Ukraine’s air force shot down 30 of 40 drones launched by Russia in overnight strikes targeting its southern and central regions Saturday, as Moscow marked the one-year anniversary of its annexation of four regions of the war-torn country by vowing to begin drafting men living in the areas. .
Ukraine’s Southern Military Command said that 20 Iranian-made drones were shot down in the central Vinnytsia region and another 10 in the southern Odessa and Mykolaiv regions, according to reports.
Russia continues to attack critical port infrastructure, including on the Danube River, and is also trying to attack infrastructure facilities in other Ukrainian regions “to affect the economy,” a spokesman for Ukraine’s Southern Command told Ukraine TV.
Moscow stepped up attacks on grain exports in July after it pulled out of a UN-brokered deal that ensures safe grain transport to Ukraine via the Black Sea.
The governor of Vinnytsia region, Serhiy Borzov said on Saturday that an unknown infrastructure facility had hit in the region, causing a strong fire.
He gave no other details about the damage.
The Russian government held a concert on Moscow’s Red Square on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the illegal annexation of four Ukrainian regions: Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Donetsk.AFP via Getty Images Crowds gathered for a concert dedicated to the first anniversary. AFP via Getty Images
The governor of the part-Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia region, Yurii Malashko, said five people were injured on Saturday in two missile attacks on the village of Matviivka, located on the northeastern outskirts of the regional capital, also called Zaporizhzhia, according to reports.
Russian bombing may have strayed into NATO territory.
Romania’s Ministry of National Defense reported a possible unauthorized entry into its national airspace overnight amid the drone strike. Romania, a NATO member, said in a statement Saturday that signals had been detected in the direction of the city of Galati, which is close to the border with Ukraine.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin marked the illegal annexation of four Ukrainian regions on Saturday and Russia’s Defense Ministry committed another 130,000 conscripts for the war in Ukraine. POOL/AFP via Getty Images
“Currently, no object has been identified that fell from the airspace into the national territory,” the statement said, adding that NATO allies were informed in real time and the search would continue until the weekend.
Meanwhile, in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the one-year anniversary of Russia’s illegal annexation of four Ukrainian regions, stating that “they have made a choice to be with the Motherland” following an election labeled a fraudulent vote by the West.
In a state of the nation address released early Saturday, Putin insisted the vote was conducted “fully in accordance with international norms,” adding that residents of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia had expressed their desire to become part of Russia in the vote. earlier this month.
Russia’s Patriotic Youth Movement celebrates its first anniversary in Moscow’s Red Square.AFP via Getty Images
The address came after Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Friday that it would recruit 130,000 men for compulsory military service, starting Sunday.
The ministry said for the first time, it would recruit men in annexed territories as part of a conscription campaign.
The Kremlin celebrated the anniversary with a concert on Moscow’s Red Square on Saturday.
The West has denounced both the referendum vote conducted last year and the recent vote as fraudulent.
The vote comes as Russian authorities try to tighten their grip on territory the Kremlin seized illegally a year ago and still does not fully control.
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