A Ukrainian drone shot down the export port of Odessa, which was attacked by Moscow

• 4:31 am .: Erdogan in Russia to convince Putin to resume grain deal

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Sochi in southwestern Russia on Monday for talks with his counterpart Vladimir Putin on resuming a deal on Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea in time for the autumn harvest.

The Turkish head of state hopes the talks on Ukrainian grain shipments will spur broader peace talks between Kiev and Moscow.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is one of the few NATO leaders who maintains good relations with Vladimir Putin.

• 2:59 am: Ukrainian drones shot down near Crimea and in the Kursk region

Moscow said it shot down a Ukrainian drone over the annexed Crimean peninsula on Monday and a second in the Russian region of Kursk, which borders Ukraine.

At 1 a.m. local time on Monday (around 22:00 GMT on Sunday), “Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the air by air defense systems in service over the Black Sea near the Crimean peninsula and the border of the Kursk region,” the Russian Defense Ministry was informed in a telegram, which counted two machines in total. .

• 2:27 am: Russian attack on export port in Odessa

Ukrainian officials said Russia launched an overnight attack on Ukraine’s main grain export port from Sunday to Monday. The Ukrainian Air Force evacuated residents of Ismail port on the Danube in Odesa region, while local press reported explosions in the area.

Moscow, for its part, said it had foiled a drone strike by Kyiv against the Kursk region in southern Russia, which shares a border with Ukraine.

• September 3 is essential

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyspoke to his French companion, Emmanuel MacronThis is to “ensure the functioning” of the corridor established by Kiev in the Black Sea to ensure the safety of navigation after Moscow withdrew from the grain export agreement.

An initial drone strike in the area injured two people and damaged port infrastructureOdessa there Russia, the Ukrainian Air Force said in a telegram. Air defense systems have shot down 22 Iranian-made drones, the Air Force said.

With AFP and Reuters