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6:33 PM

Parliament approves changes to national minorities law.

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, approved amendments to the law on national minorities, which is one of the requirements for the country's accession to the EU, lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak said on Sept. 21.

6:24 PM

Zelensky arrives at US Capitol for talks with lawmakers.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived at the U.S. Capitol to hold private talks with Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate, the Associated Press reported on Sept. 21.

6:12 PM

Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh authorities discuss 'reintegration' of local Armenians.

Azerbaijani officials held talks with the authorities of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh, presenting Baku's alleged plans for "reintegration" of the region's Armenian population, the Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC) reported on Sept. 21.

5:34 PM

Sweden delivers 10 Leopard 2 tank variants to Ukraine.

Ukraine has received 10 Swedish variants of Leopard 2 tanks known as Stridsvagn 122, manned by Ukrainian crews trained in Sweden, the Swedish military announced on Sept. 21.

4:29 PM

Belgium considers sending F-16 jets to Ukraine.

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said that the country's defense ministry will investigate the possibility of sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, the Belgian public broadcaster VRT reported on Sept. 20.

4:05 PM

Reuters: First ship with Ukrainian grain arrives at Bosphorus through temporary corridor.

The Palau-flagged Resilient Africa bulk carrier, which is loaded with 3,000 metric tons of Ukrainian wheat, has arrived at the Bosphorus, Reuters reported on Sept. 21.

3:59 PM

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Nagorno-Karabakh accuses Azerbaijan of ceasefire violation.

The Azerbaijani military has violated its ceasefire agreement and is continuing to attack Stepanakert (Khankendi in Azerbaijani), the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenian media claimed on Sept. 21, citing the breakaway region's Interior Ministry.

3:58 PM

Governor: Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast kill 5, injure 10.

Russian forces launched multiple strikes against Kherson Oblast on Sept. 21, killing five civilians and wounding another 10, reported Governor Oleksandr Prokudin.

3:57 PM

Opinion

David Kirichenko: The continued menace of Russian disinformation

3:37 PM

Anti-tank mine kills 1, injures 1 in Mykolaiv Oblast.

A young man has been killed and another man wounded after their vehicle drove over an anti-tank mine in Mykolaiv Oblast, the State Emergency Service reported on Sept. 21.

3:27 PM

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Russia’s ‘peacekeeper’ act crumbles as Azerbaijan overwhelms Nagorno-Karabakh

3:11 PM

Ministry: Ukraine, Slovakia agree on grain trade system to replace ban.

Ukraine and Slovakia have agreed to create a licensing system for their grain trade, which could lift Slovakia’s import ban on certain Ukrainian products, the Slovak Agriculture Ministry told Reuters on Sept. 21.

1:29 PM

Finance Ministry: Ukraine receives $1.25 billion from US in grant funding.

Ukraine received a grant of $1.25 billion from the U.S. through the Multi-Donor Trust Fund of the World Bank, the Finance Ministry reported on Sept. 21.

12:54 PM

UK Defense Ministry: Lack of rotations likely one of key factors lowering Russian army’s morale.

The absence of regular rotations of units on combat duty is “highly likely" one of the key aspects contributing to the Russian army’s low morale and inability to carry out advanced training since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, reported the U.K. Defense Ministry.

12:19 PM

Ukrenergo: First mass strike on energy infrastructure in 6 months.

The morning wave of attacks on Sept. 21 marks the first mass strike on energy infrastructure in six months, Ukraine's state energy operator Ukrenergo reported.

11:42 AM

Media: Ukraine strikes Russian air base in Crimea.

Ukraine launched an overnight attack on the Saky air base in Russian-occupied Crimea, sources in Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) told Ukrainian media on Sept. 21.

10:27 AM

Air Force: 36 out of 43 Russian missiles downed.

Russia launched 43 missiles during the mass wave of attacks on Ukraine this morning, of which 36 were destroyed by Ukrainian defenses, the Air Force reported on Sept. 21.

