Ukraine reports successfully defending Kyiv from a Russian missile assault and affirms its forces are solidifying their hold in Russia’s Kursk region during the ongoing offensive. Agence France-Presse relayed news of air raid alarms ringing out in the Ukrainian capital before sunrise on Sunday.
“This marks the third ballistic missile onslaught on the capital in August, with a consistent six days’ gap intervening each assault,” stated the military administration of Kyiv city via Telegram after the pre-dawn bombardment. Drones heading towards Kyiv were sighted simultaneously with the missile attack. “All the invading drones were obliterated well before reaching the city,” it reinforced. It went on to state that the attacking ordinance could likely be North Korean ballistic missiles of the KN-23 type. There were no reports of injuries or damage from the assault.
Accusations have been cast by the United States and Seoul, stating that North Korea has been supplying Russia with weapons and missiles for its conflict in Ukraine. Kyiv has repeatedly insisted that its Western allies augment its air-defence systems.
Saturday saw the UN’s nuclear overseer issuing a warning about the safety conditions at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant downgrading after the vicinity was hit by a drone strike. Russia, on the previous day had accused Ukraine of deploying an explosive on a road close to the occupied plant located in southern Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukrainian president, reports his forces are fortifying their positions in Russia’s Kursk region where a large-scale ground attack is being planned by Kyiv. According to Oleksandr Syrskyi, his military commander, the Ukrainian troops are proceeding with their advance and have additionally taken further Russian servicemen captive.
At dawn on Sunday, Ukrainian drones targeted an oil storehouse in the southern Rostov region of Russia, causing substantial fuel fire, as reported by the local governor. Social media published videos showing intense black smoke and flame erupting from the fire site located in the town of Proletarsk, but no injuries were reported. This information comes from The Guardian.