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The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs invites the Vatican's representative in Lithuania for talks because of Pope Francis' statements during a teleconference with St. Petersburg, in which he praised the greatness of the Russian Empire. This was reported by Ukrinform citing the national broadcaster LRT. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited the Apostolic Nuncio for an interview in early September, when Archbishop Petar Rajič returns from vacation," said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Paulina Levickytė. As reported, the Pope, in a speech to Russian Catholic youth on August 25, urged them not to abandon their imperialist heritage. Read also: Yermak notes constructive…

During the recent battle between Ukrainian gunboats and a Russian attack plane off the coast of Snake Island in the Black Sea, none of the watercraft sustained damage. This was reported by Viktor Torkotiuk, Commander of Artan, a special unit with the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, who spoke in an interview with Ukrainian Pravda, Ukrinform reports. "This is one of our extreme operations, which we ran in the Black Sea and on the territory of Ukraine within the borders as of 1991. Of course, I won't reveal the details of the operation, but I will say…

Romania and the Netherlands have signed a letter of intent to establish a base for training of F-16 pilots and related maintenance of these aircraft at one of the training centers in Romania, which will be a contribution of these countries to strengthening Ukraine's air defense. Kajsa Ollongren, the head of the Dutch military department, said this in Toledo before an informal meeting of EU defense ministers, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. The Dutch Defense Minister said that today, during the informal Defense Ministerial, they will start with Ukraine. It is extremely important for the Netherlands to continue to demonstrate their…

More than 20,000 Ukrainian warriors have already completed training in the United Kingdom. The relevant statement was made by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. According to the General Staff, each Ukrainian recruit received all the necessary and useful ammunition and physical support before training. Ukrainian soldiers are given everything they need during training and in combat. This includes not only summer and winter uniform and footwear, bulletproof vests and helmets, but also tactical glasses and gloves, first aid kits, sleeping bags and pads, as well as comfortable and durable backpacks…

In the seaport of Mariupol, captured by the Russian army, the invaders are loading another batch of stolen Ukrainian grain onto a ship. Petro Andriushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, reported this on Telegram and posted a video, Ukrinform reported. "They are stealing again. The grain. Another ship. But there is a nuance. The Russians eventually repaired the conveyor belt for loading. This greatly simplifies and speeds up the loading of grain," Andriushchenko wrote. Read also: Invaders have taken more than 1,000 children from Mariupol to Russia – human rights defender He noted that now it is quite…

The Russian troops struck the village of Nevske in Luhansk region, which was liberated last autumn. A man was injured. "The enemy opened fire from tanks, cannon and rocket artillery, and mortars on our area of responsibility. Twenty-two explosions of various intensity were recorded directly in Nevske. A house was hit. A man of pre-retirement age was injured. He was given the necessary help on the spot," Artem Lysohor, the Head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. He added that, despite the constant danger, humanitarian aid continues to be regularly delivered to the settlement.

Russian courts try about 100 soldiers every week for refusing to fight in Ukraine, which indicates the poor morale of the Russian army. The British Ministry of Defense reports this on social network X (Twitter), citing intelligence data, according to Ukrinform. “Russia was convicting close to 100 soldiers a week for refusing to fight. If this trend continues, there will be approximately 5,200 convictions a year for refusing to fight”, the report says. Also noted that the high rate of convictions demonstrates the poor state of morale in the Russian Army and the reluctance of some elements to fight. Refusal…

Air defense forces destroyed all 28 Russian cruise missiles and 15 out of 16 combat drones last night. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny posted this on Telegram. According to Zaluzhny, the enemy attacked the territory of Ukraine with cruise missiles and combat UAVs. A total of 44 enemy air targets were recorded: Twenty-eight Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 air-launched missiles were fired from 11 Tu-95ms strategic aircraft from the Caspian Sea and Engels area; Sixteen Shahed-136/131 combat drones – from the southern and northern directions (Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Kursk). The air defense forces and means of the Air Force of the Armed…

The Russian side returned only 5-7% of Ukrainian requests for information regarding Ukrainian servicemen who had gone missing in action. That’s according to Dmytro Lubinets, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. According to the official, a meeting was held at the Commissioner’s Office with the families of the captured defenders from Military Unit A2167. The office was represented by Yuriy Kovbasa, chief of the Department for Rights Monitoring in the Defense Sector and the Rights of Veterans and Servicemen, Prisoners of War and Their Family Members. One of the urgent issues was related…