three drones which “attempted to attack Moscow” were shot down, according to the mayor of the Russian capital

2023-09-05 06:13:46

Cover image: This photograph provided by the Ukrainian Presidency shows Volodymyr Zelensky visiting the frontlines in the Donetsk region, September 4, 2023. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SER / via REUTERS

Russian defenses shot down three aerial drones in the western regions of Moscow, Kaluga and Tver, announced the authorities on Tuesday, September 5. Damage was observed following the fall of debris in the Istrinsky district, said the mayor of Moscow.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to visit Russia to discuss arms sales with President Vladimir Putin from Pyongyang to Moscow for its war in Ukraine, the White House said on Monday. “As we have already said, negotiations on the supply of arms between Russia and North Korea are actively progressing”, said Adrienne Watson, a spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council, on Monday (September 4).Vladimir Putin is ready to relaunch the grain agreement only in the event of “lifting of restrictions on the export of Russian agricultural products”. “We will do this as soon as all agreements regarding the lifting of restrictions on the export of Russian agricultural products are fully implemented”said Vladimir Putin during a press conference in Sochi, in the south of Russia, alongside his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday evening that he was near the eastern front line. “Donetsk region. We visit the combat brigades defending Ukraine, which are part of the Donetsk tactical operational group”said Mr. Zelensky, while a video showed him meeting soldiers.Russia said on Monday morning that it had destroyed four fast military patrol boats in the Black Sea. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the boats were carrying « landing parties of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which were traveling in the direction of » from Cape Tarkhankout, located in the west of the annexed Crimean peninsula.For its part, Ukraine claimed to have destroyed during the night of Sunday to Monday, 23 explosive drones launched by Russia on the south, about ten having touched its ground, without however making victims. Governor of Odessa (southwest) Oleh Kiper lamented that “warehouses, production buildings, agricultural machinery and equipment of industrial enterprises” were damaged in Izmail district.The Cuban government said on Monday that it had identified “traffic network” aimed at recruiting Cubans for “military operations in Ukraine”, and having initiated criminal proceedings against those involved. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, announced on Sunday evening the upcoming replacement of his defense minister, Oleksii Reznikov, by Rustem Umerov. Mr. Reznikov, implicated in a corruption case, “has gone through more than five hundred and fifty days of war. I believe the ministry needs new approaches”explained the Ukrainian president.

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