Russia Ukraine War Latest News: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky recently went on a diplomatic visit to neighbouring Moldova, with plans of then heading to Moscow. But according to Moldovan prime minister Jonas Gahr Store, Russian drones almost succeeded in targeting Zelensky’s aircraft. Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones targeted the Makhachkola seaport of Russia.
Russia Ukraine War Latest News: Moldovan PM Jonas Gahr Store Says Russian Drones ‘Almost Hit’ Zelensky’s Norway Bound Flight
According to Jonas Gahr Store, the prime minister of Moldova, the plane carrying Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olga Zelensky almost got hit by a Russian drone.
As a result, the flight got delayed and airport officials also scaled back officials. “His flight was almost hit by a drone when it was taking off from Moldova. That is the reality he lives in,” Store said. After the delay, Zelensky and his wife then departed for Norway. According to reports, multiple Russian drones that entered via Odesa tried to attack the border region between Ukraine and Moldova, killing 2.
Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: Ukraine Attacks Makhachkola Port Along Caspian Sea
According to the Kremlin, Ukraine launched a drone attack on the Makhachkola seaport of Russia recently. Fyodor Shchukin, the acting head of the Dagestan region confirmed the news of the attack & shared that it sparked a fire, which got extinguished successfully. Makhachkola, which is located in the Dagestan oblast is one of Russia’s most important ports located along the Caspian Sea. No casualties or injuries have been reported from the attack yet.
Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: Donald Trump’s Update on Peace Talks
US President Donald Trump has opened up about the status of the attempts to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine. According to him, the bad blood between the presidents of both countries is posing a major obstacle. “The holdup is two people who hate each other. I think, more than anything else, it’s two people that hate each other”, he shared.
He also shared that Russian president Vladimir Putin is willing to make a deal that would end the war, currently in its fifth year. “He is wanting to make a deal, and if (Ukrainian President Volodymyr) Zelenskiy is wanting to make a deal, that’d be very nice”, he said to reporters shortly before boarding his flight for Dallas (venue city of the Republican National Convention). Trump also spoke to Putin earlier this week and admitted that they had a ‘great’ conversation.
Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: Kim Jong Un Praises Troops for Supporting Russia on Warfront
North Korea has been a key ally of neighbouring Russia this year, and sent multiple troops of its own to support the Kremlin. The country’s supreme leader Kim Jong Un appeared at the assembly hall in Pyongyang for an event marking the 78th anniversary of North Korea’s establishment as a country. And according to the state-aligned North Korean news agency KCNA, he thanked some soldiers and commanders for “participating in overseas military operations”, and many interpreted that he was hinting at the Russia-Ukraine war.
Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: What Happened in Sumy?
Russian troops once again targeted the Sumy province of Ukraine this morning. According to local authorities, the latest air strike killed 5 and injured 24. This marks the second recent attack in the province, where a shopping mall was struck yesterday. Emergency personnel have been deployed at the site of the air attack.
