Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin’s brigades ‘suffer heavy losses’ as counteroffensive advances around Bakhmut

Russian troop s ‘suffered significant losses’ as three brigades have been rendered ineffective and a commander has been killed, according to the Institute of Study of War. Ukrainian military officer Oleksander Syrskyi said troops destroyed the combat capability of the 72nd Motorized Rifle Brigade (3rd Army Corps), the 31st Guards VDV Brigade, and the 83rd Guards VDV Brigade during the liberation of the villages Andriivka and Klishchiivka, south of Bakhmut. Russian commander Alexander Khodakovosky claimed the 31st VDV brigade commander had been killed as the Ukrainian counteroffensive made key gains and liberated villages. In an analysis of recent events, the Institute of Study of War wrote: ‘Lateral redeployments from elsewhere in Ukraine or substantial tactical redeployments of other VDV elements in the Bakhmut area would therefore indicate that recent Ukrainian advances have resulted in significant Russian losses.’ The commander of Ukraine ‘s ground forces has claimed the recapture of another village in the east of the country has helped Kyiv ‘s forces break through part of Russia ‘s defensive lines around the city of Bakhmut . Regaining this key village will serve as a springboard for further offensive action against Russia, the Ukraine military has claimed. Key Points Explosions shake Ukraine’s Lviv as western parts remain under air raid alerts Russian defensive lines breached in capture of villages near Bakhmut Ukraine destroys 27 Russian drones and one missile Heartbroken Ukrainian girl breaks down in tears after seeing her nursery destroyed in Russian attack In pictures – the aftermath of Russian blasts on Lviv causing a Warehouse inferno 09:40 , Lydia Patrick Black smoke billows over the city after drone strikes in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv Black smoke billows over the city after drone strikes in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv (AFP via Getty Images) Firefighters work at a site of an industrial warehouse damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine Firefighters work at a site of an industrial warehouse damaged by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine (via REUTERS) The dramatic blaze at the warehouse struck by Russian attack Firefighters work at a site of an industrial warehouse damaged by a Russian drone strike (via REUTERS) At least three people killed in Russian attack 12:12 , Lydia Patrick At least three people have been killed in a Russian attack on the northeastern Ukrainian town of Kupiansk on Tuesday, a regional official said. ‘Today, the enemy attacked the town of Kupiansk with a guided air bomb,’ Kharkiv region governor Oleh Synehubov said on the Telegram messaging app. A previous shelling that took place in Kupiansk (AP) Ukrainian police sergeant killed by Russian shell 12:06 , Lydia Patrick A Ukrainian police sergeant has been killed by a Russian shell which hit a trolley bus. Two more civlians have been injured in the attack, according to local reports. Russia drastically ramped up military hardware production 11:36 , Lydia Patrick Russia has ramped up the production of missiles , drones, combat vehicles and artillery by more than tenfold to supply its army in Ukraine , Moscow’s biggest weapons producer said today. President Vladimir Putin has ordered production to be cranked up to ensure Moscow achieves the aims of what he calls its ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine despite the West supplying Kyiv with weapons worth billions of dollars and imposing unprecedented Western sanctions on the Russian economy. Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the armament complex at Rostec, the Russian state corporation which controls much of the weapons industry, said production volumes for various types of weapons had increased from between two and 10 times. Ozdoev said: ‘We are going forward at cruising speed, smoke from all the pipes.’ He said there had been significant growth in production of tanks, armoured vehicles, rocket launchers, artillery, the Iskander short-range ballistic missile, the Pantsir medium-range surface-to-air missile system and the hypersonic Kinzhal missile. A rocket launches from a S-400 missile system (AFP via Getty Images) Ukraine lawyers insist that UN’s top court has jurisdiction to hear Kyiv’s case against Russia 11:06 , Lydia Patrick Ukraine have insisted that the United Nations’ highest court has jurisdiction to hear a case alleging that Moscow abused the genocide convention to justify launching its devastating invasion last year. Kyiv wants judges at the International Court of Justice to order Russia to halt its attacks and pay reparations, but their cooperation remains doubtful. Russia has flouted a binding interim order issued by the court in March last year to end its invasion. ‘Russia’s defiance is also an attack on this court’s authority. Every missile that Russia fires at our cities, it fires in defiance of this court,’ the leader of Ukraine’s legal team, Anton Korynevych, told the 16-judge panel. World Court Ukraine Russia (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) Kyiv filed the case shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine. It argues that the attack was based on false claims of acts of genocide in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions of eastern Ukraine. ‘Russia is waging war against my country in the name of this terrible lie that Ukraine is committing genocide against its own people,’ Korynevych said.’ Putin’s brigades ‘suffer heavy losses’ as three Russian brigades targeted 10:31 , Lydia Patrick Russian troop s face ‘significant losses’ as three brigades have been rendered ineffective and a commander has been killed, according to the Institute of Study of War. Ukrainian military officer Oleksander Syrskyi said troops destroyed the combat capability of the 72nd Motorized Rifle Brigade (3rd Army Corps), the 31st Guards VDV Brigade, and the 83rd Guards VDV Brigade during the liberation of the villages Andriivka and Klishchiivka, south of Bakhmut. Russian commander Alexander Khodakovosky claimed the 31st VDV brigade commander had been killed as the Ukrainian counteroffensive liberated Bakhmut . Heartbroken Ukrainian girl breaks down in tears after seeing her nursery destroyed in Russian attack 10:06 , Lydia Patrick Watch Live : World Court hears Ukraine’s response to Russian objections in genocide case 09:06 , Lydia Patrick Ukraine claims Moscow falsely applied genocide law to justify Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Why is Zelensky in New York City today? 