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Pope's envoy in Ukraine, then shots are fired: "I didn't know where to flee to"

2022-09-18T09:25:35.185Z


After Ukraine was able to recapture large areas, Putin is now threatening a counterattack. The news ticker on the Ukraine war.


After Ukraine was able to recapture large areas, Putin is now threatening a counterattack.

The news ticker on the Ukraine war.

  • In

    occupied territories

    : US war researchers warn of Russian false flag attacks.

  • Russia

    reports

    several deadly

    explosions in

    Ukraine war

    : Separatists in focus?

  • Grave find in

    Izyum

    : Ukraine says it finds "torture rooms" and bound corpses

  • This is a news ticker on the military situation in the Ukraine war.

Update from September 18,

9:06 a.m.: After the defeat of Russia's occupying forces in the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian President Selenskyj speaks of widespread torture and other "Nazi" methods.

The details in our new news ticker on the combat operations in the Ukraine war.

Update from September 17, 8:01 p.m

.: Shots fired in Ukraine during a visit by the Pope's envoy.

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, who was sent by Pope Francis to the war zone, was distributing relief supplies in Zaporizhia in the south of the country on Saturday when shots were suddenly fired, according to the Vatican news portal “Vatican News”.

The group around Krajewski, who as almsmaster is responsible for the charitable concerns of the Vatican, had to take cover.

"For the first time in my life, I didn't know where to flee to," Krajewski said.

The group was unharmed and Krajewski, who had been sent to Ukraine for the fourth time since the outbreak of war, was able to continue his mission.

Update from September 17, 7:07 p.m

.: The Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is directly connected to the Ukrainian power grid again after a two-week interruption.

As the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced in Vienna on Saturday, a main power line that cools the fuel rods in the facility occupied by Russian forces has been restored. 

Update from September 17, 2:41 p.m .:

On Saturday, the Ukrainian General Staff reported that a Russian offensive near Donetsk in the direction of the cities of Bachmut, Avdiivka, Zaitseve, Mykolaivka Druha and Novomykhailivka could be repelled by Ukrainian troops on Friday.

On Saturday there was apparently another Russian attack in Donetsk Oblast.

According to the mayor of the city of Kramatorsk, three people were injured in a Russian hit on a residential area.

The information could not be independently verified.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Navy announced on Saturday that four Russian warships with up to 32 Kalibr missiles are operational in the Black Sea.

In addition, Russia has up to six warships in the Sea of ​​Azov and five more carriers for cruise missiles in the Mediterranean.

At the end of August, a NATO secret report revealed that Russia could launch attacks on Kyiv from the Black Sea with guided missiles of the "Kalibr" type.

British MoD: Russia tries to hold defensive line in east

Update from September 17, 10:05 a.m .:

The British Ministry of Defense published details of current Russian war tactics on Saturday, citing intelligence information.

Accordingly, the Russian troops absolutely want to hold the defense line in eastern Ukraine.

The Russians had set up a defensive line between the Oskil River and the small town of Swatowe in the Luhansk region, the Ministry of Defense said in London on Saturday, citing intelligence findings.

The Ukrainians would continue their offensive here.

However, Russia absolutely wants to retain control because one of the few supply routes that is still controlled by Russian units runs through this area, it said.

In addition, the line of defense runs along the border of the Luhansk region, whose "liberation" is one of the most important Russian war goals.

"A significant loss of territory in Luhansk will significantly undermine the Russian strategy," the ministry said.

"Russia will likely try to defend this area tenaciously, but it is unclear whether Russian troops on the front line have sufficient reserves or morale to withstand another concerted Ukrainian attack."

Ukrainian General Staff on Saturday: 54,250 Russian soldiers killed since the beginning of the war

Meanwhile, Ukraine's general staff said on Saturday that 54,250 Russian soldiers had been killed since the war began - 200 more than the day before.

