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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.

Germany will continue supplying weapons to Ukraine as the German government is actively engaged in the process, discussing with Ukrainian partners their current needs for armaments. Ambassador of Germany to Ukraine, Anka Feldhusen, touched upon the issue in an interview with Ukrinform, commenting on the German contribution toward Ukraine's victory on the battlefield. "I think that my country was, is, and will be Ukraine’s most reliable partner. We have been helping in all sectors since 2014 except arms, but we are doing that now. Before the interview, I looked through the list of the weapons that we have already delivered…

France is very concerned about the serious threat to the security of Ukrainian nuclear facilities from the Russian Federation, emphasizing that Russian forces must immediately withdraw from the Zaporizhia NPP. That’s according to a statement issued by the French Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson on Twitter. "The Russian Federation must immediately pull its troops from the Zaporizhzhia NPP and return to Ukraine full control over the plant and all the country's nuclear facilities," the statement emphasized. At the same time, it is noted that Russia's control over Ukrainian nuclear facilities poses a threat to the Ukrainian people, as well as to the…

The Security Service of Ukraine has pressed criminal charges against Anzon Bisayev, who the investigation believes personally tortured a teenage resident of Bucha district near Kyiv during the region’s occupation at the onset of the Russian invasion. That’s according to the SBU press service, Ukrinform reports. "The perpetrator is Bisayev Anzor, commander of the Akhmat special purpose mobile unit (better known as OMON) of the Russian Guard, based in the Chechen Republic. This occupier was part of Kadyrov's closest entourage," the statement reads. As it was established, in early March, while deployed in Babyntsi, Bucha district, the invader together with…

Russian troops shelled four communities in Sumy region and one in Chernihiv region, according to the State Border Service of Ukraine. "Four communities in Sumy region and one community in Chernihiv region came under enemy fire. The enemy fired mortars, barrel and rocket artillery, 122-mm self-propelled guns, Grad MLRS,” the State Border Service wrote on Telegram. It is noted that the enemy launched about 200 attacks from the Russian settlements of Elizavetovka, Obod, Tyotkino, Popovo-Lezhachi and Kurkovichi. The State Border Guard Service emphasizes that private houses were damaged and a wheat field was burned down by the enemy shelling. As…

Russia burns the fields of grain in Ukraine, brings destruction, death and devastation. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the President's Office, wrote this on Twitter, publishing a video of Ukrainian grain fields burnt by the Russian invaders, Ukrinform reports. “Burnt fields in Ukraine. This is the face of the "Russian world": destruction, death and devastation. Russia's greatest desire is to see Europe that way. Dividing line between our world and hell is now in Ukraine and we will send the evil back to purgatory. Only exorcism weapons required,” he wrote. As reported, Russian shelling causes fires in…

The Netherlands will join the program to help train Ukrainian soldiers in the United Kingdom. Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov wrote on his Twitter account, Ukrinform reports. “The Netherlands has joined the UK-led program of training servicemembers of Ukraine’s Armed Forces. Dutch personnel will start their mission this August. The more well-trained fighters we have, the closer our victory,” he wrote. The defense minister thanked Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren for friendship and support. Read also: Additional M270 MLRS arrive in Ukraine from UK As Ukrinform reported, the first group of Ukrainian military personnel arrived in the UK in…

Ukraine returned the bodies of 522 fallen defenders who were on the lists of missing persons. Oleh Kotenko, the commissioner for people gone missing under special circumstances, said this on Ukrainian TV channels, Ukrinform reports. “There is an exact number of how many bodies of our defenders we have returned. We have already managed to return 522 bodies. We are taking them from different directions of Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kharkiv regions," said Kotenko. According to him, Ukraine is doing everything possible to return the bodies of all its fallen soldiers. However, the negotiations with the Russian Federation regarding the exchange…