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Saturday, August 30
Large fire seen after Ukrainian drones reportedly strike oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai
Explosions were reported by local residents around 2:30 a.m. local time, amid reports of drones flying overhead. Videos posted to social media appear to show a large blaze emanating from a local oil refinery.
Saturday, August 30
Talks with Ukraine 'very productive and constructive,' US envoy Witkoff says ahead of Security Council meeting
The meeting was described by Trump administration officials as both a progress report and a reaffirmation of efforts to bring Ukraine and Russia to the table for an eventual peace deal, according to Fox News.
Ukrainian drone strikes halt operations at Russia’s Kuibyshevsk refinery, sources tell Reuters
The refinery, operated by Rosneft, saw both of its main crude distillation units — CDU-4 and CDU-5, each with a capacity of 70,000 barrels per day — taken offline in the recent strikes.
Kyivstar celebrates NASDAQ bell-ringing ceremony in Kyiv
The bell ringing took place at the Nasdaq headquarters in New York City on Aug. 29, with Ukraine's Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko and Presidential Office Head Andriy Yermak in attendance.
Death toll of Aug. 28 attack on Kyiv rises to 25, 2-year old girl and mother among killed
24-year-old Nadiya Yakymenko and her 2-year-old daughter Angelina were among the 25 people killed in the attack on the capital, the Russia Kills project reported on Aug. 29.
Hungarian opposition politician speaks up in support for Ukrainian commander banned by Budapest over oil pipeline attack
Marton Tompos, a representative of the Hungarian oppositional party Momentum, sent €414 in donations to Brovdi's unit, the 414th Strike UAV Brigade "Birds of Madyar." He called on Hungarians to do the same.
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Germany, Poland, Czech Republic named first countries included in Ukraine's multiple citizenship law
The new law will be extended to these three countries first, and then to the U.S. and Canada, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
