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      Operational report August 03, 2022 by the General Staff of AFU on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
      Aug03

      Operational report August 03, 2022 by the General Staff of AFU on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

      Operational information on the 161st day (03.08.2022) since Ukraine was invaded by Russia. The directions in Volyn, Polissia, and Siverskyi have not seen any significant alterations. The Russian soldiers used barrel artillery to shell the communities of Seredyna Buda, Ryzhivka, and Zhuravka in the Sumy region. In the direction of Kharkiv, Russian...

      The first ship with Ukrainian grain arrived in Turkey
      Aug03

      The first ship with Ukrainian grain arrived in Turkey

      The Ministry of Defense of Turkey confirmed on August 2 the arrival of the Razoni carrier with Ukrainian grain – the first vessel to depart within the framework of the “grain agreement” between Ukraine, Turkey, the UN and Russia. Source: Turkish Ministry of Defense  “The RAZONI dry cargo, loaded in Odesa, departed from the...

      Canada expanded sanctions against Russia
      Aug03

      Canada expanded sanctions against Russia

      Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melanie Joly announced on August 2 the implementation of additional sanctions in connection with Russia’s illegal and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. They will affect 43 military officials and 17 organizations. Source: Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melanie Joly “Canada is...

      The UN does not respond to Ukraine’s requests on the killing of Ukrainian war prisoners
      Aug03

      The UN does not respond to Ukraine’s requests on the killing of Ukrainian war prisoners

      Ukraine’s Commissioner for Human Rights said that he had not received answers to his requests from the United Nations regarding the Russian war crime in occupied Olenivka, Donetsk region, as a result of which Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed. Source: Ukrainian Human Rights Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets “We have communication with...

      Ukraine extends contracts of foreign volunteer soldiers to 10 years
      Aug03

      Ukraine extends contracts of foreign volunteer soldiers to 10 years

      The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed on August 1 the decree on the”decision on the amendment of the regulation on the military service of foreigners and stateless people in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.” Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy Foreign volunteers serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be...

      Ukraine called on the UN to close the sky over Ukrainian nuclear power plants
      Aug02

      Ukraine called on the UN to close the sky over Ukrainian nuclear power plants

      The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Mykola Tochytskyi, called for closing the sky over Ukraineʼs nuclear facilities at the UN conference dedicated to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons on August 1. Source: The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Mykola Tochytskyi “For the first time in history,...

      The USA announced military aid to Ukraine in the amount of 550 million dollars
      Aug02

      The USA announced military aid to Ukraine in the amount of 550 million dollars

      The representative of the White House, John Kirby, said that on August 1, the United States announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine worth 550 million dollars, which will include ammunition for the HIMARS MLRS and 155 mm artillery systems. Source: The representative of the White House John Kirby “Today, National Security Advisor...

      US President calls on Russia and China to enter talks on nuclear arms control
      Aug02

      US President calls on Russia and China to enter talks on nuclear arms control

      US President Joe Biden said on August 1 that Russia should show readiness to resume work with the US on nuclear arms control. Source: US President Joe Biden  The President’s administration is ready to “expeditiously negotiate” a replacement to New START, the treaty capping intercontinental nuclear forces in the United States and...

      Belgium has frozen Russian assets worth more than 50 billion euros
      Aug02

      Belgium has frozen Russian assets worth more than 50 billion euros

      Belgium has frozen 50.5 billion euros of funds belonging to people, companies and other legal entities that have come under sanctions after Russia invaded Ukraine. Source: Belgium’s Federal Office of Public Finance  This €50.5 billion includes all kinds of financial assets, such as money and shares, located in Belgium and owned by 1,229...

      5,327 civilians have died in Ukraine since the beginning of the large-scale war, – UN
      Aug02

      5,327 civilians have died in Ukraine since the beginning of the large-scale war, – UN

      At least 5,327 civilians were killed in Ukraine, and another 7,257 were injured from February 24 to July 31 according to UN data. Source: Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights “A total of 5,327 killed (2,056 men, 1,400 women, 146 girls, and 165 boys, as well as 41 children and 1,519 adults whose sex is yet unknown). A total of...