Three civilians died and three others were injured following an attack by Russian forces in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine: the head of the regional military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, announced it on Telegram.
"On August 1, the Russians killed three civilians in the Donetsk region: two in Maryinka and one in Soledar. Three more people were injured," the message reads.
Russian forces also struck the Dnipropetrovsk (east) region of Ukraine in the night with Mlrs multiple rocket launchers and artillery. "The Russian army has targeted two districts, Synelnykove and Kryvyi Rih. The enemy hit Synelnykove with the Mlrs - the words of the head of the regional military administration, Valentyn Reznichenko -. In the Pokrovske community, some houses were damaged and cars were hit ”.
Meanwhile, the first cargo of corn left the port of Odessa in the direction of Lebanon , and made a stop in Istanbul for inspections. A possible turning point, also hailed by Westerners, in the hope that at least the food crisis caused by the conflict can be mitigated.
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The ship loaded with grain from Odessa has arrived in Istanbul
The ship loaded with cereals that left Odessa yesterday morning arrived in Istanbul and is anchored at the entrance to the Bosphorus on the Black Sea. This was announced by the Ankara Ministry of Defense. It is the first ship to export Ukrainian grain since the beginning of the conflict with Russia. After a joint inspection by delegates from Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and the UN scheduled for tomorrow morning, the ship plans to continue its voyage to Tripoli in Lebanon, its final destination.
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Born, from the Chamber ok to the ratification of the accession to Finland and Sweden
Green light for the Chamber of the Chamber to ratify the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) on the accession of the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden. The votes in favor were 398, nine against (the deputies of Alternativa), twenty abstentions. The ratification bill now goes to the Senate. Finland and Sweden had applied for NATO membership after Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Kiev: fifteen ships with Ukrainian grain ready to leave
Fifteen ships loaded with grain are technically ready to depart from Ukrainian ports and two more are nearing completion. This was stated on TV by the Deputy Minister of Agricultural Policy in Ukraine Taras Vysotskyi, quoted by Ukrinform.
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Stoltenberg hears Zelensky: "The more you help, the faster"
A phone call this morning between NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "Good conversation with President Zelensky on the priorities of military support. It is essential that NATO and the Allies provide even more assistance to Ukraine in an even faster time frame. The first shipment of grain since the invasion of Russia and the need to fully implement the agreement sponsored by the UN and our Turkish ally, "Stoltenberg wrote on Twitter.
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Polish President Duda: "Ukraine defends us"
"Today Ukraine defends Poland, Europe, and therefore also Germany. If the heroic Ukrainian resistance were not to stop Putin's imperial plans, Poland and the Baltic states would be directly threatened by further expansion of the sphere of Russian influence in Central Europe ". This was stated by the Polish president, Andrzej Duda, in an interview with the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Duda added that the Nord Stream gas pipeline remains his "great reproach to Germany", recalling that he often pointed out to former Chancellor Angela Merkel "that these pipelines would be harmful to Europe and deadly for us Poles", because they are "the key to Russian dominance on the European market".
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UN: at least 5,327 civilians died in the conflict
At least 5,327 civilians have died and 7,257 have been injured in Ukraine since the invasion of Russian troops, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said, noting that the "majority" of the deaths they were caused "by the use of explosive weapons". The Office of the UN High Commissioner believes that the actual figures are considerably higher "due to the fact that the reception of information from some locations where intense hostilities are taking place has been delayed and many reports are still awaiting confirmation".
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The grain ship waiting in the night in Istanbul
The “Razoni” ship, which left Odessa yesterday with a load of Ukrainian cereals, will arrive in Istanbul around midnight (11 pm in Italy). This was announced by the Turkish Ministry of Defense with a statement that the boat will subsequently be inspected by delegates from Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and the United Nations. Following the inspection, if no problems are found, the ship will continue its voyage, the final destination of which is Tripoli in Lebanon.
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Treason and collaboration with the Russians, Ukrainian authorities investigate
The Ukrainian authorities are investigating 752 cases of treason and collaboration with Russian forces: the security services (Sbu) of Kiev reported this. The largest number of cases are recorded in the Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. The Kyiv Independent reports it.
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Dnipropetrovsk region affected
Russian forces hit the Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk (east) with multiple Mlrs rocket launchers and artillery, the head of the regional military administration, Valentyn Reznichenko, reported on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.