Section: News & Summaries

      Russian Foreign Minister directly threatened Moldova
      Sep01

      Russian Foreign Minister directly threatened Moldova

      On September 1, 2022, it became known, that Russia once again threatened to attack Moldova. The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergei Lavrov, warned that any actions of Moldova regarding the Russian-occupied Transnistria region of Moldova would be considered an attack on Russia. Source: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Lavrov...

      Ukraine identified 7,000 of the 557,000 children deported to Russia
      Sep01

      Ukraine identified 7,000 of the 557,000 children deported to Russia

      The head of the temporary investigative commission of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to investigate cases of violation of children’s right reported on September 1, 2022, that Ukrainian specialized agencies and law enforcement agencies identified 7,000 children deported to the Russian Federation (out of 557,000), 53 of whom have already been...

      Only 7% of Ukrainians refugees do not plan to return from abroad – survey
      Sep01

      Only 7% of Ukrainians refugees do not plan to return from abroad – survey

      According to the Razumkov Center survey from July 20 to August 25, 2022, the vast majority of Ukrainians temporarily resettled abroad due to the war, plan to return to Ukraine, and only 7% of respondents do not plan to return. Source: Razumkov Center “Answering their intention to return to Ukraine, 36% of respondents express their intention...

      Russia plans to “brainwash” more than 300,000 Ukrainian children
      Sep01

      Russia plans to “brainwash” more than 300,000 Ukrainian children

      On August 31, 2022, it became known that the occupation authorities of the Russian Federation continue to take measures regarding the forced integration of Ukrainian schools into the Russian educational space as part of preparations for the approaching academic year. Source: Ministry of Defense of Russia “1,422 schools with 326,000 students...

      Sweden provides Ukraine with the 7th package of military aid worth 500M Swedish krona
      Sep01

      Sweden provides Ukraine with the 7th package of military aid worth 500M Swedish krona

      Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden said on August 31, 2022, on Twitter, that the Swedish government presents the seventh military package for the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine with artillery ammunition worth SEK 500 million. Source: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Ann Linde “Swedish Gov presents 7th military package to...

      Ukrainian army uses the “thousand cuts” tactic in the war with Russia
      Sep01

      Ukrainian army uses the “thousand cuts” tactic in the war with Russia

      An adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine said on August 31, 2022, that the Ukrainian Counteroffensive was a different type of war. Unlike Russia, Ukraine is not waging a Soviet-style war. Source: An adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak Ukraine uses the “thousand cuts”...

      Russian military are shelling the southern Ukrainian city with mortars: photos, video
      Sep01

      Russian military are shelling the southern Ukrainian city with mortars: photos, video

      The Mayor of Energodar wrote on Telegram on September 1, that the city of Energodar (Ukraine’s south) has been under constant mortar shelling since the morning. As a result, residential buildings, shops, and kindergartens were damaged. Source: The Mayor of Energodar Dmytro Orlov “Energodar. Since five o’clock in the morning,...

      EU foreign ministers agreed to stop the simplified visa regime with Russia
      Sep01

      EU foreign ministers agreed to stop the simplified visa regime with Russia

      EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said on August 31, 2022, that the ministers of foreign affairs of the EU countries have reached political agreements regarding the issuance of Schengen visas for citizens of the Russian Federation: the simplified procedure for issuing visas will be completely...

      Russian occupiers are shelling the route of the IAEA mission to Ukraine’s nuclear plant
      Sep01

      Russian occupiers are shelling the route of the IAEA mission to Ukraine’s nuclear plant

      The head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration said on September 1, 2022, that Russians are shelling the pre-agreed route of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Energodar (south of Ukraine). Source: Oleksandr Starukh, head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military...

      Operational report August 31, 2022 by the General Staff of AFU on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
      Aug31

      Operational report August 31, 2022 by the General Staff of AFU on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

      All maps provided by The Institute for the Study of War and AEI’s Critical Threat Project The courageous resistance of the Ukrainian people to a Russian military invasion is still going strong on the one hundred eighty-ninth 189th day. The situation is unaltered in the directions of Volyn, Polissya, and Siverskyi. In the vicinity of the Ukrainian...