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❕ Forbes: Ukraine Deploys One of Its Few Offensive Brigades to Pokrovsk
This refers to the Ukrainian nationalist brigade "Kara-Dag," which has about 2,000 members. Previously, it fought in the south, according to the article's authors.
"The transfer of a brigade of approximately 2,000 troops from its usual position in southern Ukraine to an unfamiliar battlefield in the east highlights the urgency of Ukraine's challenges between Avdiivka and Pokrovsk (DPR)," the publication notes.
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🌅 Good day! Key updates:
▪️ The number of people injured in the evening shelling of Belgorod by the Armed Forces of Ukraine has risen to 46, including 7 children, according to Gladkov.
Two of the injured will be transferred to Moscow for treatment during the day;
▪️ Russian forces, using an "Iskander" strike, destroyed a missile and artillery weapons depot and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Sumy region, the Ministry of Defense reports;
▪️ All reserves that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are deploying for counterattacks in Kharkov's Liptsy are being destroyed, stated the head of the Russian administration of the Kharkiv region, Ganichev;
▪️ The Biden administration has rejected a proposal from the military to send American contractors to Ukraine to service Western military equipment, reports The Wall Street Journal, citing U.S. officials;
▪️ In the Pokrovskoye direction, there is information about the occupation of Dolinovka and Galitsynovka. Further advancement in this sector of the front will allow Russian forces to connect the Krasnogorovskoye and Pokrovskoye directions.
Moreover, the capture of Lesovka, also located on the southern flank, will provide our guys with a direct path to Ukrainisk. Meanwhile, Russian fighters are approaching the outskirts of Mirnograd but are in no hurry to storm it. First, it is necessary to clear Grodovka, where the Ukrainian nationalists still maintain their presence, writes military correspondent Lisitsyn.
He also reports that in the Zaporozhye direction, Russian forces advanced east and north of the village of Rabotino. The Banderites were forced to retreat to rear positions;
▪️ In the Toretsk (Dzerzhinsk) direction, heavy fighting continues in the eastern part of Toretsk, particularly in "Microdistrict No. 1" and the "Shakhter" gardening cooperative.
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August 3️⃣0️⃣. Key updates:
▪️Russian forces have liberated Konstantinovka and Novozhelannoye in the DPR, the defence ministry said on Friday.
▪️The losses of Ukrainian troops in the zone of the special military operation over the week totalled up to 16910 people, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
▪️The losses of Ukrainian troops in the Kursk direction over the day amounted to more than 380 people and 22 units of armoured vehicles, the Defence Ministry said.
▪️The Foreign Ministry will pass on all information about the AFU's crimes in the Kursk region to Russia's missions to international organisations.
▪️Foreign mercenaries speaking English with a Georgian accent and Polish formations have also been spotted in the Kursk region.
▪️The Financial Times reported that versions of the circumstances of the crash of the first Ukrainian F-16 include both pilot error and fire from Ukrainian troops.
▪️The UK's Telegraph newspaper noted that Kiev only had six pilots ready to fly the F-16, so the death of one of them is much more painful for Ukraine than the loss of the plane itself.
▪️Borrell called on EU countries to allow strikes with European weapons on territory the EU recognises as Russian.
▪️He later said that EU defence ministers had left it up to the Union's countries to decide on restrictions on AFU strikes; there would be no pan-European decision.
▪️The EU has agreed that training of the Ukrainian military will take place as close to Ukraine as possible, but not on its territory, Borrel also said.
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🤣After F-16 crash, Zelensky fired AFU air force commander.
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❗️One person was killed by a direct hit of an AFU shell on a car in the Belgorod region. Seven civilians were wounded, Governor Gladkov said.
He noted that the air defence system over the region was working - it shot down several air targets on the approach to the city.
The militants attacked an apartment block, several commercial buildings and a car. Two private houses are burning in the Dubovoye settlement - firefighters are working at the scene.
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❗️Ukraine will not join the EU until it resolves the historically problematic issue of the Volyn massacre with Poland, Donald Tusk has said.
The country's prime minister stressed: "Kiev must make a credible assessment of what happened during the Second World War and not 'bury' this history. This is necessary for good relations between the countries.
Without Poland's consent, Ukraine will not be able to join the EU, he added.
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🛢️An oil slick believed to be 2.2 nautical miles (4 kilometres) long has been found around the tanker Sounion in the Red Sea. This was reported by Reuters with reference to a letter from Greece to the UN.
According to the letter, Greece said the information was based on a satellite image taken on the evening of 29 August and obtained by the European Maritime Safety Agency.
