Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told Russian state news agencies that instructors from different countries have been taking part in military actions in Ukraine. Meanwhile, one person has been killed and three injured in eastern Ukraine as Russian bombardments continue.
Ukraine wiped out 60 Russia-launched drones overnight, airforce says
Ukraine’s air force has said it has shot down 60 Russian drones in an overnight attack, out of 78 launched in total.
Russia also used one ballistic Iskander-M missile in the attack, the air force added in a post on the Telegram messaging app.
Putin claims he want Harris to win US election
Vladimir Putin has claimed he wants one particular candidate to win the US presidential election in November.
Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum, he said Democrat Kamala Harris was Russia’s preferred choice.
He said her laughter is “so infectious”.
It may come as a surprise given as he has previously seemed friendly with Donald Trump, the Republican nominee and former US president.
But earlier this year, when Mr Biden was still the Democrat nominee, Mr Putin said he preferred him to Mr Trump because Mr Biden was a more predictable “old school” politician.
Today he claimed, as Mr Biden recommended support for Ms Harris, Russia would do the same.
His comments come a day after the Biden administration seized Kremlin-run websites, charged two Russian state media employees and issued fresh sanctions in a fight against what is sees as Russian attempts to spread disinformation ahead of the election.
In his speech, Mr Putin also criticised France’s arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov.
The Russian president said he does not understand why France has taken legal action against the Russian-born social media boss, and said the French moves had a “selective character”.
Earlier he dismissed Ukraine’s invasion of Russia’s Kursk region as failing in its attempt to slow Russian advances elsewhere (see previous post).
Source: https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-russia-latest-putin-war-live-updates-skynews-blog-12541713