EU Commission lifts ban on Ukrainian agricultural export; Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia protest
On 15 September, the EU Commission lifted the previous ban on Ukrainian agricultural products. The ban was introduced…
Ukraine’s Security Service charges MP with state treason, conducts searches
Nestor Shufrych is known as one of the most pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine. He was elected as a member of "The Oppositional Party for Life," which had 13% of votes in the 2019 elections.
Ukraine to boost defense production sevenfold in 2024 budget plan
On 15 September 2023, Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers submitted to the parliament the draft budget of Ukraine for 2024. The priority is security and defense. In particular, state investments in the defense sector are increasing sevenfold and will likely be approved by the parliament.
Ukrainian company showed its first anatomically-designed body armor for women in the Armed Forces
The company "Ukrainian Armor" unveiled its first anatomically designed body armor tailored for women serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Ukraine’s Air Force commander hints Western missiles were used in the recent attack on a Russian naval base in Crimea
Commander of Ukraine's Air Force Mykola Oleshchuk hinted that British "Storm Shadow" and French "Scalp" missiles were used in the recent attack on the Russian naval base in Sevastopol on 13 September 2023, which destroyed two ships.
Ukraine retakes a completely destroyed village in Donbas after encircling Russians there
On 15 September 2023, Ukraine's separate 3rd assault brigade officially confirmed previous information that it had liberated the village of Andriyivka in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, south of Bakhmut. The brigade said they had encircled Russian troops of the 72nd brigade in Andriyivka and eliminated them, including the chief of the brigade intelligence, three battalion commanders, and most of the infantry of the 72nd brigade.
First major protest under martial law in Ukraine seeks more Odesa funding for military
For the first time during martial law, a massive protest happened in Ukraine in the southern port city of Odesa. Up to 1,000 locals demanded to redirect the local budget money from road construction to the army.
Japan’s Foreign Minister visited Kyiv for the first time, discussed cooperation, and commemorated victims of Russian crimes in Bucha
Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on 9 September 2023. This was the first time he visited Ukraine since Russia's February 2022 invasion. Hayashi met with Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba, and Minister of Digital Transformations Mykhailo Fedorov. He also visited the memorial to victims of Russian war crimes in Bucha.
Ukrainian partisans allegedly liquidated one of Russian “mobile commissions” trying to conduct local elections in occupied south
According to the Ukrainian Center of National Resistance, which coordinates partisans, the Ukrainian underground in the occupied city…
Ukraine invests “billions” in Domestic Military-Industrial Complex — Prime Minister
Ukraine's Prime Minister said the Ukrainian government has already invested tens of billions of hryvnias ($1-2 billion) into…
Ukrainian religious scholar who survived Russian captivity dies at the age of 69
In Kyiv, people said goodbye to Ukrainian scientist and religious scholar Ihor Kozlovsky, who died on 6 September 2023. The funeral and memorial services were held in St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery on 9 September 2023.
Financial Times: British BAE Systems will start building artillery spare parts in Ukraine within “months”
This first step can potentially lead to the beginning of the production of artillery systems and other advanced weapons in Ukraine by the UK defense contractor. BAE Systems will begin by using Ukrainian industrial facilities to make spare parts for BAE's 105mm artillery -- a similar strategy to German Rheinmetall, which announced in August it will start production in Ukraine.
Ukrainian flag flown over occupied Donetsk via balloons
On 9 September 2023, in honor of 245th Avdiyivka City Day, the Ukrainian military released balloons carrying the national flag into the sky, sending them in the direction of occupied Donetsk.
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry: G20 “has nothing to boast” about its declaration on Russo-Ukrainian war
Ukraine condemned the G20 declaration regarding the Russo-Ukrainian war and showed how the document could be written "to be closer to reality."