The vagueness surrounding Andriivka seems to be dissipating. The Ukrainian army confirmed on Friday September 15 that it had recaptured the village located ten kilometers south of Bakhmout on the eastern front. “The Defense Forces had partial success in the Klichchiivka area during offensive operations. During their assault, they liberated Andriivka in the Donetsk region”, communicated the Ukrainian General Staff on Facebook. Thursday evening, a Ukrainian assault unit engaged on the ground denied thehe Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister, Ganna Maliar, who assured on Telegram of the capture of Andriïvka. Follow our live stream.
The Kherson region is still emptying of its inhabitants. Lhe governor of the oblast, Oleksandr Prokudin, announced on Telegram, on the evening of Thursday, September 14, that “the Kherson Regional Defense Council” had decided “to compulsorily evacuate families with children from areas subject to constant enemy fire.” Around twenty localities are concerned (here is the list). The curfew was also brought forward to 8 p.m.. Local authorities had already recommended similar evacuations in the region last month but without making them obligatory.
Kim Jong-un in the Russian Far East to visit an aircraft factory. The North Korean leader arrived by train Friday morning in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. He went to the Yuri Gagarin aircraft factory of the manufacturer Sukhoi where Su-35 and Su-57 combat aircraft are produced, reports the Russian agency TASS. Interfax, for its part, specified that the North Korean official was to visit a company in the aviation sector producing “military and civilian equipment”.
Alexander Lukashenko will meet Vladimir Putin in Russia on Friday. According to information from the official Belarusian press agency Belta, the Belarusian president will go to Moscow for discussions with his Russian counterpart. The topics will mainly focus on “the international agenda and regional issues”.