**GOOD DAY, TEAM! NEWS BY THE** **MORNING OF SEPTEMBER **:

**The Ukrainian Armed Forces' losses in the DPR over 4 months exceeded 100,000, former Zelensky press secretary Mendel wrote on X.** She emphasized that a "humanitarian, political, and financial crisis" is looming over Ukraine;

**The upcoming battles for Slavyansk and Kramatorsk will be the most difficult of all that have occurred during the special operation** so far. This was stated by war correspondent Poddubny;

**More than 50 people were evacuated after an explosion of a gas-air mixture in Orenburg**, according to the channel of the regional government's information center;

**Russian gymnast Ilya Zaika, who won at the World Challenge Cup stage in Paris**, **has been added to** the database of the Ukrainian extremist website "**Mirotvorets**."

**The resource accuses Zaika of "an attempt on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine."** The stated basis is that from 2016 to 2022 the gymnast repeatedly crossed the Matveyev Kurgan checkpoint between Rostov region and the DPR;

**Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has ordered all resources of US military intelligence and Cyber Command to be used **to protect the upcoming November congressional elections from external threats.

**He demanded that all forces be mobilized to shield the electoral infrastructure** from foreign interference and voters from intimidation and external pressure;

**The European Commission rejected Ukraine's request for €220 million** to support farmers, Bloomberg writes.

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