Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,306

On Monday, September 22, 2018, this is how things are going.

Fighting

• According to Sergei Aksyonov, the Russian-appointed head of Crimea, a drone attack on the Crimean Peninsula, three people were killed and 16 were hurt in the town of Foros, according to a post on Telegram.
• The attack was carried out by “strike drones equipped with high-explosive payloads” in a resort area without any “military targets” according to Russia’s Ministry of Defense.
• According to Russia’s state news agency TASS, a Ukrainian drone attacked a gas station in Pervomaisk, in the country’s Luhansk region, killing two people, according to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for Luhansk.
• According to TASS, Ukraine was purposefully targeting gas stations during a time of fuel shortages, according to Anna Soroka, a Russian-appointed human rights commissioner for the Luhansk region.
• In addition, one person was killed and three people were critically injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on Vasylivka in Russian-occupied Zaporizhia, according to TASS, along with one other person who was killed in a Ukrainian attack on Belgorod.
• The Saratov Oil Refinery in the Saratov region of Russia was attacked on Saturday night, according to the General Staff of Ukraine, which reportedly resulted in fires and explosions. The General Staff stated in a Facebook statement that “the results of the damage are being clarified” that Ukrainian forces also attacked the Samara Novokuibyshevsk Oil Refinery.

Regional security

A Russian reconnaissance aircraft, according to Germany’s air force, was tracked by two Eurofighter jets as it flew over neutral airspace over the Baltic Sea.
• Estonia, Poland, and Romania reported recent airstrikes from Russia or drones entering their skies.
• In response to Russia’s flagrant invasion of Estonian airspace, the UN Security Council will hold an urgent session on Monday, according to Estonia’s ministry of foreign affairs.
• A planned NATO North Atlantic Council meeting, according to two officials, will take place on Tuesday to address Estonia’s airspace violation, according to two officials.
• Donald Trump, president of the United States, said to reporters on Sunday, “Yeah, I would. I would”.

diplomacy and politics

• In a post on X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that his country would meet with Trump this week as part of the UN General Assembly’s “very intense week.”
• By using the proceeds from Russian banks’ frozen assets, French President Emmanuel Macron claimed that European nations were adhering to international law. In response to a question from CBS News about recent comments made by Trump, he added that if Russia’s central bank seizes the assets, “total chaos” might ensue.
• Maria Zakharova, a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, responded, “If Russia’s frozen assets are sequestered in Europe, there won’t be chaos, but rather very harsh countermeasures from Russia.” And they are aware of this, according to the Russian agency RIA Novosti.
• Russian Colonel General Alexander Lapin, a senior commander who served in Russia’s first conflict with Ukraine, was fired from military service, according to an unnamed source citing an unnamed source, according to Russian media outlet RBC on Sunday.