Russia Says It Downs 502 Ukrainian Drones, Strikes Port of Odesa
Kyiv’s strikes on refineries and warehouses have cut operations, fueled shortages and added pressure to growth that economists say may slow to 0.5% this quarter.
- Russian drone strikes on the frontline city of Kherson killed two people overnight Wednesday, including a woman whose home was hit, as Russian troops positioned across the Dnipro River continue targeting civilians.
- Ukraine has escalated strikes on Russia, characterizing the campaign as fair retribution for Moscow's daily attacks on Ukrainian cities; Russia launched 20 missiles and glide bombs at Zaporizhzhia on Tuesday, including ballistic and hypersonic missiles.
- Russian forces struck an Epicentr shopping center in Zaporizhzhia early Wednesday, causing extensive damage, following a massive August 5 attack that destroyed two major logistics facilities in the Kyiv region and halted production at Epicentr Ceramic Corporation, one of Ukraine's largest tile manufacturers.
- Ukrainian drone strikes on Novorossiysk killed two people and injured eight, including an eight-year-old child, with regional governor Venyamin Kondratyev reporting 21 buildings damaged in the port city.
- Casualties extended to smaller communities as drone debris killed one person in Krasnodar's Volna village and wounded two in Gelendzhik on the Black Sea coast, while Serhii Flash Beskrestnov urged Ukraine to develop electronic warfare systems against Russia's expanding satellite network.
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republicain-lorrain.frAt the same time, Ukraine carried out another strike in Sevastopol, in Crimea annexed by Moscow, which killed five people, where Kiev has intensified its strikes since June.
Russia attacked the Ukrainian river port of Izmail in the Odessa region on the border with Romania on Thursday night. The local authorities announced this. As a result of the strike on the port infrastructure, a fire broke out and damage occurred, the operational staff of the district state administration said in a telegram. It did not mention any injuries or casualties.
Russia is turning Kherson into a 'human safari' as its drones hunt civilians. Residents say anyone can be hit at any time.
Lone pedestrians are seen through a shattered storefront window in Kherson, Ukraine.Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesRussian drones target civilians in Kherson, escalating violence in the region.In July, 26 people were killed by Russian drones. Hundreds more were injured.Kherson residents say they live in fear as the city is under constant drone threat from Russian forces.The shaky video that has horrified viewers around the w…
The Russian military also attacked a Ukrainian patrol boat in the port of Ochakiv.
Ukrainian drones attacked the Krasnodar region on the night of 12 August, and "several hundred" drones hit Novo Russia, Anapa, Gelenjik and the Temruk district, reported to Governor Benjamin Condratiev.
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