At least four people were killed during the night of Monday 26 to Tuesday 27 August in Ukraine in new Russian strikes, the day after one of the most “massive” since the beginning of the conflict. Two people were killed in the Kryvyi Rig district (central Ukraine), and five others were injured, in an airstrike, Ukrainian emergency services announced on Telegram. “Around midnight, a missile hit a hotel and partially destroyed the four-story building”the same source said. A man and a woman also died in a Shahed drone strike that destroyed homes in the Zaporizhia region, local governor Ivan Fedorov said. Air raid alerts are in effect in the morning, mainly in the north of the country. Follow our live feed.
Ukraine shoots down five missiles in second night of attacks kyiv also says it shot down 60 out of 91 Russian drones. “attack engines” sent by Russia on the night of Monday to Tuesday. A total of 81 drones and 10 Russian missiles were fired, according to the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Mykola Oleshchuk.
The head of the IAEA has arrived at the Russian nuclear power plant in Kursk. The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has arrived at Russia’s Kursk nuclear power plant, the Russian nuclear agency Rosatom told AFP. He is to assess the situation and assess potential risks, as a surprise Ukrainian offensive launched on August 6 continues in the region.