08:36 , Lydia Patrick The Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelesnsky will join other world leaders in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly to make a security speech. The war in Ukraine and the climate crisis are expected to be discussed at great lengths as more than 140 leaders gather. It is not yet clear if he will stay for Russian diplomat Sergei Lavrov’s speech, last year Lavrov called Zelensky a ‘b*******’ and walked out after a strong line of accusations and condemnation aimed at Russia. The Ukrainian leader questioned world leaders as to why Russia still has a place in the UN ahead of his speech. He said: ‘For us, it’s very important that all our words, all our messages, will be heard by our partners. And if in the United Nations still – it’s a pity, but still – there is a place for Russian terrorists, the question is not to me. I think it’s a question to all the members of the United Nations.’ Ukraine destroys 27 Russian drones and one missile 08:06 , Lydia Patrick Ukraine’s air defence systems destroyed 27 out of 30 drones and one Iskander ballistic missile that Russia launched on in the early hours of Tuesday, Ukraine’s air force said on the messaging platform Telegram – as reported by Reuters. The Iranian-made Shahed drones were destroyed in Ukraine’s southern, central and western regions, while the missile was launched in the direction of Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine, it said. Reuters could not independently verify the report. (Kommersant Photo/AFP via Getty I) ICYMI: Ukraine says recapture of key village near Bakhmut a ‘springboard’ for more gains against Russia 07:36 , Lydia Patrick Ukraine ‘s military claims its latest recapture of a key village in Bakhmut will act as a ‘springboard’ for further offensive actions against Russia ‘s continuing invasion. Ukraine scored another victory recently when it recently recaptured village Klishchiivka that lies in the southern flank of Bakhmut, as its forces fought off Russian attempts to get back into the area. The war-torn country’s forces had last week also recaptured Andriivka, another village a few kilometres to the south of Klishchiivka, after earlier criticism alleged Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces had slowed. Both settlements have been reduced to ghost towns and destroyed in the months of fighting for Bakhmut that had fallen into Russian hands in May this year. ‘Now we have gained a springboard for ourselves, which in the future will allow us to continue to develop offensive operations and liberate our land from the invaders,’ Illia Yevlash, spokesperson for Ukraine’s troops in the east, said in a national telecast after they retook Klishchiivka.’ 07:06 , Arpan Rai Volodymyr Zelensky posed the question of why Russia and Vladimir Putin continued to have representation at the United Nations to world leaders ahead of his UN security council speech. Mr Zelensky was speaking in the US after visiting wounded Ukrainian military members at a New York hospital shortly after arriving for his diplomatic tour on Monday. ‘For us, it’s very important that all our words, all our messages, will be heard by our partners. And if in the United Nations still – it’s a pity, but still – there is a place for Russian terrorists, the question is not to me. I think it’s a question to all the members of the United Nations,’ he said. How Ukraine’s battle for the Black Sea is inflicting serious pain on Putin’s forces 07:00 , Eleanor Noyce Russian warships patrol the surface of the Black Sea , launching missiles at Ukrainian cities and towns as part of a near-daily assault. While also enforcing a de facto blockade, leaving ships in little doubt of the consequences if they try to break it. Such is the importance of this shipping route for both sides. For a long time, Russian ships moved with relative impunity. And a grain deal that enabled Ukraine to export from its ports on the Black Sea allowed for an uneasy status quo to hold. But, after Moscow withdrew from that deal in the summer and stepped up attacks on Ukraine’s ports, and Kyiv began a counteroffensive to retake land occupied by Russia in southern and eastern Ukraine – the Black Sea has become one of the most active fronts in the war. Joe Middleton reports: How Ukraine’s battle for the Black Sea is inflicting serious pain on Putin’s forces Russian defensive lines breached in capture of villages near Bakhmut, Ukraine commander says 06:45 , Eleanor Noyce The commander of Ukraine ‘s ground forces has claimed the recapture of another village in the east of the country has helped Kyiv ‘s forces break through part of Russia ‘s defensive lines around the devastated city of Bakhmut . The area has been a key part of Ukraine’s counteroffensive to try and reclaim territory occupied by Russia as part of its near-19 month invasion. Bakhmut has been the scene for some of the bloodiest fighting of the war and in the process taking on symbolic importance for both Russia and Ukraine far greater than its size. Retaking Klishchiivka is considered tactically important as it will allow Ukrainian forces to further extend their gains around Bakhmut and keep pushing forward. Chris Stevenson reports: 05:45 , Eleanor Noyce A populist former prime minister whose party is favored to win Slovakia’s early parliamentary election plans to reverse the country’s military and political support for neighboring Ukraine , in a direct challenge to the European Union and NATO, if he returns to power. Robert Fico , who led Slovakia from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2018, is the frontrunner in the Sept. 30 election. He and his left-wing Direction, or Smer, party have campaigned on a clear pro-Russian and anti-American message. His candidacy is part of a wider trend across Europe. Only Hungary has an openly pro-Russian government, but in Germany, France, Spain and elsewhere, populist parties sceptical of intervention in Ukraine command significant support. Many have national or regional elections coming up that could tip popular opinion away from Kyiv and towards Moscow. Explosions shake Ukraine’s Lviv as western parts remain under air raid alerts 05:20 , Arpan Rai Blasts rocked Ukraine ‘s western city of Lviv in the early hours of Tuesday as Russia launched large-scale air attacks that struck an industrial warehouse, officials said. Local officials said air defence systems were engaged in repellin