On this photograph launched by Belgorod regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov’s Telegram channel on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, firefighters extinguish a burning automotive within the courtyard of an residence constructing after a missile assault by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on town of Belgorod and the Belgorod area of Russia.
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Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed 158 Ukrainian drones in a single day, together with two over Moscow and 9 over the encircling area, the Protection Ministry mentioned Sunday.
Forty-six of the drones had been over the Kursk area, the place Ukraine has despatched its forces in current weeks within the largest incursion on Russian soil since World Conflict II. An extra 34 had been shot over the Bryansk area, 28 over the Voronezh area, and 14 over the Belgorod area — all of which border Ukraine.
Drones had been additionally shot down deeper into Russia, together with one every within the Tver area, northwest of Moscow, and the Ivanovo area, northeast of the Russian capital. Russia’s Protection Ministry mentioned drones had been intercepted over 15 areas, whereas one different governor mentioned a drone was shot down over his area, too.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin mentioned that falling particles from one of many two drones shot down over town precipitated a hearth at an oil refinery.
Ukrainian drone strikes have introduced the combat removed from the entrance line into the guts of Russia. Because the starting of the yr, Ukraine has stepped up aerial assaults on Russian soil, concentrating on refineries and oil terminals to decelerate the Kremlin’s assault.
Additionally in Russia, regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov mentioned 9 folks had been wounded in Ukrainian aerial missile assaults within the Russian border area of Belgorod on Sunday. These included eight within the regional capital, additionally referred to as Belgorod.
In the meantime, Russia’s Protection Ministry mentioned Sunday it had taken management of the cities of Pivnichne and Vyimka, in Ukraine’s Donetsk area. The Related Press couldn’t independently confirm the declare.
Russian forces have been driving deeper into the partly occupied jap area, the overall seize of which is without doubt one of the Kremlin’s major ambitions. Russia’s military is closing in on Pokrovsk, a vital logistics hub for the Ukrainian protection within the space.
At the least three folks had been killed and 9 wounded on Sunday in Russian shelling within the city of Kurakhove, some 20 miles (33 kilometers) south of Pokrovsk, Donetsk regional Gov. Vadym Filashkin mentioned.
In Ukraine in a single day, eight drones had been shot down out of 11 launched by Russia, based on the Ukrainian air power.
One particular person was killed and 4 wounded in shelling in a single day within the Sumy area, native officers mentioned, whereas Kharkiv Gov. Oleh Syniehubov mentioned 5 folks had been wounded in his area. On Sunday, 41 extra had been wounded when Russia shelled the regional capital, additionally referred to as Kharkiv, Syniehubov mentioned.
Syniehubov mentioned a shopping mall, a sports activities facility and residential buildings had been amongst these broken in Sunday’s assault.
