Cover photo: Banners “Together let’s revitalize Donbass” and “Voice for Donbass”, displayed in preparation for the Russia-organized regional elections in Donetsk Oblast on August 12, 2023. ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO / Portal
- Ukraine is developing a missile that can deeply hit Russia. Oleksi Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, and President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Thursday, August 31, that Ukraine had developed a weapon capable of hitting a target several hundred kilometers away .
- Turkey calls for the resumption of the agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea. During a visit to Moscow on Thursday, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan considered the reactivation of this agreement to be “essential”. But his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov demanded “guarantees” for his own exports as a prerequisite.
- Sumy Oblast came under fire from Russian forces on Thursday. According to the regional military administration, the Russian army bombed this area, located on the front line in eastern Ukraine, 27 times, causing 167 explosions.
- Two people died in a rocket attack in Kiev and several were injured, reported the head of the military administration of the Ukrainian capital Serhi Popko on Wednesday morning, August 30th. According to military authorities, this is the largest attack on the capital since the spring.
- Robotyne’s capture paves the way for the Ukrainian offensive into CrimeaUkrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Tuesday, according to a speech published on Wednesday.
- Negotiations on future arms sales from North Korea to Russia are “actively progressing”said John Kirby, spokesman for the US National Security Council, on Wednesday, calling on the North Korean regime to “stop” these discussions.
- Russia claims to have destroyed four Ukrainian military ships in the Black Sea. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the four speedboats hit early Wednesday had up to fifty members of Ukrainian special forces on board.
- No international investigation into Yevgeny Prigoyine’s death. The crash of the plane carrying the head of the Wagner Group could be a deliberate crime, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a conversation with journalists.
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