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They were in Pskov, the base of Russia's elite 76th Airborne Division, a strategic reserve recently committed to try to blunt Ukraine's assault near Robotyne.

Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

A number of transport planes are said to have been damaged or destroyed in the attack.

The remark was the clearest hint that Ukraine was responsible for a wave of drone attacks on a Russian airport

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday his country has developed a weapon that hit a target 700 kilometres away, in an apparent reference to the previous day's strike on an airport in western Russia.

Revelations from Ukrainian president come a day after massive assault deep inside Russia

KYIV: Ukraines top diplomat said on Wednesday that recapturing the village of Robotyne earlier this week was a strategic victory that paved the way for its forces to push deeper into Russian positions in the south toward Crimea.

Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in nighttime attacks that lasted more than four hours and struck military assets.

Kyiv/Moscow, Aug 31 (EFE).- Ukrainian forces continued their advance on the southern front on Thursday, where Russian troops are trying to stop them. Meanwhile, on the northeastern front, on the Kupiansk-Liman axis, Moscow’s army has amassed up to 110,000 men to gain the upper hand. Ukrainian troops are trying to consolidate their position in the …

Igor Girkin is a former Russian security officer and a leading critic of the Kremlins handling of the war in Ukraine.