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      Operational report August 30, 2022 by the General Staff of AFU on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
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      Operational report August 30, 2022 by the General Staff of AFU on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

      All maps provided by The Institute for the Study of War and AEI’s Critical Threat Project The brave Ukrainian people’s resistance to a Russian military invasion is still going strong on day 188. The Russian army is still concentrating its efforts on taking complete control of the Donetsk oblast while retaining the temporarily gained areas...

      Russia has abducted at least 311 Ukrainians since the war in the occupied territories
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      Russia has abducted at least 311 Ukrainians since the war in the occupied territories

      According to the data of the Center for Human Rights “ZMINA” on August 30, 2022, Russia continues kidnapping people in Ukraine to fight popular resistance and intimidation. Source: Center for Human Rights “ZMINA” According to the “ZMINA” Human Rights Center, at least 311 enforced disappearances have been...

      IAEA mission arrived in Ukraine, although Russia shelled corridors for its safe arrival
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      IAEA mission arrived in Ukraine, although Russia shelled corridors for its safe arrival

      The press service of the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine confirmed on August 30, 2022, that the mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit the occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has already arrived in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. The Russian army shelled the corridors for the IAEA mission. Source: The press service of the...

      Ukrainian army cut off Russian military from weapons supplies from occupied Crimea
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      Ukrainian army cut off Russian military from weapons supplies from occupied Crimea

      The Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration said on August 30, 2022, that the Russian army on the right bank of the Kherson region is cut off from weapons supplies from the temporarily occupied Crimea (Ukraine’s south), as a result of the strikes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the bridges over the Dnipro river. Source: The...

      Ukraine is discussing with EU countries a possible place for the tribunal over Russia
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      Ukraine is discussing with EU countries a possible place for the tribunal over Russia

      The Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine reported on August 30, 2022, that Ukraine is conducting negotiations with some countries of the European Union regarding the location of the international tribunal regarding the top military leadership of Russia. Source: The Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy...

      President of Ukraine called on Europe to use Ukrainian gas storage facilities
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      President of Ukraine called on Europe to use Ukrainian gas storage facilities

      The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his speech at the Offshore Northern Seas Conference 2022 in Norway, which he joined via a video call on August 29, 2022, that Ukraine would become one of the guarantors of energy security for Europe. Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy “Together with Ukraine, you can...

      The Russian Federation fired 16 missiles at Ukraine’s southern city
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      The Russian Federation fired 16 missiles at Ukraine’s southern city

      The Head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration noted that Russian troops massively bombarded Mykolaiv (a city in Ukraine’s south) with 16 S-300 missiles. The buildings and transport infrastructure of Mykolaiv were destroyed and damaged as a result of shelling on August 29, 2022. Two people died and 24 were injured. Source: The...

      Russian invaders demolish the houses in occupied Mariupol, without preparing new housing
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      Russian invaders demolish the houses in occupied Mariupol, without preparing new housing

      Russian occupiers developed a plan to demolish the residential buildings they destroyed in occupied Mariupol (east of Ukraine). On August 30, 2022, it became known that they had already demolished three residential buildings, without preparing a new home for the residents. Source: Adviser to the mayor of Mariupol Petro Andryushchenko...

      Dutch forensic team will make 3 more visits to investigate Russian war crimes in Ukraine
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      Dutch forensic team will make 3 more visits to investigate Russian war crimes in Ukraine

      The Dutch Ministry of Defense said on August 29, 2022, that criminal investigators from the Netherlands would make three more visits to Ukraine to assist the International Criminal Court’s investigation into war crimes during Russia’s full-scale invasion. Source: The Dutch Ministry of Defense A group of investigators will visit...

      Russian military shelled the center of Kharkiv with artillery, there are casualties: video
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      Russian military shelled the center of Kharkiv with artillery, there are casualties: video

      Russian invaders continue to shell peaceful districts of Ukrainian cities. On August 30, Russian occupiers shelled the central districts of Kharkiv (a city in the east of Ukraine) with artillery, as a result, 5 people dead and 7 were injured. Source: The Mayor of Kharkiv Ihor Terekhov, the head of Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Oleh...