British Prime Minister Liz Truss’ conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was her first call with a foreign leader since being appointed, informs news media The Kyiv Independent.
They discussed the reconstruction of Ukraine, further coordinated pressure on Russia, and the bringing of war criminals to justice. Truss accepted Zelensky’s invitation to attend Ukraine and she said that Ukrainians could count on the UK’s support «for the long term».
I became the 1st foreign leader to have a conversation with the newly elected ?? PM @trussliz. Invited her to ??. Thanked ?? people for the major defense & economic aid for ??. It’s important that ?? is ready to further strengthen it. Attention was paid to security guarantees 1/2
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) September 6, 2022
Meanwhile, Kharkiv sustained infrastructure damage from Russian missile strikes. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov wrote in Telegram that early on Tuesday morning, 7 September, Russian missiles struck the city damaging infrastructure in the Nemyshliansky district. No casualties have been reported.
Analysts interviewed by Al Jazeera say there appears to be «a high level of collaboration between the Ukrainian military and partisans,» who have provided Ukraine’s forces with information about Russian troops and the situation in the occupied territories.
According to experts, the rebels are mostly focused on three basic tasks: destroying the Russian army’s weapons and supply lines, passing information to the Ukrainian military, and demoralizing the occupying forces.
Ukraine’s Operational Command South reported on early Wednesday morning, 7 September, that the situation in southern Ukraine remains «tense and dynamic.» However, Ukraine’s military destroyed five tanks, three Giatsint-B towed guns, and three units of armored vehicles, and reportedly killed 83 Russian troops. Ukraine’s forces have also downed a Russian Su-25 fighter jet and Orlan-10 drone.
The German government announced on Tuesday, 6 September, that it provided one counter–battery radar COBRA and five Gepard self-propelled anti–aircraft guns to Ukraine.
While the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) urged for the withdrawal of Russian occupying troops and the agreement of Ukrainian forces not to move in. «An agreement on a demilitarised perimeter should be secured,» IAEA Secretary general António Guterres said. «Specifically, that will include the commitment by Russian forces to withdraw military personnel and equipment from that perimeter and the commitment by Ukrainian forces not to move in.»
Russia’s UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told reporters ahead of the council meeting, «if we demilitarise then the Ukrainians will immediately step in and ruin the whole thing.»