In addition, since the Russian invasion on February 24, a total of 2,202 main battle tanks (3 more than the previous day) had been destroyed, as well as 4,701 (+11) armored vehicles, 1,306 (+4) artillery systems, 312 (+0) rocket launchers, 168 (+0 ) anti-aircraft systems, 251 aircraft (+1), 216 helicopters (+0), 911 (+3) tactical drones.

In occupied territories: US war researchers warn of Russian false flag attacks

Update from September 17, 8:23 a.m .:

The war researchers at the US think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) warn of possible Russian false flag attacks in occupied territories.

Accordingly, Russian forces could attack civilians between September 17 and 20, the ISW said, citing the Ukrainian Resistance Center.

The ISW therefore recommends that Ukrainians in the relevant regions avoid public places during this period.

According to the Ukrainian Resistance Center, the false flag attacks could be an attempt to "distract the attention of the world community from the defeat in Kharkiv and the discovery of Russian war crimes" in the liberated areas.

According to Ukrainian sources, after the recapture of the Kharkiv region, a mass grave and torture chambers were discovered there.

Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said 99 percent of the bodies exhumed from the mass grave showed "signs of a violent death."

Several corpses had their hands tied behind their backs, Syniehubov said.

The investigations on site are ongoing, it was said on Friday evening.

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Ukrainian authorities discovered hundreds of graves near the recaptured city of Ijsum.

The investigation is ongoing.

© Evgeniy Maloletka/AP/dpa +++ dpa picture radio +++

In Kharkiv Liberated Area: Investigations into war crimes continue

Update from September 17, 7:12 a.m .:

Investigations into war crimes continue in the Kharkiv area liberated from the Russian occupation.

Dozens of emergency services are deployed there to recover the bodies.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy announced that he wanted to pay special tribute to the work of the rescue workers on Saturday on their official day of honor.

They would have saved thousands of lives and ensured the safety of all Ukrainians.

At the same time, despite the defeat in the Kharkiv region, Russia announced that hostilities would continue until all goals were achieved.

After Ukraine offensive: Putin threatens “tougher” answer at summit

Update from September 16, 7:50 p.m .:

Despite the serious defeat of his army in the Kharkiv region, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced further attacks on eastern Ukrainian areas.

"Our offensive operations in Donbass are not suspended, they are progressing at a slow pace," Putin said at a news conference concluding a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in central Asian Uzbekistan on Friday evening.

"The Russian army is always taking over new territories," Putin claimed.

Under pressure from Ukrainian counter-offensives, Russia's armed forces withdrew almost completely from the eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv last weekend.

In Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Putin himself commented on his opponent's successes for the first time.

"The Kyiv leadership has declared that it has launched and is conducting an active counteroffensive," he said.

"Well, let's see how this one will develop and where it ends."

The Kremlin chief also accused Ukraine of attempting to attack Russian nuclear power plants - and threatened: "If they ultimately don't understand that such methods are unacceptable, there will be an answer." So far, there have been counterattacks as a warning.

If the situation does not change, the answer will be "tougher".

War between Ukraine and Russia: Attacks reported on both sides

Update from September 16, 7:30 p.m.:

According to the Ukrainian general staff, Russia made four rocket and five air attacks on Ukraine this Friday.

There were twelve multiple rocket launcher attacks, sources in Kyiv said.

The Ukrainian troops attacked four areas with Russian troops and one enemy base.

A logistics point from which the Russian army wanted to send reserves was also destroyed, the Ukrainian general staff said.

The information cannot be independently verified.

For fight against Russia: Ukraine asks Germany again for Leopard 2 and Marder tanks

Update from September 16, 6:45 p.m .:

Ukraine is asking Germany for the umpteenth time for the delivery of Leopard 2 main battle tanks and Marder infantry fighting vehicles.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) remains with his no.

And Kyiv has already responded.

Update from September 16, 5:06 p.m .:

Russia and Vladimir Putin are apparently recruiting prisoners in the Ukraine war as troop reinforcements for the allegedly weakening troop numbers.

The head of the Wagner group is therefore the focus - and remarks in a remarkable way about the criminals who are supposed to reinforce the Russian army.

