2:43 p.m .: Capture of Robotyne paves the way for Ukrainian offensive to Crimea (Ukrainian minister)
The capture of the locality of Robotyne, claimed by kyiv this week, opens the way for the Ukrainian offensive towards the occupied south ofUkraine and the Crimea annexed by Russia, said the head of Ukrainian diplomacy, according to a speech made public.
“By being entrenched on the flanks of Robotyne, we open the way to (the southern cities) of Tokmak, then finally to Melitopol and the (administrative) border of Crimea,” Dmytro Kouleba told French diplomats during a meeting. a speech in Paris.
2:26 p.m .: Russians and Belarusians can again participate in badminton competitions (international federation)
The international badminton federation, like other sports federations, has decided to reintegrate Russians and Belarusians into competitions under a neutral banner and on an individual basis from 2024, the federation said in a press release.
This position is in line with the recommendation of the CIO taken in the spring to reintegrate Russians and Belarusians into world sport, under several conditions including that of the neutral banner, “in an individual capacity”, and provided that they did not actively support the war in Ukraine.
“The International Badminton Federation confirms that athletes from Russia and of Belarus will be allowed to participate as neutral athletes in tournaments from February 26, 2024″, writes the federation. Last April, it took the opposite position, questioning in particular the “clarity” of the “complex criteria of the IOC to authorize the participation” of Russian and Belarusian athletes.
2:08 p.m .: Russia does not rule out the possibility that the crash of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane was deliberately caused
The Kremlin said the investigation into the plane crash that claimed the life of Evgeny Prigozhine did not rule out the possibility that the crash of the device was caused deliberately, acknowledging for the first time explicitly that he may have been murdered.
“Obviously different versions are being considered, including the version – you know what we are talking about – of a deliberate atrocity,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “Let’s wait for the results of the Russian investigation”.
The Embraer private jet on which Wagner’s chief was traveling from Moscow to St. Petersburg crashed on August 23, killing all ten people on board, including two other Wagner figures, four bodyguards and three members of crew.
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The cause of the crash is still unclear, but witnesses told Reuters they heard a bang followed by the plane crashing.
12:42 p.m .: a Russian tried for having denounced the offensive in Ukraine during a micro-sidewalk
A Russian appeared in Moscow on Wednesday for criticizing the Ukraine offensive during a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) media vox pop in July 2022, the first such case in a context of widespread repression in Russia. The trial was adjourned after a brief hearing on September 18.
Yuri Kokhovets, 37, responded to a request for an interview in July 2022 from passers-by in the streets of Moscow. He believed that Vladimir Putin and the Russian government were bandits responsible for the conflict and rejected the Kremlin’s arguments to justify this attack. “Our government has claimed to want to fight the (Ukrainian) nationalists, but is bombing shopping malls,” he said in this video posted on RFE/RL’s social media.
He also accused the Russian military of “killing without reason” civilians in Boutcha, a locality near kyiv which was the scene of a massacre attributed to the forces of Moscow at the start of the conflict in 2022. “We must stop all this. At home, one man can stop all this”, he added, at the exit of a metro station, in reference to Vladimir Putin.
11:34 a.m .: the head of Turkish diplomacy in Moscow on Thursday, according to Russian diplomacy
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will be received in Moscow on Thursday by his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, the spokesperson for Russian diplomacy announced on Wednesday, while a meeting between Presidents Erdogan and Putin is expected soon.
“From August 31 to September 1, Turkey’s Foreign Minister will pay a working visit to Moscow to discuss a wide range of issues” with Sergey Lavrov, Maria Zakharova said during a press briefing. This visit comes six days after a trip by Hakan Fidan to kyiv where he had exchanged with Volodymyr Zelensky.
8:42 am: Ukraine says it destroyed 28 missiles and 15 explosive drones
The Ukrainian Air Force claimed to have shot down 28 missiles and 15 explosive drones early Wednesday morning in a massive attack by Russian forces on the capital Kyiv and other areas.
“Twenty-eight cruise missiles and 15 attack drones were destroyed,” the air force said, adding that a total of 44 projectiles were launched by Russian forces.
