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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky discussed with UN Secretary-General António Guterres the issue of the release of Ukrainian military personnel and medics from Russian captivity, grain exports, Russia's nuclear blackmail at the Zaporizhzhia NPP and forced deportation of Ukrainians. The meeting took place at the Potocki Palace in Lviv, Ukrinform reports with reference to the president’s Telegram channel. “I had a meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres in Lviv. We agreed to continue the coordination of the grain initiative implementation. We also discussed the possible directions of its development, the issue of illegal and forced deportation of Ukrainians, the release...

43 ships have already passed through "grain corridor" - Turkish Ministry of Defense News Censor.NET War in Ukraine корабель Since August 1, 43 ships have passed through the "grain corridors": 25 of them left Ukrainian ports, 18 - entered. A total of 622 thousand tons of grain have been exported. This was reported by the Ministry of National Defense of Turkey, reports Censor.NЕТ with reference to Ukrinform. "Since August 1, 43 ships have departed, 25 of which have left Ukrainian ports. For shipment of grain 18 vessels entered Ukrainian ports. At present more than 622 thousand tons of grain have...

The Russian proposal came as an extremely unpleasant surprise to Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (right) In late July and early August, the Western Balkans were stirred up by two statements that made some wonder: Will a new war really start soon? First, Vladimir Djukanovic, one of the top functionaries of the party of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, announced the possibility of Serbia's "denazification" of the region, following Russia's failed attempt in Ukraine. A few days later, the Russian ambassador to Belgrade, Alexander Botan-Kharchenko, announced the possibility of creating a Russian military base in Serbia. Vucic quickly denied the statement of...

Ukraine has a sufficient exchange fund for the exchange of prisoners with the Russian Federation, - Gur News Censor.No the war in Ukraine Gur, prisoners, exchange Russia has little interest in some groups of prisoners of war who fought against Ukraine. As the censor reports.No with reference to the Telegram channel of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, this was announced by the representative of the Gur Andrey Yusov on the air of the national telethon, "We can state that the Russian Federation has a low interest in certain groups of its own representatives and...

As Censor.NET informs with reference to RIA News, this was announced by the head of the radiation, chemical, and biological defense forces of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Ihor Kyrylov. "We draw your attention to the fact that if the situation related to the shelling of the nuclear plant by Ukraine continues to deteriorate, the issue of withdrawing power units 5 and 6 to the "cold reserve" may be considered, which will lead to the shutdown of the Zaporizhzhia NPP," he emphasized. Also remind, that the Zaporizhzhia NPP in Enerhodar has been occupied by Russian troops since March 4....

The Danish government will consider imposing restrictions on tourist visas for citizens of Russia. This was announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom, Yeppe Kofod, reports Censor.NЕТ with reference to Suspilne. The official explained that if the EU does not agree on the issue of restrictions on visas for Russians, Denmark may revise the relevant rules at the national level. "If this cannot be achieved by a joint decision, from the Danish side we will consider imposing restrictions that will further reduce the number of Russian tourist visas," he said. Read more: Denmark supports visa ban for...

A Latvian-American businessman who made his money in Russia before becoming a critic of Putin has been found dead in the US, Russian media has claimed. Dan Rapoport, an investment banker, is said to have killed himself in Washington DC in recent days - with the former editor of Russian Tatler magazine claiming Tuesday that his dog was found in a nearby park with money and a suicide note. But widow Alena, a Ukrainian virologist, has denied he killed himself - saying 'there was no note, no suicide'. She claimed that an investigation has been launched into his death, but...

The first units of the state-of-the-art reconnaissance drones DJI Matrice 300 RTK have been assigned to Ukrainian soldiers. Field tests will be conducted in the near future. The first new drones have been provided to the 72nd Mechanized Brigade. Currently no additional information has been issued about the actual number of these drones used in the territory of Ukraine, in the ongoing battles against the invading Russian army. However, according to an earlier announcement, an agreement to purchase 78 units of Matrice 300 RTK has been signed with DJI, and the first units have arrived to the country in the...

The Russian invaders turned the temporarily occupied Mariupol into a continuous ghetto. The invaders banned teachers from leaving the city and began "visits" to their homes. This was announced by adviser to the mayor of Mariupol Pyotr Andryushchenko. "Strengthening the regime again. Now it concerns teachers," the report says. In particular, teachers were banned from leaving the city, because the loudly announced launches of most schools, lyceums and two universities failed due to the lack of teachers. In addition, the facts of "persuasion" of going to work because of beatings are becoming widespread. Separate patrols visit teachers ' homes and...

1- Explosions occurred in the occupied Crimea, an ammunition depot detonated: a railway was damaged. Video https://player.obozrevatel.com/video/files/videos/0/37/632/480p.mp4 2- https://player.obozrevatel.com/video/files/videos/0/37/621/480p.mp4 3- https://player.obozrevatel.com/video/files/videos/0/37/619/480p.mp4 Explosions in the village of Mayskoye in the occupied Crimea began around 6 a.m. on August 16. The epicenters of events were engulfed in fires, the Russian military fled from there in tanks. This was told by eyewitnesses, local residents who were evacuated to the village of Kondratyevo. In total, 27 people were taken out of dangerous places, including two children, Crimean media reported (to watch the video, scroll to the end of the news). "I live on Rosa...

