War in Ukraine. Latest information on September 28th [10:10]

Live text broadcast – short and concise about the most important thing in the Russian-Ukrainian war on 28 September. Ukraine has heroically defended its land for seven months against the invasion of the aggressor.

12.04. The last three Turkish banks that still process cards from the Russian “Mir” payment system will stop doing so, a senior Turkish official announced Wednesday. That decision was made after increased US pressure on Turkey to limit its economic relations with Russia.

11.22. The European Union (EU) condemns the illegal pseudo-referendums organized by Russia in the occupied territories of Ukraine and their falsified results, EU chief representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Jozep Borel, announced Wednesday. “This is another violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity amidst systematic violations of human rights,” said Borel.

10.50. “Facebook” parent company “Meta” has stopped two covert influence campaigns, run by China and Russia. The Russian campaign spread a pro-Kremlin narrative about the war in Ukraine, covering thousands of accounts and pages across various media platforms. “Meta” claimed that the eliminated Russian account network was “the largest and most complex Russian operation we have stopped since the start of the war in Ukraine, it included more than 60 websites posing as news organizations, as well as Facebook accounts. , Instagram, “YouTube”, “Telegram”, “Twitter” and other sites.

10.43. The United States is preparing new military aid worth $ 1.1 billion to Ukraine, US officials revealed on Tuesday. Officials said the new military aid package will be announced in the coming days.

10.10. The loss of Russian troops in Ukraine reached 58,150 troops by Wednesday morning, according to the Ukrainian army general staff. During the day 400 invaders, six tanks and one plane were destroyed.

Since the reinvasion began on February 24, the Russians have lost 2,312 tanks, 4,889 personnel transport battleships, 1,381 guns, 331 multi-charge rocket launchers, 175 anti-aircraft artillery pieces, 262 airplanes, 224 helicopters, 989 drones , 242 cruise missiles, 3,742 cars and tankers, and 15 and 131 units of specialized equipment.

09.44. The only intrigue in the “referendum” of the occupied Ukrainian territories was whether the result would be slightly lower or higher than 100%, Toms Rostok, director of the Strategic Research and Security Center of the Latvian National Defense Academy, ironically joked for ” 900 seconds “.

The expert explained that after the announcement of the results of the “referendums”, it can be assumed that the occupied territories will be tempted to be included in Russia. While there is a possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin may hesitate to make such a decision, postponing it to a later time, it currently appears that the inclusion of these territories in Russia will take place.

08.07. The “Axioma” yacht seized from Russian oligarch Dmitry Pumpyansky was auctioned in Gibraltar for $ 37.5 million (€ 38.8 million) in the UK’s overseas territory, the court announced Tuesday. The identity of the yacht buyer is unknown.

08.02. Russian citizens fleeing the country after the mobilization announced by President Vladimir Putin can apply for asylum in the United States, White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre said. At the same time, she made it clear that each question will be considered individually.

07.10. Pseudo-referendum on the accession of the People’s Republics of Luhansk and Donetsk to Russia, the announcement of the mobilization, nuclear blackmail: these are all elements of a staged performance by Russia, said Jānis Sārts, the head of the Center of Excellence for NATO strategic communication an interview with the LETA agency.

04.34. Every Russian attack on Ukrainian cities and civilians shows that current Western military support for Ukraine is insufficient, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said in his speech Tuesday evening.

03.48. The leader of the Italian national conservative party “Fratelli d’Italia” (“Fratelli d’Italia”) Giorgia Meloni has assured that the new Italian government will fully support Ukraine. “You know you can count on our loyal support for the cause of freedom of the Ukrainian people. Be strong and keep your faith steadfast!” Meloni tweeted to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday.

29.01. If Russia attempts to annex them on the basis of pseudo-referendums held in the occupied Ukrainian territories, it will mean the end of all negotiations with Moscow, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Tuesday in his speech to the UN Security Council.

“[Aneksija -] it is an attempt to steal the territory of another country. This is an attempt to cancel the norms of international law. And this is a very cynical attempt to force the men in the occupied territory of Ukraine to mobilize in the Russian army to send them to fight against their homeland! “Zelensky stressed.

00.10. During the last week, 66,000 Russian citizens entered the European Union (EU), 30% more than the week before, according to data from the EU border agency “Frontex”.

The number of people entering Finland has increased significantly after the announcement of the mobilization in Russia, according to “Frontex”. In the past four days, 30,000 Russian citizens have entered Finland.

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