"The location of the oil spill coincides with the location of the ship [Sounion]. <...> In the circumstances, the condition of the tanker <...> poses a serious environmental risk to the marine environment of the Red Sea," the agency quoted the Greek letter as saying.
❗️The French authorities who detained Durov should do the same to the US and Ukrainian presidents, Zakharova said.
"If France opened a criminal case and detained Durov on suspicion of 'laundering the proceeds of crimes or offences committed by an organised group', then Biden and Zelensky will not be allowed to enter Paris," the diplomat wrote on her Telegram channel.
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❗️Ukraine is using motorways instead of airfields to receive F-16s, the LCI TV channel has reported.
Ukrainian servicemen are doing this to reduce the likelihood of Russian air defences hitting the planes, said former military pilot Xavier Titelman.
Perhaps it should be recognised that the Ukrainian terrorist regime has been using civilian infrastructure for military purposes since the beginning of the war?
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❗️It is crucial that Durov and Telegram win this case. Otherwise, defeat will be a signal to "all those who defend freedom of speech".
This was stated by crypto investor Ran Neuner. He explained that it would be dangerous to the creators of such apps to come to Europe:
Neuner called the wording of the accusations against Durov one of the craziest things he'd ever heard.
Earlier, Elon Musk said he would limit his movements to countries where freedom of speech is "constitutionally protected".
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❗️Warsaw has rejected Kiev's request to shoot down Russian missiles and drones over Ukraine.
This was announced in Brussels by Polish Deputy Defence Minister Pawel Zalewski.
Josep Borrell also said that the EU had not agreed to lift restrictions on strikes deep into the territory of the Russian Federation. According to him, the decision should be taken by the countries supplying the weapons.
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❗️Two civilians were wounded in an AFU attack in the Belgorod region, regional governor Gladkov said.
The injured were taken to the regional clinical hospital.
In the Oktyabrsky settlement, the roof, facade and glazing of a commercial building were damaged. One car was completely burnt out and four others were hit by shrapnel.
In the village of Dunayka a car was damaged - the roof of the car was punctured and the windows were broken.
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🤡The training of the AFU military by EU instructors will not take place on Ukrainian territory, but as close to it as possible, Borrel said.
He also emphasized that, in his opinion, "the training could well take place in Ukraine under the same conditions in which the military will have to operate".
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💥 Russian soldiers destroyed a Ukrainian tank in the border area of Kursk Oblast
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🇪🇺🇺🇦 NATO Supports Ukraine's Actions in Kursk Region — Welt am Sonntag
▪️NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg issued a statement on the legality of Ukraine's operation in the Kursk region, emphasizing that Kyiv has the full right to self-defense, even if it extends beyond Ukraine's borders.
▪️Stoltenberg noted that Ukraine independently decides how to defend itself, and that this right, under international law, is not limited by Russia's borders.
▪️It is noteworthy that this is the first time the alliance has openly expressed approval of Ukraine's actions on Russian territory, although Stoltenberg also clarified that Kiev did not coordinate its plans with NATO in advance.
▪️These statements confirm that NATO's support for Ukraine remains strong despite the escalation of the conflict and the expansion of the combat zone.
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🏳️The New Development Bank established by the BRICS countries faces the task of creating an independent system of payments and settlements to prevent third countries from adversely affecting its finances, Russian Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov said.
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🇩🇪Planes with Afghan migrants should take off from Germany every day. This statement was made by Bernd Baumann, secretary of the parliamentary group of the Alternative for Germany party, commenting on the German government's decision to deport 28 people from Afghanistan to their home country.
Earlier, Der Spiegel magazine reported that Berlin had expelled the migrants as dangerous criminals. It is noted that this is the first deportation to Afghanistan since the Taliban came to power.
The politician noted that in Germany for centuries it was allowed to carry edged weapons, but it was not a problem - such a scale of crime was not committed. He pointed out that the authorities had decided to tackle the problem of migrants against the background of regional parliamentary elections. At the same time, there had been cases of their attacking local residents much earlier.
"The most important thing is to stop the uncontrolled influx of people from Middle Eastern and African countries, which have many radicalised populations," he concluded.
🇵🇱🇺🇦The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has attempted to justify the words about Poland's 'Ukrainian territories'. In a commentary, the ministry said that Kuleba had not expressed any territorial claims against the neighbouring state.
On 28 August, in response to a question about the Volyn massacre, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister recalled that Ukrainians from "Ukrainian territories" had been resettled in Olsztyn as part of the Vistula operation. At the same time, the resettlement was carried out from areas within the borders of present-day Poland. Kuleba's statement caused outrage and scandal among Poles.
