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Russian aggressors have already killed 362 children in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started. According to Ukrinform, the Prosecutor General's Office posted this on Telegram. "As of the morning of August 19, 2022, more than 1,078 children in Ukraine have been affected as a result of the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. According to official information from juvenile prosecutors, 362 children were killed and over 716 injured," the report said. These numbers are not final as efforts are ongoing to establish the casualties in the areas of active hostilities, in the temporarily occupied and liberated territories, the report…

Latvia and the United States "stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people and their democratically elected   Latvia is a NATO frontline state that shares borders with Russia and Belarus, so Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks had much to discuss when they met  in Riga, Latvia. While Russia's invasion of Ukraine dominated talks, the leaders also spoke about plans to implement decisions made at the Madrid NATO Summit in June and the bilateral relationship between the United States and Latvia. Spotlight: Support for Ukraine "I'm visiting at a critical time for Europe…

A total of 17 civilians have been killed in Russia’s late night and early morning missile strikes on the city of Kharkiv. Two more civilians were killed in Russia’s missile strike on the city of Krasnohrad. The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “During the day, rescuers were dismantling the houses destroyed. Unfortunately, seven more bodies of victims were recovered from under the rubble. Hence, as of now, seventeen civilians have been killed in Kharkiv, including a boy born in 2009. Forty-two civilians were injured,” Syniehubov wrote. A…

In Donetsk direction, the fighters of a special unit of the National Guard destroyed two enemy tanks. While performing a mission at the designated position, the National Guard members spotted a column of equipment consisting of several tanks and moving towards one of the localities. "As a result of quick and accurate work, the fighters managed to hit two tanks. After that, the Guard members passed on the information to the adjacent units for the further destruction of the remaining invaders' manpower and equipment," the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine posted on Telegram. As reported, the Armed Forces of…

Special agents with the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine destroyed a Russian electronic warfare station using an unmanned aerial vehicle. That’s according to the agency’s press service, Ukrinform reports. "The special unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine works to locate the enemy 24/7, operating behind their backs. This time, the enemy's electronic warfare station caught the eye of our spec-ops troops. Despite it being active, Ukrainian soldiers managed to fly the drone directly over it to deliver fatal blows to the said station," the statement reads. Read also:…

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the presence of Russian troops at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) poses significant threats to the world and called for the demilitarization of the plant and the admission of IAEA specialists to it. According to Ukrinform, he said this at a joint press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. "The seizure of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant by Russian forces poses a serious threat to the safety and security of these facilities, raises the risk of a nuclear accident or incident, and endangers the population of Ukraine, of neighboring countries and…

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have destroyed a Russian military base in the temporarily captured city of Nova Kakhovka, Kherson region, killing more than ten invaders. According to Ukrinform, the Strategic Communications Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Telegram and published a corresponding video. "According to preliminary information, this is a video confirmation of a successful 'smoking in an unspecified place,' which is located in Nova Kakhovka. It has also been established that 10 to 15 occupiers have left the chat room forever and approximately the same number are preparing to leave," the report said, Enemy casualties…

Russian forces have blocked the exit from the temporarily occupied city of Melitopol  because of partisans activities-  a morning explosion near the city's commandant's office. Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov said this during a nationwide news telethon, Ukrinform reports. "The enemy has blocked the exit from the city, and is carrying out total filtration at the entrance. They even undress men," the mayor said. Fedorov also added that on Tuesday, August 16, the invaders' television broadcasting had stopped due to explosions. Currently, residents of Melitopol have only one option to receive Ukrainian news - via VPN. Earlier reports said that early…

The enemy launched a missile attack on the military airfield in Zhytomyr region with two X-59 guided missiles, apparently from Su-34 fighter-bombers. The Air Command Center said in a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports. "In the afternoon on August 16, the Russians deployed aircraft from the territory of Belarus and, attempting to disguise the aviation activity as training flights, launched a missile strike with two X-59 guided missiles, apparently from Su-34 fighter-bombers," the report says. The strike damaged the runway and several pieces of motor vehicle equipment. The personnel was in bomb shelter, so they were not injured, the command noted.…

Ukraine must be ready for missile strikes from Belarusian territory as the Russians amass weapons there. "We constantly observe the movement of [Russian] troops in the territory of Belarus, as well as the transportation of ammunition, Iskander and other types of missiles. This happens all the time. If an Il-76 flies from the Russian Federation to the territory of Belarus, then it is clear that it delivers weapons," Yuriy Ihnat, Spokesperson for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said during a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine–Ukrinform. There are intelligence data indicating that the enemy amasses…