Cover photo: Russian army exercise in Ryazan, August 27, 2021. MAXIM SHEMETOV / Portal
- At least 30 people were killed in a bomb attack on a building in Dnipro on Saturday, the Ukrainian authorities announced on Sunday. Thirty of the 75 injured were hospitalized, including 12 in serious condition, they added.
- “To date, the fate of more than thirty people who may have been in the building at the time of the rocket launch remains unknown,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his daily video update on Sunday evening. He assured that “the rescue operation will continue[it] as long as there is the slightest chance of saving lives”.
- In Kherson, premises where Red Cross officials work were hit by an attack, the presidency’s deputy chief of cabinet announced on Telegram on Sunday afternoon. “The bombardment caused a serious fire (…). There is no information about the number of victims, ”explained Kirill Tymoshenko.
- Belarus says military air exercises with Russia beginning Monday are ‘defensive in nature’, to “prepare” for possible combat situations, according to the Ministry of Defense. The announcement comes amid growing concerns that Moscow is pressuring Minsk to join the offensive in Ukraine.
- Ukraine can count on deliveries of heavy weapons “in the near future”. Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), told the German daily Handelsblatt on Sunday. On Saturday, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a commitment to supply Challenger 2 tanks.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday The military operation in Ukraine followed a “positive dynamic” after the announcement of the capture of the city of Soledar in eastern Ukraine, still disputed by Kyiv.
- According to Ukraine, the city of Soledar is not yet fully in Russian hands. At least that’s what the deputy Ukrainian defense minister said on Telegram on Sunday evening, explaining that the Ukrainian troops are continuing to secure their positions there. “Put simply, the fight goes on,” said Hanna Maliar.
- The explosion of ammunition killed three Russian soldiers and injured thirteen others Sunday in Russia in the Belgorod region on the border with Ukraine, where there are several Russian army bases and training camps, reports official RIA Novosti news agency, citing the relief.
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