Ukrainian war, Moscow: "Almost 1500 Ukrainian drones launched against Russia in 24 hours"
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Ukrainian attack on the night between Saturday and Sunday was "the most massive" recorded since the beginning of the year. Several victims in various Russian regions and in occupied Ukrainian territories. In Ukraine five deaths between Kryvyi Rig, Zaporizhzhia and Sumy. A drone, which according to the spokesperson of the NATO military headquarters appears to be Russian, was shot down by a Spanish NATO fighter after violating Romanian airspace
Exchange of attacks between Kiev and Moscow. Ukraine launched nearly 1,500 drones in a 24-hour period, Russian state media reported. Moscow shot down 822 during the night between Saturday and Sunday. For the Russian Defense Ministry, the Ukrainian attack was "the most massive" recorded since the beginning of the year. Five people were killed in the Rostov region of southwestern Russia, local governor Yury Slyusar said. In the Moscow region, an 83-year-old man was killed after a drone struck his home. Three more people died in the Belgorod, Kursk and Moscow regions, and three more in Russian-controlled Ukrainian territories. Two people died and 14 others were injured in an attack on the ArcelorMittal steel plant in Kryvyi Rig. Kiev was also attacked and a famous book market was damaged. Two more people died in Zaporizhzhia and one in Sumy.
The drone shot down by a Spanish NATO F-18 fighter after violating Romanian airspace "appears to be Russian". This was stated by US Army Colonel Martin O'Donnell, spokesman for NATO's military headquarters, quoted by the Reuters website. “Further details are still under investigation, but the drone appears to be Russian,” he said. The bomb entered Romanian airspace coming from Moldova. The Bucharest government has reported the possible fall of debris in an uninhabited area of the Galati region, near the border with Ukraine.
Because the Fedorov case opens a crack in Zelensky's power
For the first time, the support that has always surrounded the Ukrainian president appears to be wavering. At the root of this political confusion are two decisions that neither the parliamentary majority of his party nor public opinion understood.
What is Wildberries, the Russian alternative to Amazon under Ukrainian attack
Born as an e-commerce platform, it currently boasts 40 thousand shops and collection points, even in the most remote areas of Russia. The two founders are Tatyana Kim, one of the richest women in the country and her ex-husband, Vladislav Bakalchuk. The two, who are now in dispute, created Wildberries in 2004.
Russia has run out of petrol: forced to import from India
Ukrainian raids on refineries have led to a drop in production and a real fuel crisis, forcing Moscow to buy its own oil refined abroad. And threatening to undermine Putin's power from within.
US-EU, the new sanctions that will 'drain' Putin's pockets
The European Union and the United States are increasing pressure on Moscow with new sanctions packages that aim to reduce the economic resources available to the Kremlin to finance the conflict in Ukraine. “Together, we drain Russia's means to continue a war it cannot win,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen summarized in a post on X.
Russian economy, how much does the war in Ukraine affect?
After four years of war, the growth of the Russian economy has stopped and the budget reserves to support it have almost run out. According to the Kiel Institute report, cited by "Sole 24 Ore", the sovereign fund has liquid assets equal to 1.8% of GDP, compared to 6.5% before the invasion. There is strong corporate debt and loans are at 11%. Increased dependence on China which accounts for 35% of Moscow's total trade and supplies 60% of all critical components.
Ukraine and Iran, is there a risk of creating a single large war front?
The attack attributed to Kiev against an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea could represent a turning point in relations between the conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. A fusion of the two fronts would have military, energy and political consequences and the Old Continent would risk paying the highest price.
Mykhailo Drapatyi, who is the new head of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Drapatyi, former head of the joint forces, has participated in some of the major military operations conducted by Ukraine since 2014. During the war he led the defense of Kryvyi Rih and the Kherson operational group.
Media: new protest in Kiev over the return of Fedorov as minister
A protest march is taking place in Kiev, with hundreds of participants gathered near the Arch of Freedom of the Ukrainian People, to demand the return of Mykhailo Fedorov as Defense Minister and to promote dialogue between the authorities and civil society. Ukrainska Pravda writes it. People hold up signs reading "Dialogue with the people", "Fedorov to the Ministry of Defense", "Fedorov = Minister of Defense".
Moscow, former Ukrainian officer killed in attack in Crimea
A Ukrainian soldier was killed during a bomb attack that was reported in Sevastopol, in occupied Crimea. This was reported by the internal intelligence service, FSB, also explaining that a 32-year-old Russian woman was arrested on suspicion of having detonated the bomb on behalf of the Ukrainian secret services. The news was reported by the Tass agency.
Ukraine, Russian missile hits popular book market in Kiev
During Russia's nightly air strikes on Kiev, a popular open-air book market was "severely damaged". This is the Pochaina market (locally called Petrivka), known for its rare and antique books - hit by a missile during the attack. "Rows of shops burned down. Books continued to smoke even after firefighters put out the main fire," the Ukrainian army said in a statement. The army declared that the market was not completely destroyed, but suffered serious damage due to the fire that devastated it. Last night, it was another night where Ukraine failed to shoot down any Russian missiles. The country is facing a serious shortage of air defense interceptors.
