Today we start with good news: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted the successes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the war against the russian occupiers.
In the evening video message, the president recalled that today he held another meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. "The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the commanders of operational areas, the head of intelligence reported. There were good reports," Zelenskyy said.
“Today I want to thank the soldiers of the 63rd battalion of the 103rd territorial defence brigade, who ensured the result in Donetsk Region - the settlement was liberated. The 54th brigade also made good steps in the Lysychansk-Siversk direction, moved forward, took certain heights. I also want to note the 42nd separate motorized infantry battalion - thanks to its heroic actions, two settlements in the south of our state were liberated," the head of state stressed.
Because of yesterday's explosion at an ammunition exhibition in Chernihiv, 15 people sought medical help, including eight children. Two children and two adults are in hospitals, said the head of the Chernihiv regional military-civil administration, Vyacheslav Chaus.
According to him, the State Bureau of Investigation is actively working on the case, interrogating witnesses and seizing all possible information carriers.
The head of Chernihiv Region noted that the authorities received an application from a public organization to hold a peaceful children's event with "children's play activities". "There was no message that there would be some kind of exhibition of military weapons or there would be military personnel. Of course, had we been informed that military personnel was to be present, we would have intervened in the situation, and the military would not have participated in such events," Chaus said.
On 3 September, an explosion occurred at the exhibition in Chernihiv. It was reported that the cause of the injuries was the detonation of a hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that russian aviation is working most intensively in the Pivdennyy Buh and Donetsk directions. During the day, the russians carried out 14 missile and more than 15 airstrikes on military and civilian targets.
The Ukrainian Air Force continue to repel concentrated missile and air strikes and aerial attacks of the russian federation and provide air defense cover for important facilities and groupings of troops.
The russian occupiers shelled the settlements in Kharkiv Region. One person is killed; some civilians are injured.
Due to the russians attack on the village Odnorobivka, Zolochiv community (Bogoduhiv District), a shell hit the house. As a result, a 50-year-old resident died, the regional military administration reported.
In the Izyum district, the occupiers shelled the village of Andriivka. Three civilians were wounded; they were hospitalized in hospitals in the Kharkiv region.
The families of the defenders of Mariupol demonstrated in the center of L’viv to honor the victims of the terrorist act in Olenivka and again call on the world community to take active steps to free the prisoners of war, an LB.ua correspondent reports.
6 September will be 40 days from the moment of the terrorist attack in Olenivka.
The event took place at the monument to Taras Shevchenko on Svobodу Avenue. The protesters held posters calling for the release of prisoners and the inscriptions saying "Russia is the terrorist state", "Olenivka 29.07.22", "AZOV-HEROES".
The soldiers of the 128th brigade captured the modern russian electronic warfare system Silok-M1.
"The presentation materials on the Silok complex state that it can automatically detect unmanned aerial vehicles, determine their coordinates, and then suppress control, telemetry, and communication channels," the InformNapalm international intelligence community said. There is one "Silok" which certainly won’t be suppressing our channels anymore.
The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, received a TV Emmy Award for his role as narrator in a Netflix documentary series.
Obama was awarded for his role as narrator in Our Great National Parks. He was nominated for an award in the Outstanding Storyteller section.
The five-episode Netflix series explores the wildlife of national parks in the United States, Indonesia, Kenya, Chile, and more. The series was produced by Higher Ground Productions, founded by Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.
The Emmy Awards will be held on 12 September in Los Angeles. From presidents to TV people - sometimes it happens.
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