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Ukraine is seeking approval to strike targets in Russia using Storm Shadow missiles to pressure Moscow into negotiations but hasn’t gotten partner support yet.
Ukraine is aiming to obtain permission from the United Kingdom to use long-range Storm Shadow missiles against targets deep within Russia, a strategy that could force Moscow to start negotiations to end the conflict, The Guardian reports, citing high-ranking Ukrainian officials.
One of the sources said that Russia would only agree to negotiations if it realized that Ukraine could “threaten Moscow and St. Petersburg.”
The army said it was conducting searches for what was “probably an unmanned aerial vehicle” around 30 kilometers (18 miles) into Polish territory from the Ukrainian border.
Poland’s army said on Monday the NATO nation’s airspace was violated, probably by a drone, after deadly Russian strikes battered Ukraine.
A Russian barrage hit Ukraine with more than 100 missiles and around 100 drones, including in its western regions, killing at least four people and targeting its energy infrastructure.
It’s not clear whether confirmed presence of Ukraine’s best combat aircraft at an airfield in the Carpathian Mountain foothills was intentional Kyiv messaging or a military security leak.
Lt. Gen. Oleshchuk in a voiceover says Russian mil-bloggers claimed the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) had committed an unforced security error and revealed the home base location of F-16 fighter jets becoming operational in July – inside concrete shelters at Ivano-Frankivsk air base – by mistake.
There was no immediate response to a Kyiv Post request to the Ukrainian Air Force for comment.
Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, stated that destroying the Kyiv HPP dam with missiles is impossible.
Missiles and drones targeted the Kyiv Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) during Russia’s mass attack on Monday, Aug. 26, the local authorities announced.
According to a top manager of the state energy company, as reported by Forbes Ukraine, in the morning, Russian forces attempted to destroy the Kyiv HPP using various types of missiles and drones. While the attack resulted in hits and damage, there is no threat of a dam breach or critical damage to the plant, according to the energy company’s top manager, who spoke to Forbes anonymously due to a lack of authorization to comment on the matter.
An explosion at one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in Omsk, which produces supplies for the Russian military, sparked a fire covering 1,000 square meters. Two people were hospitalized.
An explosion at one of Russia’s largest oil refineries in Omsk led to a fire on Monday, Aug 26, according to Russian media. The fire broke out at the Omsk Refinery, owned by Gazprom Neft.
Preliminary reports suggest the fire covers an area of 1,000 square meters.
The Washington Post examined over 130 photos and videos documenting the surrender of Russian troops since the offensive began on August 6.
More than 240 Russian soldiers have been captured since the beginning of the Ukrainian incursion into the Kursk region, according to analysis by The Washington Post.
The newspaper examined over 130 photos and videos documenting the surrender of Russian troops since the offensive began on Aug. 6.
The strike at the Hotel Sapphire in Kramatorsk killed a safety advisor working for Reuters and injured two of its journalists, the global news agency said.
The Kremlin on Monday said there was "still no clarity" on a missile strike Saturday that killed a Reuters team member staying at a hotel in Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine.
"There is still no clarity," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters when asked about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's assertion that the attack was carried out "deliberately".
At times refraining from action when one is capable is as grievous as actual aggression. This is exactly what we are seeing with West’s insistence on handcuffing Ukraine.
According to Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian missiles and drones have hit 11,879 facilities in Ukraine since Feb. 22, 2022, the majority of which were civilian. Since the start of the full-scale war, it has launched 9,590 missiles and 13,997 drones. Ukraine has only managed to down 2,429 (25.3 percent) missiles and 5,972 (42.7 percent) drones.
The statistics do not include the 3,200-3,500 guided glide bombs Russia drops against cities, villages, infrastructure and frontline positions every month.
Drones hit new high-rise buildings in Engels and Saratov, Russia, when likely targeting military sites. One woman is understood to be in a critical condition.
In the early hours of Monday, Aug. 26, drones struck high-rise buildings in the Russian city of Saratov and across the Volga River in Engels, according to the governor of Saratov Oblast, Roman Busargin. One person sustained serious injuries in the attack.
"A woman was hospitalized in a critical condition. Doctors are fighting to save her life," wrote the regional head on his Telegram channel.
