Amid loss and uncertainty of wartime, Kyiv’s jazz fusion scene plays on — one filmmaker wants to capture it

The musicians affiliated with the Fusion Jams collective – which describes itself on social media as “a community of contemporary jazz and free people” – were coming together to stage performances and collect funds for the Ukrainian military.

Photo: Personal archive of Marc Wilkins

Zelensky’s ‘victory plan’ and Biden’s long-range strike dilemma

Human cost of war

General Staff: Russia has lost 643,750 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022. This number includes 1,330 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

Russian attack on apartment building in Zaporizhzhia injures 13. At least 13 people were injured in a Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia overnight on Sept. 23, including a 15-year-old boy. The strike resulted in a partial destruction of an apartment building, according to Zaporizhzhia Oblast Governor Ivan Fedorov.

Russian attack on mine in Donetsk Oblast kills 2 women, injures 1. Russian troops shelled a mine in Donetsk Oblast, killing two female mine employees and injuring one other person, Ukraine’s Energy Ministry reported on Sept. 22.

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