⚡️ Update: Ukraine’s wartime production tripled in 2023, doubled again in 2024, Minister Kamyshin says during resignation speech.
“534 days ago, I was appointed as the Minister. My task was clear: to restart the ministry’s operations according to wartime realities,” Strategic… pic.twitter.com/Chm5myith1
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) September 4, 2024
Day: September 4, 2024
⚡️ Energoatom denies accident at South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant but says ‘issues’ found.
Energoatom said the denial was made in order to “stop the spread of yet more unreliable information.”https://t.co/SvrkZJoLFl
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) September 4, 2024
Ukrainian soldiers are often unprepared and unequipped to counter Russia’s surging use of chemical agents. Many lack a proper gas mask and dismiss the suffocation tactic’s threat, saying that FPV drones, glide bombs, and artillery are scarier.https://t.co/eLxqephl4t
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) September 4, 2024
Video distributed by AP shows the aftermath of a Russian aerial strike in Lviv. The attack on the western city killed five, including a junior, and injured at least 35, according to Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi. (This video includes material distributed by Ukraine’s state emergency service.) (Source: Bloomberg)
A “dragon drone” in the Kharkiv direction.
📹: 42nd Mechanized Brigade pic.twitter.com/4M1qAJdx3o
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 4, 2024
⚡️Ukraine is expecting increased pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to further devalue its currency, cut interest rates, and raise taxes, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 4, citing unnamed officials.https://t.co/Xh0xDySzFM
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) September 4, 2024
⚡️ Ukrainian thrower Mariia Shpatkivska won a silver medal in the shot put at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris on Sept. 4, setting a new European record.https://t.co/Wuep4lSbvi
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) September 4, 2024
Today, we signed a bilateral security agreement between Ukraine and Ireland, which will enable us to fully realize the potential of cooperation between our countries, as well as with our partners within the entire framework of security agreements.
The agreement also ensures… pic.twitter.com/BpYmCUTR8f
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) September 4, 2024