Section: News & Summaries

      Russian troops hit a farm in Ukraine’s south, about 1000 livestock died: photos
      Aug31

      Russian troops hit a farm in Ukraine’s south, about 1000 livestock died: photos

      The head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration confirmed that Russian invaders shelled a farm in the Zaporizhzhia region (south of Ukraine) with artillery. As a result, nearly a thousand livestock died and two workers of the farm were injured. Source: Oleksandr Starukh, head of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Military Administration...

      5 EU countries have threatened “national measures” to limit the entry of Russians
      Aug31

      5 EU countries have threatened “national measures” to limit the entry of Russians

      On August 31, 2022, it became known that Eastern EU countries bordering Russia are threatening to take “national measures” to reduce the number of Russian citizens entering their countries and the Schengen area unless the EU agrees on a collective approach. Source: Joint statement of Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Finland and Estonia...

      Ukraine’s President met with the IAEA chief, who heads the mission to Ukraine’s nuclear plant
      Aug31

      Ukraine’s President met with the IAEA chief, who heads the mission to Ukraine’s nuclear plant

      The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with members of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission, including the organization’s Director General, Rafael Grossi on August 30, 2022, that will visit the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy During the meeting, Volodymyr...

      Ukraine received a record $4.6 bln in financial aid from foreign partners in August
      Aug31

      Ukraine received a record $4.6 bln in financial aid from foreign partners in August

      The Minister of Finance of Ukraine said on the last day of August that Ukraine had received $4.6 billion in foreign aid, a record of such receipts in a month since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion. Source: The Minister of Finance of Ukraine Serhiy Marchenko Grant funds in the amount of $3 billion, recently provided by the United...

      US supplied Ukraine with weapons for a counteroffensive in the south
      Aug31

      US supplied Ukraine with weapons for a counteroffensive in the south

      On August 30, 2022, it became known, that the administration of US President Joe Biden has been transferring weapons to Ukraine during the past few months, intended for the liberation of the southern regions of the country. Source: US administration’s official According to the official, Ukraine asked Washington for weapons specially...

      Ukrainian troops destroyed 117 Russian invaders and more than 30 units of enemy equipment
      Aug31

      Ukrainian troops destroyed 117 Russian invaders and more than 30 units of enemy equipment

      Ukrainian defenders destroyed 9 T-72 tanks, 3 “Grad” rocket launchers, “Giatsint-S” self-propelled gun, “Msta-S” self-propelled howitzer, 18 units of armored vehicles and 4 ammunition depots of Russians in the south of Ukraine on August 30, 2022. Source: Operational Command “South” During the last...

      Lithuania offers to discuss a peacekeeping mission for Ukraine’s nuclear plant
      Aug31

      Lithuania offers to discuss a peacekeeping mission for Ukraine’s nuclear plant

      The Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania said before the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Prague on August 30, 2022, that Lithuania considers it necessary to discuss sending peacekeepers to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Source: The Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis...

      All EU countries supported the creation of Ukraine’s training military mission
      Aug31

      All EU countries supported the creation of Ukraine’s training military mission

      The EU High Representative said at a press conference in Prague after an informal meeting of the EU Council at the level of defense ministers of EU member states on August 30, 2022, that the European Union is working on defining the parameters for the future military mission for the preparation and training of the Ukrainian soldiers. Source: The...

      Russian soldiers shot the evacuation column in Ukraine’s south
      Aug31

      Russian soldiers shot the evacuation column in Ukraine’s south

      The Mayor of Melitopol said on the air of the national telethon that the Russian military fired on an evacuation column in the “grey zone” in order to intimidate civilians trying to leave for the territory controlled by Ukraine from the occupied Zaporizhzhia region (south of Ukraine) on August 29, 2022. Source: The Mayor of Melitopol...

      A “hunger riot” took place in occupied Mariupol due to the lack of a humanitarian aid: video
      Aug31

      A “hunger riot” took place in occupied Mariupol due to the lack of a humanitarian aid: video

      Adviser to the mayor of Mariupol said on August 30, 2022, on Telegram, that residents of Russian-occupied Mariupol (a city in the east of Ukraine) staged a “hunger riot” when the Red Cross tried to cancel the delivery of humanitarian aid due to a large number of applicants. Source: Adviser to the mayor of Mariupol Petro Andryushchenko...