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The head of Ukraine's military intelligence said Friday that the drone attack on Pskov airport in the early hours of Wednesday was carried out from Russian territory. In the attack four Russian IL-76 military transport planes were hit, two of them destroyed and the other two badly damaged. In addition, traffic at that Russian airport was interrupted for several hours.
For its part, the Russian authorities have reported new drone attacks in the early hours of Friday on its territory. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said his air defense had intercepted a drone heading to the capital without causing damage or casualties.
In addition, two Ukrainian drones have attacked early in the Russian town of Kurchatov, home to a nuclear power plant in the Kursk region, said Governor Roman Starovoit, who has not mentioned possible damage to the plant, and has assured that emergency services are assessing the damage suffered by an administrative building and another residential.
Already in the morning, Russia announced that it had shot down two more Ukrainian drones in the regions of Belgorod and Bryansk, both bordering Ukraine, while in the province of Pskov an "unidentified object" was neutralized.
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15:23
Ukraine continues to advance on the southeastern front
Ukraine continues to advance on the southeastern front, where it expands the arc of its counteroffensive, while Russia suffered new attacks with Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in five regions, including Pskov, already on Wednesday target of enemy drones that Kiev launched from Russian territory.
Russian authorities said Friday they shot down a drone approaching Moscow, two more in the border regions of Belgorod and Bryansk, while a fourth drone attacked the town of Kurchatov, in the Kursk region, which houses a nuclear power plant.
A representative of Ukraine's military intelligence (GUR), Andri Yusov, told the Ukrainian newspaper RBC that Russian air defenses did not shoot down the drone near Moscow's Lyubertsy district, as it allegedly set fire to the Tomilinsky plant that produces electronic components for missiles.
However, the Russian Telegram channel Shot published a video recorded today from the factory in which no fire is seen, reports Efe.
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15:02
Girl dies after Ukrainian attacks on Donetsk capital, local authorities say
A six-year-old girl has died after several Ukrainian attacks with multiple launchers on the city of Donetsk, capital of the homonymous region, in which more than ten people were injured, according to local authorities imposed by Russia.
"At rush hour the Ukrainian Army attacked the center of Donetsk (the shopping center 'Donetsk-City' and Shakhtyorsk Square) with 15 projectiles from multiple launchers," the Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire Regime of the Donetsk People's Republic said in Telegram.
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14:20
Ukrainian attacks force Moscow to pull planes to Far East, Kiev says
Ukrainian long-range drone attacks on airfields located on Russian territory are forcing Moscow to withdraw its aircraft away from Ukraine, in some cases to the "Far East" regions of the Russian Federation, Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yuri Ignat said today.
"Russia can no longer feel safe in the long distance, and it has to disperse its aviation to the Far East itself," Ignat said in an interview with Ukraine's national television news service.
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14:00
A Russian bombing leaves one dead in Kherson
A man was killed Friday in a Russian bombing of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. The 34-year-old man was hit in a residential area at about 12:50 p.m. local time (0950 GMT), the city's military administration said.
This victim joins the three people who were injured in a missile attack in the central region of Vinnytsia overnight. In addition, the Ukrainian air force claimed to have shot down a second missile fired overnight over the central region of Kirovohrad.
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12:30
Kremlin: Putin and Erdogan to meet on September 4 in Sochi
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet on September 4 in the Russian resort of Sochi to discuss the war in Ukraine and the resumption of the Black Sea grain agreements. "The negotiations will indeed take place on Monday, in Sochi," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed today at his daily press briefing.
Peskov added that talks between the two leaders will take place "at noon." It will be the first meeting between Putin and Erdogan after Moscow's exit last July from the pact for the export of grain through the Black Sea.
Turkey considers that there is no alternative to the Black Sea Initiative, which operated for a year. Meanwhile, Russia wants to propose to Turkey the supply of 1 million tons of Russian grain at a reduced price so that the cereal can be processed in Turkish companies and then sent to the neediest countries.
This Russian proposal, which would have the financial support of Qatar, is an initiative of the Russian president and Moscow considers it "an optimal alternative to the Black Sea agreement" for the export of Ukrainian grain and Russian grain and fertilizers.
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12:10
Ukraine claims Pskov attack was launched from Russia
The head of Ukrainian military intelligence said Friday that the drone attack on Russia's Pskov airport in the early hours of Wednesday was carried out from Russian territory. Pskov is located about 700 kilometers from Ukraine.
