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September proved to be the bloodiest month of attrition with 36,000 casualties for Vladimir Putin since the Russian invasion began in 2022, latest US intelligence assessment shows.
Russia suffered more than 1,200 casualties a day at an average – totalling to at least 36,000 casualties, according to the US and British military analysts, the New York Times reported. Officials in the West have called September the costliest month for Moscow’s troops but did not give an exact number of Russian casualties.
Russia has not released an official number of casualties of its forces in Ukraine and treats the information as a state secret.
Away from the frontline, Volodymyr Zelensky is promoting his “victory plan” in a widespread Europe visit that he said “aims to create the right conditions for a just end to the war” against Russia.
Yesterday, he met with prime minister Keir Starmer, Nato secretary general Mark Rutte, French president Emmanuel Macron and Italian premier Giorgia Meloni.
He is now set to meet Pope Francis today for a half-hour audience and then he will meet German chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin.
US Treasury to discuss Russia sanctions on trip to London
Deputy US Treasury secretary Wally Adeyemo will be in London from Sunday to Tuesday for discussions with senior British officials on further sanctioning Russia and harnessing frozen Russian assets, the department said in a statement on Friday.
Mr Adeyemo will meet with UK national security advisor Tim Barrow, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey, and minister of state Stephen Doughty, it said.
It will be the first visit by a senior US Treasury official to Britain following Mr Starmer’s rise to power in July, although Janet Yellen met with his new chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves in July on the sidelines of a Group of 20 finance officials meeting in Brazil.
During his trip, Mr Adeyemo will underscore the close US-UK relationship and the two countries’ coordination on geopolitical challenges, including strong support for Ukraine as it continues to battle Russia’s invasion of February 2022.
Mr Adeyemo will also address joint work to harness the economic value of about $300 billion in Russian sovereign assets frozen by the West after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
“In these conversations, Deputy Secretary Adeyemo will discuss further strengthening sanctions against Russia,” the treasury said, adding he would also discuss ways to cut off financial flows enabling Iran and its proxies’ activities.
Mr Adeyemo also plans to discuss a shared approach by the Biden administration and the new Labour government to boost economic growth and lower costs through strategic investments in key industries like advanced manufacturing and clean energy, Treasury said.
Treasury will share lessons learned during its implementation of huge private sector investment in future technology sectors under president Joe Biden’s signature Inflation Reduction Act, and other legislative initiatives.
Stuti Mishra12 October 2024 04:03
Ukraine will fight street to street to keep Russia out of key city
Tom Watling12 October 2024 04:00
A Ukrainian author turned soldier has a stark warning for the West: ‘Be prepared for war with Russia’
Tom Watling12 October 2024 03:00
The Russian glide bombs changing the face of the war in Ukraine
The Russian glide bombs changing the face of the war in Ukraine
Winged explosives weighing up to 1,500 kilograms – and nicknamed the ‘building destroyer’ – have had a devastating impact wherever they have been used, writes Tom Watling. Kyiv is battling them as best it can but needs Western allies to step up and provide more weapons, air defences and ammunition
Tom Watling12 October 2024 02:00
Satellite imagery shows destuction of Russian military base
Tom Watling12 October 2024 01:00
Tom Watling12 October 2024 00:00
Russia jails tank factory employee for selling blueprints to Ukraine
A woman who worked for a Russian tank factory was convicted of treason and sentenced to at least 12 years in a penal colony on Friday for selling military information to Ukraine.
Video published by the Sverdlovsk regional court in the Urals region showed a judge passing sentence on Viktoria Mukhametova, who displayed no visible emotion. Her husband, Danil Mukhametov, is being tried separately on similar charges.
Russian media said the couple both worked at Uralvagonzavod, a major tank producer.
Local news media said Mukhametova admitted transferring blueprints to Ukrainian officials in return for 100,000 roubles, or just over $1,000. It was not clear what the blueprints showed.
She and her husband were arrested in March 2023 by the FSB security service, which published a video of the arrest. It showed her being asked what they planned to do with the money, to which she replied: “Just to live.”
Reuters11 October 2024 23:07
African woman are being duped into building Russia’s drone army
Tom Watling11 October 2024 23:00
Zelensky warns allies that aid for Ukraine must not decrease next year
Volodymyr Zelensky has insisted that allies’ aid to Ukraine must not decrease next year, as he received a pledge of a new weapons package from German chancellor Olaf Scholz on a European tour meant to win backing for his “victory plan”.
The Ukrainian president arrived in Berlin after stops in London, Paris and Rome on a tour arranged after a summit initially scheduled for Saturday with US president Joe Biden and other allied leaders was derailed by Hurricane Milton.
“For us, it is very important that aid does not decrease next year,” Mr Zelensky said, thanking Mr Scholz for the planned aid, adding: “It must be sufficient to protect people and lives.”
Mr Scholz told Zelenskyy that “you can rely” on that package, and insisted that Russian president Vladimir Putin should realise that “playing for time won’t work; we won’t let up in our support for Ukraine”.
Andy Gregory11 October 2024 22:04
UK could send British troops to Ukraine to train soldiers
Tom Watling11 October 2024 22:00
