Blast at Russian gunpowder plant kills 5, injures 20; Ukraine strikes oil refinery, arms ship in Caspian
Saturday, 16 August 2025 () A massive blast at the Elastik gunpowder plant near Ryazan resulted in at least five civilian deaths and twenty injuries. The incident occurred shortly before a planned meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Investigations into the cause are underway, recalling a similar deadly incident in 2021. This happened alongside Ukrainian drone strikes and escalating conflict in Eastern Ukraine.
Russia claims a major victory in Donbass, announcing over 265 Ukrainian soldiers killed in strikes during the liberation of Shcherbinovka, Donetsk. The Defense Ministry released footage showing destroyed artillery, including a US-made M777 howitzer. Putin hailed the offensive by Vostok Group forces,...
Russia unleashed a massive overnight drone and missile assault on western Ukraine on Aug. 21, killing at least one civilian and injuring 14, in a brazen attack that came just days after peace talks in..
On the eve of his Washington meeting with Donald Trump and European leaders, Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Russia for “demonstrative and cynical” strikes across Ukraine. Deadly attacks in Kharkiv,..
Saturday, 16 August 2025 ()
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