5:46 am: the largest attack on kyiv “since the spring”
Kyiv suffered its biggest attack “since the spring” on Wednesday morning, military authorities said after two people were killed in a missile attack on the capital.Ukraine.
“Night air attack. Kiev has not seen such a strong attack since the spring. The enemy launched a massive attack (…) using drones and missiles,” the head of the army said on Telegram. military administration of Kiev, Serguiï Popko, indicating that “in total, more than 20 enemy targets were destroyed” by the Ukrainian air defense.
5:15 a.m.: Two dead in kyiv missile attack
Two people died as a result of a missile attack in Kiev and another was injured, the head of the military administration of the Ukrainian capital, Sergei Popko, reported on Wednesday morning.
“Unfortunately, following the fall of debris in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kiev (…) two people died, according to initial information. Another person was injured,” Serguii Popko said on Telegram.
“In a non-residential building” in the district, “two men were found dead”, for his part indicated the mayor of kyiv, Vitali Klitschkoon the same social network, reporting that two people were injured and hospitalized.
4:42 am: Missile attack on kyiv, explosions heard
A “missile attack” targeted kyiv on Wednesday morning, where explosions were heard, Ukrainian civil and military authorities reported. “In the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, debris fell on the roof of a commercial establishment. Emergency services rushed to the scene,” the head of the capital’s military administration said on Telegram. Serguiï Popko, indicating that information on possible destruction and victims was being clarified. Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko earlier reported “explosions in the city”.
4:40 a.m.: attacks repelled in Sevastopol Bay
During the night, the Russian air defense set out to repel “enemy drone attacks (coming) from the sea” at the level of the bay of Sevastopol, headquarters of the Russian fleet in the Black Sea established in Crimea, informed Russian Governor Mikhail Razvojayev, before explaining that the situation was “under control”.
“The forces (prevention against submarine sabotage) have finished their work in the sea area. At the moment, there is no precise information about the number and type of targets destroyed,” Mikhail said. Razvojayev on Telegram.
1:31 a.m .: Russia will not open an investigation according to international rules into the Prigozhin plane crash
The Russia warned the Brazilian Center for the Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (Cenipa) that it would not open, “for the moment”, an investigation obeying international rules into the plane crash which cost the life Evgeny Prigozhinethe organization told Reuters on Tuesday.
Cenipa said it would take part in a Russian-led investigation if invited to do so and that it was conducted in accordance with international rules.
Russia’s aviation authority was not obligated to respond favorably to Cenipa’s request, but some former investigators believe it should, as the United States and other Western governments suspect the Kremlin of be the cause of the accident. The Kremlin denies any responsibility.
1:28 am: Moscow claims to have destroyed four Ukrainian military ships in the Black Sea
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed early Wednesday that it had destroyed four Ukrainian military ships in the Black Sea carrying a total of up to 50 special forces personnel. On Wednesday around 00:00 local time (21:00 GMT Tuesday), “an aircraft of the Black Sea Fleet naval air force (…) destroyed four fast military ships (which were carrying) landing groups of the operations forces Ukrainian specials (counting) in total up to 50 people,” the ministry said on Telegram.
11:55 p.m.: Drone attack on Pskov airport in northwestern Russia
A drone attack targeted Pskov airport in northwestern Russia overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, regional governor Mikhail Vedernikov announced. “The Ministry of Defense is repelling a drone attack at Pskov airport,” he wrote on Telegram, accompanying his message with a video showing a large fire and hear explosions and the howl of sirens.
“According to initial information, there are no victims. The extent of the destruction is being clarified,” he added, indicating that he had been personally on the spot since the start of the incident.
According to the official TASS news agency, citing the rescue services, four Il-76 heavy cargo planes were damaged. The airspace above Vnukovo International Airport in southwest Moscow has also been closed to traffic, TASS said, citing “aviation services”.
The head of Ukrainian diplomacy Dmytro Kouleba, received by his French counterpart Catherine Colonnaasserted that theUkraine sees no dip in Western support, at the 29th Annual Ambassadors Conference France.
With AFP and Reuters
2023-08-30 00:35:49
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