RT News - August 09 2023 (17:00 MSK)

A massive explosion rocks a warehouse in the Moscow region - dozens of people are injured. The cause of the blast is not yet known. Niger is dealt another wave of sanctions following the coup in the country, as neighboring Nigeria adds to the list of restrictions already slapped on Niamey by the ECOWAS West African bloc. As the Ukraine conflict rages on, Russian troops push forward in the Lugansk Republic, using third-generation tanks as a key weapon in the advance.