Ukraine has repatriated the bodies of 252 people killed in the war. Russia claims the remains belong to Ukrainian citizens, including military personnel. Ukrainian law enforcement and Interior Ministry experts will now conduct forensic examinations and identify the repatriated bodies.
Marine Le Pen said NATO entering the Russia-Ukraine war would mean “World War III,” while the alternative could be a century-long war between Russia and Ukraine. Her framing presents only two choices to French audiences: direct NATO involvement and the risk of French troops entering the war, or financing Ukraine for decades. It leaves surrendering Ukraine to Putin and returning to the previous sta...
❗️Ukrainian forces struck two Russian S-400 launchers near Vygonichi in Bryansk Oblast and a site used to store, prepare and launch strike drones near Donetsk, Ukraine’s General Staff reported. Logistics depots were also hit in Kurakhivka and Nova Marivka in Donetsk region and Luhansk, while concentrations of Russian personnel were struck in Strilkove in Kherson region and Druzhne in Luhansk regio...
Ukraine’s General Staff confirmed strikes on the Rostov-on-Don military airfield and Slavneft-YANOS refinery overnight. Two An-26 transport aircraft, an An-12 and three helicopters were hit at the airfield, where a fire and subsequent detonations were recorded. At the Yaroslavl refinery, the AVT-3 primary oil processing unit was hit and caught fire. The refinery has capacity of around 15 million t...
Ukraine’s 237th Unmanned Systems Battalion of the 7th Air Assault Corps destroyed two Russian BM-21 Grad launchers on the Huliaipole-Pology route. One was hit near Huliaipole after operating almost directly from the road, while the second was struck while moving toward the city. Russian forces have been using the route, around 15 km from the line of contact, to move personnel and military equipmen...
❗️Poland plans to provide Ukraine with a small number of Patriot missiles as part of its next €50 million military aid package, Rzeczpospolita reports. Poland’s operational commander backed the planned transfer, while deliveries are being consulted with NATO allies, including the US.
Zelensky confirmed Ukrainian strikes on the Yaroslavl refinery and a military airfield in Rostov. He said the SBU struck an An-12 transport aircraft, two An-26s and three helicopters at the airfield. The Yaroslavl refinery was hit in a joint operation by the SBU, Unmanned Systems Forces, HUR and SZR. Zelenskyy also reported “good results” in the Black Sea, without providing further details.
❗️Ukrainian drones struck the Rostov-on-Don North military airbase overnight, triggering an explosion and a large fire, with secondary detonations reported. The active Russian Aerospace Forces base is home to the 30th Independent Composite Transport Aviation…
The epicenter was about 18 km SSW of Tsukuba and 14 km WNW of Ushiku, Japan, at a depth of 77.3 km.
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Trump again predicted that the Russia-Ukraine war will “end very soon,” calling it the toughest of the eight wars he says he has ended. In July, he said a resolution was “getting closer than people realize.” His timelines for ending the war have shifted over time, while US-mediated peace efforts remain stalled and Moscow and Kyiv are only considering a possible resumption of talks.
❗️Ukrainian drones struck the Yaroslavl oil refinery overnight, sparking a fire and damaging the facility, according to the regional governor. Slavneft-YANOS is one of Russia’s five largest refineries, with annual capacity of around 15 million tons of crude, or 300,000 barrels per day. The plant produces gasoline, diesel, aviation kerosene, fuel oil and lubricants.
Russian strikes hit Kyiv, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia and Kropyvnytskyi overnight. At least 16 people were injured in Kyiv, including two children, and 6 in Odesa. Residential buildings, schools, infrastructure and a railway track were damaged, while a fire broke out in Zaporizhzhia.
❗️Ukrainian drones struck the Rostov-on-Don North military airbase overnight, triggering an explosion and a large fire, with secondary detonations reported. The active Russian Aerospace Forces base is home to the 30th Independent Composite Transport Aviation Regiment. FIRMS data indicates fire activity at the airfield.
Ukrainian air defenses downed or suppressed 131 targets during Russia’s overnight attack: 124 Shahed, Gerbera and other drones plus 7 Banderol/Dan-T. Missile and drone impacts were recorded at 36 locations, with debris from intercepted targets reported at 5 more.