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Black smoke billows over residential buildings in Kyiv western suburbs after Russian drone struck ammunition warehouse in Myla village August 28 2026

Russian Drone Strike Kills 27 Near Kyiv, Zelenskyy Orders 1,000 Daily Strikes on Russia

A Russian drone struck an ammunition warehouse in Myla village, five kilometres west of Kyiv, on August 28, killing 27 people and injuring 42 including four children. Hours later, Zelenskyy ordered the

August 29, 2026

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Ukrainian air defense operation in the Odessa region as Russia conducts strikes on southern Ukraine

Ukraine Turns to F-16s for Odessa Air Defense as Patriot Stocks Run Low

Ukraine is rotating F-16 jets into air defense duties over Odessa as Patriot missile stocks run low, a pro-Russian source told RIA Novosti. The claim, unverified by Kyiv, highlights growing pressure on

August 29, 2026

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Russian air defense systems target Ukrainian drones during overnight interception operation August 2026

Russian Air Defenses Down 85 Ukrainian Drones Over 12 Hours, Ministry Says

Russia's Defense Ministry said 85 Ukrainian drones were intercepted across seven regions and the Black Sea in 12 hours Saturday. The geographic spread from Belgorod to Kaluga reflects Ukraine's strategy of simultaneous

August 29, 2026

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Cargo and container ships navigating the Black Sea shipping lane

Drone Strikes Turkish Rescue Vessel Responding to Earlier Black Sea Attack

Two Turkish vessels were struck by drones in the Black Sea on Thursday: the cargo ship Bordo Mavi, and then the rescue vessel L Kocatepe dispatched to help its crew. The double

August 29, 2026

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Firefighters working at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv

Russia Claims a Strike on the Flamingo’s Maker. The Claim Is Also a Disclosure.

Moscow says its drones hit Fire Point, the maker of Ukraine's Flamingo cruise missile, in the Kyiv region. Nobody has confirmed the damage, but naming the company is itself a claim about

August 28, 2026

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Ukrainian serviceman attaching a shell to a first-person-view drone in a dugout

Ukraine Says a Brigade Commander Took $270,000 Meant for Drones That Never Arrived

The Prosecutor General's Office says a former territorial defence brigade commander and civilian accomplices took more than 12 million hryvnia for FPV drones that were never delivered. The sum is small. The

August 28, 2026

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin

Moscow Says Europe Wants Talks Only to Buy Kyiv a Pause

Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin says European overtures have one purpose, to give Ukraine a respite before a longer confrontation. Russia has itself declared two short unilateral truces this year, for reasons

August 28, 2026

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Christopher Helali, international secretary of the American Communist Party, at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum

RIA Quoted Him as a US Journalist. He Has Asked Putin for Russian Citizenship.

Christopher Helali told RIA Novosti that American media turned the public against Russia by spreading Russiagate lies. He is a US communist party official who has asked Putin for citizenship and who

August 28, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Russian missile strike damage at Odessa port facilities during Ukraine war August 27 2026

Ukraine War: Russia Strikes Kyiv Drone Factories and Odessa Ports in Massive Overnight Attack

Russia struck drone assembly workshops in Kyiv, an oil refinery at Kremenchug, and 24 storage facilities at Odessa's ports in a massive coordinated overnight operation on August 27, targeting Ukraine's military supply

August 28, 2026

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A freed Ukrainian serviceman wrapped in a national flag makes a phone call after the August 19 prisoner exchange

Moscow Says the Line to Kyiv Is Open. What It Carries Is Prisoner Swaps.

Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin says authorised special-services personnel on both sides can still reach each other. What that channel demonstrably moves is prisoners and consular paperwork, not terms for ending the

August 28, 2026

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