kyiv and other Ukrainian cities experienced their fifth consecutive day of attacks, this time in broad daylight, an offensive that is leaving supermarket shelves empty throughout the country, as it has been directed precisely at warehouses. The onslaught has relied heavily on new jet drone technology. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Zelensky insists on diplomatic efforts, while continuing renovations in his group of advisors.

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Ukraine experienced a fifth consecutive day of Russian airstrikes, this time in broad daylight and targeting warehouses, an offensive that is affecting supermarket inventories in kyiv and many other cities in the country.

The bombings occur one day before the planned return to classrooms and cast doubt on the willingness of parents to send their children to classes, despite the fact that schools have bomb shelters, in addition to the option of remote classes.

Nearly a million textbooks have been destroyed by Russian fire in attacks against publishers, which could cause delays in deliveries of this material, according to the Ministry of Education.

"Right now, Russia's tactic is to wear down Ukraine and Ukrainians, first and foremost, our people," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media on August 30.

The new Russian strategy replicates the one Ukraine has deployed in recent months, when it has focused its drone offensives against online retailers and energy facilities, in an effort to affect the daily lives of civilians.

Despite this, Sergei Beskrestnov, Zelensky's advisor, ruled out in a social media post that there was a risk that the offensive could cause hunger and urged the population not to give in to rumors or disinformation campaigns aimed at affecting supply chains.

On this occasion, Russia has appealed to the new technology of jet-powered drones, which it uses increasingly and to which Ukraine is still trying to find ways to respond.

Of the 1,500 drones that have been fired between Thursday the 27th and Sunday the 30th; 800 are powered by jets, Zelensky revealed.

The offensive in Brovary and Boryspil, both cities in the kyiv region, which caused dense clouds of smoke on Monday morning, also left four wounded, according to the head of the regional military administration, Tymur Tkachenko.

Ukraine has so far relied on fighter jets to try to counter the new offensive, but Zelensky reported that "four companies have developed the relevant interceptor drones and one company has the most successful technology."

The consequences of five days of siege

Oleksandr Kamishin, Zelensky's key advisor on strategic industries and weapons, was removed from his position by the president, after a Russian attack on a munitions depot located in an inhabited area around kyiv left 38 dead and embarrassed Ukrainian forces due to the serious lack of foresight.

The president had promised to establish responsibility for the decision to locate such a facility in a primarily civilian area, which included a nursing home, where most of the victims occurred.

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Kamishin had extensive experience in Zelensky's cabinet, with responsibilities such as the Ministry of Energy Industries, in which he was key in arms production and the management of the public railway company, Ukrzaliznytsia.

His dismissal adds to the reprisals against leaders of the main public arms company, who had already been held responsible for a similar offense, after 10 people died on July 6 in the explosion of an ammunition warehouse in a residential area near kyiv.

Resuming diplomatic efforts

Volodymyr Zelensky had contacts again this August 31 with the United States special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, as he himself confirmed, describing the exchange as a “detailed and constructive” call.

"I also informed them about the situation on the battlefield, where Russia's advances have been limited and at the cost of enormous losses, and about the attacks," the president reported in a post on Telegram.

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"We will see what the representatives of the president of the United States achieve. September could bring many changes. And we, together with our partners, must do everything we can to protect people," he added.

It is one of several diplomatic efforts that were reactivated this Monday and that included a conversation between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Russian president at a summit in Kyrgyzstan, in which he insisted to his "friend Vladimir Putin" that the war in Ukraine must end, "for the good of humanity."

"Every day that the war continues, humanity, in effect, takes a step back, while every step towards peace gives all of humanity a real hope for peace," Modi assured, to which Putin responded: "Thank you very much, Prime Minister. We are moving forward on this path."

Meanwhile, in Asheville, North Carolina, several G20 finance ministers expressed their displeasure at Russia's participation in that forum, with Germany's Lars Klingbeil calling for “a joint approach” from the American organizers.

"I would have liked more clarity from the American side that I should not be welcomed here as a normal guest," Klingbeil complained, adding: "You can't just go back to normal" in the relationship with Russia.

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov held talks on the sidelines of the meeting with host US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

With AP, Reuters and EFE

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