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Ukrainian pilots and technicians have arrived in Sweden for training on JAS-39 Gripen fighters.

Ukraine is interested in purchasing 14-16 Swedish fighters.

This is how Russia installs FAB-500M62 guided bombs to Su-34 bomber jets.

Elon Musk: (Walter Isaacson)

I created Starlink so people could chill and watch Netflix movies and play video games.

I did not mean to create something that might cause a nuclear war.

The European Parliament recognized Lukashenko as involved in the war against Ukraine on the same level as Putin, the resolution was adopted.

European Parliament also called on the International Criminal Court to issue a warrant for his arrest.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken:

Today, we find ourselves at the end of the post-Cold War era … that ushered in remarkable progress.

Several of the core assumptions that shaped our approach to the post-Cold War era no longer hold, [and] decades of relative geopolitical stability have given way to an intensifying competition with authoritarian … [and] revisionist powers.

Ukrainan Army update of Russian losses:

+1 submarine: Kilo-class Rostov-on-Don (B-237)

Ukrainian strikes targeted Yevpatoriya, Crimea last night.

Some reports claim Russian air defense base was hit.

Biden administration is considering to transfer some of its military aid to Egypt to Taiwan.

The main reason, according to Washington, is Egypt's lack of progress in the area of human rights violations.

In the first phase, $85 million of the $1.3 billion annual aid budget would be transferred to Taiwan.

But some lawmakers are calling for another $235 million from that budget to be transferred.

Taiwan blasts Elon Musk over China comments

Taiwan is "not for sale", the island's foreign minister said in a stern rebuke to Elon Musk who asserted Taiwan was an integral part of China.

BBC:

Rogue Russian pilot tried to shoot down RAF aircraft in 2022.

A Russian pilot tried to shoot down an RAF surveillance plane after believing he had permission to fire, the BBC has learned.

The pilot fired two missiles, the first of which missed rather than malfunctioned as claimed at the time.

Russia had claimed the incident last September was caused by a "technical malfunction".

CNN:

Pentagon watchdog establishes new team in Ukraine to monitor US aid.

This comes amid calls by some Republicans in Congress to tighten control over the use of US money.

The Defense Department inspector general said a senior representative from the US began work in Ukraine in late-August, and additional personnel are expected to arrive by the end of September.

The positions are based at the US embassy in Kyiv to monitor US aid, which has totaled more than $43.7 billion since the start of the Biden administration.

#BREAKING Ukrainian media clams Russian S-400 air defence system was destroyed near Yevpatoriya, Crimea last night.

Reports claim kamikaze UAVs and Neptune missiles worked effectively on the target.

“First, UAVs hit radars and antennas. And after disabling the radar stations, Navy units hit the S-300/400 air defence systems with two Neptune cruise missiles.”

WSJ:

Attempts by the U.S. and Europe to persuade the countries of the Global South to support Ukraine were unsuccessful.

Many of the biggest emerging economies—including India, Brazil and South Africa—remain neutral on the war.

The U.S. military has resumed flying UAVs and manned aircraft out of air bases in the Niger more than a month after a coup temporarily halted all those activities there.

Moments showing Ukrainian strike on Russian S-400 air defense system near Yevpatoriya, Crimea last night.

Turkish MoD sources say Armenia is both violating the ceasefire and digging trenches, opening new positions and building fortifications in the region.

The sources add Armenia should put aside provocations and focus on peace negotiations and cooperation.

US State Department:

Putin wanted to restore the glory of the Russian Empire, and now he is begging Kim Jong-un for help

Saudi Arabia executes two military personnel for treason.

The two officers, a pilot and a sergeant major, were arrested in 2017 and sentenced to death on charges of treason and not protecting the national interest and military honour.

The kingdom also executed three soldiers in 2021 who were sentenced for "high treason" and "cooperating with the enemy".