Tuesday, September 17, 2024 – 09:21
Another day of the 938-day war in Ukraine, with both sides reporting new nighttime drone attacks and the response of their anti-aircraft defenses. Russian forces attacked energy infrastructure in the Sumy region of Ukraine (northeast). They launched 51 drones, of which 34 were shot down by Ukrainian defenses.
For its part, Russian anti-aircraft defense said it had destroyed 16 Ukrainian drones over the border regions of Bryansk and Kursk. The Russian army launched a counteroffensive several days ago to expel the Ukrainian troops that penetrated Kursk and claim to have already recovered the control over sweet locations.
Ukraine continues to lose ground along its eastern front and is seeking to capitalise on the territory it controls in Russia’s Kursk Oblast with new diplomatic actions.
Ryan Wesley Routh, The suspect in an apparent attempt to kill Donald Trump did not fire a shot, never had the former president and Republican candidate in his line of sight and sped away. Ryan Wesley Routh, who said he was willing to die for Ukraine, was near a golf course for 12 hours.
In Strasbourg, the European Parliament is debating the EU’s financial and military support for Ukraine.