There are reports that Iran-made Shahed-136 loitering munitions operated by Russia struck target/s in the vicinity of the city Bila Tserkva in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine tonight. A significant fire broke out at impact's site.
The moment when one of Shahed-136 loitering munitions hit a target in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine, causing an explosion.
The fire was already underway, so that confirms at least two "arrivals" (three explosions were reportedly heard).
The head of the regional administration of Kyiv Oblast confirms that the city of Bila Tserkva was attacked with loitering munitions tonight; fires broke out at "infrastructure objects" as a result.
The aftermath of last night's Russian strikes with Shahed-136 loitering munitions in Bila Tserkva, that targeted the home-base of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Ukraine's "KRAKEN" special unit released a 9-minutes-long video material from the operation to liberate the city of Balakliya in Kharkiv Oblast, launched on September 6.
It contains some interesting footage, and provides rare insight on how the battle really looked like.
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As the first part showed final preparations and initial advances, below we can see the Ukrainians entering a former Russian warehouse and Ukrainian strikes on Russian positions with a wide spectrum of weapons: 82mm mortars, BM-21 Grad MRL, D-30 towed howitzers and a tank.
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Another part shows mainly Ukrainian mechanized infantry moving onwards and entering the city. Also some fragments of the work of drone operators.
The law on holding a "referendum" in the so-called "Luhansk People's Republic" [regarding it becoming a subject of the Russian Federation] was unanimously adopted by deputies of the People's Council of the republic, State Duma deputy Vodolatsky announced.
Chairman of the State Duma Volodin: "If the people of Donbas say they want to be part of Russia, the Duma will support them."
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#BREAKING: the "referendum" on the "Luhansk People's Republic" entry into Russia to take place in September 23-27 period, the first deputy speaker of the republic's parliament announced.
Some interesting points from this NYT article on latest Ukrainian military gains:
- Initially, President Zelensky desired to launch the broad attack across the south, to recapture Kherson and cut off Mariupol from the Russian force in the east.
Last night, intense clashes broke out between the Azerbaijani and Armenian forces at several points of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border. Yerevan accused Baku of shelling Armenian positions and initiating offensive actions.
Azerbaijani Defence Ministry claimed that the Armed Forces of Armenia carried out a "large-scale provocation" on the border and confirmed that Azeri forces targeted Armenian positions last night.
Armenian PM Pashinyan held phone call with US Secretary of State Blinken, during which he briefied him on "details of Azerbaijan's aggression against the sovereign territory of Armenia."