"The drones used to attack the 'Kresty' airbase in Pskov were launched from Russia," Kyrylo Budanov said on social media on Friday. "Four Russian IL-76 military transport planes were hit during the attack. Two were destroyed and two others were badly damaged," he added.
Budanov claimed that the Ministry of Defense used these aircraft to transport troops and cargo.
This week, the Kremlin said its experts were trying to figure out what routes drones were using to "prevent such situations in the future."
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12:00
Russia shoots down two more drones in the border regions of Belgorod and Bryansk
Russia shot down two more Ukrainian drones in the Belgorod and Bryansk regions, both bordering Ukraine, while in Pskov province, which suffered a massive drone attack, an "unidentified object" was neutralized.
"This morning around 4.30 GMT a new attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack with a drone against targets on Russian territory was foiled," the Russian Defense Ministry said, specifying that the unmanned aircraft was shot down in Belgorod.
In addition, he reported the downing last night of another drone in the southern Russian region of Bryansk, which suffered five drone attacks the day before, according to the military institution.
Pskov Governor Mikhail Vedyornikov said local airspace control services detected "an unidentified object" that was "neutralized." Vedyornikov posted a short video on his Telegram channel in which several tracer bursts of anti-aircraft defense can be seen.
Pskov, located more than 700 kilometers from the Ukrainian border and close to the border of Latvia and Estonia, both members of NATO, was attacked last Wednesday by a score of drones, which destroyed four Il-76 military transport aircraft.
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11:55
Bomb threats in Kiev schools on first day of school
Ukrainian police warned Friday of bomb threats at schools in Kiev, the first day of school in the war-torn country, and said theywere inspecting the establishments but did not order any general evacuation.
"We received information about the presence of bombs in schools in Kiev ... All schools are being controlled by the Kiev police," the security force said on Telegram.
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11:50
Zelensky: "There is no force on the other side of the front, only crimes against humanity"
Volodímir Zelenski has assured this Friday in an intervention by videoconference in the Ambrosetti Forum that Putin is trying to hide his weakness and "distract the world" by sowing "chaos in Africa", but "terror does not mean force".
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There is no force on the other side of the front, only crimes against humanity, the world sees everything. Who sees strength in a missile launched against a plane that is flying in peace, who sees strength in a leader who has to move around his own country in an armored vehicle? We see weakness, not strength," he explained in his speech at the opening of the meeting in Cernobbio (northern Italy).
"Even when they are trying to create chaos in Africa. They are not proving to be strong, but distracting the world. Terror does not mean strength," he added.
Zelenski se refirió en los mismos términos a la muerte del jefe del grupo de mercenarios Wagner, Yevgueni Prigozhin, al estrellarse el avión en el que viajaba en Rusia y dijo: "Si realmente Putin asesinó a Prigozhin -seguimos esperando confirmación de ello-, está demostrando aún más su debilidad" y que le "tenía miedo".
"La promesa de ciertas garantías a Prigozhin y su posterior asesinato demuestra la debilidad de las palabras de Putin. Es imposible ir a negociar con Putin porque no puede mantener sus propias palabras y promesas", enfatizó, antes de añadir: "Todo esto confirma que no podemos confiar en Putin y que su palabra no vale nada".
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11:25
Ucrania detiene a un francotirador del FSB que quiso matar a mandos ucranianos
El Servicio de Seguridad de Ucrania anunció hoy la detención en el territorio que sigue bajo el control de Kiev en la provincia suroriental de Zaporiyia de un supuesto francotirador del Servicio Federal de Seguridad ruso (FSB) que quiso atacar al mando de las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania.
El francotirador detenido es un ex militar con formación en disparar rifles silenciosos de fabricación rusa que utilizan habitualmente las fuerzas especiales del Ejército de la Federación Rusa, según el comunicado del servicio secreto ucraniano, que encontró en su domicilio más de 500 cartuchos de varios calibres.
Según el SBU, el sospechoso quiso atentar contra el mando de las unidades del Ejército ucraniano que combaten en el frente en la región de Zaporiyia el 9 de mayo de este año, cuando en Rusia y buena parte del mundo ex soviético se celebra la victoria sobre el nazismo en la II Guerra Mundial.
La inteligencia ucraniana ha detenido también a otros miembros de la célula al que pertenecería el francotirador. El SBU ha publicado junto al comunicado una supuesta conversación telefónica entre el francotirador y el agente del FSB a su cargo en la que éste último le encargaba recopilar información sobre posiciones militares ucranianas.
