Russia-Ukraine War: List of key events, day 9/11 | News about Russia-Ukraine War

Here are the most important developments today, September 11, the day of the war.

Here is the situation on Saturday, August 24, 2024.

Diplomacy and assistance:

Following a phone call between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Joe Biden, the United States announced a new round of military aid to Ukraine. The package would be worth $125 million and Biden said it would include anti-aircraft weapons, ammunition and anti-tank missiles.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a video posted on X to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day that Ukraine is moving “at an incredible speed towards joining the European Union”.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Zelensky to sit down with Russia for talks to end the war and offered to act as a friend and build peace as the two leaders met in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. It was the first visit by an Indian prime minister to the country since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Zelensky said after the meeting that India supports Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said military aid from Latvia would amount to about 112 million euros (125 million dollars) this year.

Russia has declared a state of emergency in part of the Voronezh region bordering Ukraine following an overnight drone attack, the region’s governor, Alexander Gusev, said on his Telegram channel. While Russian forces intercepted five drones, falling debris ignited a fire that led to the detonation of explosives.
The Ukrainian Navy confirmed that it had destroyed a ferry in the Russian port of Caucasus that was delivering fuel and weapons to occupied Crimea.
Russia has suspended ferry services between the south of the country and Crimea after a ship loaded with fuel was hit in a Ukrainian attack, the Russian Transport Ministry said.
At least two civilians were killed and two others injured in a Russian attack on the northeastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, the regional governor said.
Former United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix said, according to the AFP news agency, that he was convinced that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not risk a disaster at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in view of growing international concern about the safety of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

The United States imposed sanctions on more than 400 companies and individuals, including several Chinese firms, for supporting Russia’s war effort in Ukraine.
The European Commission has rejected a request from Hungary and Slovakia to mediate in a consultation process with Ukraine over the sanctions imposed by Kyiv on Russian oil producer Lukoil, a spokesman for the EU’s executive body said.