Ukraine war briefing: Drone kills Russian commander just decorated after fake victory claim
Maj Gen Anton Grunis was praised by Vladimir Putin for purported capture of Kostiantynivka; UK names intel officer who died in Ukraine road crash. What we know on day 1,667
TL;DR
- Ukrainian drone forces killed Russian Maj Gen Anton Grunis, who was recently awarded Hero of Russia for alleged capture of Kostiantynivka.
- Russian airstrikes hit Kyiv and Odesa, injuring civilians and damaging buildings.
- Russian drones struck a passenger bus, killing five, and attacked a train in southern Ukraine.
- A Russian Gerbera-2 drone armed with explosives was found in the Baltic Sea off Poland.
- Russia extended its ban on diesel exports until the end of October due to domestic fuel shortages and damage to refineries from Ukrainian strikes.
- British intelligence officer Maj Paul Wilks died in a road crash in Ukraine.
- A Russian strike destroyed a warehouse in Kyiv storing props for Volodymyr Zelenskyy's former TV studio.
- The battle for Kostiantynivka remains contested, with Russia's claim of seizure disputed by war analysts.