By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
A Ukrainian drone attack killed two people in Belgorod and two others in villages in the Russian region, according to Russian authorities. The Defence Ministry also says more than 500 drones were intercepted in Russia, Crimea and the Sea of Azov overnight.
Russia and Ukraine exchanged the remains of 252 Ukrainian military personnel for 25 Russian remains at the Novaïa Gouta border crossing in Belarus. Russian strikes then killed two people and injured 34 others in Ukraine, according to Volodymyr Zelensky, while diplomatic discussions continue, reports La Presse.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: Lapresse ·
Russian strikes have killed at least four people in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, according to Le Monde. In Kharkiv, regional military administration chief Oleh Synehoubov reported one death and four injuries in a night-time attack.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Source: Le Monde ·
A drone attack damaged several industrial sites in Togliatti, Russia, without causing casualties, according to local authorities. Ukraine's General Staff says it struck Togliattikauchuk, a major synthetic rubber producer, reports Reuters, while Moscow claims to have intercepted many drones and missiles.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: TimesLIVE ·
The Russian Filin missile is reportedly 3.5 metres long, with a stated range of up to 1,200 kilometres and an explosive payload of 50 to 100 kilograms. Ukrainian drone specialists fear its mass deployment in air warfare, according to Ukrainian officials and their Defence Ministry.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
Saudi Arabia intercepts ten Houthi missilesSaudi Arabia says it intercepted ten missiles launched by the Houthis towards the south of its territory. The strikes are part of near-daily exchanges of attacks between the pro-Iranian movement and the coalition led by Riyadh since the conflict in Yemen resumed in July, Le Monde reports.The week in Africa
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