russian invasion of Ukraine. Chronicle for Semtember 4-5

6 September 2023

In the early hours of February 24, 2022, Russia launched rocket attacks on Ukrainian territory and launched a direct full-scale invasion. APU repulse the enemy

- Moscow Air Defense Forces occupied a skate park to deploy new Pantsir-S1 air defense systems.

They also built a tower, on which they placed another "Shell".

More air defense in the regions of Russia, less air defense on the front line in Ukraine

- Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita:

Poland began extradition of men of military age who illegally left Ukraine during martial law.

- The Romanian Ministry of Defense denied the statement of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry that the Shahed-136 kamikaze UAV launched by Russia fell on the territory of Romania during a night attack by Russian troops.

"The UAV attacks carried out by the Russian Federation did not pose any direct military threat to our national territory or the territorial waters of Romania"

- Former Minister of Defense of Ukraine Reznikov:

One day of war costs Ukraine 100 million dollars.

- The military intelligence of Ukraine (GUR) reports that the captured Russian Mi-8 helicopter will soon go on combat duty in the Armed Forces.

- German Chancellor Scholz has published the first photo with an eye patch after falling while jogging.

- The defeat of Russia is necessary not only for Ukraine and Europe in order to reduce security threats for them, but also for Armenia․ This will allow us to join the European Union and NATO at the next stage. All this must be done very carefully, in cooperation with the West. Let's be optimistic.

- Robert Ananyan/Journalist from Armenia

- Russian helicopter Ka-52 crashed in the Sea of Azov.

The crew was evacuated.

- Putin to Erdogan in Sochi:

We were again deceived by Western partners.

If the promises are kept in the coming days, we will make our own efforts to preserve this grain corridor.

- The Minister of Defense of Russia Shoigu to the question about the possibility of joint exercises of the Russian Federation and the DPRK:

Why not, we are neighbors.

What country, such and neighbors.

- Russian General Sergei Surovikin was noticed today while walking with his wife in Moscow after several months of absence.

Surovikin was removed from the post of commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces after the Wagner rebellion.

-WSJ:

73% of Americans surveyed believe that Biden is too old to be re-elected president.

47% said the same about Trump.

- By the end of the year, Belgium will supply Ukraine with about 320 additional Volvo army trucks and 80 Iveco Lynx armored vehicles.

Belgium has already donated 150 Volvo N10 trucks.

-Nikkei:

Türkiye and Japan will cooperate in the reconstruction of Ukraine after the end of the conflict.

- Ukrainian forces have resumed full-fledged offensive operations on Novodonetsk.

They have already made an attempt to take Novodonetsk at the very beginning of the offensive.

However, they suffered heavy losses in people and equipment.

- Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Kuleba:

Zelensky and Erdogan to hold talks after Turkish President Erdogan's meeting with Putin in Sochi.

I am convinced that as a result of Erdogan's conversation with Putin, there will be contact between President Erdogan and President Zelensky.

Kuleba stressed that there is trust in relations between the leaders of Ukraine and Turkey.

-WSJ:

In recent years, the Chinese, under the guise of tourists, have tried to infiltrate US military bases about 100 times.

The US authorities call these people "intruders" for their attempts to accidentally or intentionally enter the premises without proper authorization.

Illegal crosses range from Chinese citizens caught trying to break into a US missile base in New Mexico to divers swimming in troubled waters near a US missile base in Florida.

In incidents in rural areas with little tourism, Chinese citizens are often affected, who are forced to serve and must report to the Chinese government.

- The New York Times:

North Korea's Kim Jong-un plans to visit Russia in September to meet Putin and discuss arms supplies to Moscow.

Putin wants to convince Kim to send artillery shells and anti-tank missiles to Russia, and Kim would like Russia to supply North Korea with advanced satellite technology and nuclear submarines.

Kim would also like to receive food aid.

- The Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany poses with a 155mm RCH155 self-propelled howitzer on the German KMW production line.

- The chief customs officer of the pro-Russian LPR was blown up in his own house by Ukrainian intelligence officers (SBU).

