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      The UN will launch a fact-finding mission of the killing of Ukrainian war prisoners in Olenivka
      Aug04

      The UN will launch a fact-finding mission of the killing of Ukrainian war prisoners in Olenivka

      Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres on August 3 announced the creation of a UN mission to gather facts about the deaths of Ukrainian prisoners of war from the “Azov” regiment in Russian-occupied Olenivka. Source: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “We receive requests from the Russian Federation and...

      Switzerland joined the seventh package of EU sanctions against Russia
      Aug04

      Switzerland joined the seventh package of EU sanctions against Russia

      The Federal Council of Switzerland on August 3 announced its accession to the latest, seventh package of European Union sanctions against Russia, introduced in connection with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Source: The Swiss Federal Council The sanctions include a ban on the purchase, import, and direct or indirect transfer of...

      The Spanish government has appointed financial aid to Ukrainian refugees
      Aug04

      The Spanish government has appointed financial aid to Ukrainian refugees

      The Spanish government this week, on the proposal of the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, approved a decree on the allocation of 52.8 million euros to the autonomous communities for the payment of direct financial assistance to Ukrainian refugees. Source: The Spanish government It is assumed that each adult Ukrainian refugee...

      We did not guarantee the safety of Ukrainian war prisoners from “Azovstal”, – Red Cross
      Aug04

      We did not guarantee the safety of Ukrainian war prisoners from “Azovstal”, – Red Cross

      The press service of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) stated on August 3 that they did not promise to guarantee the safety of the Ukrainian defenders of “Azovstal” steelworks who left the plant and then were captured by Russians and killed in Russian-occupied prison facility in Olenivka. Source: The press service of...

      Ukraine has not lost a single HIMARS system, every missile hits the target, – Ukrainian Major General
      Aug04

      Ukraine has not lost a single HIMARS system, every missile hits the target, – Ukrainian Major General

      Major General Andrii Kovalchuk, commanding officer of the Operational Command “South” told Tablet in an interview on August 1 that Ukraine refuted Russia’s claims about the defeating of Ukrainian HIMARS MLRS and stated that Ukraine did not lose any such system. On the contrary, every missile hits the target. Source: Commanding...

      Russia has found a new way to bypass oil sanctions
      Aug04

      Russia has found a new way to bypass oil sanctions

      Russia, probably, has found a new way to transport its oil under Western sanctions, using Egypt’s El Hamra oil terminal. The Bloomberg agency reported that a shipment of about 700,000 barrels of Russian oil was delivered to the El Hamra terminal on the morning of July 24 by the Crested tanker. A few hours later, another vessel, the Chris,...

      Estonia will provide Ukraine with new aid package
      Aug04

      Estonia will provide Ukraine with new aid package

      A New aid package from Estonia will include weapons, ammunition, and training for the Ukrainian military. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal discussed it with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Urmas Reinsalu during the meeting on August 3. Source: Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal “Estonia transferred arms to Ukraine for a third of...

      Ukraine received UAH 80 billion in grants from allies in July, – Prime Minister of Ukraine
      Aug03

      Ukraine received UAH 80 billion in grants from allies in July, – Prime Minister of Ukraine

      Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said during the government meeting on August 2 that in July the state budget received almost 170 billion hryvnias, of which 80 billion are grants from allies of Ukraine. Source: The Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal “Almost UAH 170 billion came to the state budget in July. About UAH 90 billion...

      The Russians increasingly use aviation, but they are unable to break through the Ukrainian defense
      Aug03

      The Russians increasingly use aviation, but they are unable to break through the Ukrainian defense

      The head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration said on August 3 in his Telegram that the Russian troops began to use aviation more and more often, but they are unable to break through the defense of the Ukrainian military. Source: The head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Serhii Haidai “The occupiers, who are unable...

      Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant “is completely out of control”, – UN nuclear chief
      Aug03

      Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant “is completely out of control”, – UN nuclear chief

      Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, said on August 3 that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which was seized by the Russian military on March 4, has gone out of control. Source: Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi...