War

Russian invaders have opened fire at the Zaporizhia Thermal Power Plant’s ash pits in an apparent attempt to raise clouds of radioactive dust. That’s according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. As noted, Russian troops are using a new method of creating the desired "picture" at the Zaporizhia TPP to manipulate public opinion and influence the international community. Recent mortar attacks on the suburbs of Enerhodar have a specific target: the ash dumps of the Zaporizhia TPP. "These are the sites where ash is stored, formed during the operation of thermal power…

If Russia increases the number of missile attacks on August 23-24, Ukraine's response will be strong. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated this a joint press conference with President of Poland Andrzej Duda in Kyiv, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "What will Ukraine do if they strike Kyiv? The same as now. For me, as for President, I am sure, as for every Ukrainian, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Donbas are all the same. All our Ukrainians live there. In Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia. The answer will be the same in these cities. If they attack us - they will receive a response, a strong response,"…

An Alley of Courage was opened on Constitution Square near the Verkhovna Rada building, on which the names of Ukraine's international friends and partners will be engraved. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky took part in the opening ceremony together with President of Poland Andrzej Duda, whose name was the first to appear on the Alley, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "Today I want to open the Alley of Courage in the presence of President of Poland Andrzej Duda. The name of President of Poland Andrzej Duda will always be on this alley. It is a symbol of courage, a symbol of…

  The Russian army fails to form new units due to a lack of people willing to go to war. According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR MO).   Thus, according to intelligence data, the formation of a tank battalion, which has been ongoing since the beginning of July, has actually been disrupted in Nizhny Novgorod region of the Russian Federation. It was established that out of the required 160 people, only about 30 signed contracts for military service. For greater motivation, regional senior officials promise to pay…

Due to partisans data, the Ukrainian military have destroyed an enemy ammunition depot near the village of Chornobaivka, Kherson Region. “The destruction of enemy ammunition in Chornobaivka has been confirmed officially,” Khlan wrote. Russians are trying to make more depots with fewer stocks accumulated, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine are reaching them everywhere, Khlan added. A reminder that explosions were heard near Kherson Region’s Chornobaivka on August 20, 2022. The Ukrainian military have destroyed an enemy ammunition depot near the village of Chornobaivka, Kherson Region.

  To stop resistant activities russian invaders have toughened filtration measures in Kherson region, the number of people abducted by the Russian military is increasing. "The number of Kherson region residents abducted by the Russian invaders has increased manifold. Volunteers who work in occupied territories, heads of apartment building co-owners associations who refuse to cooperate with the occupiers are at risk," Yuriy Sobolevskyi, First Deputy Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council, told Ukrinform. At the same time, if the invaders want to force, say, one of the spouses to cooperate, they can abduct both of them, he noted. According to…

Russian forces have struck the city of Voznesensk, located near the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). Fragments of a missile were found in the observation area of the station, so it is not ruled out that the missile could have been fired at the South Ukraine NPP. Ukraine's Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom said this in a Telegram post, Ukrinform reports. "The very fact of the shelling of the observation area of the South Ukraine nuclear power plant is another cynical act of Russian nuclear terrorism. After all, the fragments of an enemy missile that hit a house were…

Service members with the anti-aircraft missile regiment of Ukraine's Air Command Center destroyed two unmanned aerial vehicles of the Russian invaders during the latest air raid alert on Saturday, August 20. According to Ukrinform, the Air Command Center said this in a Facebook post. "Anti-aircraft fighters of the Air Command Center are repelling the enemy's attack in designated directions, controlling the Ukrainian sky every minute. At around 12:00, on the eastern borders, two more unmanned aerial vehicles of the occupiers were added to the pile of enemy scrap," the report said. Earlier reports said that early on August 20, the…

Fragments of one of the Kalibr missiles, shot down today over Dnipropetrovsk region, damaged several private houses in Pokrov. Mykola Lukashuk, the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, wrote this on Telegram and posted photos of missile fragments. "These are the fragments of Kalibr cruise missiles that were shot down over Dnipropetrovsk region today. Debris from one of the four missiles fell in Pokrov, damaging four private residential buildings," Lukashuk wrote. At the same time, he thanked the air defense forces for saving the region from a possible tragedy. As reported, on the morning of August 20, the air defense…

Kharkiv city is constantly under enemy shelling but it stands strong and fights. President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote this on Telegram and posted photos of destroyed infrastructure in Kharkiv city, Ukrinform reports. “Heroic Kharkiv. The occupiers carry out a constant and cynical shelling of the city. They terrorize civilians, destroy houses and infrastructure. But our Kharkiv, like all of Ukraine, knows how to defend itself. Wounded, tired, yet not defeated. It stands strong and fights. And it once again proves to the enemies that they cannot break or defeat our people and our cities,” Zelensky wrote. As reported, the number of…