The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, will present his victory strategy at the next leader-level meeting in Germany of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group on October 12.
“We will present a victory plan – clear, concrete steps to a just conclusion of the war.” Zelensky wrote that the determination of our partners, and the strengthening Ukraine can stop Russian aggression.
The Ukraine Defense Contact Group, led by the United States, is a group of over 50 countries including all 32 NATO member states that meets at the U.S. Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The group’s last meeting in Ramstein on Sept. 6, was its 24th since it was established in April 2022.
The next Ramstein meeting will mark the first time that a meeting of leaders has been held. Zeensky was in attendance at the 24th meeting, where he secured more military assistance from allies including the U.S.A., U.K. Germany and Canada.
Zelensky presented his five-point strategy to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden during his visit to the U.S. at the White House in late September. He also discussed the plan with presidential candidates Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and members of Congress.
The peace plan has military and diplomatic components, including Ukraine’s bid for NATO membership, but the full details have not been released. According to Kyiv the goal is bolstering Ukraine’s negotiation position and pressuring Russia to agree to a just peaceful settlement.
Matthew Miller, spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, said that on October 2, the U.S. State Department had reviewed Ukraine’s Victory Plan and identified “a number” of productive steps there.
“The victory plan presented by Ukraine is not only a question of actions taken by Ukraine.” Miller said that it’s a matter of actions other countries would also take.
Matthew Miller, spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, said that on Oct. 2, the U.S. State Department had reviewed Ukraine’s Victory Plan and identified “a number” of productive steps.
In recent weeks, Russia has intensified drone attacks. For the first time after the full-scale invasion they targeted cities and townships across Ukraine on a regular basis for a month in September.
Thermite weapons can melt some armored vehicles because they disperse thousands and thousands of tiny pieces molten metal at temperatures exceeding 2,000 degrees Celsius.
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, said that as of late August, Russia controlled around 27% of Ukrainian territories.
According to the newspaper around 3 million missiles are shipped annually from Pyongyang, though many are believed to be defective.
The Russian forces have suffered 1,280 casualties in the last day alone.
Since the full-scale Russian invasion began on February 24th, 2022, pyrotechnic teams of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service detected and destroyed over 533.200 pieces of explosive ordnance.
Wladyslaw KOSINIAK-KAMYSZ, the Polish Defense Minister, said that Poland was ready to start training Ukrainian volunteers in September but the lack of volunteers caused the delay.
Local authorities report that despite warnings from Ukrainian officials and Israeli officials regarding security risks, approximately 35,000 Jewish pilgrims travelled to Uman, in Cherkasy Oblast, to celebrate Rosh Hashana.
The Romanian border police discovered debris from a Russian Drone in the Litcov Canal area in the Danube Delta region of Romania on October 4. According to police, the area under investigation is in a rural area and no infrastructure has been damaged.
Supported by armored vehicles, the elite 155th & 40th marine brigades, also known as Black Berets of the Russian Armed Forces were involved in storming the city.
Yurii Belousov is the head of the war crimes department. He explained that 80 percent of these cases will be recorded in 2024. However, the trend was evident as early as last year.
During his visit, President Volodymyr Zelensky met with the Headquarters for the Supreme Commander in Chief to discuss the protection of infrastructure, Ukraine’s Energy Sector, and air defense.
Viasna, a human rights organization, reported on October 4 that the Minsk City Court had sentenced 12 people to prison for sabotage against the Machulishchy airfield in Belarus. The Viasna human rights group reported on Oct. 4 that the Minsk City Court sentenced 12 people to prison for sabotage of the Machulishchy military airfield in Belarus last year.
Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva praised his peace plan developed jointly with China in New York despite the proposal being already dismissed as “destructive”.
Bloomberg reports that the EU sanctions will target “about 12 individuals and entities”, which includes companies in the engineering, aviation, and metals sectors.
The agency stated that Andrii Korotkyi had been a collaborator in the organization and execution war crimes, as well as the repression and oppression of Ukrainians living under Russian occupation.
According to Estonian military intelligence, in the past week, there were an average of 167 Russian attacks per day on the frontline, with half of them aimed at the Donetsk side of the frontline.
Serhii Dobriak is the head of the military administration in Pokrovsk. He said that Russian forces were less than 7 km from the town’s outskirts as of October 4.
State Bureau of Investigation stated that “Law enforcement agents found money in the apartment almost everywhere — in wardrobes and drawers as well as niches.”
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