War

  Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi held a phone call with Chief of the Defense Staff of the Armed Forces of Romania, General Daniel Petrescu on Friday, September 8. Zaluzhnyi reported this on his Telegram channel, according to Ukrinform. "We discussed the situation resulting from Russian air attacks on civilian and port infrastructure on the Danube. Security risks, interaction and information exchange with partners," the post reads. Zaluzhnyi also emphasized the need to strengthen Ukraine's air defenses.

As a result of Russian aggression against Ukraine, 400 educational facilities were completely destroyed, and more than 3,000 were damaged. That’s according to Dmytro Lubinets, Parliament’s Human Rights Commissioner, who posted a video about the conditions in Ukrainian schools amid war, Ukrinform reports. According to Lubinets, as of today, due to Russian aggression, Ukrainian children are forced to study in new conditions, including in shelters. Sometimes, teachers sometimes even teach from trenches via video link. Read also: Schoolchildren in Russia will learn to handle rifles, operate UAVs – UK intel Meanwhile, the enemy forces continue to destroy educational facilities institutions:…

The Russian invasion forces have already killed 503 children in Ukraine and injured another 1,122 children. That’s according to the Prosecutor General's Office, Ukrinform reports. "As of the morning of September 9, 2023, as per the official report by juvenile prosecutors, 503 children were killed and 1,122 sustained injuries of various degrees of severity," the message reads. The data are not final. Work is ongoing to verify reports coming from the hostility zones, territories temporarily captured by the Russians, and the liberated areas. Read also: Ukraine brings nine more children forcibly taken by Russian occupiers back home The largest numbers…

Ukraine's defense forces continue their offensive operation in the Melitopol sector, making gains south of Robotyne in the Zaporizhzhia region. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in a post on Facebook on Friday, September 8, Ukrinform reports. "Ukraine's defense forces continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol sector, destroying the enemy and gradually liberating occupied territories, making gains in areas south of Robotyne, and consolidating their positions," the report said. According to the General Staff, the operational situation in the east and south of Ukraine remains difficult. In total, 24 combat clashes took…

The number of people injured in a Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih has increased to 73. Serhii Lysak, head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports. "According to updated information, there are 73 injured in Kryvyi Rih. Thirty-five of them are in hospital. Doctors still assess the condition of a 34-year-old man and two 28-year-old men as serious. One person died," he wrote. The attack on the city damaged 62 apartment buildings and seven private houses. More than 50 cars were damaged. According to the report, throughout the day the enemy attacked…

The first ten Leopard 1 tanks donated by Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands have arrived in Ukraine. That's according to The Guardian, Ukrinform reports. "The first 10 tanks have been sent to Ukraine. And more are on the way. A further 10 tanks have been delivered from the factory," the Danish Armed Forces said in a statement. Read also: Germany sends Ukraine 10 more Leopard 1 A5 tanks According to the report, the Danish troops in Germany are training Ukrainian forces to use the vehicles. "I have no doubt that it will help them win the defense battle they are…

On September 8, two explosions on dangerous objects occurred in the Kharkiv region, and one person was hospitalized. This was reported on Facebook by the press service of the State Emergency Service in the Kharkiv region, Ukrinform reported. "In the Kharkiv region, almost simultaneously, two cases of civilians being blown up by explosive devices left by the occupiers occurred," the rescuers said. Read also: Foreign architects to be involved in reconstruction of Kharkiv central part According to the State Emergency Service, at about 11:50 a.m., a Claas Lexion 580 combine harvester exploded on unknown explosives in a field near the…

Since the beginning of the full-scale war, a total of 17,310 children have been found in Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the Ombudsman's Office, Ukrinform reported. "According to the state portal for the search for children 'Children of War', as of September 8, 2023 (in Ukraine - ed.), 1,235 children are considered missing, 17,310 children are found," the press service said. Read also: Berlin hosts discussion of Russia abducting Ukrainian children amid war As reported, the Ombudsman's Office has data on dozens of places in Belarus where Ukrainian children are being held.

The enemy attacked Kryvyi Rih, an explosion was heard in the city. Oleksandr Vilkul, chairman of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council, reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform reported. Read also: Air defense engages incoming targets over Kryvyi Rih "Kryvyi Rih. There was an explosion. Don't shoot or post anything on the Internet," he wrote. The country is currently on air alert due to the threat of ballistic missiles.

In the south of Ukraine, the debris of a downed enemy drone caused damage to a non-residential building and the burning of dry grass. The Defense Forces of the South of Ukraine reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. Russians have launched a drone attack in southern Ukraine. The Shahed-131/136 attack drones entered the Mykolaiv and Odesa regions from the Black Sea. The air defense forces destroyed 16 kamikaze drones: two in the Mykolaiv region and 14 in the Odesa region. Read also: War update: Ukrainian forces carry out successful assault to the south of Bakhmut "The wreckage of the…