However, there is also criticism of the approach from within the country.

Ukraine fires on separatists, allegedly killing high-ranking members

Original article from September 16, 2022:

Munich – In the battle for cities, settlements and specific front lines, the Ukraine war seems to have come to a standstill for the time being.

This is not synonymous with peace: On Friday (September 16) Russia reported a rocket attack on the strategically important city of Cherson.

According to other unconfirmed reports, high-ranking separatists were killed in an attack in Luhansk.

Meanwhile, Ukraine is investigating the consequences of the Russian occupation of Kharkiv Oblast.

And the general guesswork about Russia's remaining military capabilities continues.

The British secret service once again fueled doubts about the clout of Vladimir Putin's troops.

The war has had a significant impact on Russian manpower, the Ministry of Defense said in London.

This is also supported by recruitment among prisoners.

Whether this is actually the case is currently the subject of debate.

The overview:

Russia reports several deadly explosions in the Ukraine war - the military situation at a glance

Cherson:

According to Russian information, a building of the occupation administration in Cherson was attacked with rockets.

According to Russian agencies, five Ukrainian rockets hit the building on Friday.

At least one person was killed and one injured, it said.

This could not initially be checked independently.

According to statements by the deputy chief of the occupation administration, his study was destroyed.

His colleague Katerina Gubareva said that at the time of the attack, the heads of the city and municipal administrations of the Russian occupying forces were meeting.

Kherson is the only Ukrainian provincial capital that Russian forces have captured since the war of aggression began on February 24.

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This photo, distributed by the Russian state agency Tass, is said to show the effects of a rocket attack in Kherson.

© IMAGO/Maxim Tishchenko

Luhansk:

According to local information, high-ranking members of the Moscow-controlled separatists were killed in an attack in the Russian-occupied area.

"Today, as a result of an act of terrorism, the Prosecutor General Sergey Gorenko and his deputy Yekaterina Steglenko died," Luhansk separatist leader Leonid Pasechnik wrote on Telegram.

He blamed Kyiv for the crime.

Local media had previously reported an explosion at the prosecutor's office.

Ukraine denied involvement.

The "liquidation" should be seen as a dispute within local crime, wrote Selenskyj adviser Mykhailo Podoliak on Twitter.

Berdyansk

: Meanwhile, there was apparently also an attack in the southern Ukrainian port city of Berdyansk, which was occupied by Russia.

According to Russian information, the deputy chief of the occupation administration, Oleg Boiko, and his wife Lyudmila were murdered there.

Ukraine-News: Allegedly 440 graves and "torture rooms" discovered - Zelenskyj's people investigate

"Torture rooms" in the Kharkiv region:

According to the Ukrainian police, at least "ten torture rooms" have been discovered in areas recaptured from Ukraine in the north-east of the country.

"To this day I can speak of at least ten torture rooms in places in the Kharkiv region," said national police chief Igor Klymenko on Friday, according to the Interfax news agency.

Only two were discovered in the small town of Balaklija.

Authorities have opened 204 war crimes investigations by Russian forces over the past week, Klymenko added.

The Russian army has been accused of war crimes in the occupied territories of Ukraine for months.

Cemetery in Izyum

: According to Ukrainian sources, hundreds of graves have also been found near the recaptured city of Izyum in the east of the country.

Zelenskyj spoke on Thursday evening about the discovery of a "mass grave" in Izyum, without giving any details.

Later, the Missing Persons Commissioner of Ukraine put it into perspective.

"I don't want to call it a Butscha - here the people were buried, let's say, in a more civilized manner," Oleh Kotenko told the TV channel Nastoyashchee Vremja on Friday night.

Many of those killed were apparently killed by shelling.

However, according to unconfirmed statements by Ihor Klymenko, the dead are exclusively civilians.

The broadcaster n-tv, citing the Reuters news agency, also reported on Friday afternoon that several bodies with their hands tied and a rope around their necks had been found in the graves.

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List of rubrics: © IMAGO/Gzegorz Galazka

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