Ukrainian forces hit oil terminal in Crimea; Zelenskyy touts ‘victory plan’  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that helium was discussing Ukraine’s “victory plan” this week successful a bid of meetings and negotiations with “every state that tin truly assistance bring bid closer.”

“We invitation our partners to specify however they envision the extremity of this war, Ukraine's spot successful the planetary information architecture, and the associated steps that tin steer this warfare toward a conclusion,” Zelenskyy said successful his regular address.

The triumph program is acceptable to beryllium formally presented astatine the upcoming Ramstein gathering successful Germany with Ukraine’s allies where, Zelenskyy said, Ukraine “will effort to person our partners ... of the urgent request for important reinforcement of our capabilities and positions close now, during these autumn months.”

Long-range instrumentality and the accumulation of weapons, drones, shells and physics warfare systems are among the country’s astir pressing needs, helium said.

Earlier Monday, Ukrainian forces carried retired an onslaught connected an lipid terminal successful the Russia-occupied Crimean Peninsula.

Ukraine’s subject said the tract it deed successful Feodosia connected the southbound seashore of the peninsula was utilized to proviso Russian forces.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said Monday that it changeable down 12 Ukrainian drones implicit Crimea, arsenic good arsenic others implicit Russia’s Belgorod, Kursk, Bryansk and Voronezh regions.

Ukraine regularly has deed Russian subject sites successful Crimea since Russian forces launched a full-scale penetration of Ukraine successful aboriginal 2022. The strikes person hampered Russia’s Black Sea fleet.

Vessel deed successful Odesa

Also Monday, a Russian rocket deed a Palau-flagged vas successful Ukraine’s confederate larboard of Odesa, sidesplitting a Ukrainian nationalist and injuring 5 unit members, officials said. It was the 2nd specified onslaught successful arsenic galore days, they said.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said connected X that the 2 ships were damaged successful the Black Sea grain-export hub, but helium gave nary details connected the ships' conditions. He condemned Russia.

Russia's Defense Ministry did not instantly respond to an email seeking comment. Moscow has repeatedly denied it attacks civilian targets.

Officials successful Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, reported a Russian aerial onslaught connected the metropolis Monday. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said connected Telegram that rocket fragments landed successful respective of Kyiv’s districts, but that determination were nary reports of casualties.

The politician of Ukraine’s Cherkasy portion said aerial defenses changeable down 3 Russian drones, portion the politician of Mykolaiv said different drone was changeable down successful that region.

Officials successful Sumy said Ukraine’s subject destroyed 8 Russian drones.

Also Monday, a Russian tribunal sentenced an American national to six years and 10 months successful situation for warring arsenic a mercenary for Ukraine.

Prosecutors said Stephen James Hubbard, 72, was captured by Russian forces successful 2022 successful the eastbound Ukrainian metropolis of Izyum. While helium was captured much than 2 years ago, his lawsuit did not go nationalist until his proceedings began past month.

In different tribunal lawsuit Monday, a U.S. Marine who was already serving clip successful a Russian situation for battle was fixed an further condemnation of 7 years and 1 period for assaulting a situation officer.

Some accusation for this communicative came from Agence France-Presse and Reuters.