9:38 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 274,470 troops in Ukraine.

This number includes 490 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

9:15 AM

Russia launches mass wave of missile attacks, 2 killed, 26 injured.

Russia launched a mass wave of missile attacks on Ukraine early on the morning of Sept. 21, killing two people and injuring at least 26 others. Air raid alerts were activated at around 4 a.m. in many Ukrainian oblasts and in the city of Kyiv.

8:07 AM

Albania joins the G7 declaration on 'security guarantees' for Ukraine.

In New York, President Volodymyr Zelensky and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama have officially inked a joint declaration pertaining to Ukraine's aspirations for Euro-Atlantic integration, according to Ihor Zhovkva, presidential office deputy head.

7:56 AM

Governor: 5 injured in Russian attack on Cherkasy.

Russia launched a mass missile attack against Ukraine in the morning of Sept. 21, targeting a regional center of Cherkasy among other cities. Five people were injured, and at least one more person remains under the rubble, regional Governor Ihor Taburets said.

7:15 AM

ISW: Soldiers claim Russian military command gave instructions to launch ‘ill-conceived, unsupported’ counterattacks.

Institute for the Study of War in their Sept. 20 report analyzed a video appeal posted by the members of Russia's mobilized 1st Battalion of the 1442nd Regiment of the Altai Krai. The soldiers claimed that they abandoned their military equipment in the Klishchiivka area located seven kilometers southwest of Bakhmut after receiving orders from Russian military command to form an assault group and attack in the Bakhmut direction.

6:51 AM

Mayor: 7 injured following Russian attack on Kyiv.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said via his official Telegram channel that an 18-year-old and a 9-year-old girl were taken to the hospital after Russia unleashed a missile attack against Kyiv in the early hours of Sept. 21. Five others were reported wounded in Kyiv's Darnytskyi district after debris caused a fire at a gas station and shattered windows in the nearby two-story building.

3:39 AM

Russia claims 19 drones shot down over Crimea.

The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that a large-scale drone attack is occurring in Russian-occupied Crimea. Russia claims to have shot down 19 drones so far, and that explosions have been heard in Novofedorivka, Saky, Yevpatoriya, Dzhankoi, and Balaklava.

2:29 AM

Zelensky, Scholz meet in New York.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in New York on Sept. 20 to discuss German aid to Ukraine and the situation at the front lines.

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Russian media: Money transfers from Russia to neighboring countries up by 300-500% in 2022

by The Kyiv Independent news desk January 28, 2023 11:32 AM 1 min read

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Money transfers from Russia to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, and Georgia were reported at record-breaking levels, several times the figures for 2021, according to the 2022 central banks’ numbers analyzed by the Russian news site RBC.RU.

Due to Western-imposed sanctions, popular foreign companies have left the Russian market, pushing Russian residents to order goods online from abroad. Meanwhile, Russians themselves left the country en masse amid the announcemnt of mobilization: 9,7 million people left Russia in July-September, 12% more than during the same period a year before.

The movement of funds took place via Russian money transfer tools Zolotaya Korona, Unistream, and Contact, since international payment systems Visa and Mastercard left the Russian market the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.

Around $775,4 million moved from Russia to Kazakhstan in 2022, 6,8 times higher than in 2021 and the largest amount since at least 2014.

Around $2 billion came from Russia to Georgia last year. In 2021, this number was five times smaller and stood at $411,3 million.

The amount from Russia to Uzbekistan made $14,5 billion in 2022, 2,6 as much as the year before.

The central banks of Kyrgyzstan and Armenia have not yet published their figures for the year 2022. The data is only available for 11 months, RBC.RU reported.

In this timeframe, transfers from Russia to Armenia quadrupled to $3.1 billion compared to January-November 2021, a record number since 2004, while transfers from Russia to Kyrgyzstan rose only 6% to $2,6 billion.

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