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We see only part of this operation, in the future we will see several stages."
Oleksii Drozdenko, the head of the military administration in the Ukrainian city of Sumy, told the Guardian This is the third ballistic missile attack on the capital in August with a clear interval of six days between each attack,
the Kyiv City Military Administration posted on Telegram after the early morning barrage Seeing their aggressive policy, we have introduced there and placed in certain points – in case of war, they would be defence – our military along the entire border,
BelTA quoted Lukashenko as saying in an interview with Russian state television The attention on Zaporizhzhia seems to have come, whether coincidentally or not, as Ukrainian forces are only several dozen kilometres away from the Kursk nuclear power plant in Russia,
In the south-east of the Rostov region, air defences repelled a drone attack. As a result of falling debris on the territory of industrial storage facilities in Proletarsk, a diesel fuel fire broke out,
Governor Vasily Golubev said on Telegram All enemy drones were destroyed far outside the city,
But it came close enough to a power line. These power lines run through the plant and provide it with the emergency energy that it would need to be able to shut down in case of any accident,
I remain extremely concerned and reiterate my call for maximum restraint from all sides,
IAEA head Rafael Grossi said in the statement, We’re not clear whether the drone was targeting the nuclear power plant itself,
said Al Jazeera’s Alex Gatapolous, reporting from Kyiv Although Putin does have an iron grip, the fact that so many people are talking and understanding what is happening, he's got to sort this out very quickly,
Firefighting units were called in to put out the fire,
Governor Vasily Golubev said on the Telegram messaging app, saying in a separate post I am sure this 'beast' will be of great use to our fighters,
he said, referring to soldiers fighting in Ukraine A truly invulnerable and fast animal,
Kadyrov said in a post on the Telegram messaging service I express my sincere gratitude to Elon Musk! This is, of course, the strongest genius of our time and a specialist. A great man!"
There are no indications yet that the Russian armed forces have enough forces and areas to deploy such significant actions [a counterattack],
said Lt Col Mattias Puusepp, deputy chief of staff of the Estonian defence forces We should defend what we have. Attacking Kursk takes good soldiers away from Pokrovsk – and if it does divert some Russian troops, it only moves the problem of their numbers from one place to another, ... My mother always told me: stand your ground.”
he said, before adding a characteristically Ukrainian formulation I’m just too old, I can’t start over. I don’t want to leave what I have.”
A few Ukrainians, however, insist on remaining, such as Valentyna Mykolaiivna, a pensioner from Yunakivka, who It is a good idea – they pushed them back. Let them stay where they are. Why do they want to come here? Don’t they have enough land?”
This is important. This hastens the release of our military and civilians from Russian captivity. We remember all those we must bring home,
Today, General Syrskyi has also reported on the continuation of our advance in the Kursk region. The operation is unfolding exactly as we expected. The bravery of Ukrainians is achieving great things."