It opens on 1 71st day of war in Ukraine , with news of Russian forces killing five civilians and injuring 35 others in bombing in the Donetsk region, east of the country.
Ukrainian forces have meanwhile repelled a Russian offensive towards Zaporizhzhia and Novopavlivka : this was announced by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. "In the directions of Novopavlivka and Zaporizhzhia, the enemy used cannons, artillery and tanks to bomb Ukrainian positions" in several areas - including those of Volodymyrivka, Pavlivka and Prechystivka - and launched an air attack on the Novosilka area ", the report reads.
And while the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres , announced the appointment of Sudanese Amir Mahmoud Abdulla as UN coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative , Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has launched an appeal to Countries participating in the Contact Group for the Defense of Ukraine (known as the “Ramstein format”) to send experts to Ukraine in order to punish Russian war criminals. Just in the night, the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken , expressed concern about the humanitarian situation in eastern Ukraine, under Russian occupation. "Moscow has a duty to respect prisoners of war ," he specified.
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Kiev, new Russian bombs on the city of Kharkiv, no casualties
Russian forces hit the Kyiv district of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Mayor Ihor Terekhov said this on Telegram, quoted by the news agency Ukrinform. "Bombing of the Kyiv district. According to preliminary data, no one was injured and there were no casualties. There is no news of the destruction of any structure," he added, warning fellow citizens not to ignore the anti-aircraft alarms. As reported by Ukrinform, Russian forces attacked Kharkiv twice in the night between 12 and 13 August, in the districts of Slobidskyi and Nemyshlianskyi.
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Ukraine: Adm checks on Ravenna ship, cargo is normal
The load of the cargo ship Rojen from Ukraine with about 15 thousand tons of corn seeds destined for feed for livestock was found to be normal. This is the result of the security checks carried out this morning by the specialized anti-fraud and chemical departments of the Excise, Customs and Monopolies Agency. "The Agency - declares Marcello Minenna, Dg Adm - confirms its strategic role in the security of the country, also in the food sector, thanks to the meticulous and careful work of a group of highly specialized men and women".
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Ukraine: 2 ships with cereals leave for Turkey
Two ships loaded with sunflower seeds and corn left Ukraine today for Turkey, the Turkish Defense Ministry said, according to international media. The Barbadian-flagged Fulmar ship, carrying 12,000 tons of corn, has left the port of Chornomorsk for Iskenderun. The other ship, the Thoe, flying the flag of the Marshall Islands, left the same port with 3,000 tons of sunflower seeds, bound for Tekirdag in northwestern Turkey.
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Moscow, aid to the West will not stop the "special operation"
The massive military aid from the West to the government in Kiev, worth billions of dollars, will not hinder Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine: the director of the North America department of the Russian foreign ministry told Tass. Alexander Darchiev. "It is impossible to notice another aspect that Washington seems to ignore. The multi-billion dollar injections of military aid for Ukraine do not have a substantial impact on the pace of our special operation. Its objectives and tasks will be realized," the diplomat said.
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Gb: "Ukrainians put 2 bridges out of use for Russian refueling"
The two main bridges over the Dnipro River, used by the Russians to supply their troops occupying the Kherson region, "are now probably out of order" due to the Ukrainian bombing, which would have been able to interrupt the main connecting routes between the troops occupants in southern Ukraine. This was stated by British military intelligence in its daily bulletin.
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Kiev, 43,400 Russian soldiers killed since the beginning of the war
Some 43,400 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since the invasion began, according to the Kiev army. In its update on the losses suffered by Moscow so far, the Ukrainian army indicates that 233 fighters, 193 helicopters and 779 drones have also been shot down. The Kyiv Independent reports it. In addition, the Kiev forces claim to have destroyed 1,856 Russian tanks, 978 artillery systems, 4,115 armored personnel carriers and 15 ships.
(Unioneonline)
