Two people were killed and another injured in a Russian bombardment of the Ukrainian village of Podoly, in the north-east of the country, near the city of Kupiansk, announced the governor of the region on Saturday August 26. “According to the first information from the medical team, two people died (…) and another was injured”, Kharkiv Governor Oleg Synegubov said on social media, adding that a cafe had been hit. Follow our live
Two Ukrainian drones shot down in Russia. Russian air defenses shot down a drone approaching Moscow overnight, the capital’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said early Saturday. “There are no casualties or damage”, he added. Another Ukrainian drone was shot down by Russian air defense in the Chebekino district of the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
New Zealand offers permanent residency to Ukrainian refugees. To do this, candidates will not need to pass a language test, have the appropriate funds, or resort to sponsorship. “We have a humanitarian obligation to provide them with certainty”has New Zealand Immigration Minister Andrew Little said on Friday.
Lhe Kremlin denies involvement in the death of Yevgeny Prigojine. Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the Russian presidency, called Friday a “absolute lie” insinuations by Western leaders that the Kremlin orchestrated the crash of the plane carrying Yevgeny Prigojine.