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There are several explosions in Crimea. There are many casualties after a Russian attack on Odessa. The news ticker about the Ukraine war.
The explosion on the Cream: Allegedly “controlled explosions”More massive attack on Odessa: At least two deathsThe information processed here comes from international media and news agencies, but also from the warring parties Russia, Ukraine and their allies. In particular, the information on losses suffered by the armies involved in the Ukrainian war cannot be independently verified.
Update from September 26th, 6:12 a.m: In recent months, Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory and Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, have increased. Russian air defense has now repelled several Ukrainian drone attacks in Belgorod and Kursk during the night.
At least eleven drones were destroyed, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The reports could not be independently verified. Ukraine has not yet commented on this.
Update from September 25th, 10:30 p.m.: After handing over the first US Abrams tanks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj expressed confidence that he would receive further long-desired military aid. “We are also working on getting all the other military capabilities we need,” said Zelensky in his evening video address on Monday. These included F-16 fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft systems and long-range weapons. “In order to cover our entire national territory, we need more systems than we currently have,” said Zelensky.
Ukraine is hoping, among other things, for Taurus cruise missiles from Germany. So far, however, there has been no commitment from Berlin. In addition, it is important for his country to increasingly produce weapons and anti-aircraft defenses itself, said Zelensky.
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Update from September 25th, 8:55 p.m.: Despite the alleged death of the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Viktor Sokolov, the Russian Navy continues to attack Ukrainian positions. This was reported by Dmytro Pletenschuk, spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy, on state television on Monday. However, there were no reports of possible damage or casualties.
Explosions in Crimea: Russia reports “controlled explosions”
Update from September 25th, 6:55 p.m.: After the Ukrainian attack on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, there were further explosions on Monday on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which was annexed by Moscow. According to the Russian occupation chief of the area, Mikhail Razvoshayev, it was said to have been a “controlled demolition” at the heavily damaged building in the city of Sevastopol. Further explosions were also planned for the evening, Rasvoshayev said on Telegram. The information could not be independently verified. Razvoshayev later reported that the air defense had intercepted a Ukrainian missile.
After the attack last Friday, the Russian side initially only spoke of falling rocket debris – but the Ukrainian attack ultimately turned out to be much more successful. Several rockets are said to have hit the headquarters. According to information from Kiev, the head of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Viktor Sokolov, was among those killed. Moscow did not initially confirm this.
In this satellite photo provided by Planet Labs, smoke rises from the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, after it was hit in a missile attack by the Ukrainian military. © dpa/Planet Labs PBC/AP
Missile debris discovered again after Russian attacks in border regions
Update from September 25th, 6:05 p.m.: According to the separatists, debris from a rocket has crashed in the Transnistria region, which has broken away from the Republic of Moldova and borders Ukraine. Parts of the bullet were found in the village of Chițcani, less than 20 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, the self-proclaimed Interior Ministry of the internationally unrecognized separatist region announced on Monday. On Monday night, Russia attacked the nearby Ukrainian region of Odessa with drones and missiles.
According to the information, no one was injured. Photos published online showed debris said to be lying in a villager’s garden. The government of the former Soviet Republic of Moldova said it sent military observers to the site where the rubble was found. The claim made by separatists that it was an S-300 anti-aircraft missile could not initially be independently verified.
Two people die after a Russian air strike on southern Ukraine
Update from September 25th, 4:15 p.m.: A Russian airstrike on the city of Beryslav in southern Ukraine has left two elderly people dead and two others injured. A 73-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman died on Monday when a bomb dropped from an aircraft hit a city housing authority building, local authorities said on Telegram. Another airstrike destroyed a residential building. Information from the war zone is often difficult to independently verify.
Beryslav is located on the northwestern bank of the Dnipro River, which largely forms the border between Russian and Ukrainian forces in the embattled southern Ukrainian region of Kherson. In the past, the city has repeatedly been the target of Russian air and artillery attacks. Just the day before, Beryslav was bombed by planes.
Massive attack on Odessa: At least two dead found under rubble
Update from September 25th, 3:10 p.m.: After the Russian attacks, at least two dead people have been recovered from under the rubble of a warehouse hit, according to the military governor of Odessa, Oleh Kiper. A woman was also injured and was being treated in hospital. According to Kiper, a large building on the coast was hit and caught fire. A fire broke out in a high-rise building that was not used for residential purposes. This was quickly deleted. According to the Army South Office, this is the ferry station building and the adjacent empty hotel. A private house in the Odessa district was also damaged.
Update from September 25th, 2:09 p.m: The first Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine. This was announced loudly by both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj on Telegram and two US officials New York Times with.
The US promised Ukraine Abrams main battle tanks in January – because otherwise Germany would not have provided Leopard 2 tanks, as US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said at the time.
Commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet probably killed
Update from September 25th, 1:50 p.m: During its attack on Crimea last Friday, the Ukrainian army said it killed the commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Viktor Sokolov. A total of 34 officers died in the shelling, the Ukrainian special forces said on Telegram today.
Accordingly, a further 105 people were injured. The headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet is “beyond repair.” The Russian Black Sea Fleet is stationed in the port of Sevastopol. The city is also home to one of Russia’s command centers for Moscow’s war against Ukraine. From there, the Russian occupation troops in the south of Ukraine are supplied and rocket attacks are controlled.
“Pathetic attempt at retaliation”: Ukraine responds to air strike on Odessa
Update from September 25th, 1:28 p.m: Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has called Russia’s attack on Odessa a “pathetic attempt at retaliation.” It referred to the recent strike against the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, reported CNN. According to information from the US broadcaster, two deaths from the air strike in Odessa have now been confirmed.
Grain warehouses were destroyed and the port of Odessa was damaged, said Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko. According to the regional government, there were almost 1,000 tons of grain in the silos. More than 1,000 customers are without electricity as a result of the attack in the Odessa region.
Military cooperation: Pistorius for three days in Latvia and Estonia
Update from September 25th, 11:52 a.m: Germany significantly expanded its military involvement in the Baltics after the Ukraine war. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) has now arrived in the Baltics for a three-day visit. The SPD politician and his delegation landed in the Latvian capital Riga today, where talks about the security policy situation and further military cooperation with the NATO partner are on the agenda.
Counter-offensive operation in the Ukraine war: Russia reports better “tactical position” in Donetsk
Update from September 25th, 11:02 a.m: Russian soldiers have improved their “tactical position” in the Donetsk region and carried out their own “decisive counter-offensive operations”. According to the state news agency Tass the Russian Ministry of Defense. Specifically, it is about the Weseloje settlement.
“A total of four enemy attacks” were repelled in the region on Sunday (September 24th). The ministry estimated Ukraine’s losses at “up to 305 Ukrainian soldiers, two armored fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles and a US-made M777 artillery system.” The information could not initially be verified independently.
New attack in the Ukraine war: the port city of Odessa in southern Ukraine was shelled
Update from September 25th, 10:22 a.m: According to authorities, a woman was injured and port infrastructure was destroyed in another Russian attack on Odessa with drones and missiles. The governor of the region in southern Ukraine, Oleh Kiper, said on Telegram that a multi-story building had burned after the attack. The flames were quickly extinguished.
First report from September 25th: Kiev – The announcement comes against the background of obvious successes of the counteroffensive: The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has published current figures on Russia’s losses in the Ukraine war.
Kiev reports new figures on Russia’s losses in the Ukraine war
Accordingly, a good 420 Russian soldiers were killed or injured in the fighting within one day; In total there are now said to be more than 276,000. The information provided by the warring parties cannot be independently verified. Both sides often tend to exaggerate when making statements about their opponent’s losses.
Soldiers: 276,270 (+420 on the previous day)Panzer: 4667 (+5)Armored combat vehicles: 8927 (+13)Artilleriesysteme: 6260 (+27)Anti-aircraft guns: 533 (+2)Multiple rocket launchers: 791 (+2)Vehicles and tank trucks: 8746 (+12)Ships and boats: 20Source: Information from the General Staff of Ukraine as of September 25, 2023Anm.: According to calculations by independent Russian media from the beginning of July 2023, around 47,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the Ukraine war so far. These figures differ greatly from those published by the Ukrainian side. The British secret service, however, places the numbers in the middle of these claims.
Ukraine reports breakthrough on the southern front near Werbowe in Zaporizhia
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian army reported successes on the front in the south of the country. The Russian defense lines had been broken near the village of Verbowe in the Zaporizhzhia region, said the responsible general, Oleksandr Tarnawskiji, in an interview with the US broadcaster on Saturday (September 23). CNN.
However, he also admitted that the counteroffensive launched in June was progressing more slowly than hoped. According to Tarnawskiji, a major breakthrough would be the recapture of the town of Tokmak, about 20 kilometers from the front line. This would allow the Ukrainian army to advance further towards the annexed Crimean peninsula, he said CNN.
Attack on the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea
The interview was broadcast a day after the Ukrainian attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Crimea. According to the Ukrainian army, high-ranking Russian naval officers were also killed. Black Sea Fleet ships have long been targeted in the Ukraine war.
The success of the counteroffensive depends not only on what happens at the front, but also on the destruction of command centers, which causes “disorder on the battlefield,” Tarnawskiji emphasized on US television. Attacks on Crimea would also boost the morale of Ukrainian soldiers. (with news agency material)
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