Russian forces have downed 73 Ukrainian drones over the past 24 hours after a night of mass attacks centred on Crimea, according to the country’s defence ministry.
Russian investigators have confirmed the death of the pilot of the plane which crashed with the loss of all on board including mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. An Embraer executive jet on which Prigozhin was listed as a passenger crashed in Tver region north of Moscow on Aug 23, according to Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency. Six other passengers were listed along with a crew of three, including pilot Alexei Levshin.