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Explosions heard at russian military depots in Novobohdanivka near Melitopol – Mayor
26.08.2022
Explosions have been heard in the Novobohdanivka, Melitopol District, where russian occupiers set up their military base, Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov said in a statement.“Another ‘bavovna’ at enemy depots within the Novobohdanivka united territorial community, Melitopol District,” Fedorov wrote.According to him, local residents heard several explosions, and now there is smoke.UA Army struck russian military base in Kadiivka, 200 ruscists eliminated – regional governor
26.08.2022
The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit the russian enemy military base in the temporarily occupied Kadiivka in Luhansk region, about 200 russian paratroopers were eliminated, Serhiy Haidai, the head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, said in a statement.“In the temporarily occupied Kadiivka (Stakhanov) of Luhansk region, Ukrainian soldiers destroyed a base of the rashists, which they had set up in Donbas Hotel. 200 military of the russian airborne troops were liquidated,” the regional governor wrote.russian collaborator Kolesnikov blown up in Berdiansk
26.08.2022
A car carrying a police collaborator was blown up in the occupied city of Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia region, Berdiansk City Council said in a statement.“According to the residents of the temporarily occupied city, the explosion occurred on Matrosova Lane in a car with blue license plates. The explosion blew out the windows, but the car did not catch fire,” the post reads.It added that the vehicle belonged to Oleksandr Kolesnikov, deputy head of the traffic police of the occupation authorities. He ...“Disconnected from reality.” MFA condemned UN’s statement regarding russia’s shelling of Chaplyne
26.08.2022
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is disappointed by the lack of a clear position of the Office of the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine regarding the russian missile attack on the railway station in Chaplyne on August 24, the spokesman of the ministry Oleg Nikolenko was cited as saying by suspilne.media.The official recalled that the Ministry of Defense of the russian Federation publicly admitted to committing this war crime as a result of which twenty-five civilians, including two ...UA Army destroyed seven russian ammo depots and communications center in south this week
26.08.2022
The Ukrainian military has destroyed seven russian ammunition depots since the beginning of this week and a communications center.Ammunition warehouses are one of the priority targets for our artillery, including air strikes, as these are stocks that the enemy would plan to use against our units. Despite the fact that they are trying to disperse these stocks, we still find new targets and destroy them again, Nataliia Humeniuk, head of the joint coordination press center of the Southern Defense Forces ...Those who think that putin only needs Ukraine are deeply mistaken – Kuleba
26.08.2022
Those who think that putin only needs Ukraine are deeply mistaken, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, was cited as saying by ukrinform.net at a joint briefing with his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio in Kyiv.“I’d like people in Italy and other European countries to understand that putin attacked all of us. He is attacking Ukraine with missiles and tanks, but he’s also attacking Italy with high, artificially created energy prices, inflation, and his propaganda. We’re in ...russian actions caused disconnection of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant from power grid
25.08.2022
Actions of russian invaders caused a complete disconnection of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant from Ukraine’s power grid – the first in the history of the plant, the State Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a statement.“According to the information provided by SE NEGC Energoatom, an operating organization, as of August 25, 2022 at 12:12, as a result of hostilities near the Zaporizhzhia NPP, the 750 kV ‘Dniprovska’ overhead line was disconnected,” the report reads.As a result, power unit No. 5 of ...ruscists lost territory larger than Denmark to Ukrainian forces since March
25.08.2022
Since the end of March, the russian occupiers have lost control over the territory of Ukraine larger than Denmark.“Since russian forces resumed offensive operations following a pause on July 16 russian forces have gained about 450.84 km2 (roughly 174 square miles) of new territory, an area around the size of Andorra.russian forces have lost roughly 45,000 km2 of territory since March 21 (the estimated date of russian forces’ deepest advance into Ukraine), an area larger than Denmark,” the US ...Poroshenko about putin: Ukraine showed the world that this cockroach must be defeated
24.08.2022
The world finally began to understand that russian leader putin cannot be trusted and should not be feared, the fifth president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said in an interview with Channel 5.“The world finally began to understand the 2 key messages that I tried to convey to it and conveyed to it during the 5 years of my presidency. First, don’t trust putin. He only understands force. That’s why we created the Normandy format. That’s why we already had the ...Truss says she’s ready to use nuclear arsenal if necessary
24.08.2022
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the UK Liz Truss said she would be ready to use nuclear arsenal if she was to become prime minister.Speaking with Times Radio host John Pienaar, who said it would make him feel “physically sick” if he was faced with the decision, Truss said that she would have no problem ordering the use of the UK’s nuclear arsenal if necessary.It is an important duty of the prime minister, she added.https://twitter.com/PoliticsJOE_UK/status/1562369238740115457Polish Foreign Ministry: It’s not putin’s war because russians are fighting it
23.08.2022
The russian-Ukrainian war is not putin’s war because putin is not fighting this war, the russians are, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Piotr Wawrzyk, was cited as saying by polskieradio.pl.“If their families fail to understand this, if their relatives cannot understand what’s happening in Ukraine, I think they should also bear responsibility. Because had putin not enjoyed public support, he probably would not have waged this war. Despite everything, he is sensitive to how russians perceive his policies,” Wawrzyk ...Around 5,000 cases of human rights violations recorded during Crimea’s occupation, they will be considered by tribunal – CRTC
23.08.2022
About 5,000 human rights violations have been recorded in Crimea during the occupation, the Crimean Tatar Resource Center said in a statement.“Being aware that the reintegration of Crimea will take place in the context of the all-Ukrainian post-war reconstruction and recovery, we understand that those crimes against humanity, massive and gross violations of human rights that took place on the peninsula during the occupation will be considered by the international tribunal and other international bodies,” the CTRC manager Liudmyla Korotkykh ...
