Putin’s Forces Strike Kiev With Missiles And Drones, Hitting EU And British Council Offices

Vladimir Putin’s forces launched a massed attack that included missiles and drones striking Kiev, with the la Repubblica describing “Una notte di fuoco” and saying the blasts “hanno recapitato un messaggio preciso al governo Zelensky e ai suoi alleati.”

“DALLA NOSTRA INVIATA PLAURU DELTA DEL DANUBIO, AL CONFINE CON L’UCRAINA - �Quando, in agosto, abbiamo avvisato le autorit� che i droni russi stavano cadendo qui ci hanno trattato come dei pazzi, ci hanno detto che stavamo sognando�”

Corriere della Sera

The same la Repubblica account says the Kremlin replied to “l’ondata di incursioni ucraine contro le raffinerie,” adding that the retaliation “è proseguita anche mercoledì con altri due impianti incendiati.”

Corriere della Sera

In parallel, la Repubblica links the strikes to a wider pattern of targeting, including a missile that “ha dilaniato il palazzo che ospita gli uffici della delegazione Ue e la sede del British Council.”

The Corriere della Sera report places the war’s reach on Romania’s side of the Danube Delta, describing how Daniela Tanase heard drone noise “come se fosse il rumore di una motocicletta” on 2 agosto, with a drone breaking only “una finestra.”

Corriere della Sera also frames the setting as a border where the Ukrainian port of Izmail is targeted by raids for “oltre un mese,” with Bucharest ordering an investigation after Ukrainian intelligence said fragments of Russian drones fell in Romania.

Corriere della Sera recounts that when Ukrainian intelligence warned Romanian authorities that “i droni russi stavano cadendo qui,” residents were treated as if they were “pazzi,” and Daniela Tanase says she was told “stavamo sognando.”

The same report quotes Daniela Tanase recalling that in her village “non suonano le sirene,” and that the president rumeno Klaus Iohannis said “impossibile, non pu essere,” before Bucarest later ordered an investigation.

El País

From the Ukrainian side of the river, la Repubblica describes a raid in the Danube delta near the Romania border, saying “un drone marittimo russo è penetrato nel fiume per decine di chilometri” and hit the “Simferopol.”

la Repubblica adds that the Kremlin’s video “non lascia dubbi sui danni inferti,” and ties the episode to a route used to forward “merci e armi occidentali verso Odessa.”

In the Danube Delta, El País reports that war has blurred the boundary between peace and conflict, noting that “Boat traffic has tripled” and that attacks “have also increased,” while Mateo Savlovschi says, “We hear the noise of drones on many occasions, and sometimes we see them bombarding Izmail.”

El País says the delta’s war-time transformation is visible in damaged vessels, toppled power towers, and “dozens of ships moored in the middle of the channel to avoid being attacked,” while war-related incidents also reach Romania’s port of Constanța.

“Ascolta l'audio Una notte di fuoco, che può incenerire i fragili ponti della pace”

la Repubblica

The report also states that the Danube Delta has been listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List since 1991 and elevated to a biosphere reserve covering “4,178 square kilometers,” with “82% in Romanian territory and the remainder in Ukrainian.”

El País describes how the conflict affects livelihoods, quoting fisherman Pavel Ignatescu saying “The military ships are destroying the fishing nets we lay out” and that he catches “between 20 and 40 kilograms in a day, about 30% less than before the war.”

Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa adds that the delta is “sottoposto ad una pressione ecologica senza precedenti,” and quotes biologist Tetiana Balatska: “La costa è stata bombardata. Tutte le capanne dei pescatori sono state distrutte.”

Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa further warns that “L’accesso al lato ucraino del delta è fortemente limitato” and that “non possiamo valutare appieno il danno ecologico,” leaving researchers constrained even as they monitor conditions through satellite images.