Ukraine struck a Russian rocket and space centre in Samara using flamingo missiles, president Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
A “flamingo” missile can carry about a ton of explosives and fly for up to 3,000 km at low heights, reports say. The military also attacked the Savasleyka military airfield, a base for Russian fighter jets, Zelensky added, declaring “new significant results” from deep strikes.
“A good achievement. The distance from our border is about 900 kilometres,” he said of the Samara strike. “Our plan of long-range sanctions against Russia for this war is being implemented, and it is important that Russia’s war potential be reduced. Peace is needed, and this must be evident in Russia – through concrete damage to specific facilities.”
It comes after Nato jets were scrambled on Friday after a drone entered Latvia’s airspace during Ukrainian attacks on Russian ports, according to authorities.
Two Italian Eurofighter jets took off from Lithuania and two Turkish F-16s were scrambled from a base in Estonia in response, Nato spokesperson Allison Hart said.
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The US has backed Japan in its territorial dispute with Russia after Vladimir Putin visited a group of disputed islands on Thursday.
US Ambassador to Tokyo George Glass said Washington recognises Japanese sovereignty over the islands and remains “unwavering” in its support for Japan.
“The United States remains unwavering in its support of its most important ally and in its recognition of Japanese sovereignty over the Northern Territories,” Glass said on X, using the Japanese name for the Kuril islands visited for the first time by Putin on Thursday.
“At a time when the US-Japan Alliance is dedicated to cultivating prosperity across the Indo-Pacific, we strongly oppose any action that undermines its peace and stability,” Glass added.
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Recap: Zelensky mocks Putin over Russia's reliance on North Korea
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Recap: Russia and North Korea cooperating across regional security, state media reports
Russian president Vladimir Putin told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Moscow and Pyongyang were cooperating across all areas and coordinating efforts to ensure regional security and stability, North Korean state media KCNA reported on Saturday.
Putin said in a message to Kim marking the anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule that he was confident Russia and North Korea would continue "constructive joint work" on bilateral and international issues, KCNA said.
Kim had visited Pyongyang's Liberation Tower on Friday to pay tribute to Soviet soldiers who fought Japan in World War Two, KCNA reported. A wreath at the tower in Kim's name bore the words: "We do not forget the feats of the Soviet army martyrs."
Kim said the legacy of blood ties and combat friendship between the two countries had become a cornerstone of their expanding relations, KCNA reported.
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev also sent Kim greetings, KCNA said.
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Russia seeks explanation from US and Turkey over reports of possible arms transfer
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Baby killed in drone strike in southeastern Ukraine
A Russian strike on an apartment block in southeastern Ukraine on Saturday killed a three-month-old baby and wounded 11 people, local officials said.
Drones hit the building in the town of Marhanets, said Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration.
Russia's Ministry of Defense also said that it had targeted warehouses and infrastructure at the Ukrainian ports of Odesa, Izmail and Yuzhnyi.Ukraine's Air Force said that Russia launched 152 drones over the country Saturday, of which 124 were destroyed.
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Russian troops claim to control 19 settlements in Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia
Russian troops have taken control of 19 settlements in southeastern Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions over their summer campaign, the Russian defence ministry said on Saturday.
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