At least 15 people, including children, were injured in Russian airstrikes in the northeastern Kharkiv region of Ukraine on the evening of September 20, local officials reported. The prosecutor’s office stated that the airstrikes targeted three districts in the city of Kharkiv, using Su-34 aircraft.
Earlier on September 20, Russian forces used mortars to bombard villages, resulting in two fatalities, according to Kharkiv Governor Oleh Synyehubov.
Throughout the day, Russian forces conducted 54 airstrikes in Ukraine and engaged in 190 combat clashes in the eastern part of the country, according to the Ukrainian military.
Meanwhile, the day before, Ukrainian air forces reported that their air defense systems destroyed 61 of 70 drones and one of four missiles used by Moscow in an overnight attack on Ukraine.
At the beginning of this week, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned that this winter could be the toughest yet for Ukraine, as its energy infrastructure is severely strained due to Russian attacks on power plants, heating facilities, and the energy grid.
On September 20, the European Commission announced a new loan of up to $39 billion for Ukraine. This loan is part of a broader plan by the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations to gather funds to support Kyiv, utilizing resources from Russia’s frozen financial assets, valued at $300 billion.
These assets were frozen as part of sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.
Earlier this week, Ukraine participated in NATO exercises aimed at testing anti-drone systems, which aimed to urgently learn from the rapid development and extreme use of drones—unmanned vehicles—in the war in Ukraine, as reported by REL.
