Ukraine, explosions at a Russian air base in Crimea

Several explosions were reported in Crimea at an airfield in the Saki district.

This was announced by the authorities of the peninsula annexed by Russia, according to reports from Tass.

A senior Ukrainian military official said it was the Kiev armed forces that hit the Russian base . "It was an airbase from which planes regularly departed for attacks on our forces in the southern theater," the official said according to the New York Times.

On Twitter, presidential spokesman Mykhailo Podolyak wrote: "The future of Crimea will be to be a pearl of the Black Sea, a national park with a unique nature and a world tourist resort. Not a military base for terrorists. This is just the. start ".

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The US allocates $ 89 million for demining

The US has allocated $ 89 million in funding to help the Ukrainian government de-mine the country after Russia's "illegal and unprovoked" invasion. This was reported by the US State Department in a note. The Ukrainian government estimates that 160,000 square kilometers of its territory are contaminated by anti-personnel mines and explosive devices. About 100 demining teams will be deployed with US funding and a long-term project will be launched to strengthen the Ukrainian government's demining and explosive device disposal capacity.

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Ammunition exploded in a base in the Crimea: no casualties

No casualties were reported following the explosions at the Saki military airbase, near Novodorivka, in the Crimea. This was announced by the Russian defense ministry, adding that ammunition exploded, and excluding that it was a raid. Tass reports it. Some witnesses cited by the international media reported several explosions, about ten, of varying intensity, felt around 15.30 local time, throughout the area. Some columns of smoke have been reported.

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Moscow cuts flows on the Druzhba pipeline to Europe

Russia has stopped delivering oil to some European countries through the Druzhba pipeline, which passes through Ukraine. This was announced by Transneft, the Russian state company responsible for the transport of hydrocarbons. The stop, linked to a bank transaction that was not successful due to sanctions, "started on August 4" with an impact on deliveries to "Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic".

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EU: Moscow despises all rules, withdraws from Zaporzhzhia

The Russian rockets in the area of the Zaporizhzhia plant "are a further example of Russia's disdain for any international norm. The EU strongly condemns these attacks and calls on Russia to respect international law and withdraw troops not only from Zaporizhzhia but from the entire Ukrainian territory ". This was stated by the spokesman of the EU Commission, Peter Stano, answering a question during the briefing at Palazzo Berlaymont.

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Russians create power company in Zaporizhzhia

The occupying authorities in charge of Melitopol "took control of the local electricity company 'Zaporizhzhyaoblenergo' and created a pseudo-electricity company called 'Tavria-Energo' and started collecting bills from residents". This was communicated by the mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, who from the Ukrainian territory keeps contacts with his city in the occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia district.

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One civilian killed and 5 wounded in Kharkiv in 24 hours

One civilian was killed and five others were injured in Russian attacks in the Kharkiv region of eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours. Ukrinform reports it. "According to the Regional Emergency Medical Assistance Center, one person was killed and five injured in attacks by occupiers in the Kharkiv region on the last day," Oleh Synehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, wrote in Telegram. . The bombing of the city continued into the night.

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Kiev: night of intense bombing in eastern Ukraine

“Night of intense bombing, the Russian army covered two districts, Nikopolskyi and Synelnikivskyi, in fire. At night, Nikopol was targeted, 120 missiles were fired on the city. Several residential buildings were damaged. A 46-year-old man was injured ", said the head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration (in eastern Ukraine) Valentyn Reznichenko, quoted by UNIAN.

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Medvedev compares Ukrainian President Zelensky to Hitler

The statements by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he holds the entire Russian population responsible for the special military operation seem like Adolf Hitler's ideas: the vice-president of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said. "Adolf Hitler was the last person who tried to put such ideas into practice against an entire nation. Are there any other questions about the nature of the Ukrainian authorities?" Medvedev said. Tass reports it.

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Zelensky: "We need a response against Russian nuclear blackmail"

"We are actively informing the world about Russian nuclear blackmail, about the bombing of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. There are already reactions from the international community. But it is necessary to accelerate the actions in response. Russia will not pay attention to words and concerns." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in his video message to the nation.

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The Iranian satellite Khayyam launched from Russia

Iran's Khayyam satellite was launched by Russia from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan operated by Moscow, Russian space agency Roscomos reports. "The Soyuz 2.1b rocket with the Iranian satellite and 16 small spacecraft was launched from Baikonur," reports Tass. Anonymous Western intelligence officials said last week that Russia "plans to use the satellite to improve its surveillance of military targets in Ukraine."

(Unioneonline)