Russia begins preparations for massive attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Defense Ministry says Moscow has declared that it is launching massive attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities in response to attacks on Russian civilian and energy infrastructure. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday that preparations for the attacks had begun. He added that forces had continued throughout the night to carry out coordinated attacks on Ukraine’s defense industry facilities. Harriette Boucher August 30, 2026 08:38 Russia continues attacks on kyiv after dozens killed Russia has continued its attacks on Ukraine’s capital overnight after its deadliest attack on kyiv this year. Authorities sent out several air raid alerts when fires were reported across the city, the Kyiv Independent reported. A residential building in kyiv’s Obolonskyi district was reportedly hit by a drone on Saturday night, causing a fire. Another downed drone was reported in Klitschko, where a fire also broke out. Harriette BoucherAugust 30, 2026 07:35 Two killed and 27 wounded in Russian attacks in Ukraine’s Kherson region Russian attacks hit homes and apartment blocks in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine on Saturday, killing two people and wounding 27 others, including a child, regional head Oleksandr Prokudin said in a statement. Mr. Prokudin had said earlier in the week that Russia had stepped up its attacks on critical infrastructure in the region, about 70 percent of which is under Russian control. He urged tens of thousands of residents to move to safer regions, citing the possibility of prolonged power and heating outages this winter. Stuti Mishra August 30, 2026 06:15 Russia claims Myla warehouse contained drone components Russia’s Defense Ministry said it attacked a warehouse in Myla, a village in Ukraine’s Bucha district near kyiv, that stored components and launch boosters for long-range drones, conflicting with Ukraine’s description of the site as containing projectiles, mines and other munitions. The warehouse was hit by a Russian drone strike on Friday night that sparked explosions and fires, killing 37 people, most of them residents of a nearby nursing home, in the deadliest attack of the war this year. Ukrainian officials have said the site was a Defense Forces storage facility and have opened criminal proceedings over charges of official negligence over the storage of ammunition near homes. Mykolaiv and Izmail, along with a logistics center and warehouse facilities in the kyiv region that it said stored parts for Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missiles. Stuti Mishra August 30, 2026 05:45 Residents of Myla remember the panic when a drone attack caused fires that devastated houses. Residents of Myla described scenes of panic when a Russian drone strike hit a warehouse in the village on Friday night, causing massive explosions and fires that leveled dozens of nearby homes and buildings and killed 37 people. Local media later quoted him as saying that 34 of the people killed were residents of a home for the elderly and disabled. More than 370 people were evacuated. The explosions rocked Myla, causing people to desperately seek shelter. “At around 8 p.m., the drone hit a warehouse somewhere and then the detonation started,” Oleksandr Vodolaz, a resident of the village, told the Associated Press. “No one knew that weapons were kept there.” Another local, Zhanna Kravchuk, said she had many questions about what happened. “Why are there weapons like this… in warehouses and not on the front lines, where they would help?” he said.Rescuers look near a damaged house at the site of yesterday’s Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the village of Myla, kyiv region (Reuters)Stuti MishraAugust 30, 2026 05:15Ukraine PM says Myla warehouse tragedy repeats “criminal negligence” seen in Vyshneve strike in July Ukrainian Prime Minister Serhii Koretskyi said the Myla warehouse strike echoed a July attack on a munitions depot in the kyiv suburb of Vyshneve, which killed 22 people and led to similar detonations and fires in nearby houses. “Unfortunately, we can already see that the terrible tragedy in Vyshneve did not become a lesson,” Mr Koretskyi said. “In the fifth year of a full-scale invasion, making the same mistakes is criminal negligence.” “And all culprits, without exception, must be severely punished so that situations like this do not occur again,” he said. The 37 killed in Friday’s attack surpassed the 31 who died in the July 2 attack on kyiv, which had been the deadliest attack of the war so far this year.Stuti MishraAugust 30, 2026 04:40Zelensky opens investigation into stored explosives President Volodymyr Zelensky said criminal proceedings had been opened on charges of official negligence, suggesting local officials may have been responsible for storing explosives near houses in the village of Myla, kyiv region. “There are regulations in place: ammunition cannot be stored near houses or other residential areas,” Zelensky said in an online post. “Those who allowed this to happen must be held accountable for their decisions,” he said, adding that “all culprits, without exception, must be severely punished so that such situations do not happen again.” A drone attack on the warehouse, which officials say may have illegally stored ammunition, caused explosions and fires that damaged dozens of nearby houses and buildings in Myla, a village in Bucha district.Stuti MishraAugust 30, 2026 04:15Watch: Moment Putin launches nuclear-capable missile in warning to WestPutin launches nuclear-capable missile in warning to WestHarriette BoucherAugust 30, 2026 03:00Navy tracks Russian warships in English Channel during ‘intense’ operation The Navy has tracked Russian warships through UK waters in an “intense” 72-hour operation. A task group was followed by the Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan, the Type 23 frigate HMS St Albans and the patrol vessel HMS Severn as it made its way from the North Sea through the English Channel. The Russian destroyer Admiral Levchenko was observed escorting the sanctioned cargo ships General Skobelev and Sparta, with a Merlin helicopter extending UK surveillance as the ships approached the Strait of Dover. In response to the tracking, Russia deployed other military assets, including the frigate Neustrashimy, to protect the illegal shipment, UK officials said. First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins said there was “no room for complacency” as shadow fleet ships continue to pose “an unacceptable risk” to maritime security and the environment. “This approach is forcing Moscow to divert Russian warships from their primary purpose. This is because Russia knows that we are ready to act again, if necessary,” he said. Harriette BoucherAugust 30, 2026 02:00 ICYMI: Putin believes Trump is ‘weakened’ by Iran war, report says Vladimir Putin believes Donald Trump has been “weakened” by the war in Iran and this could allow the Russian president to step up aggression in Europe, US intelligence has reported. While details of CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s trip to Moscow this week remain elusive, the Washington Post has reported that the meeting warned Moscow not to rely on the US president being distracted by the conflict with Tehran to escalate actions against Ukraine. In its fifth year, Moscow has faced increasing levels of internal division, putting pressure on the Russian president.Harriette BoucherAugust 30, 2026 01:00
