Kyiv ‘retaken Klishchiivka’ as drones target Moscow

Jump to content Sign up to our newsletters Subscribe News Sport Voices Culture Lifestyle Travel Premium Close Ukraine has claimed the recapture of the eastern village of Klishchiivka on the southern flank of Bakhmut after a period of reported heavy fighting. It follows the recapture of Andriivka, another village in the region, earlier in the week and Kyiv forces are said to be gaining ground. On Sunday they sent drones to disrupt air traffic in Moscow and causing a fire at an oil depot, according to Russian reports. “Klishchiivka was cleared of the Russians and liberated,” Alexander Syrskyi, commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. Meanwhile, Britain’s Ministry of Defence has said Russia is likely building new defences in southern Ukraine amid ‘growing concern’ among Vladimir Putin ‘s forces about Kyiv ‘s success in breaching its first defensive line. Moscow ‘s troops are believed to be ‘deploying additional checkpoints, ‘hedgehog’ anti-tank defences and digging new trenches’ near the Zaporizhzhia village of Tokmak, which is situated just 16km from Ukraine’s forces, and is set to become a ‘lynchpin’ of Russia’s second defensive line, the ministry said. 1694982630 The general in command of Ukraine’s ground forces said on Sunday that Ukrainian forces had recaptured the eastern village of Klishchiivka on the southern flank of Bakhmut, which the Russians claimed control of in January. ‘Klishchiivka was cleared of the Russians and liberated,’ Alexander Syrskyi, commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko also confirmed on Telegram that the village was recaptured in heavy fighting by the ‘Liut’ national police united assault brigade, the 80th airborne assault brigade and the 5th assault brigade. Reuters was unable to verify the battlefield report. Klishchiivka is around six miles (nine km) south of Bakhmut and had a pre-war population of around 400 people. It is several miles (kilometres) north of Andriivka, which was recaptured earlier this week. Both settlements were substantially destroyed in months of fighting for Bakhmut. Soldiers hold flags as they speak in front of destroyed buildings in Klishchiivka, Ukraine William Mata 17 September 2023 21:30 1695009600 The United States saw some “limited” signs that China may allow some communications between the countries’ militaries during 12 hours of talks between senior diplomats in Malta this weekend, according to a senior Biden administration official. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan also raised concerns over China’s assistance to Russia and recent actions by Beijing in the Taiwan Strait during his talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the official said. 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The White House said in a statement that Jake Sullivan and Chinese envoy Wang Yi had “candid, substantive and constructive discussions” as the world’s two largest economies try “to maintain open lines of communication.” The White House said Mr Sullivan and Mr Wang discussed the relationship between the two countries, global and regional security issues, Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Taiwan Strait. “The United States noted the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. The two sides committed to maintain this strategic channel of communication and to pursue additional high-level engagement and consultations in key areas between the United States and the People’s Republic of China in the coming months,” according to the statement. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington William Mata 18 September 2023 00:00 1694988031 Donald Trump has said he was pleased to hear Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent remarks praising him for suggesting that he were elected to the White House again, he would negotiate an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Mr Putin on Tuesday said Trump’s statements were ‘good’ and brought ‘happiness.’ ‘Well, I like that he said that. Because that means what I’m saying is right,’ Mr Trump said on NBC. Mr Trump said he had had a good relationship with Putin, something he has said several times before, and denied that any deal he would seek in Ukraine would be a win for Russia and allow it to keep territory it has seized. ‘That’s something that could have been negotiated,’ Mr Trump said. He went on and said, ‘They could have made a deal where there’s lesser territory right now than Russia’s already taken, to be honest.’ Donald Trump campaigning in South Dakota William Mata 17 September 2023 23:00 1694984431 One farm worker died and another was injured on Sunday in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region after their tractor hit a mine while ploughing a field, Kherson governor Oleksandr Prokudin said. Liberated after a long Russian occupation, the Kherson region is heavily mined and farmers risk their lives trying to work in fields that have not yet been cleared of mines. ‘I’m once again appealing to the residents of the region. Do not start any work until the fields have been inspected by sappers. Take care of your safety,’ Mr Prokudin said on the Telegram messaging app. Ukrainian prime minister Denys Shmygal earlier this year said that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had created the world’s largest minefield with an area of 250,000 square kilometres (96,525 square miles). William Mata 17 September 2023 22:00 1694980831 An Ultra-Orthodox Jew blows a shofar during a celebration of the Rosh Hashanah holiday Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Sochi Yulia and Alexander with their children, who fled the town of Kupyansk in northeastern Ukraine, sit at the humanitarian aid warehouse of the Mayak Foundation in Moscow on August 9, 2023. For a year and a half Galina Artyomenko had been raising funds to help refugees from Ukraine after the Kremlin sent troops Exterior view of the grain storage terminal during visit of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the Odesa Sea Port, in Odesa, Ukraine William Mata 17 September 2023 21:00 Soldiers hold flags as they speak in front of destroyed buildings in Klishchiivka Col. Gen. Syrskyi via REUTERS Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in Please refresh your browser to be logged in