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Petition urging Zelensky to talk to independent media registered on 6th attempt, gains 7,000 signatures in a day
An online petition requesting that the president hold a press conference with independent media was registered on the sixth try on Aug. 27. The petition, created by activist Anna Repina, asks that the President's Office hold an "open press conference with the invitation of representatives of independent and socially responsible media," including the Kyiv Independent, where journalists can ask President Volodymyr Zelensky "questions without prior approval of their content." Repina did not expec
Warehouses targeted outside Kyiv in all-day drone attack as Russian forces kill at least 10, injure 43 over past day across Ukraine
Russia launched 164 Shahed-type drones against Ukraine, half of them jet-powered, overnight on Aug. 28, according to the Air Force. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 137 drones, while strikes were recorded at 16 locations and drone debris fell at four others.
Explosions, jet-powered drones rock Kyiv as rare hours-long Russian aerial attack continues into evening
Later in the morning, Ukraine's Air Force announced that seven Russian Iskander-M or North Korean-built KN-23 ballistic missiles had been shot down.
Ukrainian drones target one of Russia's largest oil refineries in Yaroslavl, Tu-95 bomber at Engels base in overnight attack
The target of the attack was the Slavneft-YANOS refinery, one of Russia's largest oil processing facilities, the General Staff said, adding that damage to the refinery was still being assessed.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,483,780 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The figure includes 1,630 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
'There is no problem,' Trump says, dismissing Russia-NATO threat after CIA chief’s Moscow visit
"I am not concerned ... at all. There is no problem," Trump told Axios when asked about a possible Russian provocation against NATO countries.
About Ryazan Oblast
Ryazan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia covering 39,600 square kilometers (15,300 square miles), approximately 200 kilometers (124 miles) southeast of Moscow, with a population of around 1.1 million. The region hosts military installations and oil refining facilities supporting Russia's war effort. Ukrainian forces have conducted drone strikes on refineries and military targets in Ryazan Oblast since February 2022.
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The package will include four SAMP/T NG air defense batteries — capable of shooting down Russian ballistic missiles — along with Aster 30 interceptor missiles and seven long-range radars, the Italian outlet La Repubblica reported on Aug. 26.
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