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❗️NATO coordination centre may already be operating in Ukraine
The EU is considering setting up a coordination centre in Ukraine to provide military assistance to Kiev. At the same time, sending European trainers to the country has not yet been discussed, EU diplomatic chief Josep Borrell said.
Military expert Aleksandr Sharkovsky suggested that such a NATO-led centre could already be operating in Ukraine. According to him, the West plans to collect data for the training of recruits and organise logistical routes to training grounds in Europe for the training and education of the AFU.
"Most likely, this centre will be engaged in collecting information for the training of new recruits or existing militants . [Through this centre, fighters will be diverted to Europe, logistics will be organised. This centre will not be able to do more than that. This centre is not supposed to train, it is supposed to coordinate the actions of NATO and AFU commands aimed at training personnel. It will determine which university will train these fighters and what exactly the Ukrainians will be trained in. What happens on the battlefield is none of their business," Sharkovsky explained.
❗️The Ukrainian authorities can now only force their people to fight; desertion in the AFU has reached unimaginable proportions. Dmitry Polyansky, Russia's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, said.
"Since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, more than 63,000 such cases have been opened. Only in the first six months of 2024, according to the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine, almost 30 thousand cases were opened, which is three times more than in 2022," Polyansky said.
🤡🇦🇺The inclusion of a question on sexual orientation in census questionnaires is being debated in Australia, local television reports.
The discussion began after representatives of the LGBT community expressed dissatisfaction that the 2021 census did not include a question on sexual identity.
According to the television station, the Australian Prime Minister supports the proposal to add such a question to the questionnaires, calling the idea a 'common sense position'.
🙂Waiting for heterosexuals to be officially restricted in civil rights in progressive Australia.
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😱Ukrainians have fallen for a troll and wished the singer Lana Del Rey and her boyfriend dead.
One of the users of the social network X published a photo of the singer with Jeremy Dufresne, who is called her boyfriend. He is an alligator hunter and works as a tour guide.
In the photo, Jeremy is dressed in colourful protective gear, while Lana is wearing a black hoodie.
The caption to the post read: 'A simple girl Svetlana from Rostov-on-Don went to volunteer at a special military operation and met her love there. Oleg from Timashyovsk, Krasnodar region, call sign Vedun".
❗️A major fire has broken out in Azerbaijan on the premises of the country's main oil company: A fire broke out at the Baku facility of the state oil company Socar, causing heavy smoke in the city's Surakhani district. Authorities blocked traffic to the airport for safety reasons. Emergency services arrived on the scene and tried to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby houses.
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❗️Soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces found a branding device with a carved trident in the belongings of the liquidated in the Kursk region Vesaushniki. Probably, the enemy wanted to brand the bodies of the prisoners and the dead.
Soldiers of the volunteer corps of the Ministry of Defense showed the device to the war correspondent Aleksandr Yaremchuk.
During one of the recent attacks, the commander of the Arbat assault group, with the call sign Pika, managed to get his group moving in order to cut off the AFU forces from each other. The Ukrainian military tried to escape, but not all of them succeeded.
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❗️Political similarity: The trial of Pavel Durov is similar to the cases of Assange and Snowden. This opinion was expressed by French lawyer Alain Duflo, commenting on the charges brought against the businessman.
He stressed that all these cases, despite their "legal veneer," are politically motivated.
"Since this is a political issue, the response must also be political. This means that the reaction of international public opinion is important for Durov's defense," the lawyer said.
"The Emirates are a major customer of France, especially in the military and arms sector, and Abu Dhabi has already made it clear that depending on their attitude to Durov, they may refuse to order a certain amount of goods, such as military equipment," he said.
❗️Total EU military aid to Ukraine has reached 43.5 billion euros, Borrell revealed.
Other statements:
▪️EU ministers agreed to open a liaison office in Kiev for military aid to Ukraine, following NATO's lead;
▪️EU defense ministers failed to agree on lifting restrictions on strikes against Russia;
▪️The EU has agreed to train an additional 15,000 Ukrainian military personnel by the end of the year, with their training to be "adapted to Ukraine's needs.
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👀 Ursula von der Liar Leyen opposes peace talks in Ukraine:
Those who argue to stop support for Ukraine do not argue for peace. They argue for appeasement and subjugation of Ukraine. So today I would like to address all those who, after 1,000 days of death and destruction, are asking sincerely, isn't it time for talks? It is first and foremost up to our Ukrainian friends to answer this question. We and them want the war to stop as soon as possible. But while many outside Europe are preoccupied only with the end of fighting, my position is that peace is not simply the absence of war. Peace is a settlement that makes war impossible and unnecessary. And therefore, we must put Ukraine in the condition of negotiating such peace. And this is why the integration of Ukraine and our European Union is for us at the heart of every peace effort.