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Russia rejects a moratorium on Black Sea attacks, deputy FM says

Russia believes ​that a moratorium on attacks in ​the Black Sea, a major grain trading route, will not bring ​the ‌prospect of a ⁠peaceful resolution to the war any closer, ‌Interfax quoted deputy foreign minister Alexander ⁠Grushko as saying.

Both Russia and Ukraine ​have been pounding each ‌other’s export terminals and grain-carrying vessels in the Black Sea in an ‌escalation that has created the ​biggest risks to Black Sea trade in the 4-1/2 years of the ​war.

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan ​Fidan said on ​August 31 that Turkey had prepared a plan ​for the safe passage of grain through the Black Sea and was working on an ⁠agreement similar to the 2022 grain deal ⁠to ​allow safe exports.

Port infrastructure in southern Odesa region came under Russian attack, emergency service says

Port ⁠infrastructure ​in ​Ukraine’s southern Black Sea region of ​Odesa ‌came ⁠under ‌Russian attack, Ukraine’s emergency service ⁠said.

The «massive» strike ​also ‌targeted energy infrastructure and caused ‌a fire ​at a residential building, where ​one person ​was hurt, ​it said on ​the Telegram messaging app.

In Pictures: Russian strikes on Boryspil east of Kyiv kill one person

Residents stand near burned cars and a gutted apartment building after a Russian missile strike in the town of Boryspil, east of Kyiv. Photos by Valentyn Ogirenko, Reuters.

Ukraine hit 54 Russian ‘shadow fleet’ vessels in August, drone forces commander says

Ukraine ⁠hit ​54 ​vessels alleged to belong to Russian «shadow fleet» ​in ‌August, ⁠according to the commander ⁠of Ukraine’s ​Unmanned ‌Systems Forces ‌Robert ​Brovdi.

Fire at Russia’s Ust-Luga Baltic port extinguished, governor says

A ​fire ​at ​the ‌port ⁠of Ust-Luga caused by a Ukraine drone attack ‌in ⁠Russia’s Leningrad ​region ‌has ‌been ​extinguished, regional authorities said.

NATO ready to protect allied territory, Estonia foreign minister says after drone alert

NATO ⁠reacted swiftly ​and exactly ​as planned and the alliance is ‘vigilant and ​ready’ ‌to ⁠protect its territory, Estonian ‌Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna ⁠said on X, after NATO scrambled ​fighter jets ‌on Tuesday following alerts.

The NATO ‌Baltic air policing ​mission briefly activated jet fighters in Latvia, and ​Finland has ​restricted air ​and maritime traffic close to ​Russia, armed forces of both countries said separately on ⁠X.

Ukraine drone attack causes fire in port area of Russia’s Ust-Luga, governor says

A fire broke out at Russia’s Baltic port of Ust-Luga following a drone attack, the regional governor said.

«Damage has been recorded in the Ust-Luga port area as a result of the drone attack, and there is a fire,» Leningrad regional Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said on Telegram, adding that «efforts to repel the attack continue».

Ukraine has repeatedly attacked the port of Ust-Luga – one of the most important export hubs for oil in western Russia.

Ukraine air attack damages civilian facilities in Russia’s Samara region, governor says

A ⁠Ukrainian ​air ​attack has damaged civilian facilities in ​Russia’s ‌Samara ⁠region, ‌its Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev ⁠said on Telegram, ​adding that there appeared to be no ‌fatalities.

The Samara ​region, on the Volga river, is ​home ​to ​a number of ​Russia’s major oil refineries.

Kyiv has repeatedly hammered Russia’s oil and energy infrastructure in recent months in the hope of throttling the lucrative fossil fuel exports that partly fund Moscow’s advance.

‘Massive’ Russian air attack on Kyiv kills eight people

A «massive» Russian attack killed at least eight people in Kyiv overnight, including seven at a railways depot, officials said.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said eight people were killed and five wounded, including two children, in the overnight bombardment, which included ballistic missiles and drones.

Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, chief executive of Ukrainian Railways, said a missile hit a railway depot and other railway facilities in Kyiv. 

«The ballistic strike took the lives of 7 people, 6 of whom were our employees,» he said, adding that another railway worker had been hospitalised.

One person was killed in strikes in Boryspil, east of Kyiv, regional officials said.

Russia’s defence ministry said its forces had carried out a «massive strike» using long-range weapons and attack drones, targeting what it described as military-industrial and fuel and energy facilities in Kyiv and the surrounding region.