Ukraine war in the live ticker: +++ 02:49 reports Russian Ukrainian shelling in Belgorod +++

06.09.2024

Ukraine war in the live ticker
+++ 02:49 Russia reports shelling in Belgorod via email +++

According to Russian reports, the Ukrainian armed forces shelled the Russian border town of Shebekino three times in the evening. 15 private houses were damaged, the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, announced on his Telegram channel. A factory roof was also damaged. Fires broke out in several places. The exact extent of the damage will be determined in daylight. There was initially no information on possible victims.

+++ 01:54 Reports: Japanese spy arrested in Belarus +++
The Belarusian secret service has unmasked and arrested a suspected Japanese spy. The man is said to have spied on military secrets and documented troop movements on the border with Ukraine, reports the state agency Belta, citing the KGB secret service. The Japanese man is also said to have tried to recruit employees of various Belarusian authorities or to buy information from them. It is not mentioned which service foreigners are said to have spied on the man for. The KGB only reports that the Japanese man has confessed and is “actively” cooperating with investigators.

+++ 00:24 US justice indicts Russian intelligence agents +++
The US justice system is bringing charges against several members of the Russian military intelligence service GRU. They are accused of being behind a large-scale hacker attack on the Ukrainian government in January 2022, shortly before Russia invaded the country. They later also attacked computer systems in other countries that supported Kyiv – including the USA and other NATO countries, the US Department of Justice said. It is unclear where the six Russians are currently located. The indictment is being sent to the international police organization Interpol.

+++ 23:00 Ukrainian army chief: Kursk operation is having an effect +++
According to their commander-in-chief, the advance of the Ukrainian armed forces in the western Russian region of Kursk is having an effect. “In the past six days, the enemy has not gained a single meter of ground in the direction of Pokrovsk. In other words, our strategy is working,” says Olexander Syrskyj. The advance in Kursk has “significantly improved the morale not only of the military, but of the entire Ukrainian population.”

+++ 22:04 Commander-in-Chief Syrskyj: Training of Ukrainian recruits is not as desired +++
The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Olexander Syrsky, said in an interview that Ukrainian soldiers sent into battle are less well trained than he would like. “Of course, everyone wants the best level of training, and we also train highly qualified professional soldiers,” Syrsky told CNN. “At the same time, the dynamics at the front require that we put conscripts into service as quickly as possible.” According to the commander-in-chief, the recruits went through a month of basic military training, followed by another six months to a month of special training before being deployed to the front.

+++ 21:39 Video shows hunt for Russian Lancet drone +++
A drone pilot from the 11th Ukrainian National Guard Brigade has reportedly shot down a Russian Lancet kamikaze drone. This was reported by the pro-Ukrainian portal Militarnyi, citing a video. The clip shows the Ukrainian FPV (First Person View) drone approaching the Lancet from behind. The recording stops shortly before the collision. It is unclear when and where exactly the clip was shot.

According to Ukrainian volunteer and blogger Serhii Sternenko, over a hundred Russian reconnaissance drones have been destroyed by Ukrainian drones in recent weeks. The information cannot be independently verified.

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