Russia Claims to Have Shot Down 20 Ukrainian Drones Targeting Objects in Crimea
While the Russian Army claims to have “improved” its positions in northeastern Ukraine, in the south, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced early Saturday that it had thwarted an attempted attack by twenty Ukrainian drones targeting objectives in the Crimean peninsula. Follow the latest developments of the war in Ukraine here.
Volodymyr Zelensky is cleaning house among the regional officials responsible for military recruitment, who are suspected of corruption. The offenses range from illicit profits to illegal enrichment and money laundering…
The Ukrainian president’s decision follows an investigation that uncovered more than a hundred irregularities, abuses of power, and corruption within these recruitment offices.
In response, the head of state has decided to start fresh: all the chiefs of these military recruitment offices have been dismissed and replaced by former combat officers who have experience on the front lines.
The popular General Zaloujny, commander-in-chief of the armed forces, will be in charge of appointing these new recruitment leaders. This sends a strong signal to the Ukrainian population, as well as to the European Union – which Ukraine wishes to join – that the Ukrainian government is actively combating corruption in all circumstances.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced early Saturday that it had thwarted an attempted terrorist attack by twenty Ukrainian drones targeting objectives in the Crimean peninsula.
“Last night (Friday to Saturday), the terrorist attack attempt by the Kiev regime with twenty drones against objectives on the territory of the Crimean peninsula was foiled,” the Ministry of Defense said on Telegram.
Fourteen Ukrainian drones were destroyed by air defense systems and six others by electronic warfare means, it added.
The attack caused no casualties and no damage, the Ministry of Defense said.
Key events of August 11
On Friday, France condemned the new series of Russian missile strikes that hit western Ukraine, killing an eight-year-old child, according to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Russian army claims to have once again “improved” its positions in northeastern Ukraine, where the offensive by Moscow’s troops pushed authorities to evacuate civilians the day before.
Several dozens of towns in the Kharkiv region are continuing to evacuate their inhabitants in the face of the advance of the Russian army, which claims to be “improving its positions” on the offensive.
Reuters
