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***[[Russia]]’s [[Ministry of Defence (Russia)|defense ministry]] says |
***[[Russia]]’s [[Ministry of Defence (Russia)|defense ministry]] says it has shot down three [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|aerial drones]] over [[Istra, Istrinsky District, Moscow Oblast|Istra]], [[Moscow]], and over the [[Kaluga Oblast|Kaluga]] and [[Tver Oblast|Tver]] regions near Moscow. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/5/russia-says-it-downed-3-ukrainian-attack-drones-in-latest-raid-on-moscow (Al Jazeera)] |
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***[[Governor of Bryansk Oblast|Governor]] of [[Bryansk Oblast]] [[Alexander Bogomaz]] says [[Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation|border guards]] and [[Federal Security Service|security services]] prevented an attempt by an [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[sabotage]] and [[reconnaissance]] group to cross into [[Russia]]. [https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/09/04/Russia-thwarts-attempt-by-Ukrainian-sabotage-group-trying-to-cross-border-Governor (Al Arabiya)] |
***[[Governor of Bryansk Oblast|Governor]] of [[Bryansk Oblast]] [[Alexander Bogomaz]] says [[Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation|border guards]] and [[Federal Security Service|security services]] prevented an attempt by an [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[sabotage]] and [[reconnaissance]] group to cross into [[Russia]]. [https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/09/04/Russia-thwarts-attempt-by-Ukrainian-sabotage-group-trying-to-cross-border-Governor (Al Arabiya)] |
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**[[Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine]] |
**[[Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine]] |
Revision as of 21:02, 6 September 2023
September 5, 2023
(Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Nigerien crisis
- France–Niger relations
- France and Niger's military government begin talks on the possible withdrawal of French troops from the West African country. (Al Jazeera)
- France–Niger relations
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- 2022–2023 western Russia attacks
- Russia’s defense ministry says it has shot down three Ukrainian aerial drones over Istra, Moscow, and over the Kaluga and Tver regions near Moscow. (Al Jazeera)
- Governor of Bryansk Oblast Alexander Bogomaz says border guards and security services prevented an attempt by an Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group to cross into Russia. (Al Arabiya)
- Foreign involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Cuban foreign ministry says criminal proceedings have been initiated against a recruiting group primarily seeking to enlist Cuban citizens residing in Russia to fight for the country in Ukraine as mercenary activities are prohibited in Cuba, and reiterated that it was not part of the war. (The Guardian) (New York Times)
- Russia’s defense ministry says it destroyed four Ukrainian military boats carrying troops in the Black Sea travelling in the direction of Cape Tarkhankut on the Crimean coast. (Al Jazeera)
- Russia’s defense ministry says it repelled a Ukrainian aerial drone attack over the Black Sea. (Al Jazeera)
- 2022–2023 western Russia attacks
- Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
- Seventeen Burkinabé soldiers, thirty-six VDP militiamen, and several dozen Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin militants are killed during fighting in Yatenga, Burkina Faso. (ABC News)
Business and economy
- United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis
- Birmingham City Council, the largest local authority in Europe, declares itself bankrupt. (Sky News)
- Viking Link, the world's longest submarine power cable, a joint venture between the United Kingdom's National Grid and Denmark's Energinet, is completed. The HVDC interconnector will supply around 1.4 million homes in the UK with electricity. (Electrek)
- The Egyptian General Authority for Supply Commodities buys 480,000 metric tonnes of Russian wheat, relying on the imports to fulfill its domestic needs. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Atlantic hurricane season
- Tropical Storm Lee forms east of the Lesser Antilles, moving in west-northwest direction towards the Caribbean. (NHC) (AP)
Law and crime
- Aftermath of the 2021 January 6 United States Capitol attack
- Criminal proceedings in the January 6 United States Capitol attack
- Enrique Tarrio, leader of the far-right Proud Boys group, is sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy, which is the longest sentence to date handed down to a January 6 defendant. (CNN)
- Criminal proceedings in the January 6 United States Capitol attack
- Kyoto Animation arson attack