Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 216

Because the Russia-Ukraine struggle enters its 216th day, we check out the principle developments.

Ukrainian troopers kneel throughout a funeral ceremony for fellow serviceman Armen Petrosian, who was not too long ago killed in a struggle in opposition to Russian troops [File: Serhii Hudak/Reuters]

Right here is the scenario because it stands on Tuesday, September 27.

Preventing

• Ukrainian and Russian forces had been locked in heavy preventing in numerous components of Ukraine as Russian-organised referendums in 4 areas Moscow hopes to annex drew to a detailed.
• Ukraine’s president and safety chiefs met to plan methods to counteract Russia’s use of “new varieties of weapons” after Moscow stepped up assaults within the Odesa area utilizing Iranian fight drones.
• Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mentioned the army scenario in japanese Ukraine’s Donetsk area is tough and described it as Ukraine’s “No 1 objective” – as a result of it was additionally Russia’s No 1 objective.
• Ukrainian forces continued their marketing campaign to cripple bridges and different river crossings to disrupt provide strains to Russian forces within the south.
• Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin admitted he based the Wagner Group personal army firm in 2014, the primary public affirmation of a hyperlink he has beforehand denied and sued journalists for reporting.
• UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi mentioned he is able to maintain talks in Ukraine and Russia this week on organising a safety zone on the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant in Ukraine that he typically says is required urgently.

Referendums

• President Vladimir Putin is making ready to formally annex roughly 15 p.c of Ukrainian territory after referendums on becoming a member of Russia in areas managed by Russian forces or Russian-backed separatists.
• Putin is prone to announce the accession of occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation throughout his tackle to parliament on Friday, the UK defence ministry mentioned.
• The UK additionally introduced a brand new package deal of sanctions linked to what it described as Moscow’s “sham” referendums.

Russian mobilisation

• 1000's of Russians have fled into Mongolia throughout its northern frontier in a bid to evade conscription to Ukraine, experiences mentioned.
• Kazakhstan’s president says his nation will make sure the care and security of Russians fleeing a “hopeless scenario” as Russian males fled the army call-up.
• The Kremlin has acknowledged that some army call-ups had been issued in error.
•  Russian males are fleeing into neighbouring nations to keep away from being known as as much as struggle in Ukraine.

Economic system

• Negotiators within the US Congress agreed to about $12bn in new help to Ukraine, a supply aware of the talks mentioned on Monday.
•  Ukraine urged the European Union to help its plans to make the emergency paths for grain exports by means of the bloc everlasting.
• Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban sharply criticised EU sanctions on Russia, which he mentioned have “backfired”, driving up vitality costs.
• A senior OECD official mentioned the Russian economic system is taking a “large” hit from sanctions.