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Kryvyi Rih. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Russia continues to wage war against civilians after its military hit hydraulic facilities in an attempt to flood Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. "All the occupiers can do is to sow panic, create an emergency situation, and try to leave people without light, heat, water, and food," he said. Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the military administration of Kryvyi Rih, called for a partial evacuation of certain streets in the city due to the threat of floods after the height of the Inhulets River reached a historical maximum.
Fleeing Russian troops ruined energy facility, leaving 5,000 residents of Balakliia, Kharkiv Oblast, without gas. According to Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov, before retreating from Balakliia, Russian soldiers ruined the building of the local gas operator. They also stole almost all of the company's specialized vehicles, Syniehubov said, adding that the Ukrainian utility services are already working to restore the gas supply in the area.
Putin rejected peace deal with Ukraine recommended by his aide, Reuters reports. In February, Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected a peace deal with Ukraine that envisioned the country renouncing its desire to join NATO. Reuters couldn't verify if the deal was reached before the all-out invasion or immediately after. According to Reuters, the agreement reached by Dmitry Kozak, the Kremlin's deputy chief of staff, didn't satisfy Putin's ambition to annex swathes of Ukrainian territory, so it was dropped. The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied the report, saying it has nothing to do with reality.
Ukraine has destroyed nearly $700mn worth of Russian equipment in few days.Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia has lost 2,850 troops and 590 pieces of equipment from Sept. 6 to 11, which Forbes estimates is worth over $670mn. Ukraine’s military has also reportedly seized 129 pieces of equipment, estimated at $104mn.
Russian occupiers begin leaving Crimea, southern Ukraine with their families. An “urgent evacuation” of Russian proxies, intelligence officers, and military commanders is undergoing despite their assurances given to the population that the area is safe, according to Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate. The developments are a direct result of successful Ukrainian counteroffensives, the report said.
Document on security guarantees for Ukraine presented in Kyiv. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff Andriy Yermak and former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen presented the first document with recommendations on international security guarantees for Ukraine on Sept. 13. According to Yermak, it envisages creating the Kyiv Security Compact, which is a “joint document on a strategic partnership that will unite Ukraine and the guarantor states.” Ukraine's guarantors are expected to include the US, the UK, Canada, Poland, Italy, Germany, France, Australia, Turkey, and other countries.
President Zelenskiy involved in car accident, not seriously harmed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's spokesperson Serhii Nykyforov said in a Facebook post on Sept. 15 that a car collided with the presidential car and motorcade. Zelenskiy was examined by a doctor after the accident and
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