Aug. 29, 2024, 4:58 p.m.
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On August 28, the UN Security Council held a meeting in connection with the massive attack that Russia launched in Ukraine on August 26.
During the meeting, Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN, Sergiy Kyslytsya, said that Ukraine carefully selects targets for its military strikes to avoid damaging civilian infrastructure, while the Russian army deliberately shells civilian objects, Ukrinform reports.
Kyslytsya emphasized that there is a clear difference between the parties to the conflict: Russia targets residential buildings, shops and critical infrastructure in order to destroy Ukraine, while Ukraine, in turn, strikes exclusively at legitimate military targets, such as places where Russian troops are concentrated, weapons depots and logistics centers, in order to stop the violence and weaken the enemy army's ability to advance.
The diplomat also drew attention to the different treatment of prisoners of war on both sides. The Ukrainian side provides safe conditions for Russian prisoners of war and is ready to quickly exchange them for Ukrainian prisoners.
At the same time, Ukrainian soldiers held captive by Russia are subjected to ill-treatment and violence. Kyslytsya called on the UN Security Council to pay attention to the problem of torture and ill-treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia.
At night and in the morning of August 26, 2024, Russian troops launched a massive combined attack on the territory of Ukraine, including "calibers" from warships in the Black Sea and missiles from Tu-95MS bombers. Later, Russia also raised three MiG-31K aircraft carrying the Daggers. At least 4 people are known to have been killed.
According to the Air Force, Russia fired a total of 127 missiles of various types and 109 attack drones at Ukraine. The air defense forces shot down 102 missiles and 99 "shaheds".
Odesa was also under enemy attack. There were several explosions in the city and problems with electricity supply began - in some areas, the power went out completely. There were also problems with water supply, which stopped completely in some areas.
DTEK reported that Ukrenergo ordered emergency blackouts, during which schedules that can be predicted in advance do not apply. Ukrzaliznytsia also reported delays in some trains in the Odesa direction.
Seven people were injured in a massive rocket attack in Odesa region, three of them children. Boys aged 10 and 7 and a 10-year-old girl were hospitalized. Rocket fragments damaged private homes and a large number of vehicles.