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Russian forces struck a supermarket in the Odesa region with a Shahed-type drone, resulting in three injuries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that attacks on civilian targets are ongoing and called for further assistance from international partners.
The director of the legal department of the Odesa City Council, Inna Popovska, received the highest salary for January-August 2026 – 706,9 thousand hryvnias. The second place was taken by the acting director of the department of finance, Galyna Savchenko, with 644,8 thousand hryvnias. In total, the analysis by the Center for Public Investigations covered the heads of 28 executive bodies of the city council.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukrainian military forces have been given permission to strike oil refineries in Russian territory again. This decision was made following a large-scale attack by Russia on civilian targets and critical infrastructure in Ukraine, including in Lutsk, where six people were killed and another 12 were injured.
