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β‘οΈ A Ukrposhta truck was attacked by a Russian UAV near Kramatorsk.
The driver sustained a blast injury and is receiving all necessary medical care. Over 500 parcels were destroyed; the company will compensate their value.
β‘οΈ Belgium is again blocking the use of frozen Russian assets for financial support to Ukraine, Euroactiv reports.
"This is not negotiable, the door is closed. Our prime minister will stand firm," said the country's defense minister.
Notably, earlier this week, Sweden, Poland, the Netherlands, and Spain called on the European Commission to explore new ways to use the approximately β¬200 billion in frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine.
The majority of Russian assets are held at Belgium's Euroclear depository. Brussels fears that using them could lead to lawsuits and financial claims from Russia directed specifically at Belgium.
However, Belgium's foreign minister stated earlier this month that the β¬200 billion in frozen assets could be used to support Ukraine, provided that all legal responsibility is "fairly distributed among EU countries."
β‘οΈ During the day, Kyiv remains under constant attack by Russian drones; two people are reported injured.
According to Klitschko, a non-residential building is on fire in the Shevchenkivskyi district, with emergency services working at the scene.
He added that in the Holosiivskyi district, drone debris damaged the facade of a two-story cafΓ© building.
In the Pecherskyi district, debris fell on the grounds of a residential complex. Information on damage and casualties is being clarified.
β‘οΈUkrainian drones hit five air defense elements during attacks on the Millerovo and Yeysk airfields in Russia, clarified Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces Robert Brovdi "Madyar."
Specifically, the drones struck a Pantsir-S1 system and four radar stations.
In addition, aviation weapons and ammunition storage facilities at both airfields were hit, as well as the technical and maintenance section at Millerovo.
The primary target at the Millerovo airfield was the DRL-27 module β an airfield surveillance radar used to detect aerial targets.
β‘οΈ In Myla, Kyiv region, 52 people have been injured as a result of the Russian attack that triggered an ammunition detonation, said Head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration Tymur Tkachenko.
Among the injured are five children. Nine of the wounded remain hospitalized in moderate condition.
The strike and subsequent detonation damaged approximately 300 facilities in Myla and surrounding settlements, including over 200 private houses and 14 apartment buildings.
Some buildings have been completely destroyed. Rescuers have extinguished all remaining fires. Pyrotechnicians are working at the site to neutralize explosive objects.
βͺοΈEarlier today, it was reported that the death toll from the Russian strike on the ammunition warehouse in Myla had risen to 38.
πΉπ·A Russian vessel damaged in a UAV attack has been washed ashore in Turkey, DHA news agency reported.
The ship was spotted yesterday. The attack occurred at the port in Novorossiysk. After the strike, the crew evacuated, and the damaged unmanned vessel drifted in the Black Sea until it was washed ashore on the Turkish coast.
The vessel is the Omsky-107, which had recently been carrying cargo between southern Russian ports and Turkey. The exact date of the attack in Novorossiysk is still unknown.
The vessel sustained severe damage from the strikes and fire.
β‘οΈ Overnight, Russia attacked Ukraine with an Kh-59 missile and 121 drones. Air defense neutralized 96 UAVs; the Kh-59 missile did not reach its target. However, enemy strikes hit 11 locations, with debris falling in 8 others.
In Zaporizhzhia, an FPV drone struck an apartment building β two people were injured, including a teenager. The enemy also attacked a fire and rescue station, damaging the building, a fire truck, and a vehicle. No firefighters were injured.
In the Donetsk region, Russia struck an apartment building in Sloviansk with an aerial bomb β four people were injured. Thirty-four buildings and six vehicles were damaged.
The Russians attacked a medical facility in Kherson with a drone, injuring two employees.
Photos 1β3 β Sloviansk, 4, 5 β Zaporizhzhia.
π°οΈ Elon Musk told Mykhailo Fedorov that he is ready to allow Ukraine to use Starlink for drone strikes on Russia, the FT reports, citing sources.
However, according to the publication, the billionaire emphasized that this is a political decision that must ultimately be made by the White House.
Ukraine's former Defense Minister declined to comment on his conversations with Musk. Musk and SpaceX did not respond to FT's inquiries.
βͺοΈAt the end of July, The Atlantic reported that Volodymyr Zelensky had asked Donald Trump to persuade Musk to expand Starlink coverage into Russia for strikes on ballistic missile launchers. Trump reportedly refused. Meanwhile, on August 30, Fedorov traveled to the US to seek investments for a defense technology fund.
β‘οΈ Polish special forces are training in Germany to conduct drone strikes the way they are done on the front lines in Ukraine β the US has held such exercises for a NATO ally for the first time, the Associated Press reports.
US Green Berets developed the scenario based on Ukraine war experience just a few months ago. Such exercises are planned to be held several times a year for NATO military personnel.
Polish special forces will have to traverse approximately 100 km of "enemy" territory and strike a target with a drone, while US forces hunt them using drones, cameras, and even "tips" from civilians.
βͺοΈThe training comes amid rising tensions between Putin and NATO. Last week, CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow, reportedly to warn Russia against attacking NATO. Media reports indicate that Russia has an "appetite" for sabotage and cyberattacks against the Alliance, but Putin wants to avoid direct confrontation.