Russia spent $1.3 billion (£983m) on a missile and drone attack on Ukraine on Monday, amounting to its most expensive aerial assault since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
Moscow fired 236 projectiles during its Monday assault, shooting down 85 per cent of them, according to Ukrainian air force commander Mykola Oleschuk. At least seven people were killed.
Forbes Ukraine and Ekonmichna Pravda estimated that the total cost of this attack was around $1.3 billion, amounting to the most expensive assault of the war.
It comes as Russia fired a third salvo of drones and missiles at Ukraine in just four days. They have bombarded Ukraine constantly throughout the war, though they have intermittently escalated those assaults often when Ukraine has had some military success, such as the cross-border incursion into the Russian region of Kursk earlier this month.
UK representative to the United Nations James Kariuki, speaking at a security council meeting, suggested these aerial attacks were “cowardly” and amounted to “continued evidence” that Russia is intentionally targeting civilian energy infrastructure.
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Tom Watling29 August 2024 10:08
Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s power sector pose risk to nuclear facilities, Kyiv says
Russia’s Monday drone and missile attack forced Ukraine to disconnect several nuclear power units from the grid, a Ukrainian mission to the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Thursday.
The mission said in a note to the IAEA that Russia continued to target Ukraine‘s energy infrastructure, intending to disrupt the operation of its nuclear power plants and posing a significant risk to the stable operation of nuclear facilities.
Tom Watling29 August 2024 09:48
Russian drone meant for Ukraine veers into Belarus
A Belarusian fighter jet has been forced to shoot down a Russian attack drone fired at Ukraine after it veered off course.
The “Shahed” drone, an Iranian model, crossed into Belarusian airspace from northern Ukraine at around 3.30am local time. It flew into the Yelsk border district some 200 miles south of the Belarusian capital of Minsk.
Russia and Belarus are key allies but several Russian drones, which are lethal, have accidentally endangered Belarusians.
This morning’s episode, however, was the first time a fighter jet was forced to take off and take out the drone.
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Tom Watling29 August 2024 08:57
Ukraine says it downs 2 missiles, 60 drones during Russia’s overnight attack
Ukrainian forces have destroyed 60 out of 74 Russian attack drones and two out of three missiles launched overnight, Ukraine‘s Air Force have said.
“Aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Air Force and Defence Forces were involved in repelling the air attack,” it said on the Telegram messaging app.
Tom Watling29 August 2024 08:49
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Debris from downed drones damages infrastructure in Kyiv
Debris from intercepted drones damaged civilian infrastructure in Kyiv this morning, as overnight Russian strikes continued for the third day in a week.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed the damage to buildings in the capital as several explosions were heard in Kyiv and surrounding areas.
Debris from drones fell in at least three districts of the capital, causing a fire in one of the areas. Firefighters responded to the affected areas.
This was the third large scale aerial attack by Russian forces on the capital in the past four days.
Shweta Sharma29 August 2024 07:29
Ukraine attacks more Russian oil storage facilities
The Ukrainian military today claimed that it had attacked the “Atlas” oil storage facility in Russia’s Rostov region on Wednesday.
The depot near the Kamensk-Shakhtinsky town lies roughly 15km east of the border with Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine’s Luhansk Oblast and around 170km (over 100 miles) from the frontline.
The military said in the same message on Telegram that it attacked the “Zenit” oil depot in Russia’s Kirov region and a field artillery depot in Russia’s Voronezh region.
The Atlas facility specialises in producing petroleum products for the Russian Armed Forces and belongs to Russia’s Federal Agency for State Reserves.
Shweta Sharma29 August 2024 07:05
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Alexander Butler29 August 2024 07:00