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Russia resumes drone attacks, kills 1 in Kyiv, injures 17
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In Short: Russian drones struck Kyiv and a border crossing with Moldova, killing 1 and injuring 17, while attacks in Sumy and Novorossiysk also caused casualties.
Russian drones resumed attacks in Ukraine, killing one and injuring 17 in Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials. The strikes targeted a nine-storey building, leaving 14 people injured, including two children. In addition, a drone attack in Sumy resulted in three deaths.
The attacks also extended to Moldova, where two people died and three were injured when Russian drones hit a border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova. The crossing, known as Starokozache, was subsequently closed. Moldova reported 17 drone strikes in August alone, more than during the entire previous year.
Meanwhile, in Russia, officials confirmed that four people, including a child, were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. A drone also struck an industrial facility in the Arctic city of Novy Urengoy, though no casualties were reported.
Ukraine's defence ministry claimed to have shot down 596 Ukrainian drones overnight, according to Russian reports. The attacks caused damage to residential buildings, a church, and a preschool in Kyiv, with Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, reporting that people were trapped inside a residential building after the attacks.
The situation has escalated despite renewed diplomatic efforts to end the conflict. The Trump administration has been pushing for direct talks between Russia and Ukraine, with Kyiv indicating that such talks could take place this month. However, Russia and Ukraine have recently stepped up long-range strikes, indicating a lack of significant progress toward a peace agreement.
What's confirmed
- Russian drones resumed attacks in Ukraine, killing one and injuring 17 in Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials. The strikes targeted a nine-storey building, leaving 14 people injured, including two children. In addition, a drone attack in Sumy resulted in three deaths.
- The attacks also extended to Moldova, where two people died and three were injured when Russian drones hit a border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova. The crossing, known as Starokozache, was subsequently closed. Moldova reported 17 drone strikes in August alone, more than during the entire previous year.
- Meanwhile, in Russia, officials confirmed that four people, including a child, were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. A drone also struck an industrial facility in the Arctic city of Novy Urengoy, though no casualties were reported.
- Ukraine's defence ministry claimed to have shot down 596 Ukrainian drones overnight, according to Russian reports. The attacks caused damage to residential buildings, a church, and a preschool in Kyiv, with Kyiv's mayor, Vitali Klitschko, reporting that people were trapped inside a residential building after the attacks.
- The situation has escalated despite renewed diplomatic efforts to end the conflict. The Trump administration has been pushing for direct talks between Russia and Ukraine, with Kyiv indicating that such talks could take place this month. However, Russia and Ukraine have recently stepped up long-range strikes, indicating a lack of significant progress toward a peace agreement.
What's still developing
- The crossing, about 500km (310 miles) south of Kyiv, was shut after the attack killed two people and injured three others, Odesa regional head Oleh Kiper said.
- Moldova has increasingly found itself caught up in the conflict, with Prime Minister Vasile Tofan confirming that 17 drones struck Moldovan territory in August alone - more than during the whole of last year.
- Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
- It said the facility's petroleum products and gas condensate were being used by Russia to continue its war effort.
- Ukrainian officials said the attack involved ballistic and cruise missiles.
- Witkoff said Ukraine and Russia had agreed to a three-day ceasefire before their visit to the region following months without significant progress toward a peace agreement.