Did you miss the latest developments on the war in Ukraine? 20 Minutes gives you an update every evening. Between strong statements, advances on the front and the results of the fighting, here is the essential information from this Sunday, August 11, the 900th day of the conflict.
Today’s news
Explosions rang out in central and eastern Kiev on Saturday night, AFP journalists reported, with the Ukrainian Air Force reporting two Russian missiles heading toward the capital. Kiev’s military administration said on Telegram that air defenses had been activated. A 35-year-old man and his 4-year-old son were killed by falling missile debris during the attack, Ukrainian rescue services said.
In recent days, many Ukrainians have been worried about a possible Russian airstrike in response to the ongoing incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, north of the Ukrainian border. The Air Force also reported on Telegram around 10 p.m. Saturday that several regions of the country were being targeted by a series of drone attacks.
The figure of the day
Several dozen. Although not very precise, this figure is that of the armored vehicles of the Kiev army visible this Sunday, according to AFP reporters, on the roads of the Ukrainian region of Sumy, bordering that of Kursk, in Russia, where Ukraine is leading a large-scale incursion. These vehicles, of different types, are marked with a white triangle which visibly serves to identify the Ukrainian troops participating in this offensive.
Quote of the day
” The goal is to stretch the enemy’s positions, inflict maximum losses on him, and destabilize the situation in Russia.” »
After months of retreating in the face of the Kremlin’s army on the eastern front, Ukraine launched an unprecedented large-scale operation in the Russian border region of Kursk on Tuesday. “The goal is to stretch the enemy’s positions, inflict maximum losses on them, destabilize the situation in Russia, because they are unable to protect their own borders, and transfer the war to Russian territory,” a Ukrainian security official said Saturday night, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Today’s trend
“Thousands” of Ukrainian troops are taking part in the ongoing incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, a senior official said, with Russia saying it was halting deep advances by Kiev’s troops into its territory. In a statement, the Russian Defense Ministry said it had prevented “attempts to break through” by enemy “mobile armored groups” near the towns of Tolpino, Zhuravli and Obshchi Kolodez, located about 30 kilometers as the crow flies from Ukraine.
At the same time, the Russian army continues to push into Donbass. The Ukrainian authorities have already ordered the mandatory evacuation of children from towns that are at risk of falling, including Novogrodivka. Several Ukrainian military personnel consider the short-term prospects delicate, particularly around Pokrovsk, a key railway junction now located less than fifteen kilometers from the Russian positions.