The Westerners “fight directly” Russia in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused on Saturday September 23, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. “You can call it whatever you want but they are fighting us, they are fighting us directly. We call it hybrid war, but that doesn’t change the reality.”he declared, referring to financial aid, armaments and “mercenaries” from Western countries. The United States and European countries, which have supplied weapons systems to Kiev since the start of the Russian invasion, insist that they are not at war with Moscow but that they are helping Ukraine to defend itself. Follow our live stream.
Russian “senior commanders” killed or injured in strike in Sevastopol, kyiv says. Ukraine claimed Friday a “successful strike” at the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, in Sevastopol, in annexed Crimea. The Ukrainian army then claimed on Saturday to have killed or injured “high commanders” of the Russian navy in this attack, which she said occurred during a meeting of naval leaders. The Russian Defense Ministry, which initially announced the death of a soldier, then clarified that he was missing.
Canada renews its support. Canada will support Ukraine “as long as it takes”, repeated Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Ottawa. He announced a new aid package of 650 million Canadian dollars (452 million euros) over three years. This includes some 50 armored vehicles and the training of Ukrainian pilots in F-16 fighter jets.
A Russian strike causes several victims in Kremenchuk. At least one person was killed and 15 others injured, including a child, on Friday in a Russian strike targeting the city of Kremenchuk in central Ukraine, the regional governor announced on Telegram. “Civilian infrastructure has been affected”he detailed.
NATO is looking for a solution to drones. As drones have taken a central place in the conflict, officials from NATO and defense companies are meeting this week at the Vredepeel military base in the Netherlands. Objective: to find products to counter almost all threats, from commercially purchased drones to the Iranian Shahed 136 used by the Russian army.