Ukraine-Russia, at least 15 dead in attacks in the two countries
At least 15 people died today in drone and missile attacks in Russia and Ukraine, where a famous book market in Kiev was also destroyed; Moscow, in turn, suffered one of the most massive raids since the beginning of the war. Ukraine and Russia have stepped up their long-range attacks in recent months, causing growing numbers of civilian casualties, more than four years after the Russian invasion began. In Russia, a wave of hundreds of Ukrainian drones killed five people in a residential area in the southern Rostov region, Governor Yuriy Slusar reported. Three more people died in the Belgorod, Kursk and Moscow regions, and three more in Russian-controlled Ukrainian territories. The governor of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobiov, described the attack as "one of the most massive in recent times". The Russian Defense Ministry reported shooting down 822 drones across the country overnight. In Podolsk, near Moscow, a new warehouse belonging to the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries was hit during the night. "We were working calmly. In Ukraine, Russian drones and missiles killed two people and injured 14 others at the large ArcelorMittal steel plant in Kryvyi Rig, also the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky. The plant, one of Ukraine's largest steel producers, announced the partial suspension of activities. The raids also hit other regions, killing two people in Zaporizhzhia and another in Sumy.
Moscow: "Almost 1500 Ukrainian drones launched against Russia in 24 hours"
At least six people have died in Russia after Ukraine launched nearly 1,500 drones in the space of 24 hours. In what appears to be retaliation for recent Russian ballistic missile attacks, Ukraine launched 1,478 drones and at least nine cruise missiles, Russian state media reported, as reported by Sky News. Citing Moscow's Defense Ministry, they said the attacks were launched in the past 24 hours, representing one of the largest bombings carried out by Ukraine since the war began. Five people were killed in the Rostov region of southwestern Russia, local governor Yury Slyusar said. In the Moscow region, an 83-year-old man was killed after a drone struck his home.
Drone risk, Putin forced to campaign in Siberia
The massive attacks by Ukrainian drones on Russian territory have forced President Vladimir Putin to campaign in Siberia, thousands of kilometers from Moscow, in areas less exposed to the range of Kiev's weapons, such as Siberia. Although it occupies three quarters of the territory of the Russian Federation, Siberia has only around 36 million inhabitants, a quarter of the total population (around 145 million): it is not the main electoral stronghold of the ruling party, United Russia which at the polls on 20 September should, barring unforeseen circumstances, win the appointment for the renewal of the Duma. The Kremlin claims that Putin never goes on vacation, but the head of state usually takes a few weeks off each year between the end of July and mid-late August. In this case, the break, which took him 7,000 kilometers from Moscow, coincided with the campaign for what will be the first parliamentary elections since the start of the aggression against Ukraine. Putin's Siberian tour began on July 24 with a visit to an aircraft factory in Irkutsk, the capital of the region of the same name, bordered by Lake Baikal, the deepest lake on Earth. Until then, for security reasons, he had only visited St. Petersburg and Kazan in the first six months of the year. The alleged Ukrainian attack in late 2025 against the presidential residence in Valdai, Novgorod region, had raised serious concerns. His next stop was Omsk, where he met Kazakh leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who unexpectedly reprimanded him for the war's impact on the Central Asian republic's oil exports. Tokayev asked him directly to order an immediate cessation of hostilities, arguing that "no one" understands the reasons for the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, and at the same time defending Ukrainian sovereignty. In all these trips, he addressed a very pressing issue in many Siberian cities that hosted, or still host, highly polluting industries: air quality. A week later, on August 3, he landed in Krasnoyarsk, one of the most polluted cities in the country. There he met students from all over Siberia and even kicked a ball, which, according to the event organizers, will be exhibited in a museum. This was followed by visits to Novosibirsk, the unofficial capital of Siberia, and to Ulan-Ude, the capital of the Buddhist republic of Buryatia, which is also bordered by Lake Baikal and which has sent large numbers of fighters to Ukraine. The independent press highlighted that, against the backdrop of severe fuel shortages, gasoline prices suddenly collapsed in some of the cities visited by the president, or electronic price boards at gas stations were simply turned off. Putin has suffered a 15 percentage point drop in polls in recent months, similar to the decline seen in 2018 when he approved a controversial pension reform. Therefore, he had to do everything and play the card of support for United Russia: for the first time since 2007 he led its election campaign with the slogan "Everything for victory". Putin's first ever trip to the Kuril Islands, an archipelago claimed by Japan, also comes in this context; the mission sparked a bitter diplomatic dispute with Tokyo. For analysts, the implicit message was clearly electoral and propaganda, given that the offensive in Donbass has once again stalled. In addition to tasting the local caviar on Iturup Island, he did not hesitate to underline the "winning genetic code" that runs in the veins of all Russians, including the approximately 20,000 inhabitants of those four inhospitable islands, the scene of the Red Army's last battle in 1945. The day before, he had witnessed naval maneuvers off the coast of Sakhalin Island, an opportunity he used to denounce the menacing presence of Born in the Asia-Pacific region and warn the European Union that it would respond symmetrically to any boarding of Russian ships in any ocean on the planet.
