Russia-Ukraine conflict rages on its 555th day.
A satellite image shows the air base in Pskov, after what Kiev confirmed to have been a Ukrainian drone attack, in Russia, August 31, 2023. / Photo: ReutersUkraine's military intelligence chief has said that a recent drone attack on an airport in Russia that damaged several transport planes was carried out from within Russian territory.
"Four Russian IL-76 military transport planes were hit as a result of the attack. Two were destroyed and two were seriously damaged," he added.Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom has said that Russia's nuclear energy infrastructure remains a target of Ukrainian strikes, Russian state news agency RIA reported.Two ships have been spotted leaving port in the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa, local lawmaker Oleksiy Honcharenko has said.
He also said that Russia will not agree to adopt the G20 summit declaration if it does not reflect Russia's position on global crises, Russian state news agency RIA reported.Russian forces struck a private enterprise with a long-range cruise missile overnight in the central Ukrainian region of Vinnytsia, Ukrainian authorities said.
Kiev's air force said it shot down one out of two incoming cruise missiles in the attack. The missile was downed over the central Kirovohrad region, the governor said on the Telegram messenger.Russian air defences destroyed a drone approaching Moscow, the city's mayor said, a day after a similar attack on the capital.
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