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According to information from Moscow, another “enemy drone attack” was repelled there. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy condemns the Russian attack on rescue workers. The developments in the live blog.
According to British assessments, Ukrainian sea drones remain a threat to Russia. In its daily update, the British Ministry of Defense looked at the attacks against the Russian tanker “Sig” and the landing ship “Olenegorski Gornjak”. The British wrote on Twitter that an attack on Russian patrol boats, which were probably escorting the Russian merchant ship “Sparta IV”, had apparently also been foiled beforehand.
Although the ships are traveling under civilian flags, the “Sparta IV” and the “Sig” have long been tasked with transporting fuel and military goods between Russia and Syria, it said. Since Russian military ships have been unable to transit the Bosphorus since February 28, 2022, Russian forces in Syria and the Mediterranean are dependent on the “Sig”, the “Sparta IV” and a handful of other civilian ships.
“The attacks show that UAV operations are fast becoming an important part of modern naval warfare and can be deployed against vulnerabilities in Russia’s sea supply routes,” the ministry wrote.
The armaments group Rheinmetall is preparing another export of “Leopard” battle tanks to Ukraine. According to the agreement, around 30 tanks of the older “Leopard 1” type will be delivered, said a company spokesman in Düsseldorf. The “Handelsblatt” and other media had previously reported.
The tanks come from Belgium, where the company OIP Land Systems had the old tanks in stock and sold around 50 to Rheinmetall. However, some of the vehicles were in such poor condition that some could only be used as a treasure trove for components – this reduced the number of tanks that could be delivered to around 30.
At least 16 people were apparently injured in an explosion in the city of Sergiyev Posad, around 70 kilometers northeast of Moscow. The explosion occurred on a factory site in the morning for initially unknown reasons, the Russian state news agency Tass reported.
Observers on social networks suspected a drone attack. Tass, in turn, contradicted this account, citing emergency services. The affected factory produces optical equipment, also reportedly for military use. Photos and videos showing a large column of smoke in the sky were published on social networks.
The governor of the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobyov, announced that he would go to the city of Sergiyev Posad, which is also very popular with tourists, and get an idea of the situation there.
The explosion is said to have occurred in a factory in Sergiev Posad, around 70 kilometers northeast of Moscow.
Japan is taking action against Russia’s canceled double tax treaty with “unfriendly countries”. The government in Tokyo has protested to Russia about the suspension of the tax agreement, says Japanese head of cabinet Hirokazu Matsuno. Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended the agreement by decree on Tuesday.
The Russian capital Moscow has again become the target of an attempted enemy drone attack, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Two drones were shot down by anti-aircraft defenses, Sobyanin said in his blog on the Telegram news service in the morning. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, there were no injuries or damage. The ministry in Moscow blamed the “Kiev regime” for the attacks.
At the end of July/beginning of August, the Russian capital with the skyscraper district of Moskva City was twice the target of an enemy drone attack within three days. According to Russian information, several drones were shot down. However, the facade of a glass tower was also hit.
conflicting parties as a source
Information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by official bodies of the Russian and Ukrainian conflict parties cannot be directly checked by an independent body in the current situation.
After the double rocket attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of a targeted attack on rescue workers. “It was a conscious decision by the terrorists to cause as much pain and damage as possible,” said Zelenskyj in his evening video message on his Telegram channel.
According to local authorities, two Iskander missiles hit the city center 40 minutes apart on Monday evening. The second impact is said to have occurred when the Ukrainian first responders had already started the rescue work. Security and rescue workers who rushed to help after the first attack were among the victims. According to the President, a total of nine people were killed and 82 injured – previously there had been seven fatalities.
The armaments group Rheinmetall is preparing 30 “Leopard 1” battle tanks for export to Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy threatens Russia with attacks in the Black Sea. Tuesday’s developments to read.