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Ukrainian air defense forces shot down a Russian missile in the Odesa region on September 16. – Serhii Bratchuk, Spokesman for the Odesa Regional Military Administration
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Russian troops have fired more than 3,800 missiles at Ukraine, mostly at civilian targets. – Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine
US President Joe Biden has approved the decision to provide Ukraine with a new military aid package. In particular, it will include military education and training for the Ukrainian servicemen. – Official website of the White House
The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a Russian 120 mm self-propelled mortar system “Nona-S”, an enemy self-propelled howitzer “Carnation”, a self-propelled anti-aircraft installation “Shilka”, 2 152-mm self-propelled howitzers “Msta-B”, and 2 Russian 120-mm mortars in the South of Ukraine on September 15. – Operational Command “South”
The US Department of the State has imposed sanctions against 23 Russian individuals and 31 legal entities. The sanctions list includes Maksym Oreshkin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Channel One, Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, Russian Space Systems JSC, and others. – Oksana Markarova, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Russian occupiers have damaged more than 25,000 civilian objects in Ukraine. – Yevhenii Yenin, First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
Russian aggressors fired missiles at the Donetsk region on September 15. 5 people were killed. 6 citizens were injured. – Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration
Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 384 Ukrainian children have died, 753 children have been injured. Most victims among children are from the Donetsk region. – Prosecutor General’s Office
Total combat losses of Russian aggressors in Ukraine from 24 February to 16 September (approximation): 54050 troops; 2199 tanks; 4690 armored vehicles; 1302 artillery systems; 312 MLRS; 168 anti-aircraft warfare systems; 250 aircraft; 216 helicopters; 3550 military auto vehicles and fuel tanks; 15 military boats; 908 tactical UAVs; 121 special military equipment; 233 cruise missiles. Russian enemy suffered the greatest losses (of the past day) at the Bakhmut and Donetsk directions. – General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
On September 16, 5 more ships with Ukrainian agricultural products left the ports of Odesa through the “grain corridor”. – Official Twitter Account of the Turkish Ministry of National Defence
The Federal Council of Switzerland has suspended the simplified visa regime with Russia. – Press release of the Swiss government
Ukrainian law enforcement officers have found about 10 torture chambers in the liberated territories in the Kharkiv region. Russian aggressors illegally held and tortured here Ukrainian civilians. – Ihor Klymenko, Head of the National Police of Ukraine
Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 3 Russian cruise missiles Iskander-K and an enemy UAV Orlan-10 in the Dnipropetrovsk region on September 16. – Press service of the Air Force Command of UA Armed Forces
In the last 24 hours, Russian troops shelled the Kharkiv, the Dnipropetrovsk, the Donetsk, the Sumy, the Luhansk, the Mykolaiv, and the Kherson regions. 5 people were killed. 23 citizens were injured, including 4 children. – Information from Regional Military Administrations
See the war
In Kramatorsk, rescues dismantle rubble of a residential building destroyed by Russian missile on February 1, 2023.
By Serhii Korovainyi
Russian troops fired missiles at the residential sector of Kramatorsk, the Donetsk region. A residential building was destroyed. February 1, 2023.
Photo from Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration
A man walks near a damaged building in Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. Constant Russian shelling turned the city into ruins.
By Peter Batanov
Farewell to volunteer Andrew Bagshaw in Kyiv. The British volunteer was killed by Russian forces during a humanitarian evacuation near Soledar in the Donetsk region in January 2023.
By Konstantyn & Vlada Liberov
Russian troops fired missiles at the residential building in Kharkiv on January 30, 2023. An older woman was killed, and three more people were injured.
By Yevhenii Zavhorodnii
Ukrainian defender Serhii lost his leg in the battle near Izium, in the Kharkiv region. In this photo, he holds his newborn son.
By Marta Syrko
