For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Press, Tass, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, via Popular Resistance, commentary from Covert Action Magazine. — MCM
– – –
Russia says major Ukraine drone attack reaches deep into its territory while Kyiv barrage kills 2, by Susie Blann and Dasha Litvinova | AP KYIV — Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in nighttime attacks that lasted more than four hours and struck military assets, Russian officials and media reports said today. With at least six regions of Russia targeted, the . . . READ MORE . . .
– – –
Two killed in Russia’s biggest air strike on Ukraine’s capital in months, by Yurii Kovalenko and Vladyslav Sodel | Reuters KYIV — Russia’s largest air strike on Kyiv since spring killed two people early on Wednesday, with the debris of downed missiles falling on buildings, a park and a school, Ukrainian officials said. Three people were wounded in the overnight strike on Kyiv, and combat drones attacked infrastructure in the central region of Zhytomyr, where . . . READ MORE . . .
– – –
Turkish foreign minister to visit Russia on Thursday. From AFP. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will host his Turkish counterpart for a two-day visit beginning Thursday, Moscow has announced, after Ankara’s top diplomat held talks with Ukrainian officials last week. Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman sad Lavrov and Hakan Fidan would discuss . . . READ MORE . . .
– – –
Kiev regime’s drone attacks on Russia display of ‘sheer futility,’ Russian diplomat says. From Tass. MOSCOW — In the early morning hours of August 30, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were deployed in several attempted attacks on a number of Russian regions. In Crimea, seaborne drones were used in an attempted attack on Sevastopol harbor. “Obviously,” said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, “these are . . . READ MORE . . .
– – –
West cannot afford to integrate Ukraine into NATO — Hungary’s Orban. From Tass. NEW YORK — Western countries can no longer afford to integrate Ukraine into NATO, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview with Tucker Carlson. In the interview, which was. . . READ MORE . . .
– – –
Kyiv holds funeral for ‘Juice,’ one of Ukraine’s ace fighter pilots. Reported by Brian Mann | NPR Andriy Pilshchykov, known by his call-sign “Juice” became an icon in Ukraine helping deny Russia air superiority in the early days of the war. He was given a hero’s funeral Tuesday in Kyiv. Click HERE to listen and read.
– – –
Ukraine providing a testing ground for space-based weapons, by Jeremy Kuzmarov | Covert Action Magazine Space-based satellites and sensors have been used by the Ukrainians to track Russian troop movements and assist in navigation, mapping and electronic warfare, and positioning systems that guide precision weapons and drones. A webinar hosted by the War Industry Resistance Network placed the U.S. strategy in Ukraine in the context of . . . READ MORE . . .