“We will respond.” Kyiv orders the evacuation of civilians from Kherson

7:28 Taiwan Alert: Chinese warships near coasts

Taiwan sounds the alarm and intercepts other Chinese warships near its coast within a few hours. “68 People’s Liberation Army aircraft and 10 Chinese Navy ships were spotted” between Wednesday and Thursday morning around Taiwan, Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

Taipei said yesterday that it had spotted 35 military aircraft around the island, some of which were heading to the western Pacific Ocean to join the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong as part of “joint naval and air training.” The Taiwanese Ministry of Defense has noted an increase in Chinese naval and air strikes in recent days.

7:35 Moscow, 5 Ukrainian boats destroyed in the Black Sea

The Russian army destroyed five unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Black Sea that were trying to attack Sergei Kotov’s ship. The Ministry of Defense reported this, explaining that “on September 14, around five in the morning, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to attack the Black Sea Fleet’s patrol ship Sergei Kotov with five unmanned boats in the Black Sea which were destroyed by the ship’s fire.”

8.15 am Tensions on the Qurum Bridge and traffic suspension

State media reported that vehicle traffic was suspended on the Kerch Bridge, which connects Crimea to mainland Russia. RIA Novosti explained that no reason was given for this action.

“Those on the bridge and in the inspection area are asked to remain calm and follow the instructions of transportation safety officials,” a message on the Telegram app from local authorities said. The 19 km long Crimean Bridge was repeatedly attacked during the war.

8:21

Kherson: A 6-year-old child was killed

A six-year-old boy was killed last night in a Russian attack in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine. This was announced by the Regional Prosecutor’s Office, Rbc-Ukraine reported. After midnight, Russian forces bombed the village of Novodmitrivka, in the Belozersk community: shells hit a house, killing the child and wounding his 13-year-old brother and three adults.

9.25 am Moscow: Ukrainian drones targeting Crimea were destroyed Moscow claims to have destroyed several Ukrainian drones that targeted Crimea and the Belgorod and Bryansk regions during the night. Six of them were dropped in four different locations in the Bryansk region, located 400 kilometers southwest of Moscow. State Governor Alexander Bogomaz said there were no injuries or property damage. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said another drone was destroyed last night over Belgorod near the village of Tulyanka. The Ministry of Defense in Moscow added that 11 more drones were shot down over the Crimean Peninsula. 10:12 “Belarusian President Lukashenko travels to Russia to meet Putin”

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is traveling to Russia for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Reuters wrote, citing Belarusian state news agency BelTA.

10.30 am Russia: A civilian was killed in the Ukrainian attack on the Kursk region

The governor of the Russian Kursk region said that a civilian was killed in a Ukrainian bombing of a distillery in the Russian Kursk region. The bombing occurred in the village of Tyukino, state governor Roman Starovoit said on his channel on the Telegram application, according to TASS.

2.32 pm “Moscow expels American diplomats”

The first and second secretaries of the US Embassy in Moscow were declared “persona non grata” and given seven days to leave Russia. This came according to TASS, citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow.

5.55 pm Biden: “Side with Ukraine as long as necessary” US President Joe Biden, who nominated Benny Pritzker to be the new US Special Representative, said: “The brave people of Ukraine have inspired the world with their resilience and determination, and the United States remains committed to standing by them, no matter how long it takes.” Representative of economic recovery in Ukraine. 6.41 pm Zoby in Beijing: Meeting for peace in Ukraine Cardinal Matteo Maria Zoppi, Envoy of Pope Francis, was received today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China by Li Hui, Special Representative for Eurasian Affairs. He added, “The meeting, which took place in an open and friendly atmosphere, was devoted to the war in Ukraine and its tragic consequences, while emphasizing the need to unify efforts to encourage dialogue and find paths that lead to peace.” This was stated by the Holy See. 8.27 pm Washington: “We will respond to the expulsion of diplomats” US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that the department intends to summon the Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov in response to Russia’s expulsion of two employees of the US Embassy in Moscow. “We regret that Russia took this path, and you can certainly expect that we will respond appropriately to their actions,” Miller said during a press conference. 8.51 pm Kyiv, forced evacuation of civilians from the Kherson region Ukrainian authorities have ordered the mandatory evacuation of civilians from the Kherson region, in the south of the country, which is partly controlled by Russian forces and regularly bombed. “The Kherson Regional Defense Council decided on the forced evacuation of families with children from positions under constant enemy fire,” Kherson Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on the Telegram app.