Tragic Accidents and Humanitarian News from Ukraine: Updates on Ukrainian Air Force Training, Russian Shelling, Drones, and Refugee Residency

2023-08-26 17:43:46

Three Ukrainian Air Force pilots died during training, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said on Twitter, Saturday, August 26. Two L-39 combat training jets collided in the Zhytomyr region west of kyiv on Friday. The ministry offered its condolences to the families of the deceased. Follow our live.

Two people killed by Russian shelling of Ukrainian village. Another was injured in Podoly, in the northeast of the country, near the city of Kupyansk, the governor of the region announced on Saturday. “According to the first information from the medical team, two people died (…) and another was injured”Kharkiv Governor Oleg Synegubov said on social media, adding that a cafe had been hit.

Two Ukrainian drones shot down in Russia. Russian air defenses shot down a drone approaching Moscow overnight, the capital’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said early Saturday. “There are no casualties or damage”, he added. Another Ukrainian drone was shot down by Russian air defense in the Chebekino district of the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

New Zealand offers permanent residency to Ukrainian refugees. To do this, candidates will not need to pass a language test, have the appropriate funds, or resort to sponsorship. “We have a humanitarian obligation to provide them with certainty”New Zealand Immigration Minister Andrew Little said on Friday.

Lhe Kremlin denies involvement in the death of Yevgeny Prigojine. Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the Russian presidency, called Friday a “absolute lie” insinuations by Western leaders that the Kremlin orchestrated the crash of the plane carrying Yevgeny Prigojine.


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