Shoigu, after a "pause", announced sabotage at an ammunition depot in the Crimea The Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation said that the cause of the explosions on the morning of August 16 in the occupied Crimea was sabotage. This version was announced by the invaders only a few hours after the explosion. A new explanation of the "clap" was published by the press service of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation. The ministry claims that as a result of the explosions, damage was caused to power lines, power plants, residential buildings and a number of other...

On the eve of the explosions that occurred on August 16 in the Dzhankoy District of the occupied Crimea, the invaders significantly strengthened their air defense. However, this did not protect them from "cotton". The invaders also pulled a significant part of equipment and weapons near Dzhankoy, and at the time of the explosion at the Azovskaya railway station, they were unloading several dozen weapons and a significant amount of ammunition for them. This was reported in the Center for Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "If someone does not know, then in the area of Dzhankoy, the...

Putin has no questions about the money allocated for the army, also for the reason that in exchange for the stolen, Defense Ministry officials are ready to carry out any, the most “dirty”, order of the head of the Russian Federation. Sergei Shoigu and his entourage profit from the money allocated for the Russian army / Screenshot Sergei Shoigu and his entourage profit from the money allocated for the Russian army / Screenshot High-ranking officials with real estate abroad and fabulous incomes that are not declared – this is what the new investigation of Alexei Navalny’s team is all about....

There are dead and many wounded: the enemy committed new crimes in the Donetsk region. Map Russian invaders continue massive shelling of settlements in the Donetsk region. During the day, Krasnogorovka, Ugledar, Torets, Karlovka, Marinka, Bakhmut, Galitsinovka, Lastochkino, Velikaya Novoselka and other cities and villages were under enemy attacks. As a result of the Kremlin's aggression on August 13, at least 2 people were killed in the region. Another 10 were injured. This is reported by the head of the regional military administration Pavel Kirilenko (to view the map, scroll through the news to the end). According to him, two...

The civilized world should support Ukraine in the fight against the invaders, thereby stopping the "March of evil". At the same time, Poland must strengthen its own army and increase the state's defense capability. This was stated by the country's Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak during a performance at the festival in honor of the wedding of the Polish Army and the 102nd anniversary of the Battle of Warsaw. The celebration was dedicated to the turning point of the Battle of the Soviet-Polish war of 1919-1921, in which the Soviet army was defeated. Allies of the poles were military detachments of...

The British intelligence service said why the invaders "took up" the Sands The attack of the Russian invaders on the village of Peski, Donetsk region, is aimed at capturing the M04 highway. this road is the main approach to occupied Donetsk from the West. This is reported on the Twitter account of British intelligence. They noted that last week the priority of the Russian Federation was probably to reorient units to strengthen the south of Ukraine. "However, in the Donbas, Russian – backed forces – mostly militias of the self – proclaimed' DPR ' - continued to attempt an assault...

The Russian occupation forces intend to change the priority of the offensive in the north-east of the Donetsk region. In particular, the enemy army is intensifying attacks around the city of Seversk. The invaders chose a new tactic to distract attention from Ukraine's counteroffensive in the south of the country. This is stated in the analysis of the Institute for the study of war. Earlier, the invaders curtailed offensive operations east of Seversk and conducted limited ground attacks, which were accompanied by significant artillery attacks on nearby settlements. However since August 11 Russian war criminals have changed their tactics The...

Situation in Enerhodar is critical. Biggest aggravation is taking place in last 2-3 months, - Mayor Orlov News Censor.NET War in Ukraine енергодар The situation in Enerhodar is critical. Over the past few weeks, the Russian military has begun to behave more aggressively and defiantly. The Mayor of Enerhodar, Dmytro Orlov, said this in a comment to RBC-Ukraine, Censor.NET informs. According to Orlov, the occupiers are shelling the territory of the ZNPP industrial site, as well as the opposite bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir. Attacks on private houses were also recorded, as a result of which there were victims. "Under...

Rashists attacked four settlements of Zaporizhzhia region. There are dead and wounded. PHOTOS News Censor.NET War in Ukraine As a result of enemy shelling in the Zaporizhzhia region, residential buildings were crushed, power lines and transformers were damaged, cars, hangars, garages and warehouses at agricultural and private enterprises were destroyed. There are dead. Injured citizens were taken to medical facilities. As Censor.NET informs, this was reported in Zaporizhzhia RMA referring to the data of the National Police. Rashists attacked four settlements of Zaporizhzhia region. There are dead and wounded 01 Over the past day, the police documented 40 reports of...

Sweden has previously provided more than a hundred instructors to train the Ukrainian military. And now the country's Defense Minister Peter Gulqvist has not ruled out that it may join the production of weapons for the needs of Kiev. He stated this after the donors ' conference for our state in Copenhagen, which took place on August 11. During this meeting, three main areas of long-term support were identified, SVT reports. "It's not something I rule out, but it's too early to say right now. We are involved in all three dimensions of assistance to Ukraine in a positive way,...