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Zelensky says ‘Russian society has raised a second Hitler’ in attack on Putin
Poland announced it would no longer be transferring “any weapons” to Ukraine amid growing tension between Warsaw and Kyiv over grain imports after Poland extended a unilateral ban on them.
Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki also warned Ukraine it would add “more” products to the list of banned imports if it decided to “escalate” the conflict with his country.
But Mr Morawiecki claimed the decision wasn’t related to a temporary ban on Ukrainian grain, which Poland imposed in a bid to protect the interest of Polish farmers this week.
It comes as Russia launched a massive air attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and five other cities overnight, injuring at least 18 people and damaging infrastructure facilities across the country.
Vladimir Putin’s troops targeted Kherson, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, an industrial zone in the region of Lviv and the northwest city of Rivne, damaging energy infrastructure across the country, evoking memories of last year’s Russian air campaign which causes sweeping outages ahead of winter.
This week, President Volodymyr Zelensky told the United Nations General Assembly that “humankind no longer pins its hope on the UN” to protect borders.
Deadly Russian airstrikes across six cities including Kyiv
A massive Russian attack on Ukraine hit six cities, damaging residential areas, industrial zones and energy infrastructure.
Where have the strikes hit?
In the southern city of Kherson a strike on a residential building killed two people and injuted five said regional governor Oleksand Prokudin.
Seven people were injured in Kyiv, including a nine-year-old girl, after the strike targered residential and commercial buildings, mayor Vitalii Klitschko said.
At least six strikes hit the Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv, damaging civilian infrastructure and hospitalising two, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said.
Seven were injured and at least one person was rescued from under rubble in Cherkasy in central Ukraine, according to Ihor Klymenko the minister of internal affairs of Ukraine.
Missiles hit an industrial zone in the region of Lviv, damaging buildings and starting a fire, but there have been no reports of casualties, Mr Klymenko added.
Regional governor Vitalii Koval reported strikes in the city of Rivne in the northwest region of the same name, but no further details have been reported.
Alexander Butler21 September 2023 07:29
Poland weapons ban isn’t a sign of Western weakness, US official claims
A US official who recently visited Poland dismissed suggestions that Mateusz Morawiecki’s comments were a sign of cracks in Western solidarity with Ukraine.
The official, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity about the Polish prime minister’s comments, said:
We’re all human and there are moments of tension… But that doesn’t mean that there’s going to be some dramatic shift in alliance unity or even Poland’s fundamental position and determination to support Ukraine for as long as it takes.
Alexander Butler21 September 2023 12:04
Poland weapons ban isn’t a sign of Western weakness, US official claims
A US official who recently visited Poland dismissed suggestions that Mateusz Morawiecki’s comments were a sign of cracks in Western solidarity with Ukraine.
The official, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity about the Polish prime minister’s comments, said:
We’re all human and there are moments of tension… But that doesn’t mean that there’s going to be some dramatic shift in alliance unity or even Poland’s fundamental position and determination to support Ukraine for as long as it takes.
Alexander Butler21 September 2023 12:03
Russia targeting energy facilities, Kyiv claims
Russia has resumed its campaign of targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Kyiv believes, after a power station was hit early this morning.
Energy minister Herman Galushchenko said: “The most difficult season is approaching, which will not be easier than the previous winter. Enemy attacks have already begun.
“Today, after a long break, we had the first enemy attack on an energy facility in western Ukraine. And it is obvious there will be more and more of them closer to winter.”
Alexander Butler21 September 2023 11:40
Pictured: An elderly woman sits near her home in Kyiv where debris from a missile fell
An elderly woman sits near her home in Kyiv where debris from a missile fell
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Alexander Butler21 September 2023 11:25
Ukraine and Poland ‘to work out grain dispute’
Ukraine’s farm minister, in a phone call with his Polish counterpart, has agreed to work out a solution to a trade dispute that is in the interests of both countries, the Ukrainian agriculture ministry said on Thursday.
The ministry said in a statement that the two sides had confirmed their “close and constructive ties and agreed to work out an option to cooperate on export issues in the near future”.
Poland announced restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports on Friday after the European Commission decided not to extend a ban on imports into Ukraine’s five EU neighbours
Alexander Butler21 September 2023 11:10
Ukraine and Slovakia come to grain agreement
Slovakia and Ukraine’s agricultural ministers have agreed to set up a licensing system for trading in grains, which would allow a ban on imports of four Ukrainian commodities to Slovakia to be lifted once the system is set up, Reuters reports the Slovak Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday.
Ukraine also agreed to halt a complaint over the import ban that it had filed against Slovakia with the World Trade Organization.
Poland’s agricultural minister is reportedly currently in a phone conversation with Ukraine’s equivalent.
Alexander Butler21 September 2023 10:55
Ship with Ukraine grain back in Turkey under “humanitarian corridor”
The first vessel loaded with grain from Ukraine to sail in and out of the Black Sea using a temporary corridor arrived off Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait on Thursday.
The cargo ship “Resilient Africa”, left the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk this week with 3,000 metric tons of grain, Kyiv said.
Ukraine announced last month a “humanitarian corridor” to release ships bound for African and Asian markets and to circumvent a de facto blockade after Russia abandoned a deal this summer that had guaranteed its exports during the war.
Alexander Butler21 September 2023 10:40
Pictured: Kyiv resident removes damaged door after strikes
A Kyiv resident dismantles a door that was destroyed during Russian missile strikes
(REUTERS)
Alexander Butler21 September 2023 10:25
Defences still intact on southern defensive line, pro-Russian official claims
Russian sources are claiming that a Ukrainian attack around the village of Verbove in Zaporizhzhia was repelled.
Vladimir Rogov, a Kremlin-backed official in the region, said attack drones “covered an assault group of Ukrainian militants and forced them to retreat”.
Rybar, a pro-Russian blogger, said Kyiv was focusing on piercing defences between Robotyne and Verbove but was being held off “at the moment”.
However, footage appears to show Kyiv’s armoured vehicles pushing through the main line of defences west of the settlement.
Alexander Butler21 September 2023 10:10
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