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September 5, 2023

Russia and Ukraine Trade Drone Attacks; Zelensky Sacks Defense Minister Amid Graft Probe
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In Ukraine, Russian drones on Sunday struck port infrastructure on the
Danube River that's been used by Ukraine to export food and fertilizer
to world markets. Ukrainian officials said at least one of the drones
crashed in neighboring Romania - a NATO member nation - though officials
in Bucharest denied the allegations.

In Moscow, the Russian Ministry of Defense said Russian air defenses
shot down three Ukrainian drones as they attacked Moscow, the latest in
an escalating series of drone strikes on Russian territory.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he would
fire his defense minister Oleksii Reznikov amid Ukraine's stalled
counteroffensive and a widening corruption probe. Zelensky nominated
former Crimean lawmaker Rustem Umerov to replace him.


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