2023-09-01 11:07:01
► New drone attack on the Moscow region
Russia thwarted a new nighttime drone attack in the Moscow region on Friday, September 1, said the mayor of the Russian capital, who did not report any casualties or damage.
Friday, “the air defense forces near Lioubertsy (east of Moscow, in the Muscovite region, editor’s note) foiled a new attempt to direct a drone” against Moscow, said Sergei Sobyanin. “There were no injuries or damage, according to initial information”added the elected official, adding that the emergency services were on the spot.
Drone attacks have multiplied in recent weeks against Russian territory and the Crimean peninsula annexed in 2014, targeting the Russian capital in particular.
► Back to school despite the war for 3.6 million Ukrainian children
More than 3.6 million Ukrainian children, including 400,000 displaced abroad, return to school on Friday, the second since the war started by Russia.
“The second September 1st after the full-scale invasion. The Russians are trying to do everything to destroy our nation (…) The nation has preserved the possibility for children to go to Ukrainian school”welcomed the head of the Ukrainian presidential administration on Friday.
For this fall, “3,623,169 children study in our schools”including 400,000 abroad and who “remain in our education system”he specified.
The courses will be given face-to-face for 44.9% of the students, remotely for 24.4% of them, and according to a mixed system for 30.7%, he detailed. According to the Ukrainian presidency, 3,750 schools have been destroyed “by Russian missiles and bombs” since the start of the conflict in February 2022.
► Ukraine asks for “ammunition” not “advice”
In a video uploaded to X (formerly twitter), the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense ironically thanks all those who advise it on how its army should conduct its counteroffensive.
Everyone is now an expert on how we should fight. A gentle reminder that no one understands this war better than we do. pic.twitter.com/TIwssQjiFh
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) August 31, 2023
The message takes pleasure in recalling that before the outbreak of the Russian invasion, the same commentators predicted that Ukraine could not resist for long. And ensures that kyiv needs “ammo, no tips”.
► The British defense group BAE announces setting up in Ukraine
The British defense and aerospace group BAE Systems, which says it has already manufactured “a large part of the equipment provided” by governments supporting Ukraine, announces that it will establish itself directly in the country to which it hopes to supply small arms.
The company specifies that an agreement with the Ukrainian government could, in particular, “facilitate the production of 105 mm light guns in the country” and that, in collaboration with neighboring NATO countries, it is already providing “support, training and reparations to the Ukrainian armed forces”.
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