A drone attack targeted Pskov airport in northwestern Russia on the night of Tuesday August 29 to Wednesday August 30, damaging or destroying several planes, according to Russian authorities. The Russian Defense Ministry, which overnight listed nighttime drone attacks attributed to Ukraine, has so far not mentioned the one in Pskov, which shut down the airport. This live is now over.
Two people died following a missile attack in kyiv, the mayor of the Ukrainian capital, Vitali Klitschko, announced on Telegram. This is the most attack “strong since spring”estimated on Telegram the head of the military administration of kyiv, Sergei Popko. “Twenty-eight cruise missiles and 15 attack drones were destroyed”said the Ukrainian Air Force.
Russia says it destroyed four Ukrainian launches. Russia said on Wednesday it destroyed four speedboats in the Black Sea carrying a total of up to 50 members of kyiv’s special forces. Russia claims that these soldiers were carrying out drone attacks against its territory.
Drone attack on a Russian airport. A nighttime drone attack targeted Pskov airport in northwestern Russia and was repelled without causing any casualties, Moscow said on Wednesday. “The level of destruction is being clarified”, according to the regional governor. All flights from the airport have been cancelled.
New US military aid. The United States announced Tuesday a new military aid to Ukraine, amounting to 250 million dollars. This aid includes demining equipment and explosives, but also ammunition, particularly for anti-aircraft defense systems, artillery shells and anti-armour missiles.