Ukrainian intelligence strikes another Russian oil depot, and fatal attack on children in Spain - Weekend brief
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The Ukrainian Defense Intelligence struck an oil depot in the Rostov region with drones. Meanwhile, in one of the towns in the Spanish province of Toledo, an unknown man attacked children on a soccer field.
Read more about what happened over the weekend.
Russia's war against Ukraine: Latest
News for August 17
- 72 combat engagements took place on the frontline since the beginning of the day;
- Ukrainian troops captured at least 250 Russian conscripts during the operation in the Kursk region;
- Russian forces shelled Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, targeting the city with a Smerch MLRS.
News for August 18
- Russian forces are trying to advance in three directions in the Donetsk region;
- Drone attack caused an oil depot to catch fire in the Rostov region;
- Ukrainian aviation destroyed another bridge in the Kursk region.
Attack on oil depot in Russian Rostov region
On the morning of Sunday, Russian media began to report that a fire had broken out at an oil facility in the Rostov region as a result of drone strikes.
RBC-Ukraine learned that the Ukrainian intelligence carried out the strike.
According to sources, during the night of August 18, the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine conducted an operation that targeted the "FDKU Kavkaz Combine" oil depot, located in the Proletarsky district.
UAF repel massive attack on Toretsk, Donetsk region
Russian occupiers launched a massive attack in the direction of Toretsk in the Donetsk region on the morning of August 18. Ukrainian troops halted the assault and inflicted losses on the enemy.
According to the General Staff, during the battle Ukrainian fighters destroyed 10 units of enemy equipment and neutralized 68 Russian occupiers, including 41 irretrievably.
Latvian athlete questioned by intelligence services over joke about Russian citizenship
The State Security Service of Latvia summoned former Latvian boxing champion Nikita Smirnov for questioning. He claimed that he had obtained Russian citizenship.
1,200 new mpox cases reported in a week in Africa
In African countries, 1,200 new cases of the viral infection mpox, commonly known as monkeypox, were recorded over the past week. New cases were identified in five African countries: Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Rwanda.
Unknown attacker targets children on football field in Spain
In a small town in Toledo province, Spain, a masked assailant armed with a knife attacked children on a football field. The attack resulted in the death of an 11-year-old boy. The attacker fled the scene following the assault.
Ukrainian tourist fined up to 15,000 euros for damaging Rome's Colosseum
A 19-year-old Ukrainian tourist has been fined for carving his initials on the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. The vandalism was witnessed by a passerby who alerted security. The police have charged the young man, who now faces a fine of up to 15,000 euros for damaging a cultural monument. Typically, such offenses are punishable by imprisonment for up to five years and a fine of up to 15,000 euros.
