Russia fires more than 180 missiles and UAVs at Ukraine’s energy sector; A plane crashed in Kazakhstan: 29 people survived, 38 died. Athletistic highlights yesterday’s key events.
Russia fired more than 70 missiles into Ukraine – hitting thermal and power plants
The Russian Federation carried out another massive terrorist attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, firing more than 70 missiles and more than 100 drones. Russian troops attacked Ukrainian energy facilities in Kharkov, Kyiv, Dnepropetrovsk, Poltava, Zhytomyr, Ivano-Frankivsk and Zaporozhye. As a result of the massive attack, the equipment of the thermal power plant was severely damaged.
As reported by the Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction of Ukraine – Minister of Development of Communities and Territories Aleksey Kuleba, interruptions in the supply of heat occurred in the regions of Kharkov, Dnipropetrovsk and Ivano-Frankivsk due to the attack of the Russians . In total, about 3,000 homes were left without heat.
Also, a blackout was introduced in Ukraine due to a massive missile attack by the Russian Federation. Ukrenergo said emergency restoration work has begun at all facilities where the security situation allows. Ukrainians have been urged to consume electricity sparingly.
A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Grozny, Russia, crashed in the Kazakh city of Aktau.
A regular plane traveling between Baku and Grozny crashed near Aktau. This is an Azerbaijan Airlines plane. Traces of possible shelling from the ground were found on the skin of the aircraft. There were 67 people on board – 62 passengers and five crew members, 38 of whom died and 29 survived. Among the survivors: 9 Russians, 14 citizens of Azerbaijan and 3 citizens of Kyrgyzstan. In addition, 3 crew members survived.
According to the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Andrei Kovalenko, an Embraer 190 aircraft of the Azerbaijani airline, flying from Baku to Grozny, was shot down by a Russian air defense system.
SBU drones destroyed an ammunition depot in the Rostov region of the Russian Federation
Drones of the Security Service of Ukraine attacked an ammunition warehouse in one of the largest training areas in Russia – in Novocherkassk in the Rostov region. This is the warehouse that the Russians used to supply their troops in the direction of Kramatorsk. As a result of the drone strike, there was a loud explosion and subsequent detonation of shells.
Fighters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the Russian military location in Lgov
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the location of the control center of the 810th Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, located in an abandoned civilian building in the village of Lgov. As a result of the strike, the enemy lost a number of officers.
The boiler room of Transnefteprodukt LLC caught fire due to a drone attack
Drones attacked the Tambov region. The defense company of the Russian Federation, the Michurinsky Progress plant, was attacked. The company produces high-tech equipment for control systems of aviation and missile technology and a wide range of electrical equipment for civil use, equipment for gas and oil pipelines.
Zelensky signed a law on deferring tax increases for individual entrepreneurs
The President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, signed a law amending the rule on tax increases for individual entrepreneurs. This is discussed on the website of the Verkhovna Rada. The new rates will not apply from October 1, 2024, but from January 1 next. The law provides for an increase in the military tax for employees from 1.5% to 5% and expanding the circle of its payers for individual entrepreneurs.
The power cable between Finland and Estonia in the Baltic Sea has been cut
The EstLink 2 undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia has been damaged in the Baltic Sea. The power of EstLink 2 is 650 megawatts. According to Finnish network operator Fingrid, electricity transmission between Finland and Estonia via the Estlink 2 connection has been stopped. Finnish power grid operator Fingrid’s operations manager Arto Pahkin did not rule out the possibility of sabotage.
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