The manufacturer of “Bayraktar” will not sell its drones to Russia
CEO of the Turkish Baykar Makina company said on August 26, 2022, that it would not sell Bayraktar combat drones to Russia, no matter how much money it is offered. Source: CEO of Baykar Makina Haluk Bayraktar “Money is not a priority for us. Money and material resources have never been the goal in our business,” Haluk Bayraktar said....
Pope’s statement caused a diplomatic scandal in Ukraine
On August 25, 2022, it became known that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine invited the Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, to inform him of Ukraine’s disappointment regarding the statement of the Pope of Rome about the death of a Russian woman Darya Dugina on the territory of the Russian Federation. Source:...
Belarusian President threatened the West that its planes could carry Russian nuclear weapons
The self-proclaimed President of Belarus, Oleksandr Lukashenko, said on August 26, 2022, that Belarusian Su-24 planes had already been converted to carry nuclear weapons, and added that targets had already been set in case of provocation by the West against Belarus. Source: The self-proclaimed President of Belarus Oleksandr Lukashenko “Once...
US allocates $9M to collect data on forced deportation and filtration camps in Ukraine
On August 25, 2022, it became known that the United States has allocated nearly $9 million to gather information on the forced deportation of Ukrainians and filtration camps in Ukraine. Source: US State Department The Conflict Observatory program, supported by the US State Department, published a report on August 25, that provides evidence of the...
Russians set up torture chambers in the basements of the nuclear plant: people are electrocuted
Eastern Human Rights Group stated on August 26, 2022, that Russian occupiers continue to kidnap people. Dozens of new cases were recorded in occupied Energodar. According to residents, people are taken and placed in the basements of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, where they are interrogated and tortured. Source: Eastern Human Rights Group...
The Ukrainian army destroyed the Russian base, at least 200 Russians died: photos
Ukrainian fighters destroyed about 200 Russian paratroopers, striking the Russian base in the “Donbas” hotel in the occupied Kadiivka (Stakhanov), Luhansk region (east of Ukraine) on August 26, 2022. Source: The head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration Serhii Haidai Minus 200 Russians-paratroopers. The Ukrainian army...
Russia lost more than 80,000 people in the war with Ukraine, – UK Minister of Defence
UK Minister of Defence stated on August 24, 2022, that in total, Russia’s losses amount to more than 80,000 people, if combined injured, dead and deserters, during the six months of the war. Source: UK Minister of Defence Ben Wallace “We pretty much accept, well, we do accept, the sort of observations of Russian losses to be – if you...
Russia’s seaborne export of coal almost stopped due to EU sanctions
On August 25, 2022, it became known that the export of Russian coal by sea was effectively stopped due to the prohibition of the European Union to serve deliveries of Russian coal anywhere in the world within the framework of the fifth package of sanctions. Source: Bloomberg journalists The agency found out that JSC “Suek”, the...
Every minute of Russian military at Ukraine’s nuclear plant is a risk of a radiation disaster
The President of Ukraine stated on August 25, 2022, the need to return Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant under Ukrainian control as soon as possible and ensure the International Atomic Energy Agency access to the plant. Source: The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy “It is necessary to return the station under the proper control of...
Ukraine is the only country in the world against which cluster munitions are used
According to the Global Cluster Munition Monitor 2022 report on August 25, 2022, Ukraine is the only country in the world where cluster munitions are used, and at least 689 civilians were injured by them from February to July. Source: Mary Wareham, editor of the Global Cluster Munition Monitor 2022 The report notes that Russia has used cluster...
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