Russia is facing multiple concurrent developments, including drone attacks in Kherson, incidents near Yekaterinburg in Bolshoy Istok, and high-level meetings between Tkachuk and Vladimir Putin regarding drone development.

The entities involved

• Vladimir Putin →

  2nd and 4th President of Russia (2000-2008, 2012-present), 7th and 11th Prime Minister of Russia (1999-2000, 2008-2012), Director of the Federal Security Service (1998-1999) and Deputy Mayor of Saint Petersburg (1994-1996)

  • The UK maintains its policy against direct engagement with Russians while Donald Trump invites Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit.Mon 17:01
  • Ukrainian drone attacks target Russian capital, while Putin is accused of launching war against Ukraine and targets Crimea.Mon 15:05
• Yekaterinburg →

  4th largest city in Russia, administrative center of Ural Federal District

  • FSB initiated a sting operation against reporter Evan Gershkovich in Yekaterinburg while investigating defense industry production.Fri 16:51
• Kherson →

  capital city of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine

  • Moscow blames Ukrainian forces for a convoy attack near Kherson and Oleshky.Mon 03:54
  • Russian agencies are moving Ukrainian children from occupied Kherson and Donetsk territories to Krasnodar Krai via Crimea, leading to international sanctions.Sun 11:45

Related events

• Ongoing attacks and strikes in various locations across Ukraine, including Novorossiysk, Kherson, Mykolaiv, and Kramatorsk, involving both military targets and civilian casualties.Sep 12
• On September 20, 2026, drone attacks targeted infrastructure and residential areas in Kherson, Cherkasy, and Moscow.Sep 20
• Multiple simultaneous drone and artillery strikes occurred across Kherson, Kharkiv, and Belgorod, while Kyiv targeted Tatarstan's energy infrastructure, prompting a UN report on civilian deaths.Aug 10
• ISW reports that Russian forces are using drones and missiles in Kherson and Kyiv, targeting civilians and infrastructure.Aug 5
• Ukrainian drone attacks targeted deep inside Russia, including Kronstadt and Krasnodar, while Putin rejected Zelenskyy's meeting offer.Jun 9