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Ukraine's Armed Forces have launched another strike on the Antonivka Bridge in the Kherson region. Nataliia Humeniuk, head of the joint coordination press center of the Southern Defense Forces, reported this during a nationwide telethon, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. "The Antonivka Bridge was struck again in order to secure its status as impassable," Humeniuk said. She added that the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to keep transport and logistics routes in the temporarily occupied areas "under fire control." According to Humeniuk, at the moment, on the right bank of the Dnipro River near Kherson, the passage of heavy equipment and…

On August 13-14, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed two Russian Ka-52 helicopters. "The units of the anti-aircraft missile forces of the Khortytsia operational-strategic group perform their duties diligently even on weekends. As a result, two Ka-52 fire support helicopters were destroyed on Saturday and Sunday," the Joint Forces Task Force posted on Facebook. As reported, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 43,550 Russian invaders from February 24 to August 14. ol

Over the past day, the strike aircraft of the Air Force launched up to ten group strikes and destroyed about fifteen Russian armored vehicles and dozens of invaders. "On August 13, in several operational directions, the strike aircraft of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched up to ten group airstrikes on the positions of the occupying forces," the press service of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Telegram. Under the cover of fighter aircraft, Su-25 attack aircraft and Su-24m bombers struck platoon and company strongholds, tank columns on the march, positions…

The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the ground routes which, if not restored, will prevent the Russian Federation from supporting its troops with fuel, ammunition and heavy equipment, in particular, in Kherson region. “Russian forces cannot support mechanized operations at scale without a reliable GLOC.  Bringing ammunition, fuel, and heavy equipment sufficient for offensive or even large-scale defensive operations across pontoon ferries or by air is impractical if not impossible,” reads the report of the US Institute for the Study of War. It is noted that if Ukrainian forces have disrupted all three bridges and can prevent the Russians from…

In the evening of August 13, 2022, Russian troops struck the port infrastructure of Mykolaiv with three Uragan multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) rockets. No casualties were reported. The relevant statement was made by Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Head Vitalii Kim on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “According to the data from the South Operational Command, in the evening of August 13, 2022, three Uragan MLRS rockets hit the port infrastructure of Mykolaiv. No casualties,” Kim wrote. In addition, around 08:00 p.m., August 13, 2022, the city of Mykolaiv came under enemy fire. Russian troops struck the residential areas and…

Since February 24, Ukrainian law enforcers have registered 41,412 criminal cases related to the full-scale invasion by Russia. The Prosecutor General's Office reported the update on Telegram, Ukrinform saw. A total of 28,231 crimes of aggression and war crimes have been registered. Of them: 27,143 – into violation of the laws and customs of war, 73 – into planning, preparation, initiation, and waging of a war of aggression, 28 – into propaganda of war, and 987 other crimes. In addition, Ukrainian law enforcement registered 13,181 crimes against national security, of which: 9,099 are related to encroachment on the territorial integrity…

It is necessary to convince the United Nations to send its mission to the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant, while the member states should determine who is ready to deploy forces to stabilize the situation and make Russia pull its military from the nuclear facility. That’s according to James Bezan, Member of the Canadian House of Commons, who spoke with Guildhall, Ukrinform reports. “I’m not surprised to again see them threatening to bomb the Zaporizhia nuclear plant, they did it in Chornobyl at the beginning of the war. They don’t care about the humanitarian disaster they are about to create by…

President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that Russian terror is primarily aimed at breaking the internal strength of Ukrainians. “Russian terror is primarily aimed at breaking our internal strength. They can't do anything to us on the battlefield. Our defenders are very strong. You and I should be just as strong,” the Head of State posted on Telegram. The President published photos of Ukrainian service members and residential buildings destroyed in Russian strikes. On February 24, the Russian Federation launched a new stage of the war against Ukraine – a full-scale offensive. The Russian troops shell and destroy key infrastructure facilities, massively…

Finland will take part in the reconstruction of the Chernihiv region. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said this in a Telegram post following a video call with Finnish Ambassador to Ukraine Paivi Laine, Ukrinform reports. "We agreed on the specifics, in particular, Finland's participation in the reconstruction of the Chernihiv region. [...] Finland sincerely wants to help the Chernihiv region. The government and private companies are working on this. We are ready to provide our partners with all the necessary information on objects that need to be rebuilt. First of all, these are…

The "Children of War" state portal says a total of 203 children have been reported missing since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as of August 12, 2022. The press service of the Ombudsman's Office delivered the update on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. "203 children have gone missing, 6,482 have been deported, 4,441 have been found, and 50 have been returned," the statement elaborates. Read also: 13-year-old girl injured in Russian attack on Mykolaiv As reported earlier, the Prosecutor General’s Office said 706 children had been wounded across Ukraine as a result of Russia's armed aggression.