Russia sent reinforcements to kharkov.
According to media reports such as Sputnik news agency & radio and Russian TV Today, Russian troops have begun to send reinforcements to Kharkov in northeastern Ukraine.
According to reports, Russia and Ukraine are fighting fiercely in this direction. According to a video released by the Russian Ministry of Defence on the 9th, Russian armed forces are transferring armored vehicles and personnel to Kharkov and deploying a heavy-duty flame spraying system.
On the other hand, according to the Ukrainian National News Agency, Ukrainian President Zelensky announced in a video speech on the 9th that the Ukrainian armed forces have regained control of more than 30 towns in the Kharkov region.
Grossi called for an end to the shelling of Zaporoge.
According to the news of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in official website, the Director General of IAEA, Gross, issued a statement on the situation of Zaporoge nuclear power plant on the 9th.
According to the statement, due to the shelling of power infrastructure, Ennier Goedert, where Zaporoge nuclear power plant is located, was completely cut off. In view of the continuous and increasing shelling, it is unlikely to re-establish off-site power for nuclear power plants, and operators are considering closing the only reactor that is still in operation.
Gross called on both sides to immediately stop all shelling in the area and establish a safety protection zone, saying that this is the only way to ensure that people will not face a nuclear accident.
The EU will provide Ukraine with 5 billion euros of macro-financial assistance.
According to the Ukrainian National News Agency, at an informal meeting held in Prague on the 9th local time, EU finance ministers agreed to provide Ukraine with the next emergency macro-financial assistance of 5 billion euros. This is part of the 9 billion euro package.
Dombrowski, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, pointed out that as Ukraine's economy was seriously affected by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, financial assistance to Ukraine became more and more important. He believes that Ukraine's GDP may drop by 50% this year, so it needs rapid financial support to ensure the country's operation.
Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki said on the 9th that Ukraine is ready to export electricity to Poland to help Poland cope with the possible energy crisis, AP reported. It is reported that Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki and President of Latvia Levitz held talks with Ukrainian President Zelensky on military and energy security issues in Kiev on the 9th.
According to the Tass news agency, Hungarian President Novak said at a joint press conference with Serbian President Vucic on the 9th that EU sanctions against Russia will hit Europe, not Russia. Novak said that the impact of sanctions against Russia is affecting European countries, leading to rising prices and inflation. "Those who proposed sanctions expected that Russia would be affected, but this never happened."
Putin: Russian grain exports will reach 30 million tons.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Russian Federal Security Conference on the 9th that by the end of this year, Russia will supply 30 million tons of grain to the international market, and is prepared to increase this amount to 50 million tons or more.
On the issue of fertilizer export, Putin said that in the last four months, Russia supplied 7 million tons of fertilizer to other countries, of which about 3 million tons were shipped to Asian, African and Latin American countries. Putin said that Russia has accumulated hundreds of thousands of tons of chemical fertilizers in some ports in European countries, and Russian producers are willing to provide them to developing countries in urgent need free of charge.
According to the Ukrainian state news agency, another ship carrying food arrived in Africa from Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, a cargo ship carrying 65,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat has arrived in the Sudanese port and left the Ukrainian port on August 26th.
According to the report, since the beginning of the food agreement, 16 ships have left Ukrainian ports for African countries and transported nearly 500,000 tons of food. (End)