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11:15
Lavrov descarta volver a la normalidad en las relaciones con Occidente
Relations between Russia and the West will no longer be as before and to think otherwise is to build "sandcastles," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday. "The expectations of those who regret the collapse of our relations with our Western colleagues and think that one day everything will return to normal are sandcastles," he said.
The West's line to deliver a "strategic defeat to Russia" in Ukraine "is not going to disappear in the near future." "We are well aware of that," Lavrov said. In addition, he said that in case Western countries propose to return to "relatively normal" relations, Moscow will consider whether it has to agree to it. "We will not cooperate with the West in those areas on which our security depends," he stressed.
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10:30
Russian missile in Vinnytsia leaves three wounded
The long-range cruise missile launched by Russia on a private company in Ukraine's Vinnytsia region has left three people wounded, local authorities said, adding that some buildings and cars have also been damaged.
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9:25
A Russian missile hits a private company in central Ukraine
Russian forces hit a private company with a long-range cruise missile overnight in Ukraine's central Vinnytsia region, Ukrainian authorities said Friday.
Gov. Serhiy Borzov said the attack damaged property and caused an unknown number of injuries. "Unfortunately, there are victims, they are being provided with all necessary assistance," he wrote on Telegram.
The Kiev Air Force claimed to have shot down one of two oncoming cruise missiles in the attack on the central Kirovohrad region.
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8:55
Ukraine expands its offensive in the south
The Ukrainian Army continues to progress in its advance towards the town of Novoprokopivka, on the Zaporizhia front, while expanding to the east the arc of its offensive approaching from the liberated Robotine to the occupied Verbove, according to Ukrainian military and independent sources.
"In the Novodanilivka-Novoprokopivka direction (south of Robotine) they have made progress, gained a foothold in the regained territories and inflicted artillery fire damage on identified enemy targets," Ukrainian General Staff spokesman Andri Kovalov said Friday.
Meanwhile, the Center for Defense Strategies (CED) claims in its daily bulletin on the war that Kiev's troops have taken "key" high ground northeast of Novoprokopivka.
According to the Ukrainian think tank, the Ukrainian Army has forced the Russians to withdraw from several high-ranking troops they controlled in that section of the front, in which the Ukrainian offensive approaches the front in a less localized manner and is distributed along the Russian defensive line to force the enemy to disperse its troops to protect it. EFE
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8:20
Kiev identifies Ukrainians who collaborate in Russian electoral process in the occupied zone
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has identified more than 3,500 people, including emissaries from Russia and its Ukrainian collaborators, who work with the authorities imposed by Moscow in the organization of elections in areas under Russian control, reports EFE.
Among the identified persons, who are suspected of crimes of collaboration and conspiracy against the territorial integrity of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian law, there are members of the organizing committees of the elections organized by Russia in the captured regions and also candidates for these elections.
Russia has called for elections on September 10 in the areas under its control in Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia, Ukrainian regions that Moscow declared part of Russia on September 30 last year after having taken them by force. According to the SBU, Russia offers money to Ukrainian citizens who are involved in the electoral process and even forces some of them to participate in it.
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7:50
A Ukrainian drone attacks a Russian town that houses a nuclear power plant
A Ukrainian drone attacked the town of Kurchatov, in the Russian region of Kursk, bordering Ukraine, and damaged a non-residential building, according to the governor of the province, Roman Staravoit, which houses a nuclear power plant.
"In the morning Kurchatov was attacked by two Ukrainian drones. Experts arrived at the scene and are assessing the extent of the damage," he wrote on his official Telegram channel. He explained that the drone hit a non-residential building and the façade was slightly damaged. Staravoit, who did not name the nuclear plant, said there were no casualties.
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7:45
Russia intercepts another drone approaching Moscow
Russia intercepted another drone approaching Moscow today, said Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, who said yesterday that new air defense systems are being installed in the capital. "Today, air defense forces near Liubertsy stopped another attempt to launch a drone towards Moscow. There were no casualties or preliminary damage. Emergency services are at the scene," Sobyanin said on his Telegram channel.
Friday's attempt has caused the delay of 58 flights at the capital's airports, according to the official TASS agency. Flights that had to land at Vnukovo and Domodedovo airfields have had to be directed to other airports such as Serhemetevo and Nizhny Novogorod.
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