Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Russia struck Kyiv on the first day of school

"Russia struck Kyiv with dozens of drones and missiles in the early morning, in a bombardment that coincided with the first day of school." AJ

Hamas cruelly taunts slain hostages’ kin with haunting new video of captives before death, promises ‘last messages’

"Hamas on Monday taunted kin of the six hostages found slain in Gaza by releasing haunting pre-recorded footage of the victims — and warning the gut-wrenching clips were only a teaser to their “last messages.”
One of the gaunt and exhausted-looking hostages, Eden Yerushalmi, 24, said in the eerie propaganda video that she feared she’d never escape alive. She and the other five hostages —
US-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, Ori Danino, 25, Alex Lobanov, 32, Carmel Gat, 40, and Almog Sarusi, 27 — were found dead in a tunnel in Rafah. They are believed to have been killed two to three days before their bodies were discovered....they were all shot execution-style in the back of the head. The Palestinian terrorists also cruelly suggested in a separate posting Monday that the innocent captives were deliberately executed because they were about to be rescued by Israeli forces. The dual American-Israeli citizen was missing part of his left arm, which was blown off by a Hamas grenade when the Palestinian terror group descended on the Nova music festival in southern Negev during the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel." NYP

Ukraine threatens Mongolia over Putin visit

"The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has threatened Mongolia with “consequences” for not
arresting
Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his arrival in Ulaanbaatar. After Putin touched down smoothly, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Georgy Tykhy took to social media to complain.
The Mongolian government’s failure to carry out the binding ICC arrest warrant for Putin is a heavy blow to the International Criminal Court and the international criminal justice system,” he wrote on X.
Mongolia allowed the indicted criminal to escape justice, thereby sharing responsibility for his war crimes. We will work with partners to ensure that this has consequences for Ulaanbaatar,” he added." RT

197 combat clashes recorded at front in past day

"Over the past day, 197 combat engagements took place on the front lines in Ukraine, with the situation remaining most tense in the Pokrovsk direction.
In the Kupiansk sector, the Armed Forces of
Ukraine repelled 23 enemy attacks near Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Hlushkivka, Kolisnykivka, Stelmakhivka and Berestove.
In the Lyman sector,
Russian occupiers attacked 18 times near Hrekivka, Druzheliubivka, Makiivka, Nevske, Cherneshchyna and Novosadove.
In the Siversk sector,
Ukrainian troops thwarted seven enemy attempts to break through the defensive lines in the areas of Verkhniokamianske, Vyimka, Ivan-Daryivka and Spirne.
In the Kramatorsk sector, eight combat engagements were recorded. Ukrainian defenders repelled
Russian assault operations near Klishchiivka, Kalynivka, Chasiv Yar, Stupochky and Bila Hora.
In the Toretsk sector, 18 combat clashes occurred, particularly near Toretsk, Shcherbynivka, Romanivka and Nelipivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector,
Ukrainian defenders repelled 56 enemy assaults in the areas of Vozdvyzhenka, Zelene Pole, Myroliubivka, Novohrodivka, Krutyi Yar, Hrodivka, Mykhailivka and Selydove. The greatest number of attacks occurred in the vicinity of Novohrodivka and Mykhailivka.
In the Kurakhove sector, the Armed Forces of
Ukraine stopped 39 enemy attacks near Ukrainsk, Heorhiivka, Kostiantynivka, Halytsynivka and Krasnohorivka.
In the Vremivka sector,
Russian invaders conducted 21 offensive operations in the vicinity of Vodiane, Vuhledar, Kostiantynivka and Prechystivka.
In the Dnipro River sector,
Ukrainian troops repelled two enemy attacks.
In the Orikhiv and Huliaipole sectors, the situation remained unchanged.
In the Volyn and Polissia directions, no signs of enemy offensive group formation were recorded.
On the border with the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, the enemy maintains a military presence, conducts mortar and artillery shelling of settlements from the territory of the
Russian Federation." Ukrin