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      On August 2, the Ukrainian aviation shot down Russian cruise missiles worth $91 million
      Aug03

      On August 2, the Ukrainian aviation shot down Russian cruise missiles worth $91 million

      Russia launched eight cruise missiles of the X-101 (X-555) type in the direction of the central, southern and western regions of Ukraine on August 2, seven of them worth $91 million were shot down by Ukrainian troops. Source: The Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces On August 2, at 5 p.m., Russia attacked Ukraine with cruise missiles from the...

      Russian troops use the civilian population as a human shield in the south of Ukraine
      Aug03

      Russian troops use the civilian population as a human shield in the south of Ukraine

      The Ukrainian army launched a counteroffensive on the territory of the Kherson region (south of Ukraine). Due to this, the flow of refugees has increased significantly, but the occupiers do not let the civilian population pass. They want to use civilians as a human shield. Source: Serhiy Kaliman, head of the Vasylivka United Territorial Community...

      The USA introduced sanctions against a major Russian metals company and a woman closely linked to Putin
      Aug03

      The USA introduced sanctions against a major Russian metals company and a woman closely linked to Putin

      The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on August 2 announced new sanctions, targeting Russian collaborators, a major Russian metals company and a woman closely linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Source: US Department of Treasury The sanctions target Publichnoe Aktsionernoe Obschestvo Magnitogorskiy...

      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...