Yuri Afanasyevsky received multiple shrapnel wounds to his head, neck, abdomen and is in intensive care in a serious condition.

Afanasevsky — major general and agent of the central apparatus of the FSB.

He is also known for becoming a "financier" head of the so-called LPR Leonid Pasechnik.

He "laundered" funds to finance the armed formations that fought against Ukraine.

- Russian Tu-160 and Tu-95 strategic bombers at the Engels airbase are now protected by car tires from above from kamikaze UAV strikes.

- The Russian Federation does not carry out the genocide of Ukrainians, we have not yet collected enough evidence, – UN International Commission of Inquiry into Violations in Ukraine.

Show it to the UN that can't find the genocide 🤦‍♂️

And this is only for 2022.

- Zaluzhny appointed a new head of the Lviv TCC.

He became the Hero of Ukraine, Colonel Denis Chayuk. In early 2014, he fought in the Donbass, took part in the battles for the Lugansk airport and Debaltseve. During the fighting in the Zaporozhye region in March last year, he was injured.

TCK Reform Gaining Momentum

- Turkish President Erdogan:

Russia has two specific requests. One — connect Rosselkhozbank to the SWIFT system, the second — to insure ships used for transportation.

August 28 UN Secretary-General Guterres proposed an intermediary mechanism that would be the result of a SWIFT transaction, and not directly SWIFT, as the Russians wanted.

- German industrial software supplier SAP to shut down Russianother companies from their software. Among these companies — OJSC "Russian Railways" (RUSSIAN RAILWAYS).

The Yermak-McFaul expert group on Russian sanctions proposed such a step that the Russians would be more and more immersed in the Stone Age in everything.

- US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will visit Kyiv tomorrow

- A Maxar satellite image from Engels Air Base shows a Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber with car tires on top of the fuselage.

- The pilot of the Russian Mi-8 helicopter, 28-year-old Maxim Kuzminov, will receive 500 thousand dollars in hryvnia equivalent as a reward.

- The President signed a law on changing the administrative-territorial structure of Crimea.

The Cabinet of Ministers within a month should determine the territories and administrative centers of territorial communities in the Crimea, and within three months to create district state administrations of new districts.

- Former deputy from the Opposition Platform for Life Vadim Rabinovich was put on the wanted list.

Rabinovich left for Israel at the beginning of July with alleged work of the trip, and never returned to Ukraine.

- The main bill on the return of the declaration was adopted as a whole, – MP Zheleznyak.

For – 329. But it loses its main meaning, because one of the main edits to it – immediate opening of declarations, people's deputies did not accept.

- 11 years of imprisonment received a fire adjustment from Kharkov.

Prosecutors of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office proved in court that she had leaked information to the Rashists about the location of the Ukrainian military and equipment in Kharkiv.

- People's deputies failed to vote for the opening of declarations. How will this affect Ukraine?

First of all, this is a continuation of the concealment of corruption – the fortune of deputies and officials, which they earned during the war, will be hidden from prying eyes. This undermines the already small confidence in the parliament on the part of the population. Moreover, this slows down the supply of Western weapons, as the President of Lithuania spoke about.

Corruption scandals deal a huge blow to our reputation, as it raises doubts among partners – Is the money really going where it needs to go?

This draft law on e-declaration was one of the criteria for Ukraine's accession to the EU, but the fact that people's deputies failed to vote on such an important detail is unlikely to be satisfied by EU institutions.

We should not forget about the constant scandals with transparent tenders, in which officials continue to blatantly steal money. And do not care that this topic has not left the pages of the media for a month now – the perpetrators continue to go unpunished

Tishchenko is one of two people's deputies who voted against the amendment on the immediate opening of declarations.

The second was «Servant of the People» Dmitry Mikish.

- Thank you Minister!

The Ministry of Defense thanked Reznikov for the effective work

- The Poles created their own UAV with a machine gun for one horn.

To equip a large drone for tens of thousands of dollars with a simple machine gun, so what? fight shahids? And if the Kalashnikov runs out of a single store?

So many questions and so few answers