War

Over the past day, the enemy army fired 90 times at 26 towns and villages in the Zaporizhzhya region. Six aircraft bombs were dropped on Orikhiv. Yuriy Malashko, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "71 artillery strikes hit Huliaypole, Zaliznychne, Malynivka, Levadne, Novodarivka, Kamianske, Stepove and other frontline settlements," he wrote. Orikhiv suffered six air strikes, Chervone, Robotyne, Stepnohirsk, Lukyanivske and Novodarivka were hit by 10 attacks from multiple rocket launchers, Malynivka and Pyatikhatky were attacked three times from UAVs. Read also: Ukrainian Defense Forces make progress towards Novodanylivka, Novoprokopivka in Zaporizhzhia…

Ukrainians attack Russia on the latter’s territory using Ukrainian-made weapons and have a full moral right to do so. That’s according to U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, who spoke at a press conference in Kyiv, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. The press conference was held in a bomb shelter amid an air raid alert. "Ukraine is attacking the territory of Russia with Ukrainian weapons. And after I was in Bucha, where Russians were killing women in children with their hands tied, shooting them in the head. I think the Ukrainians have a moral right to do what they are doing,” Senator Blumenthal…

Following the collapse of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Russia has been attacking the region's core grain export infrastructure, putting global food security at risk. There is no doubt that the Russian Federation never sought to provide a solution to the issue – one of the direct consequences of this war. French President Emmanuel Macron said this at the third International Summit of the Crimea Platform, speaking via video conference, Ukrinform reports. "The consequences of Russian aggression in Ukraine are also directly felt by the most vulnerable populations in Ukraine, Europe, and around the world. Since the collapse of the…

Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko believes that elections in Ukraine should be discussed after the war is over. He said this in an interview with Censor.net, answering the question about holding elections during the war, Ukrinform reported. "In my opinion, it will be very difficult to hold elections in the country under such conditions. Indeed, there is martial law, there is war. When we end the war, then we will talk about elections," Klymenko said. Read also: Zelensky, Nausėda discuss Ukraine’s military needs, situation on battlefield As reported, the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, recently stated that the Constitution…

Air Defense Forces shot down two enemy UAVs of the Shahed type over the Sumy region. The Sumy Regional Air Defense Command reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "Air Defense Forces shot down two enemy Shahed UAVs over the Sumy region. We thank our defenders of the sky!" the message says. At the same time, the air raid alert in the region continues, and people are asked to stay in shelters. Read also: Enemy drone hits school in Romny, Sumy region Earlier there were reports of explosions in the Sumy region, and Air Defense was operating. At 12:30 a.m.,…

As a result of the latest attacks on Soltsy, Novgorod region, and Shaykivka, Kaluga region, both involving unmanned aerial vehicles, a strategic bomber was destroyed and four more were damaged. The report was confirmed to Ukrinform by sources in Ukraine’s Security and Defense Forces. "We confirm this report," the interlocutors told the agency. As reported earlier, British intelligence suggests that the UAV attack on the Soltsy military airfield in Russia’s Novgorod region, where the Tu-22M3 was destroyed, could have been carried out from Russian soil. Read also: Ukraine’s military airfields have developed defense infrastructure, Air Force commander says Russia has…

In the area of the Kerch Strait close to the illegally built bridge connecting occupied Crimea with Russia’s Krasnodar region, the invaders have launched preparations for the sinking of the second ferry. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry (GUR), as seen by Ukrinform. The GUR says in order to create a protective obstacle in front of the bridge, the Russians intend to sink at least six ferries and install boom barriers between them. "In this way, the enemy seeks to protect the Kerch Strait Bridge from further damage," the intelligence noted. Read also: Sea…

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has rejected the possibility of signing a peace agreement with Moscow in exchange for giving up part of Ukrainian territory. This was reported by El Diario, according to Ukrinform. Kuleba praised the support Ukraine has received in the fight against Russian aggression. Therefore, he said, the terms of peace for Ukraine cannot resemble the Moscow Peace Treaty signed in 1940 with Finland. "We are not going to sign an agreement similar to the one signed by Finland," Kuleba said. Kuleba added that having survived a full-scale invasion, won various battles and gained support, Ukraine "has…

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has amended the Procedure for granting and revoking the status of a combatant, reducing the number of required documents to one certificate. Taras Melnychuk, the permanent representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada, said this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "Amendments have been made to the Procedure for granting and depriving persons who defended the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and took direct part in the anti-terrorist operation, ensuring its conduct or in the implementation of measures to ensure national security and defense, repulsion and deterrence of the armed…

Mass events were banned in the Kropyvnytskyi region on August 23 and 24. Andriy Raykovych, the head of the Kropyvnytskyi Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "This is the second year of full-scale Russian aggression. There is no limit to the enemy's cunning. And the tragedy in the center of Chernihiv is another evidence of the type of terrorist Ukraine is fighting with. An order has been issued to ban peaceful gatherings, rallies, marches and demonstrations, and other mass events in the region on August 23 and 24, 2023," the statement said. Read also: Enemy Shahed…