President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that last night, during a joint operation by the SSU, the SBS, the DIU, and the SZR, the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery, one An-12 aircraft, two An-26 aircraft, and three helicopters in Rostov were struck.
Lindsey Graham’s sanctions bill, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, could reduce Russia’s revenue from energy exports and limit its ability to finance the war.
The Verkhovna Rada, at its September 16 sitting, passed at first reading a number of bills that are critically important for the continuation of international financial assistance.
Commander of the Third Army Corps, Brigadier General Andrii Biletskyi, said the main goal of Operation Vivaldi in the northern Donetsk region is to move Ukrainian forces to favorable defensive positions.
Fires broke out in Russia following an overnight drone attack at the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl and at a military airfield in Rostov-on-Don.
A total of 278 combat engagements between the Ukrainian Defense Forces and Russian forces were recorded along the front line over the past day, September 16.
Ukrainian air defense forces neutralized seven Banderol missiles and 124 drones used by Russian forces to attack Ukraine since the evening of September 16.
The total combat losses of Russian forces since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, have reached approximately 1,513,490 personnel, including 1,960 over the past 24 hours.
The European Union should have developed its own mechanism for responding to hybrid threats from Russia following the annexation of Crimea, or at the latest after the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine.
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill imposing sanctions on Russia and Iran, named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, and sent the legislation to President Donald Trump for his signature.