RT News – August 30 2023 (08:00 MSK)

Russian air defenses intercept a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on several regions across the Western part of the country. No casualties are reported. Algeria proposes a six-month transition plan for coup-hit Niger, in an attempt to calm the crisis, stating military intervention would be disastrous. The EU’s reportedly planning a new military-civilian mission in West Africa later this year, citing anti-terror operations but the move’s not receiving the warmest of welcomes from locals. The International North-South Transport Corridor, passing through Iran’s being hailed as a way to prosperity for Russia and the Islamic Republic.