NATO jets intercept Russian aircraft over Baltic Sea

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Updated as of September 13, 3:20 pm: The effect of the sanctions is apparently evaporating: despite export restrictions, Russia has again ramped up missile production. That’s what she says The New York Times citing intelligence sources. With the help of smuggling through Armenia and Turkey, several components such as microelectronics were reportedly brought into the country. According to the report, production of long-range missiles has already doubled. The number of newly built tanks has also increased again in recent months. The US government therefore expects to increase its attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure in the future.

20 mortar tanks arrived in Ukraine from Germany

Updated as of September 13, 2:41 pm: Germany is increasing its arms aid to Ukraine: Kiev has now received 20 more Marder armored personnel carriers for the fight against Russia. Ukraine received two more Vicent mine-clearing tanks. This is evident from the central government’s list updated on Wednesday. The package also includes 1.2 million rounds of ammunition for small arms and 3,000 rounds of 155 mm caliber artillery ammunition. 20 drones and heavy and light vehicles were also handed over to Ukraine.

Incident over Baltic Sea: NATO jets intercept Russian spy plane

Updated as of September 13, 1:40 pm: Eurofighters from Spain and Italy reportedly intercepted a Russian spy plane over the Baltic Sea. reports that NTV Citing the NATO defense alliance. The Russian Il-20 reportedly traveled without a radio signal. Eurofighters intercepted the flight before entering NATO airspace.

Russia shoots down drones near NATO border with Romania

Updated as of September 13, 12:50 PM: Russia strikes back at Danube ports in southern Ukraine Further attacks by combat drones took place near the Romanian border. In an attack that lasted more than four hours in several waves, Ukrainian air defense managed to intercept 32 drones on Wednesday morning (September 13). However, port infrastructure and parking for trucks in the towns of Reni and Ismail were affected. In total, the Russian military used 44 kamikaze drones during the night.

According to Romanian media reports, air warning alerts were sent for the first time through mobile communications in Tulcea and Galati districts on the border with Ukraine. However, no new cases of debris falling on Romanian territory were reported. The recent discovery of debris from Russian drones in a NATO state has fueled fears of an escalating war.

Ukraine War: Kiev Attacks Shipyard in Sevastopol – Warships Damaged

Updated as of September 13, 10:10 am: According to official reports, two warships were damaged during Ukrainian missile attacks on the port city of Sevastopol on the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula in 2014 (See the initial report) “Two ships under repair were damaged as a result of being hit by enemy cruise missiles,” the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday morning.

According to Russian reports, anti-aircraft defenses shot down seven cruise missiles. In addition, three water drones used in the attack on the Ordzhonikidze naval shipyard were destroyed. Information cannot be independently verified. Additionally, the ministry’s statement did not specify how many cruise missiles hit their targets or how severe the damage was.

Ukrainian media released pictures of the burning shipyard. U.S. military bloggers wrote that a Kilo-class submarine and a landing craft were hit at the docks. Kilo-class submarines built since 1980, powered by diesel engines, are still used by the Russian Navy for various purposes today.

Huge losses for Russia: Kiev publishes current figures

Updated as of September 13, 9 am: The General Staff of the Ukrainian Army has published the current statistics (as of September 13) on the losses of the Russian armed forces in the war in Ukraine. According to this, about 590 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded within 24 hours. Also, other Russian tanks and artillery systems were reportedly destroyed. Information cannot be independently verified.

• Players: 270,350 (+590 on previous day)
• Puncture: 4584 (+16)
• Armored Fighting Vehicles: 8792 (+14)
• Artillery system: 5902(+30)
• Air defense systems: 517 (+2)
• Multiple rocket launchers: 766 (+2)
• Vehicles and Tank Trucks: 8444 (+31)
• Combat and spy drones: 4650 (+5)
• Source: Information from the Civil Service of Ukraine as of September 13, 2023
• Anm.: According to calculations by independent Russian media as of early July 2023, about 47,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the war in Ukraine so far. These figures differ greatly from those published by the Ukrainian side. However, the British Secret Service puts numbers in the middle of these claims.

Russian fighter jet crashes

Updated as of September 13, 6:00 am: A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet crashed on Tuesday during a training mission in the Volgograd region of the Volga. The Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow said there were no weapons on board. “The plane crashed in an uninhabited area.” No information was provided on the fate of the two pilots. Developed during the Soviet era, the Su-24 was used to fight ground targets. Both sides are using this type of aircraft in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

Battle of Ukraine: Ukrainians advance near Bagmut

First Report: KYIV/MOSCOW – Civil servants in Kiev reported “partial victories” in Klishivka, south of the eastern Ukrainian city of Baghmut. The Russian army captured Bagmut in the Donetsk region in May after months of costly fighting. However, Ukraine is now attacking the north and south of the city, putting pressure on the occupiers on the flanks.

The General Staff reported further area victories from the Robotine area in the Zaporizhia region to the south. The Ukrainian military has been slowly working its way through heavily mined Russian defense lines there for weeks. Military information from both sides is often not immediately verified. However, in this case, they roughly correspond to the situation that experts can identify with the help of photos and videos. The Ukrainian military reported Russian artillery and airstrikes from all areas of the front.

Governor: Great fire after attack on Sevastopol

At least 24 people were injured in a rocket attack in Sevastopol Bay in Russian-occupied Crimea, the Moscow-appointed regional administration said. The attack resulted in a fire at a “non-public facility” in the port city of Sevastopol, Governor Mikhail Rasvoshayev said by telegram, Russian state news agency Dass reported early Wednesday. According to the report, about ten explosions echoed in the city where the Russian Black Sea Fleet is located. Rasvoshayev blamed the Ukrainian military for the attack. Crimea was annexed by Russia in 2014 in violation of international law.

Ukraine war: Zelensky defends disclosure of civil servants’ assets

In the midst of the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to reintroduce a key tool in the fight against corruption. He said in Kyiv that digital notifications of state authorities’ financial conditions should once again be public. Zelensky vetoed a parliamentary bill that would have kept the information secret for another year.

“This is not only about the political responsibility of Parliament, but also about our accession negotiations with the European Union,” he said in his evening video address on Tuesday. Parliament must revise its decision in September.

Public disclosure of the assets of high-ranking civil servants was seen as an important reform after waves of protests in Kiev’s Independence Square in 2014/15. It was discontinued in 2022 due to the Russian war of aggression. Parliament wanted to reintroduce disclosure, but ordered the ban to apply for another year. Ukrainian civil society initiatives collected tens of thousands of signatures against the law. (with agency materials)