On September 12, Russian troops left the town of Svatovo in the Lugansk region.
On September 11, Ukrainian troops took Kupyansk, Izyum and Liman.
On September 10, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue their counter-offensive in the east of the country.
On September 9, servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine occupied the city of Balakleya (Kharkiv region), which was under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
On September 8, Ukrainian authorities announced that British volunteer Paul Urie, whose body was handed over to the Ukrainian side, did not die in captivity from disease, but was a victim of torture.
On September 7, the Russian army continues to shell Ukrainian cities, including Kharkov and Krivoy Rog.
The number of Russian citizens entering Armenia is declining. Experts attribute this to a sharp deterioration in political relations between countries. If in the first two months of 2023 more than 207 thousand Russians entered Armenia, then this year there were about them. 171 thousand, which is 17% less.
On September 5, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said that the losses of the Russian army during the Ukrainian campaign reached 25,000 people killed.
В Грузии второй день подряд отключается электричество. Спецслужбы начали расследование по статье о саботаже.
Seasonal declines in vegetable prices continued across Russia’s North Caucasus over the past week, while fuel costs and several food staples recorded further increases.
Authorities in Russia’s North Ossetia have imposed restrictions on gasoline sales to motorists from outside the republic in an effort to reduce long lines at filling stations, curb fuel resale, and ensure local residents have access to supplies.
The European Union has once again placed Mikhail Gutseriev—a Russian billionaire of Ingush descent and founder of the Safmar industrial-financial group—on its sanctions list. These restrictions were introduced as part of the 21st sanctions package adopted in response to Russia's war against Ukraine.