At least 12 people, including an Indian citizen, were killed in overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine with “dozens” more injured, the country’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
A woman looks out of a window of her apartment damaged by a Russian missile strike in the town of Boryspil, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv region, Ukraine. Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/ReutersZelenskyy said the Russian strikes also left “thousands” of families without electricity in the Odesa region, and a border crossing with Romania “deliberately damaged.”
Over the last few days, Ukraine suffered a series of prolonged Russian attacks, including daytime bombing, in the latest attempt to “wear down” the war-torn country. Kyiv has now been targeted for six consecutive days.
Kyiv suffers hours of daytime air raids as Russia deploys new jet-powered dronesRead moreThe issue of Russian threat will no doubt also come up during an informal meeting of EU defence ministers in Wicklow, Ireland, with some suggestions that Germany could be close to attributing last month’s Leipzig incidents to Russia.
Germany poised to identify suspect in Leipzig drone attack on Ukrainian planeRead moreA number of other countries also saw incidents believed to be linked with Russia, including a suspected arson of a drone factory in Poland on Sunday night. Both Estonia and Latvia briefly activated their air alert systems on Tuesday amid reports of drones near their airspace.
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In other news, over in Norway, King Hakoon VIII will take his oath in the Norwegian parliament following the death of his father, King Harald. I will keep an eye on that, too.
It’s Tuesday, 1 September 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.
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