Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,286

On Tuesday, September 2, 2018, the situation is as follows:

Fighting

A 73-year-old man was killed when Russian forces shelled Bilozerka in the Ukrainian province of Kherson, according to a post on Telegram on Monday.
According to Viacheslav Chaus, the governor of the Chernihiv region, a Russian drone attack on the city of Horodnia caused injuries to two people, including a 14-year-old girl.
According to Sumy Governor Oleh Hryhorov, Russian forces “intensively attacked” the Sumy region of Ukraine, causing injuries to seven people and property damage.
According to the local utility agency, the attacks on Sumy also caused disruption to the region’s water and energy supplies, according to Ukrinform’s online news site.
According to the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, Russia’s occupation of Crimea has resulted in the deaths of 15 children who were “tragically killed,” and dozens more were injured as a result of their parents’ murder and forced disappearance.
Around 17, 000 students are enrolled in underground schools in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, a frequent target of Russian attacks, for the new academic year.
According to the Russian government’s TASS news agency, 260 Ukrainian drones and three rockets launched by Russia’s forces were shot down in a 24-hour period.

On Monday, a school in Kharkiv that was constructed to shield children from Russian missile attacks opens its doors to students from Ukraine [AFP]

After the incident, European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius announced that the EU would set up additional satellites in low Earth orbit to improve its ability to deal with incoming GPS interference.
Top military commander of Germany, Carsten Breuer, stated that German and NATO forces will continue to “be on our guard” under the pretext of Moscow’s scheduled two-week military exercises.

Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, made the remarks during a speech at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, in which he blamed Western nations for the war that erupted in Ukraine.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius made a critical observation about the EU’s von der Leyen’s recent comments regarding plans to send European troops to Ukraine, saying, “Those are things you don’t discuss before you sit down at the negotiating table with many parties that have a say in the matter.”
In a speech on Monday, European Council President Antonio Costa stated that the EU “opted diplomacy over escalation” in relation to tariffs that were partially imposed by US President Donald Trump due to security concerns.
“We certainly don’t celebrate the return of tariffs,” he added. Our Eastern border is in danger, Costa said, so raising tensions with a key ally over tariffs would have been a foolish choice.
According to the French presidency, France will host a meeting of the “Coalition of the Willing,” a group of nations supporting Ukraine.

Source: Aljazeera