Russia has shot down 31 Ukrainian drones on its territory, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday morning, October 4. “Air defense systems operating over the territory of Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions intercepted and destroyed 31 Ukrainian drones”, the ministry reported on Telegram. There was no mention of possible injuries or damage. Since Ukraine launched its counter-offensive at the beginning of June, Russian regions have accused Ukrainian forces almost every day of launching attacks, with drones or shells, against civilian targets. Follow our live stream.
“Partial destruction” in the Bryansk region. Alexander Bogomaz, governor of this region bordering Ukraine, said on Wednesday that a drone had been destroyed there by Russian forces, without causing any injuries or damage. According to him, kyiv also used cluster munitions against four districts in its region, provoking “partial destruction” on housing and outbuildings.
An attempted landing from kyiv in Crimea. The Russian Defense Ministry also reported on Wednesday that it had repulsed an attempted landing of Ukrainian forces on the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Moscow in 2014. “In the north-western part of the Black Sea, the actions of an aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces stopped an attempt to penetrate the territory of Crimea by a landing group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”, the ministry said. These soldiers were heading towards Cape Tarkhankout, in the northwest of the peninsula, aboard a “fast military boat and three jet skis”.
American aid secured. The US federal government is able to continue its aid to Ukraine for “some months”, a White House spokesperson promised Tuesday. Support maintained, despite the fact that this aid was not approved this weekend by the American Congress, during the vote on its provisional budget.