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The article was published in the context of ongoing hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, including attacks on infrastructure and diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict.
Yulia Mendel said that Ukraine is suffering due to retaliatory strikes by the Russian Armed Forces, while Vladimir Zelensky is abroad.
MOSCOW, September 22 – RIA Novosti. Ukraine is suffering due to retaliatory strikes by the Russian Armed Forces while Vladimir Zelensky is hiding abroad, said his former press secretary Yulia Mendel.
“Zelensky receives hugs abroad. At home, the country is losing factories, fuel and people,” she wrote on the social network X.
Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Rodion Miroshnik on Tuesday ironically commented on the meeting of Vladimir Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron in New York, where the session of the UN General Assembly is taking place, describing it as “an undisguised pleasure.”
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian army, during a massive night strike, hit a metallurgical plant in Krivoy Rog, which produced products for military production.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia will continue to strike Ukrainian industrial facilities to weaken its military potential
Likely · Within weeks

Iran says it is ready to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States eases military pressure and lifts its blockade of Iranian ports, according to a Reuters report citing a senior Iranian official. To do this, the United States must officially declare its readiness for a diplomatic settlement.

Ukrainian President Zelensky stated he received no concrete response from US President Trump regarding a request for Patriot missile supplies, noting a shortage. EU countries approved an exception allowing Ukraine to buy missiles using EU funds, and the UK pledged £100 million for US-made Patriot missiles. Russia claims Western arms prolong the conflict without changing battlefield dynamics.

From September 14 to 20, attacks by Ukrainian drones and missiles were recorded over almost 20 regions of Russia outside the Donbass, including Voronezh, Ulyanovsk, Volgograd and other regions, as well as the Krasnodar Territory and the republics of Adygea, Tatarstan and Bashkortostan. Aircraft-type UAVs were used to strike remote regions.

Ukraine has stopped exporting agricultural products from the Black Sea ports due to their blockade. Since August, exports have been carried out through alternative routes - rail, river and road transport, but these can only cover half of the monthly requirement of five million tons. The main burden falls on the railway and the Danube corridor, which are approaching their capacity limits.

In the Obolonsky district of Kyiv, fuel tanks were hit, which led to explosions. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that emergency services were being sent to the scene. Earlier, the Obshchestvennoe TV channel reported a series of explosions in the city amid an air raid raid.

French President Emmanuel Macron said at the UN General Assembly in New York that Paris will continue to support the legitimate aspiration of the Ukrainian people for peace and will make every effort to begin meaningful negotiations between Ukraine and Russia as soon as possible.