{"id":486,"date":"2023-09-20T00:40:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T04:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-574-russia-ukraine-war-news\/20\/09\/2023\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T00:40:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T04:40:22","slug":"russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-574-russia-ukraine-war-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-574-russia-ukraine-war-news\/20\/09\/2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 574 | Russia-Ukraine war News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Here is the situation on Wednesday September 20, 2023.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fighting\">Fighting<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>The New York Times reported that Ukraine was probably responsible for a huge explosion in Kostiantynivka earlier this month that killed at least 16 people in a busy marketplace after a missile went off course. Ukrainian presidential adviser Mikhailo Podolyak condemned the report as feeding \u201cconspiracy theories\u201d, but said the circumstances behind the blast were under investigation. \u201cIn the meantime, we must not forget: it was Russia that launched the invasion of Ukraine, and it is Russia that is responsible for bringing war to our country,\u201d he said.<\/li>\n<li>Russia launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/9\/19\/russia-launches-air-attacks-against-ukraines-western-lviv-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">wave of drone attacks<\/a> on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, killing at least one person and igniting a large fire at an industrial warehouse where two people were injured.<\/li>\n<li>At least three people were killed in a Russian attack on the northeastern town of Kupiansk, Kharkiv\u2019s governor Oleh Synyehubov said.<\/li>\n<li>Ukraine\u2019s air defence systems destroyed 27 out of 30 drones and one ballistic missile that Russia launched on Ukraine\u2019s southern, central and western regions, the air force said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"diplomacy\">Diplomacy<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>The war in Ukraine was a key topic for many of the world leaders speaking at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.<\/li>\n<li>At the UN\u2019s headquarters for the first time since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/9\/19\/zelenskyy-urges-global-unity-against-russia-in-un-general-assembly-speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">urged<\/a> world leaders to show unity in the face of Russia\u2019s continued \u201caggression\u201d in Ukraine, telling delegates that Moscow was \u201cweaponising\u201d food and energy.<\/li>\n<li>US President Joe Biden told the UNGA that the world must remain united in defending Ukraine, asking leaders to stand up to Russia\u2019s \u201cnaked aggression\u201d to deter other would-be aggressors. \u201cI ask you this: If we abandon the core principles of the United States to appease an aggressor, can any member state in this body feel confident that they are protected?\u201d Biden said in his address. \u201cI\u2019d respectfully suggest the answer is no.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Also addressing the assembly, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country would intensify efforts to end the war in Ukraine. \u201cWe will step up our efforts to end the war through diplomacy and dialogue on the basis of Ukraine\u2019s independence and territorial integrity,\u201d Erdogan said.<\/li>\n<li>Brazil\u2019s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, meanwhile, called for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, saying that no lasting solution would be found if it was not based on dialogue. \u201cI have reiterated that work needs to be done to create space for negotiations,\u201d Lula said. \u201cA lot is invested in weapons and very little in development.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to travel to Beijing in October for talks with China\u2019s Xi Jinping, in the Russian leader\u2019s first trip abroad since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant for his arrest on alleged war crimes. The two men last met in Moscow in March. Beijing has not condemned Moscow\u2019s invasion of Ukraine but has urged peace talks.<\/li>\n<li>The United Kingdom\u2019s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi should push Russia to withdraw its troops from Ukraine and stress to Moscow the importance of respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity. Wang is currently in the Russian capital.<\/li>\n<li>Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in Iran to \u201chelp strengthen Russian-Iranian military ties\u201d, Russia\u2019s TASS news agency reported.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"weapons\">Weapons<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"spaced-bullet-spacing\">\n<li>US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged his country\u2019s allies to \u201cdig deep\u201d and provide more air defence systems for Ukraine. \u201cAir defence is saving lives,\u201d Austin said at the opening of a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany.<\/li>\n<li>Austin also said Ukraine will \u201csoon\u201d receive M1 Abrams tanks from the US. Washington promised the 31 tanks to Kyiv at the start of the year.<\/li>\n<li>The UK\u2019s Defence Minister Grant Shapps said the UK will provide \u201ctens of thousands\u201d more artillery shells to Ukraine this year. Shapps was speaking after the UDCG meeting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/9\/20\/russia-ukraine-war-list-of-key-events-day-574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the situation on Wednesday September 20, 2023. 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