“17 drones were shot down by our air defence forces,” Kiper wrote on Telegram, adding, “But, unfortunately, there are also hits. In several settlements of Izmail district, warehouses and production buildings, agricultural machinery and equipment of industrial enterprises
President Biden will arrive in India next week to participate in the G20 Summit and will have a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 8, on the sidelines of the summit, the White House recently announced.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy nominated Rustem Umerov as the country's new Defence Minister, replacing Oleksii Reznikov, saying the ministry needs "new approaches" as the war with Russia enters its 19th month.
After facing widespread criticism, the Nobel Foundation finally withdrew its invitations to three countries: Russia, Iran and Belarus, saying that the invitations had provoked "strong reactions".
Stating that Sweden stands behind Ukraine, Swedish MP Margareta Elisabeth Cederfel said that Russia and Belarus, who were earlier invited to the Nobel Prize award ceremony, are not welcomed in their country.
Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media persons on Friday, “It is true that the talks will be held on Monday. They will be in Sochi in the middle of the day.”
The Sarmat will replace Soviet-era Voevoda missiles, known by the NATO designation SS-18 "Satan," in Russia's strategic arsenal. As the SS-18's successor, the Sarmat has been nicknamed "Satan II" in the West.
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina progressed to the next round after defeating Russian player Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in the second round of the US Open.
Despite the conflict being ongoing, Russia has started holding regional elections in “occupied areas” of Ukraine, CNN reported on Thursday citing Kyiv officials.
However, Moscow wasn’t satisfied with the letter that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov earlier this week.