Russia-Ukraine War: Key Events on Day 927

As the war reaches its 927th day, here are the key developments.

Ukrainian forces remain under intense pressure along the eastern front line [Serhii Nuzhnenko/Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty via Reuters].

Here’s the situation on Monday, September 9, 2024:

**Fighting:**

- At least three people were killed and one injured when Russia struck the village of Cherkaske in the eastern Donetsk region with cluster munitions, according to Governor Vadym Filashkin.
- In the Sumy region, a Russian air attack resulted in two deaths and four injuries, including two children. Sumy is located in northeastern Ukraine, near the Russian border.
- The death toll from a missile attack on a military educational institute in Poltava city has risen to 58, with three more people succumbing to their injuries.
- Russia has claimed control over Novohrodivka, approximately 12 km (7 miles) from the strategic town of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine. Novohrodivka had a pre-war population of 14,000.
- The Ukrainian General Staff reported intense fighting in the Pokrovsk sector, including Novohrodivka. It noted that 29 Russian advances were repelled, with seven skirmishes still ongoing.
- Ukraine’s Air Force stated that air defense units had destroyed 15 of 23 Russian attack drones and one guided missile. Two drones and three missiles did not reach their targets.
- Romania and Latvia, NATO members and allies of Ukraine, are investigating breaches of their airspace by Russian drones that subsequently crashed. NATO Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Geoana described the incidents as “irresponsible and potentially dangerous.”

**Politics and Diplomacy:**

- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for renewed diplomatic efforts to expedite peace in Ukraine. In an interview with ZDF, Scholz emphasized the need for a new peace conference, which would include Russia, following recent talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- President Zelenskyy has appointed former arms production minister Oleksandr Kamyshin as an external adviser for strategic issues, according to a decree on the president’s website. Kamyshin had resigned from his ministerial position during a major government reshuffle.