The Ukrainian offensive in the Russian region of Kursk continues. “Russia has brought war to our land and must feel what it has done,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian response is supported by the EU: “Kiev has the right to strike even in enemy territory,” says a spokesperson for the Commission. Medvedev threatens to push Moscow’s forces deeper into Ukrainian territory, beyond Kiev.

Four people were killed in the attacks, Kursk authorities said. The first F-16s supplied by NATO to Ukraine flew over the Russian-occupied southern region of Kherson.

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07:58

Russian Governor: “Gifts on Lipetsk Region, 9 Injured”

07:58

Russian Governor: “Gifts on Lipetsk Region, 9 Injured”

At least nine people were injured overnight in a “massive drone attack” in Russia’s Lipetsk region that “damaged energy infrastructure,” the region’s governor, Igor Artamonov, announced on Telegram, adding that four villages had been evacuated.
Earlier, the local Emergencies Ministry reported that a fire broke out at a military airport in the region. Artamonov only spoke of “the detonation of explosive objects” without mentioning the airport, but according to RBC-Ukraine, the explosions probably occurred at the military facility.

05:39

Fire at military airport in Russian region of Lipetsk

A fire has broken out at a military airport in Russia’s Lipetsk region, the region’s Emergencies Ministry said on its website, adding that the situation is “difficult” and that “additional resources” have been requested.

05:05

Massive drone attack in Russia’s Lipetsk region

Russia is evacuating people from parts of the western Lipetsk region following a “massive attack” by Ukrainian drones that caused explosions and power outages, regional governor Igor Artamonov wrote on Telegram, adding that a state of emergency has been declared in the Lipetsk district of the municipality and that four villages have been evacuated. Some of the evacuated localities are located near an air base. There are no reports of casualties at this time. Ukrainian forces have not reported any attacks in the area so far. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

18:45

Zelensky: Moscow brought us war, now it must feel it

“I am grateful to every soldier and commander who ensures the protection of our Ukrainian positions and the fulfillment of our defense tasks. Ukrainians know how to achieve their goals”, “Russia brought war to our land and must feel what it has done”, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his evening speech, as the Ukrainian offensive in the Russian region of Kursk continues.

16:05

Gas soars above 40 euros (+5%) with Ukrainian attack

Gas prices are accelerating on the Amsterdam market, with TTF futures advancing 5.15% to 40.43 euros per megawatt hour, a new high for the year. The Ukrainian attack in the Kursk region, where the Sudzha transit station is located, part of the last gas pipeline pumping Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine, is pushing prices up. An average of 42 million cubic meters of gas per day have passed through Sudzha in recent months. An interruption in supplies would be a shock to those nations, such as Slovakia, Hungary and Austria, that draw on this pipeline.

13:50

Russian Source: ‘First F-16s Take Flight Over Ukraine’

The first F-16 fighter jets supplied by Western countries to Ukraine have flown over the Kakhovka district of the southern Kherson region, occupied by the Russians, the district head, Pavel Filipchuk, announced on his Telegram channel. Filipchuk, quoted by the Tass agency, said that the overflights, which have been going on since yesterday, were only intended to “sow panic”, and then called on the population to remain calm. The F-16s “will all be shot down and destroyed”, he concluded.

12:25

EU: ‘Kiev has the right to strike in Russia’

“Ukraine is waging a legitimate war of defense against illegal aggression” by Russia “and, in the framework of this legitimate right to defend itself, it has the right to strike the enemy wherever it deems necessary on its territory but also in enemy territory,” a spokesperson for the European Commission said in response to journalists’ questions about the Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk region.

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