Ukraine receives small batch of US Patriot interceptors amid Russian attacks Ukraine has received a small batch of US-made Patriot missile interceptors, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as Russian forces continue to use ballistic missiles against Ukrainian cities. The systems are among the few air defense weapons capable of intercepting Russia’s ballistic missiles. The handover comes as Ukraine faces another major Russian bombardment involving drones, ballistic missiles and hypersonic weapons. Maroosha MuzaffarAugust 28, 2026 08:15Four EU countries urge bloc to use frozen Russian assets for UkraineThe Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden are pressuring the EU to reconsider using frozen Russian central bank assets to help finance Ukraine. In a letter to the European Commission, the four countries said: “We believe that now is the time to return to the question of how we can make greater use of Russia’s stranded assets for the benefit of Ukraine.” Russian assets frozen, and Belgium expresses concern about possible legal liability. Maroosha MuzaffarAugust 28, 2026 07:45 One dead, two injured in Russian attack on shopping mall in Kharkiv, governor says A Russian lunchtime attack on a shopping mall in Kharkiv killed one person and wounded two others, Ukrainian officials said. The attacks also hit commercial and industrial infrastructure in other parts of the country, including a retail distribution center in the kyiv region and a shipping center belonging to a toy company. Roshen, the chocolate company founded by former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, said one of its warehouses on the outskirts of kyiv was destroyed. Strikes were also reported in Poltava, Odesa and Kryvyi Rih. Maroosha MuzaffarAugust 28, 2026 07:15 Russian strike destroys all generating capacity of Kherson power plant A Russian attack on a thermal power plant in Kherson has destroyed its entire generating capacity, according to Ukraine’s state oil and gas company Naftogaz. “The Russians attacked a purely civilian facility that provides heat” to a significant part of Kherson’s residential buildings, said Naftogaz CEO Sergiy Fedorenko. Regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin urged residents who can leave, “especially families with children and elderly people.” He warned: “Kherson may be left without electricity and heat” for an extended period.Maroosha MuzaffarAugust 28, 2026 06:45Russia launches “Overnight, Russia carried out a massive attack on Ukraine, targeting ports, grain storage, energy, industry and other infrastructure with ballistic and hypersonic missiles and combat drones,” Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said. kyiv commuters headed to work as air defenses fired on waves of incoming drones. Maroosha MuzaffarAugust 28, 2026 06:15Russia attacks Nova Poshta warehouses near kyiv, authorities sayRussian forces attacked warehouses belonging to the Ukrainian delivery company Nova Poshta near kyiv, according to local authorities. The attack damaged logistics facilities in the area, adding to a series of Russian attacks against Ukraine’s infrastructure and civilian population. sites.Maroosha MuzaffarAugust 28, 2026 05:49 kyiv records 13 airstrike alerts in a single day kyiv experienced a record 13 airstrike alerts in 24 hours on Thursday, keeping the capital under warning for nearly 15 hours as Russia launched waves of drones and missiles. It was a single-day record for the capital since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022. “For the regions closest to the front line, even the longest alerts are an everyday reality,” the Foreign Ministry said in a post on The explosions continued into the early hours of Friday, as Ukraine’s air defenses face additional pressure from a shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles, according to The Kyiv Independent. Maroosha MuzaffarAugust 28, 2026 05:45Trump dismisses concerns about possible Russian attack on NATO Donald Trump has dismissed concerns about a possible Russian attack on NATO following CIA chief John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow, saying he was “not worried… at all” and that “there is no problem.” Trump called the trip “standard business” with “no message” and “nothing unusual.” Ratcliffe sees his Russian counterpart once every six months or once every “They have a very good relationship. There was no message and there was nothing unusual,” Trump told Axios. However, US media reports say Ratcliffe warned Moscow against an attack on NATO, amid intelligence that Russia could test the alliance with a limited move against a Baltic state, while urging Russia to negotiate an end to the Ukraine war. Maroosha MuzaffarAugust 28, 2026 05:15 Kremlin dismisses CIA warning reports Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed reports that CIA chief John Ratcliffe warned Moscow against an attack on NATO, calling them “the stuff of horror stories.” intentions of the Russian Federation,” he said. It comes amid reports that CIA chief John Ratcliffe warned Moscow not to attack NATO during a secret visit to Russia, following an assessment by US intelligence that Russia could be considering a limited assault or other test of the alliance, potentially in the Baltics. Maroosha Muzaffar28 Aug 2026 04:45 Drones hit oil depots and apartment buildings in Crimea Drones hit warehouses containing petroleum products and a five-story apartment building in Sevastopol, in Russian-controlled Crimea, Russian news agencies said on Friday, citing Moscow-based authorities Maroosha Muzaffar28 August 2026 04:22.
