Military actions in Donetsk region, 190 combat clashes, enemy shelling, meeting of the Headquarters, loan of 35 billion euros from the European Union. How the 940th day of the full-scale war will be remembered.
Shelling of Kharkov on September 20, 2024
On September 20, the Russian army attacked the port infrastructure of Odessa. Four civilians were injured and a civilian vessel flying the Antigua flag was damaged.
On the evening of September 20, Russia launched a missile strike on the city of Dnepr, said the head of the Dnepropetrovsk OV Sergey Lysak, adding that the building of the educational center was partially destroyed.
According to the OV, a 19-year-old boy was injured. He has multiple wounds and a fracture.
In the evening, the Russians struck Kharkiv with KABs.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that as of 22:00 on September 20, 190 combat clashes had occurred. The Ukrainian military continues to resolutely repel the enemy's attempts to advance deep into our territory, inflicting effective fire damage on them, depleting them along the entire front line.
The greatest number of combat contacts occurred in the Kurakhovsky direction. Active hostilities also took place in the Pokrovsky, Kupyansky and Limansky directions.
More details about the operational situation as of the evening of September 20 are in the news. “>President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters, where they discussed issues of critical importance for the strength of Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelensky reported this on social networks.
“The first is energy protection this winter. All the main representatives of the industry were there. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko reported. We reviewed the state of engineering protection of facilities, the calendar for completing fortifications, the deployment of electronic warfare and air defense, including taking into account the Patriot systems that we expect in the near future,” Zelensky notes.
During the meeting of the Headquarters, they also discussed their own production of missiles, drones and electronic warfare systems.
More details in the news.
The European Union will provide Ukraine with a loan of 35 billion euros as part of the obligations of the Group of 7 countries. This was announced by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during her stay in Kyiv.
She called it a major contribution by the EU to the restoration of Ukraine. The funds will be provided as part of a $50 billion loan agreed upon by G7 leaders. The loan will be repaid using profits from frozen Russian assets.
According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the $35 billion will go toward energy, bomb shelters for students, defense, and Ukrainian weapons.
< p class="MsoNormal">Ukrainian government agencies, military formations and critical infrastructure facilities have decided to restrict the use of the Telegram messenger. Government employees, military personnel, employees of the security and defense sector and critical infrastructure operators will now be prohibited from installing and using this messenger on work devices.
The corresponding decision was made by the National Coordination Center for Cyber Security. At its meeting, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Kirill Budanov, presented data on the access of Russian special services to the personal correspondence of Telegram users, even deleted messages, as well as personal data, the National Security and Defense Council reported.
Employees of the SBU and the General Staff said that the enemy often uses this messenger for cyber attacks, distributing phishing and malware, installing geolocation of users, adjusting missile strikes, etc.
The head of the CPI, Andrey Kovalenko, clarified that the ban does not apply to private devices, and that it only concerns correspondence and forwarding of work documents. Also, the decision does not prohibit government agencies and military formations from maintaining official pages in the messenger.
On Saturday, September 21, no power outage schedules are planned in any region of Ukraine.
“Tomorrow, September 21, no measures to limit consumption are planned,” the NEC Ukrenergo said in a statement.
The energy company emphasizes that the Ukrainian energy system continues to recover after nine massive attacks by Russians, there is a power deficit in it, and emergency and scheduled repairs are ongoing at energy facilities.
“Please, consume electricity carefully in the evening. If possible, transfer it to daytime hours – from 10:00 to 16:00.”
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