Newsblog on the Ukraine War: Selensky warns about Russia's impending large-scale attack

Many details about the course of the war, such as casualty figures or details of battles, come from Ukrainian or Russian authorities and cannot be independently verified. For our live blog, in addition to our own research, we use material from the news agencies dpa, Reuters, epd, KNA, and Bloomberg. Important Updates Selenskyj warns of a new large-scale Russian attack Mayor: Ukraine attacks Moscow with 650 drones Russia: Dead in Ukrainian drone attack on Saporischschya NPP Selenskyj expects negotiations still in October Selenskyj hopes further for Taurus cruise missiles Selenskyj warns of a new large-scale Russian attack Ukraine expects a new large-scale attack from the Russian military. "Current intelligence information is available to us that the Russians are preparing a massive attack," Selenskyj said in his evening video address. He called on the population to heed warnings about rocket attacks. "The Ukrainian security forces and our air force are ready to react, as far as our defense means allow," he said, thereby indicating the lack of defensive weapons. He added his warning with hope for more help from Western allies with corresponding weapon systems. "A lot depends on our partners – on every head of state, from every country in the world, that has the means of defense that we need and is ready to pass them on to us," Selenskyj said. Tanker on the Russian Black Sea coast on fire A tanker sailing under the Liberian flag caught fire near the Russian Black Sea coast near Sochi. The Russian Ministry of Transport in Moscow reported to the State Agency Tass that the Aframax Rio was attacked by unmanned boats with Seadrone. "A ship sailing under the Liberian flag with a cargo was attacked by unmanned boats," the report stated. The 23 crew members from India were rescued. The tanker burned brightly by evening. The Ministry reported that firefighting attempts could only be undertaken once the intensity of the fire decreased. The nearest beaches were temporarily closed, and the residents of Sochi were asked by the authorities to close their windows and not to stay on the streets. The ship is attributed to the Ukrainian website Black Sea News of the Russian shadow fleet. Kremlin rejects BND warning about conflict with Russia Moscow has rejected warnings from BND Chief Martin Jäger about a looming armed conflict with Russia. The statements are baseless and served as a pretext to justify higher defense expenditures, the Presidential Administration in Moscow reported. The head of the Federal Intelligence Service had stated on Monday that Germany was in danger of entering into an armed conflict with Russia. The attempted attack on Leipzig Airport was only an example of this. Russia accused Jäger of conducting an increasingly aggressive "shadow war" against European democracies. More on the hearing of intelligence chiefs in the Bundestag: The head of the Federal Intelligence Service had stated on Monday that Germany was in danger of entering into an armed conflict with Russia. The attempted attack on Leipzig Airport was only an example of this. Russia accused Jäger of conducting an increasingly aggressive "shadow war" against European democracies. Ulrike Putz Mayor: Ukraine attacks Moscow with 650 drones According to official information, Ukraine attacked the region of the Russian capital Moscow with about 650 drones during the night. Most were rendered harmless from air defense from a great distance, wrote Moscow Mayor Sergej Sobjanin on the Telegram platform. 105 drones were destroyed during their approach to the capital. Two people were killed and nine were injured, reported the Governor of the Moscow region, Andrej Worobjow. The information from Moscow could not be independently verified. If the Russian figures for the number of shot drones are correct, they would indicate a large attack by Ukraine. The portal Kyjiv Independent reported, based on eyewitnesses, that the attack targeted an oil production facility about 40 kilometers from Moscow. Ukraine is targeting facilities of the Russian oil industry to also strike the energy export important for Moscow's war chest. Ulrike Putz Russia: Dead in Ukrainian drone attack on Saporischschya NPP Russia has accused Ukraine of a deadly drone attack on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, occupied by Russian troops. During the attack on Monday night, a driver who supplied food for the employees was killed, said Alexej Lichatschow, head of the Russian nuclear concern Rosatom. The targets were a laboratory building and a facility for processing radioactive waste. However, there is no danger to nuclear safety. No Ukrainian statement was provided. The Russian spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Sacharova, accused the West of allowing the Ukrainian attacks through a lack of condemnation. The factory management appointed by Russia had already stated on Saturday that the Ukrainian shelling had damaged the external power supply. The plant is currently supplied with emergency diesel generators. The largest nuclear power plant in Europe was occupied by Russia in the first weeks of the war. Since then, Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of endangering nuclear safety. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has stationed observers on site. Selenskyj expects negotiations still in October Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj hopes for a quick resumption of talks about ending the war despite increased Russian attacks on his country. "I assume that the Americans will manage to organize a trilateral meeting in October," he said in his evening video address. The Ukrainian negotiating team is ready. "This readiness must now also come from Russia." Diplomacy must now also become a priority in Russia. "So far they have focused exclusively on attacks on Ukraine and destabilizing activities in Europe," Selenskyj said. An important task of the USA and all strong partners of Ukraine is to move Russia towards diplomacy, "to concrete steps instead of killings." Russia has repeatedly indicated since the beginning of its war against Ukraine that it is ready to negotiations on terms, but then distanced itself. The real willingness for dialogue in Moscow is strongly doubted by Kyiv, its Western allies, and observers. Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin had repeatedly emphasized at the beginning of the month that Russia was ready to enter into negotiations and conclude them as quickly as possible. "But of course on terms that are acceptable to the Russian Federation, to our people and to the Russian people," he limited. Anna Schimpp Dead and injured in glide bomb attack on Kharkiv According to official information, at least three people were killed in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv due to Russian airstrikes. Mayor Ihor Terekhov also wrote on Telegram about at least 29 injured. Missing persons are still being searched under the rubble of a residential building. A warehouse caught fire. According to Terekhov, the Russian air force attacked the city with three so-called glide bombs. Fighter jets release these bombs in the safe airspace, then fly controlled over dozens of kilometers to the target. A man was killed in Kharkiv during a Russian attack at night. The Russian army used small cruise missiles of the Banderol type among other things. In the south of Ukraine, a shell hit a border crossing to the Republic of Moldavia during a Russian attack. According to media reports, a Ukrainian border guard was slightly injured. A travel bus and a customs house at the crossing to Palanca in Moldova were damaged. Russia has repeatedly attacked Ukrainian border crossings to Poland, Moldova, and Romania in recent weeks. Family Minister Prien in Kyiv: "Important, not to show fear" Immediately after Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), Family Minister Karin Prien traveled to Ukraine. "It is important for us to express our support for Ukraine in all its breadth," Prien said upon her arrival at the Central Station in Kyiv to the German Press Agency. The overnight train journey from Poland to the Russian-occupied land was calm, according to Prien. "But it is already depressing to think about going into a war zone, depressing also because the Russians have threatened to intensify attacks on the civilian population and also on diplomats and guests," said the CDU politician. "But it is important right now not to be frightened, not to show fear, but to be very clear." "We stand firmly with Ukraine as the Federal Republic of Germany." On their journey, they wanted to point in particular to the fate of children and young people and the support of civil society, said Prien. It is also about remembering the past, "which shapes us together." Talks with Ukrainian ministers were also on the agenda. Merz had only been in Ukraine on the weekend. The Chancellor's return journey and Prien's journey overlapped in time, so neither met.