What happened on the night of August 13th. The main thing

The armed forces of Ukraine attacked Donetsk, Sevastopol and the Rostov region overnight. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived on the Varyag cruiser, where he held a meeting and visited the Sakhalin fish factory. The Perseid meteor shower was clearly visible in Crimea due to the solar eclipse, photos of which were published by Roscosmos. White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt will leave her post. The death toll from the earthquake in Colombia has increased. PSG beat Aston Villa. For more information, see the Izvestia article.

Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on Russian territory

As a result of the Ukrainian attacks on the Donetsk People's Republic, 12 people were injured. In the Rostov region near Donetsk, a girl was injured after a drone crashed at a recreation center. Sevastopol was temporarily de-energized after a blow to the city's energy infrastructure.

"As a result of the enemy's attack on our energy infrastructure, the city was temporarily left without electricity," Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev wrote on the Maks messenger.

During the night, the air defense forces intercepted more than 90 Ukrainian drones over the Rostov region, nine over the Kaluga region and two more over the Penza region.

Putin's visit to the Varyag cruiser

Putin arrived at the Varyag Guards missile cruiser, where he held a meeting on ensuring the security of the eastern borders of the Russian Federation and thanked the ship's crew for organizing exercises of the Pacific Fleet.

"I want to thank the commander [of the fleet], the commander [of the ship], the deputy and all of you for the exercises, for organizing the exercises. I won't repeat how important it is to keep the navy and all the armed forces on alert, especially in this region. We discussed this at a meeting with << today...> the fleet command, and before that, with the Minister of Defense in Moscow, with the Chief of the General Staff," he said during a lunch with the crew.

Putin personally visited the Kuril Islands for the first time

The Russian leader personally visited the Kuril Islands for the first time. The Head of State visited the Yasny fish factory, where he got acquainted with the work of the enterprise, talked with employees and took pictures with the staff. Putin also spoke with residents of the Kuril island of Iturup and noted the unusually sunny weather. One of the residents jokingly suggested that the head of state himself had arranged for good weather.

White House Press Secretary Leavitt to step down

US President Donald Trump announced Leavitt's resignation as White House press secretary at the end of August.

"The wonderful White House press secretary and one of my most trusted assistants, Caroline Leavitt, will leave her post at the end of the month to spend more time with her beautiful young children and family," he wrote on Truth Social.

The death toll after the earthquake in Colombia has increased

The death toll from the earthquake in Colombia has reached 265 people, another 3,494 people were injured, and 496 are missing. This was stated by President Abelardo de la Espriella.

"We have 25,872 injured families, 53,816 people, unfortunately, 265 dead, 3,494 injured, and the number of missing has increased alarmingly to 496 people," the head of state said.

PSG won the European Super Cup for the second time in a row

French football club Paris Saint-Germain defeated English Aston Villa 2-1 in the match for the UEFA Super Cup. The meeting took place in Austria. PSG won the UEFA Super Cup for the second time in its history. The French club won this trophy for the first time in 2025.

Astronomical events

The Perseid meteor shower was observed in Crimea, which is a regular annual phenomenon, but this year it was better visible due to the "amazing atmospheric conditions" due to the solar eclipse.

"First of all, there is no street lighting, no moon and, of course, a perfectly clear sky. In this regard, the flow this year is great," said Sergey Nazarov, a researcher at the Crimean Observatory.

The photos of the solar eclipse were taken by Roscosmos cosmonaut Peter Dubrov from the International Space Station, located about 400 km above the Earth. Residents of several countries could observe the solar eclipse, which took place from 18:34 to 22:58 Moscow time.