First day of school, BAE to build in Ukraine, Zelenskyy on elections
Your slice of the headlines in Ukraine. Daily. Friday, September 1, 2023.
● Zaluzhnyi congratulates children as they head back to school on Ukraine’s ‘Day of Knowledge’
Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi and Ukrainian defenders shared a video congratulating students as they head back to school today.
● Drones used in Kursk airfield attack developed by SBU — NV Sources
According to NV’s law enforcement sources, the cardboard drones used to strike a military airfield near Russia’s Kursk on Aug. 27 were developed by Ukraine’s SBU security service.
● ‘We don’t have a large enough army’ – Danilov disputes NYT numbers of Ukrainian war casualties
Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (RNBO) secretary Oleksiy Danilov debunked The New York Times reports of 70,000 Ukrainian military personnel losses since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion, he told Germany’s Welt newspaper.
● Britain’s BAE to produce L119 howitzers in Ukraine
British multinational arms, security, and aerospace giant BAE Systems is setting up an office in Ukraine and will help produce L119 howitzers, announced the Ukrainian President’s Office.
Photos of the aftermath of the Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s Pskov airbase were published by Radio Liberty’s Skhemy investigative project on Telegram on the night of Aug. 29-30.
● Ukraine making progress on its march to Melitopol
Units of the National Guard in coordination with the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are making progress on the Melitopol front, pushing deep into the defense of Russian occupiers.
● One of Ukraine’s most popular songs of all-time gets the English-language treatment for charity
Ukrainian rock legend Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, headman of the iconic rock group Okean Elzy (Elsa’s Ocean) saw his hit song ‘Obijmy’ (Embrace) covered in English to raise money for charity, UNITED24’s Instagram page shared on Aug. 29.
● Zelenskyy ready to run in 2024, open to amending legislation if it is safe enough to hold elections
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented that he is ready to run for reelection should presidential elections take place in 2024, he told Portuguese broadcaster RTP on Aug. 30.
● ‘Sink the entire Black Sea Fleet at once’ – Ukrainian Navy on how to protect Crimean Bridge
Ukrainian Naval Forces confirmed Russia’s attempt to safeguard its crossing from Crimea by partially sinking barges near the illegally-constructed Crimean Bridge.
● Poor maintenance, non-compliance, or Russian sabotage – UA to investigate Mi-8 helicopter disaster
The State Bureau of Investigation has announced that it is investigating the crash of two Mi-8 combat helicopters in Donetsk Oblast, which killed six Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers on Aug. 29, the agency’s press service reported on Telegram.
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