Negotiations with Moscow will be possible only after the complete liberation of the Ukrainian territories occupied by the Russians : so Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with CNN, reports Ukrinform.
"It is not possible to lift the sanctions. We cannot discuss anything with Russia until it leaves - he said - It is possible that after the war we can talk about the lifting of some sanctions, compensation, payments from them, diplomacy. . We can involve the leaders of any country, any international institution in these negotiations, but only after Russia has left all our territories . "
On the very tough Russian front, the vice president of the security council, Dmitri Medvedev : "A certain Zelensky said he would not talk to those who give ultimatums. These 'ultimatums' are only a small warm-up for the conditions that will be established in the future. He knows them. : the total capitulation of the Kiev regime on the terms of Russia ".
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Moscow: dispatch of new units to Ukraine suspended
The military command of the Russian Federation has suspended the sending of new and already formed units to the territory of Ukraine. "The Moscow General Staff made it known on Facebook, according to the Guardian.
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Kiev: 6 thousand square km regained
Since the start of the counter-offensives in various Ukrainian regions, especially the eastern ones, Kiev's forces have taken back almost 6,000 square kilometers of territory from the Russians. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Hanna Malyar, quoted by UNIAN.
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Ukrainian raids on Belgorod, one dead and 4 injured
Ukrainian forces bombed the Russian border region of Belgorod, causing at least one death and 4 injuries. This was stated by the local governor, quoted by Tass, after the army of Kiev had claimed an advance to the Russian border in the past few hours.
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Russia: municipal councilors call for Putin's resignation
The municipal councilors of 18 districts of Moscow and St. Petersburg have called for the resignation of Russian President Vladimir Putin stating that his actions "harm the future of Russia and its citizens": Novaya Gazeta Europa reports, quoting the Twitter account of a councilor .
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Kiev: "New blackouts in the Kharkiv region"
Another massive blackout this afternoon in the eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, where Kiev's forces have recaptured several strategic centers in recent days. The electricity supply was cut off and all electrically powered transport, including the metro, was blocked. This was reported by the city council in Ukrinform. Last night, in many Ukrainian oblasts, including Kharkiv, there were heavy blackouts following a raid by Moscow forces on energy infrastructures. "The magnitude of the power outages in Kharkiv is on the same level as yesterday. The reasons for the blackout are being investigated," local authorities said.
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Kiev: "500 square kilometers in Kherson regained"
Ukraine recaptured some 500 square kilometers of territory in the southern Kherson region that had been occupied by Russian forces, the Kiev army said.
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Kremlin: "We will not withdraw troops from the Zaporizhzhia plant"
The withdrawal of Russian troops from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is not planned, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, quoted by Tass. Russia, he added, will continue the special military operation in Ukraine "until all its objectives are achieved".
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Moscow: "Negotiations only if the Kiev regime capitulates"
The conditions set by Russia for negotiations with Ukraine at the moment are only a warming for the conditions that will be placed in the future: the vice president of the Russian security council, Dmitri Medvedev, said on Telegram, according to Interfax reports. "A certain Zelensky said he would not converse with those who give ultimatums. These 'ultimatums' are only a small warm-up for the conditions to be established in the future," Medvedev wrote. "He knows them: the total capitulation of the Kiev regime on Russian terms," he concluded.
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Kadyrov announces the return of the special units
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, a loyal soldier of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has announced the return of his elite special units to the Ukrainian battlefield: the elite units of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation led by Adam Delimkhanov have returned to the area of special military operations in Ukraine after a rest period, Kadyrov wrote on his Telegram channel today. Tass reports it.
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Kiev: "Moscow removes the head of the Western Military District"
The commander of the Western Military District of Russia was sacked after a series of heavy defeats in Ukraine, according to Kiev intelligence, according to reports from the Kyiv Independent. As the counter-offensive by Ukrainian forces continues, Russia has changed the command of the Western Military District of its army, claims the intelligence directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry: Russian Lieutenant General Roman Berdnikov, who had commanded the Russian intervention in Syria and had been appointed commander of the Western Military District on August 26, he would be removed.
(Unioneonline)