Russia "attacked the south of the country again", the Defence Forces of the South of Ukraine said on the messaging platform Telegram.

The Ukrainian military reported shooting down 26 of the 38 Iranian-made attack drones it said were launched by Russia. Moscow has intensified its air attacks on Ukrainian ports on the Danube River, including Izmail and Reni, after it quit a grain deal in July that ensured the safe export of Ukrainian grains.

defence forces of the south of ukraine claimed russia launched major attack on southern ukraine overnight destroying grain stores according to them russia launched 19 iranianmade shahed kamikaze drone

Nato member Romania said on Saturday morning Russia may have breached its airspace during attacks on southern Ukraine. The Kremlin has stepped up its attacks in Ukraine’s southern Odsea and Mykolaiv regions - near the border with Romanian - in recent days after exiting a deal allowing the safe passage of grain shipments via the Black Sea.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday insisted that the residents of four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed a year ago “made their choice — to be with their Fatherland.” In an address released in the early hours to mark the first anniversary of the annexation,

Putin launches overnight drone and missile attacks on eastern and southern Ukraine - More than 40 overnight air raid alerts issued as swarm of Shahed drones launched from Crimea and Black Sea