Zelensky held meetings on Ukraine’s victory plan and F-16 fleet; Russia launched an air strike on Kharkov. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
Zelensky announced a joint plan with the PS to increase the number of F-16s in Ukraine
Ukraine has a plan to increase the fleet of Western F-16 fighters in Ukraine and speed up the training of our pilots, the president said. According to him, at the last meeting with the participation of the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the issue of providing F-16 to Ukraine was discussed. He added that the meeting also discussed the tasks for the Air Force and the Ministry of Defense, the “military content” of the victory plan and the preparation of a military package that “can significantly strengthen Ukraine in accordance with the victory plan .”
Russian aggressors launched guided bomb attacks on Kharkov
Kyiv district was attacked from UAB in Kharkov, and Cherkasskaya Lozovaya was shot in the Kharkov region. At least seven people were injured as a result of the UAB strike in Kharkov. Among the injured were four rescuers.
Russians hit the energy sector in the Sumy region
On the night of September 17, the Russian military launched a massive air strike on energy system facilities in the Sumy region. Settlements in Konotop, Akhtyrsky and Sumy regions were affected.
Later it became known that as a result of a night air strike in Sumy, all water supply facilities were cut off. Switch the water supply to emergency backup power. City residents are advised to conserve water.
The Russians killed a Ukrainian Armed Forces prisoner of war with a sword.
Russian invaders killed an unarmed Ukrainian prisoner of war by stabbing him with a sword. Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets said he appealed to the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross. According to the Ombudsman, the hands of the executed prisoner of war were tied with tape.
Earlier, a photo of a prisoner of war was distributed online: he was lying on his back with his hands tied, and a sword with the inscription “For Kursk” was stuck in his chest. They wrote online that it happened in Novogrodovka, Donetsk region, not far from Pokrovsk.
The human losses of Ukraine and the Russian Federation are named
Since the start of Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine, the total losses of both countries have reached 1 million people killed and wounded. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal. According to the publication, 80 thousand defenders of Ukraine are said to have died in the battles, and the number of wounded reached 400 thousand. At the same time, Russian losses were estimated at 200 thousand dead, and up to 400 thousand Russian soldiers were wounded.
The Verkhovna Rada voted to increase taxes
This year, an additional UAH 58 billion will be attracted to the budget, and UAH 137 billion next year. Major changes in the taxation system: military duty will increase to 5%; introduced taxes for individual entrepreneurs of 1-2 groups; Gas stations will pay an upfront fee; Individual entrepreneurs of the 3rd group will pay 1%; the income tax for financial institutions will be 25%; banks will pay 50% income tax by 2024.
Rada supportedA customs reform
The Verkhovna Rada adopted the customs reform bill in its entirety. He changed the rules for selecting the head of customs, introduced auditing and re-certification of customs officials. Customs reform is one of the main “beacons” of assistance programs for Ukraine for 2024. It is provided for in the reform plan of the Facility of Ukraine, the National Income Strategy for 2024-2030, as well as IMF Extended Fund Facility program.
Germany will give Ukraine an additional 100 million euros in winter aid
The German government has announced an additional 100 million euros in winter aid for Ukraine’s energy supply. This was announced by the German Foreign Ministry. As the Ukrainian energy system continues to recover after the massive attack by the Russians. Power shortages remain, and emergency and scheduled repairs are ongoing at energy facilities.
The EU announced the amount of aid to Ukraine
The European Union has given Ukraine 118 billion euros in aid since the start of the Russian-instigated war. This was said by the Vice-President of the European Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis. This amount includes 25.2 billion euros in macro-financial assistance, 17 billion for EU countries to help refugees, 14 billion collected through the Ukraine Facility, another 12 billion in loans, subsidies and guarantees from EU countries. In addition, the Vice-President of the European Commission said that work is underway “to implement the decision of the G7 to provide financing to Ukraine in the amount of $50 billion, which is approximately 46 billion euros, which will be returned from the expected income from blocked Russian assets.”
More than 2,000 people, including Hezbollah fighters and doctors, were injured by pager blasts
In Lebanon, thousands of pagers used by the Islamic militant group Hezbollah to communicate simultaneously. As a result, at least eight people died and around 2,700 people were injured. According to media reports, among the dead were two Hezbollah fighters, one of the dead was the son of a member of the Lebanese parliament from Hezbollah. Iranian Ambassador Mojtaba Amani was also injured in a pager explosion in Beirut. Two other employees of the Iranian embassy in Beirut were also injured.
Georgia’s parliament has adopted a so-called “anti-LGBT” package of laws
Suggested Georgian dream The amendments provide, in particular, a ban on the registration of any marriage other than spouses, the adoption of minors by homosexual couples and gender reassignment operations. The schools want to ban providing information that could be interpreted as “propaganda of belonging to the opposite sex, same-sex relationships or incest.” Languages, advertisers and cinemas need to edit content to comply with legal requirements.
The 2024 Man Booker Prize shortlist has been announced, with six books out of 156 applicants.
On the list: Anne Michaels’ Captive, Rachel Kushner’s Creation Lake, Samantha Garvey’s Orbital, Charlotte Wood’s Stone Yard Service, Yael van der Wouden’s The Vault and Percival Everett’s James. For the first time in the award’s 55-year history, the majority of finalists are women.
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