13:02
Number injured by ‘Ukrainian cluster attack’ on Russian soil rises
More details are emerging after the governor of Russia’s Belgorod region claimed Ukraine had used cluster munitions in a village this morning.
The governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, previously said four were injured, but that number has now risen to six – with one person in critical condition, according to its latest update.
“Six civilians suffered shrapnel wounds. One victim is in very serious condition,” Gladkov said on Telegram.
These claims have not been verified.
12:55
LOOK. This is a Russian summer camp: “If we see soldiers busy at the front, we want to do the same”
The camp’s activities include marching, learning how to use weapons, writing letters to Russian soldiers at the front and donning gas masks.
12:35
11 children from Russia returned to Ukraine
More children have been returned to Ukraine from Russia and the occupied territoriesa charity organization has confirmed.
“Another 11 Ukrainian children have been brought back from Russia and the temporarily occupied territories,” said Mykola Kuleba, head of the organization Save Ukraine.
This brings the total number of children returned to Ukraine to 161, according to statistics on the Save Ukraine website.
12:30
Putin orders Wagner group to swear allegiance to Russia after Prigozhin’s death
Vladimir Putin has one new decree signed in which he obliges mercenary groups, including the Wagner group, to swear allegiance to Russia.
The presidential decree was effective yesterday and obliges anyone involved in President Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine to pledge allegiance to Russia and the president.
The order is intended to “establish spiritual and moral foundations for the defense of the Russian Federation, its independence and constitution,” a statement on the Kremlin’s website said.
The translation of the oath: “I (surname, first name, patronymic) solemnly swear allegiance to the Russian Federation, to observe the Constitution of the Russian Federation, to strictly follow the orders of the commanders and superiors, and to diligently fulfill the duties assigned to me.”
This decision can be seen as an attempt at fickle Wagner troopsmany of which have been in turmoil since it became known that their leader Yevgeny Prigozhin would have died in the plane crash, closer to the Kremlin.
11:22
Two killed in Russian attack near Kupyansk
Two people have been killed in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian village of Podoly, near Kupyansk in Kharkiv Oblast in northeastern Ukraine. A third person was injured. This was announced by the governor of Kharkiv on Saturday.
According to him, a cafe was attacked.
05:30
Russia says it has shot down two drones
The Russian air defense shot down a drone that Moscow approached. The mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobjanin, announced this early on Saturday. According to initial information, there are no casualties and no damage. Another drone was shot down in Shebekinoin the Belgorod border region.
“The emergency services are on site,” said Sobjanin. Although the Russian capital was rarely targeted at first, the number of Ukrainian drone strikes there has increased sharply in recent months.
The governor of Belgorod, Vyacheslav Gladkov, also accused Ukraine of the village Urazovo to have bombed. Thereby would four injured have fallen. Several homes and cars were also damaged.
Other Russian regions, including Crimea, are also increasingly affected by Ukrainian drones. The Russian army said on Friday it had downed 42 Ukrainian drones over the peninsula.
00:02
Ukraine: large-scale drone attack carried out on occupied Crimea
The Ukrainian secret service SBU and the army have carried out a large-scale drone attack on Russian military positions in Crimea. This was reported by Ukrainian media on Friday evening. Dozens of Russian soldiers were reportedly killed and wounded.
According to reports, the 126th Brigade of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was attacked in the village of Perevalnoye, not far from Simferopol, the region’s capital. Drones are said to have managed to evade Russian air defenses and hit an ammunition depot and other military equipment. The messages have not been independently verified.
Earlier on Friday, Moscow said it had taken down dozens of Ukrainian drones in an attack on the peninsula. Crimea was annexed by Russia in 2014. In recent weeks, Ukraine has been carrying out increasingly violent attacks on the area.
00:01
Black boxes found at crash site
Russian investigators have reported recovering the ten bodies of the victims of the crashed plane carrying the leader of the Wagner group, Yevgeny Prigozhin. The two flight recorders of the plane that crashed in Russia on Wednesday have also reportedly been recovered.
“The bodies of the ten victims have been recovered from the scene of the plane crash. Molecular genetic analyzes are underway to determine their identities. The flight recorders have been seized by investigators and the scene of the accident is being thoroughly investigated,” he said. the Russian Research Committee on Telegram.