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Israel and Hezbollah traded their most intense fire for months overnight before pulling back hours later, with both sides saying they wanted to avoid further escalation. Hezbollah claimed to hit an Israeli military intelligence site near Tel Aviv in a barrage of hundreds of rockets and drones. Israel claimed its attacks in southern Lebanon had been pre-emptive to avert a larger assault by Hezbollah - Sky News
As the situation between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon escalated, scores of commercial flights in and out of Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Air were cancelled or delayed Sunday. All US airlines - as well as many European carriers - have temporarily suspended service to the city
Two days after Independence Day, Russian missiles and drones targeted Ukrainian energy infrastructure in 15 regions, leading to a shortage of water and electricity supply across the country.
Ukraine’s largest private energy company DTEK announced that Ukrenergo, the state-owned electricity transmission company, has imposed blackouts around the country.
Energy infrastructure was the key aim of Russia’s missile and drone attack, according to Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. At the time of publication, it was not yet clear the degree to which shutdowns were caused directly by the attacks, as Ukraine often imposes blackouts to preventatively lessen the load on energy facilities.
The statement came as Kyiv mounts an incursion into Russia's Kursk region and as Russia continues its advance into eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine accused its Moscow-allied neighbour Belarus Sunday of "concentrating" troops on the countries' shared border and warned Minsk against "unfriendly actions", in a statement by Kyiv's foreign ministry.
The statement came as Kyiv mounts an incursion into Russia's Kursk region and as Russia continues its advance into eastern Ukraine.
On Aug. 6, the Ukrainian army started an incursion into Russia's Kursk region. The rapid start of the operation caught the Russian army unprepared.
Introduction
On Aug. 6, the Ukrainian army started an incursion into Russia's Kursk region. As of Aug. 19, Ukraine controls more than 1000 km2, disrupting Russian logistics and supply lines. The rapid start of the operation caught the Russian army unprepared. Almost two weeks later, the Ukrainian military still successfully maintains pressure in the region.
Wearing a cream baker boy hat, Kim was shown beaming as he watched, aided by high-powered binoculars, as the drones blew up targets, images in state media showed.
North Korea has unveiled a new "suicide drone", state media said Monday, with leader Kim Jong Un overseeing a performance test of the weapons, which experts said could have come from Russia.
Wearing a cream baker boy hat, Kim was shown beaming as he watched, aided by high-powered binoculars, as the drones blew up targets, images in state media showed.
Sites all over the country have been targeted. In Kyiv, members of the Kyiv Post team reported hearing multiple explosions in different districts of the capital.
Russian missile and drone strikes battered Ukraine's power grid on Monday, Aug. 26, killing at least four people and forcing authorities to introduce emergency blackouts.
Officials said 15 regions across the country were targeted in the aerial assault which began during the night and was the biggest in weeks.
The White House is considering transferring long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine, which would significantly increase the effectiveness of Ukraine’s F-16 fighters.
If the US decides to transfer JASSM missiles to Ukraine, it will significantly expand the capabilities of the already provided F-16s, as well as those aircraft that will be delivered to Ukraine in the future.
These planes will not only fight the superior numbers of Russian aircraft in air battles and strengthen air defense during massive missile attacks but will also independently deal devastating blows to enemy ground targets.
Paralympics to open in Paris on Wednesday with a 140 athletes from Ukraine participating.
The Paralympics begin in Paris on Wednesday, putting on display the talents of remarkable athletes in a city still riding the wave of the highly successful Olympics.
A new generation of Paralympians will be joined by seasoned veterans competing in many of the same sensational venues in the center of the French capital that hosted Olympic sports.
Video posted on social media shows the moment Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters stalked and shot down the Russian unmanned aerial vehicles.
Two videos, one posted on X/Twitter on Thursday and another on Telgram on Sunday seemed to confirm reports made by Ukraine’s air force command in late July that helicopters have been deployed to intercept and destroy Russian long-range Shahed-136 kamikaze drones.
Neither social media post mentions the dates, locations or even the units involved. They say that the missions were carried out by Mi-8 (NATO: Hip) helicopters. The first is equipped with a nose-mounted machine gun, probably a PKT 7.62 x 54mm belt-fed general purpose machine gun (GPMG).
Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.
Key Takeaways from the ISW:
Reuters security expert confirmed dead in missile strike on hotel; Belarus forces gather by border; Zelensky asks West to speed aid delivery before school year; AFU claims to take two towns in Kursk.
The Reuters crew member who was listed as missing on Sunday morning after a Russian missile strike wounded several foreign journalists staying at a hotel in Kramaorsk, Donetsk region, was confirmed dead by Sunday evening.
Shortly after the Saturday night Russian attack, the global wire service put out a statement saying that the missile hit the Hotel Sapphire where their six-person crew was staying.
