DNA test confirms death Yevgeny Prigozhin. This was announced by the Russian Investigative Committee conducting the investigation into the crash of the Embraer jet on August 23 in the Tver region on the flight from Moscow to St. Petersburg. In addition to Prigozhin, the identity of the other ten charred bodies was also confirmed. Wagner was beheaded. Meanwhile, clashes between the armies of Moscow and Kiev are raging on the line of the eastern Ukrainian front near Donetsk. A Russian military jet Su-30 struggled to intercept a US reconnaissance drone approaching the Russian border over the Black Sea.
The war in Ukraine, what is there to know?
file – War tracks
Live news from the Ukraine-Russia conflict
03:59
Drone aimed at Moscow, destroyed 20 km from the city
Russian air defense forces destroyed a drone flying over Moscow. This was reported by TASS, specifying that the plane was shot down in the Lyubertsy area, about 20 kilometers from the Russian capital. There were no injuries or collateral damage.
03:56
Moscow: Two Kiev drones shot down on Russian territory
Kiev is said to have attempted to attack Russian targets with two drones tonight, which were then shot down by Moscow over the Bryansk region.
This was reported by journalists from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, according to the TASS agency.
“Tonight another attempt by Kiev to carry out an aerial drone attack on objects in the Russian Federation was foiled. Two UAVs were destroyed by the air defense forces stationed on the territory of the Bryansk region,” Moscow argued.
02:45
Moscow, Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports have reopened
Moscow’s Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky airports have resumed operations. The emergency services reported it to TASS.
02:16
Kiev, Russian attacks in the Sumy region
Russian forces attacked eight communities in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region.
There were 171 explosions in the area. The Kyiv Independent goes on to say that the Moscow army “fired on the border 22 times.”
02:14
Zelenskyy: If the war spreads to Russia, we will lose the support of some states
“Ukraine risks losing the military support of some major powers if the battlefield of the war shifts to Russian territory.” This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview, the Kiev Independent reported. “If the war spreads to Russia,” he added, “there is a great risk that we will definitely be left alone. Some big states would no longer support us. We need to think about what is most important to the people and to Ukraine now.”
02:07
Moscow, Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports were closed
Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports in Moscow have suspended arrivals and departures. This was announced by the Tass agency, citing the aviation services, without explaining the reasons for the measure. Similar measures have been taken several times recently when drone attacks on the Russian capital were reported.
00:59
Secret service Kiev: We must break through the Russian defense lines
“Russia can forever maintain defense lines in occupied parts of Ukraine if Ukrainian troops do not take proactive steps to liberate their country. We must breach their defenses. And that is exactly what is actually being done now.” This was stated – as Ukrinform reports – by the head of the Main Directorate for Intelligence of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Kyrylo Budanov, in an interview with Crimea.Realities. “They can last a long time,” he added, “if we don’t take proactive initiatives. Believe me they can last forever. Those who say it’s possible to magically invent things know it’s not. There is. “It doesn’t work that way”.