The fatalities were reported on Saturday morning by the chief of the Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin. As seen by Ukrinform, the regional chief also urged residents to evacuate in light of this latest attack. A day of mourning has been declared in Kharkiv after seven people, including a year-old girl, were killed in a Russian strike. Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov and Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy have both offered their condolences to those killed and injured.
Ukrainian air defences shot down 24 of 52 drones launched by Russia overnight. Twenty five fell on their own, with three flying towards Russia and Belarus.
There were no reports of any injuries or any major damage being caused. The US has decided against a proposal to deploy American contractors to Ukraine to maintain Western military equipment, including F fighter jets. This decision was reportedly made due to safety concerns, after Ukraine lost the first F fighter jet it received from Western allies earlier this month. Five killed have been killed in Chasiv Yar in the Donetsk region after Russia shelled the city on Saturday morning.
The chief of the Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin, said those killed were all men. Two people have been killed, and a further eight wounded, after a Russian bomb attack in the Kharkiv region. Since launching the offensive on August 6, Kyiv claims to have captured dozens of settlements and more than 1, square kilometres of territory. Kyiv launched the offensive on 6 August, and has since claimed to have captured dozens of settlements and more than 1, square kilometres of territory.
A residential building was damaged. Seven people, including a year-old girl, were killed on Friday in a separate Russian strike on the city. NATO could overwhelm Russia. But the Russians are not counting on that. They are counting on โ how they explain it to themselves โ democratic weakness, inability to make decisions, differences in opinions.
