On Sunday, the governor of the Kherson region, Oleksandr Prokudin, reported strikes causing “deaths and injuries”.
A Ukrainian drone struck an administrative building in the center of the city of Kursk (Russia), Russian authorities announced on Sunday September 24. In Ukraine, the governor of the Kherson region, Oleksandr Prokudin, reported strikes that “dead and injured”. Franceinfo looks back at the highlights of the day.
Building hit by Ukrainian drone in Russia
An administrative building was hit by a Ukrainian drone in the town of Kursk, in southern Russia, about 90 kilometers from the border with Ukraine. “The roof was slightly damaged. Emergency services personnel are on site”said the governor, Roman Starovoyt, on Telegram.
Last month, a Ukrainian drone caused significant damage to Kursk station, injuring five people. In recent months, kyiv has launched almost daily attacks against Russian cities, against the backdrop of the Ukrainian counter-offensive that began in early June against Russian forces.
Bombing in the Kherson region
The governor of the Kherson region, Oleksandr Prokudin, announced on Telegram that Russian shelling on Sunday had caused “dead and injured”. According to the governor, a woman and a man died in these attacks. The leader also announced strikes in Kherson on Sunday afternoon, in “an industrial zone in the Dnieper district” And “civil infrastructure in the Korabelny district.
A second Ukrainian wheat cargo ship to Istanbul
A second cargo of Ukrainian wheat arrived in Istanbul via the Black Sea on Sunday September 24, according to maritime traffic monitoring sites. The Aroyat, a bulk carrier flying the flag of Palau, left on Friday from Chornomorsk, near Odessa. It is the second ship to use a maritime corridor set up by kyiv, along the western coasts of the Black Sea, to circumvent Russia’s blockade.
According to the Marine Traffic and Vessel Finder sites, the cargo ship Aroyat, which transports 17,600 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat to Egypt, was on Sunday morning at the southern exit of the Bosphorus, in the Sea of Marmara. It was to head towards the Dardanelles Strait to reach the Mediterranean.
Moscow withdrew in July from an international agreement signed in July 2022, securing the export of Ukrainian agricultural products via the Black Sea.