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What did Russian drones hit before 24 August 2023?
Summary
A look back at strikes on a school and on grain stores in the days before 24 August 2023, and at a French missile delivery.
What was the toll of Russian drone strikes in the days leading up to 24 August 2023? Reports from 23 August 2023 pointed to attacks on both civilian and economic targets in Ukraine.
In Romny, in Sumy Oblast, a Russian drone strike on a school killed four people and injured four others, according to reports from 23 August 2023.
On the same day, a Russian drone strike on agricultural facilities in Izmail, in Odesa Oblast, destroyed 13,000 tons of grain and damaged infrastructure.
Military aid
On 22 August 2023, France delivered the first shipment of its SCALP-EG air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine, a step in the foreign military assistance given to Ukraine during the war.
Taken together, the reports from 22 and 23 August 2023 show strikes hitting a school and grain stores in different regions, while Western military supplies continued to arrive.
