These are the key events of the 1,261 of the War of Russia in Ukraine.
This is how things are on Friday, August 8:
Struggle
- The Ukrainian army said that its drone units hit the Afipsky oil refinery in the Krasnodar region of Russia. It was not clear immediately what was the scope of the refinery damage, which, together with the Krasnodar refinery, prosecuted 7.2 million metric tons of crude oil in 2024.
- Russian emergency services said they had extinguished a fire in the AFIPSKY refinery, saying that it was caused by debris of fallen drones. The Russian Ministry of Defense said the air defense systems had knocked out nine Ukrainian drones in the region during the night.
- The Russian Ministry of Defense said the air defense systems also demolished eight British manufacturing storm shadow missiles launched by the Ukrainian army in the last 24 hours.
- Russia also reached a Ukrainian rail center used to transfer military weapons and equipment to the Dnipropetrovsk region in Ukraine, the ministry added.
- Gas supplies continued Thursday through the Interconnector of Orlovka in southern Ukraine, which was attacked by Russian drones on Wednesday, said the Ukrainian gas transmission operator.
Cease-fire
- The United Nations deputy director of Russia, Dmitry Polyanskiy, said Russian President Vladimir Putin can meet with the president of the United States Donald Trump next week, but said he was not aware of any planned meeting between Putin and the Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- Trump said Putin does not have to agree to meet Zelenskyy to have a meeting with him.
- Putin said that the United Arab Emirates are one of the right places to hold a meeting with Trump.
- Putin added that he was not “in general” against the Zelenskyy meeting, and added that “certain conditions” should be created for such a meeting. He stressed that the current situation was “far” from being ready for it.
- The French president, Emmanuel Macron, reaffirmed the full support of France for a high fire in Ukraine and the launch of conversations aimed at achieving lasting and solid peace, after a “long discussion” with Zelenskyy and other European leaders.
- The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said he had spoken with Zelenskyy about the developments of recent days and the next steps.
- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed the conflict in Ukraine during a telephone call with his Turkish counterpart, said Hakan Fidan, the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Sanctions and rates
- Russia and India emphasized their commitment to a “strategic association” in bilateral security conversations in Moscow, a day after Trump announced higher tariffs in imports in India due to their purchases of Russian oil.
- The Interfax news agency in Russia cited the Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval saying that New Delhi was waiting for a visit from Putin for the end of the year.
- The Central Bank of Russia has modified its rules for non -residents, allowing the funds of foreigners of special C accounts of type C to pass to Russian investors when they participate in the exchange of assets, a measure that could release capital blocked in Russia and abroad.
- While Russia sought to increase military production for war in Ukraine, a state explosive manufacturer developed Western sanctions when buying teams made by Siemens from Germany from an intermediary that imports China's technology, the Reuters news agency reported.
Regional developments
- Zelenskyy said he discussed a new financial assistance program that “will strengthen the Ukrainians now and in the postwar period” in a call with the managing director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva.
- Russia said he had protested against Italy this week for what he called “hateful” anti -rushing statements, in an ongoing row on the cancellation of a concert by Russian director Valery Gergiev in Italy.
