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Since August start, Russia kills 48 people in Ukraine, including two children – UN

Since August start, Russia kills 48 people in Ukraine, including two children – UN

The UN confirmed that 48 civilians had been killed and another 210 had been injured as a result of Russian aggression in Ukraine between August 1 and 13. This is reported by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ukrinform saw. Among the 48 dead are 23 men, 21 women, two children – a boy and a girl, as well as two adults, whose gender is yet to be determined. Of the 210 wounded there are 97 men, 57 women, six boys, and a girl. The gender of two children and 47 adults is yet to be…
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Russian army injures 1,098 children in Ukraine – PGO

Russian army injures 1,098 children in Ukraine – PGO

Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale armed invasion of Ukraine, 502 children have been killed and 1,098 injured in the country. “More than 1,600 children in Ukraine have suffered from the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation. As of the morning of August 15, 2023, according to the official information provided by juvenile prosecutors, 502 children were killed and more than 1,098 received injuries of various degrees of severity,” the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram. It is noted that these figures are not final, as work is underway in the areas of active hostilities, in the temporarily…
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British intelligence reports how Kadyrov proves his loyalty to Putin

British intelligence reports how Kadyrov proves his loyalty to Putin

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, is actively promoting the role of his units in the war in Ukraine to improve his reputation as a Putin loyalist. This was reported by the British Ministry of Defense on social network X (Twitter), citing intelligence data, according to Ukrinform. It is noted that on 10 August 2023, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov acknowledged the efforts of the Chechen Vostok Akhmat Battalion in the heavily contested Orhikiv sector in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Kadyrov's comments highlighted the continuing role of one of the premier Chechen units in this key area. Vostok officially comes under the command…
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President visits center where defenders from Bakhmut sector undergoing treatment

President visits center where defenders from Bakhmut sector undergoing treatment

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, as part of his working trip to Donetsk region, visited a frontline center where the wounded and injured Ukrainian soldiers from the Bakhmut sector are undergoing treatment. According to the President’s Office, the Head of State inspected the premises and equipment of the center, talked to the wounded warriors and medics. The command of the stabilization point told the President about their current needs, including armored evacuation vehicles. Volodymyr Zelensky awarded a wounded soldier of the 3rd separate assault brigade and two tactical medics of the 22nd separate mechanized brigade. Read also: Zelensky visits brigades…
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AFU struck Russian command post near Mariupol

AFU struck Russian command post near Mariupol

Today, Ukrainian defenders struck a command post of the Russian invaders near Mariupol. The Strategic Communications (StratCom) Directorate of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "Today, around 11:00 a.m., the Defense Forces of Ukraine inflicted damage on the command post of the Russian Federation’s troops stationed in the Khvylia sanatorium in the village of Yuryivka near  temporarily occupied Mariupol," the report says. Earlier, an adviser to the Mariupol mayor, Petro Andriushchenko, reported that more than 100 Russian soldiers were injured in a barrack struck in the temporarily captured village of Yuryivka near Mariupol. Read…
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Massive attack on Odesa: Number of damaged buildings grows to 296

Massive attack on Odesa: Number of damaged buildings grows to 296

As a result of a Russian missile attack on Odesa on the night of August 14, the number of damaged houses has increased to 296. The Odesa City Council reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.  "As of 4:00 p.m., damage to 296 buildings was recorded in Odesa, 1,460 windows with a total area of about 2.5 thousand square meters were broken by the blast wave," the report says. As Ukrinform reported, the Russian forces attacked Odesa three times on the night of August 14, using 15 attack drones and eight Kalibr-type sea-based missiles. Seven educational institutions were destroyed, one…
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Border guards destroy enemy kamikaze drone near Avdiivka using electronic warfare devices

Border guards destroy enemy kamikaze drone near Avdiivka using electronic warfare devices

Near Avdiivka, in the Donetsk region, soldiers of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine destroyed a kamikaze drone that Russian invaders used to attack with a complex of electronic warfare. This was reported by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, according to Ukrinform. The enemy drone with an integrated warhead was launching an attack when it was detected by the operator in the control lane of a special technical complex. An electronic warfare specialist disrupted the drone's control channel, causing it to hover in the sky and turn into a stationary target that was successfully hit by border…
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