Figures of the week 

• More than 30 countries and the EU adopted a Joint declaration of support for recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine. 

Ukraine - Türkiye 

• President Zelenskyy met with President Erdoğan in New York. 

• Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in New York. 

Foreign Policy 

• President Zelensky met with President Biden at the White House. 

• President Zelenskyy met with U.S. Vice President Harris, members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. 

• President Zelensky speech at the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly. 

• President Zelensky speech at the High-Level Meeting of the UN Security Council. 

• President Zelensky met with the leaders of the U.S., the UK, France, Republic of South Africa, Panama, Vietnam, Canada, Slovenia, Finland, Guatemala, Paraguay, India, Japan, Germany at the fields of the UNGA. 

• President Zelensky met with UN Secretary-General Guterres and the President of the 79th Session of the UNGA, President of the EU Council, the NATO Secretary General, and OAS Secretary General. 

• President Zelenskyy met with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kyiv. 

• Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha had 26 meetings at the fields of the UNGA. 

• The Third Thematic Conference dedicated to implementing the seventh point of the Peace Formula “Restoration of Justice” was held on September 19. 

• US announces nearly $8 billion military aid package for Ukraine. 

• The UK has sanctioned 5 ships, and 2 entities involved in the Russian LNG sector. 

• Swiss Parliament officially recognizes Ukraine’s Holodomor as genocide. 

Home and Frontline 

• Total Russian combat losses since February 24, 2022 – to September 27, 2024, are personnel – 649 170, tanks – 8 846, ACV – 17 396 , artillery system – 18 678. 

• Russia intends to attack three Ukrainian nuclear power plants. 

• Russian launched 78 Shahed drones on Ukraine, attacked a residential area in Kharkiv by guided aerial bomb struck and killed 3 people, and injured 11 on the city of Izmail. 

Learn more 

• In the third year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the daily routines of Ukrainians have adapted to new realities that have become second nature to them. What locals deem normal, might seem surprising for foreigners. Here are 10 things you need to know if you’re travelling to Ukraine during the war.

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