Russian forces hit Kharkiv , a city in eastern Ukraine, again on the 176th day of the war in Ukraine . At least 12 victims, several also wounded, including two children as reported on Telegram by Oleh Synehubov, head of the regional military administration of Kharkiv, quoted by the news agency Ukrinform.
Today Turkish President Erdogan, Ukrainian President Zelensky and UN Secretary General Guterres met in Lviv. The three expressed all their concerns about what is happening around the Zaporizhzhia power plant ("We don't want to experience a new Chernobyl," Erdogan said).
The Turkish president, who did not supply arms to Kiev, also stated that he was " on Ukraine's side " and said he was once again willing to host negotiations between the two sides.
Moscow, for its part, has for the first time opened the possibility of a Putin-Zelensky meeting . "First, leaders can discuss and determine a roadmap for ending the war. Later, delegations can start working to put this roadmap into practice."
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UN: "Concrete negotiations still far away"
"Concrete negotiations to stop the war in Ukraine are still a long way off". This was stated by the deputy spokesman of the UN secretary general, Farhan Haq. "Guterres discussed efforts to advance the cause of peace, but we are still a long way from the moment when efforts for a complete cessation of hostilities can be discussed," he said.
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Zelensky: "No peace without the withdrawal of the Russians"
There can be no peace negotiation without the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelensky said this after meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Lviv. "People who kill, rape, hit our cities with cruise missiles every day cannot want peace. They should first leave our territory, then we will see," Zelensky told a press conference, asking "not to trust Russia" .
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Erdogan: "We are on the side of Ukraine"
Turkey is "on the side of Ukraine". Recep Tayyp Erdogan said this at a press conference after meeting Volodymyr Zelensky and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Lviv.
The Turkish president also said he was ready to host talks between Moscow and Kiev.
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Erdogan: "We don't want a new Chernobyl"
"We have expressed our concerns about the ongoing conflict around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, we do not want to experience a new Chernobyl". This was stated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as reported by Anadolu, during a press conference after meeting the Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and the UN secretary general Antonio Guterres in Lviv.
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Guterres: "Any damage to Zaporizhzhia is suicide"
"Any potential harm to Zaporizhzhia is suicide." UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said at the press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Turkish colleague Recep Tayyp Erdogan in Lviv, Ukraine. "Common sense must prevail to avoid any action that could endanger the physical integrity or safety of the nuclear plant - he added - An agreement is urgently needed to re-establish Zaporizhia as a purely civil infrastructure and to guarantee the safety of the nuclear plant. area".
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Ankara-Kiev, agreement for reconstruction
An agreement for the reconstruction of infrastructure destroyed during the war between Russia and Ukraine was signed by Ankara and Kiev during the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Lviv, where he met with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. This was announced by Anadolu.
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Russia deploys hypersonic missiles in Kaliningrad
Russia has announced that it has deployed aircraft equipped with state-of-the-art hypersonic missiles in Kaliningrad, the exclave between Poland and Lithuania at the center of tensions with the EU, against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. "As part of the implementation of additional strategic deterrence measures, three MiG-31s with Kinjal hypersonic missiles have been redeployed at Chkalovsk airport in the Kaliningrad region," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. The three aircraft will form a combat unit "operational 24 hours a day," he added.
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Trilateral in Lviv started
The trilateral summit between Ukrainian President Volodymyr ZelensKy, Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has begun in Lviv in western Ukraine. This was announced by Anadolu.
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Kharkiv, 12 dead
The toll from last night's attack by Russian forces against a three-story residential building in the Saltivskyi district of Kharkiv has risen to 12 dead. This was announced by the Ukrainian Emergency Services quoted by the Kyiv Independent. Four people were instead saved from the rubble, and rescue operations continue. This morning in two other attacks in the region of eastern Ukraine another 4 people died.
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Zelensky: "UN guarantees the safety of the Zaporizhzhia power plant"
The UN "guarantees the safety" of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The appeal was launched by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, today in Lviv.
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Moscow opens to Putin-Zelensky meeting
Russia would open to a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, thus assuming a softer attitude towards Kiev. This was announced by CNN Turk, citing Russian sources. According to these sources, Putin has hinted that he will be able to meet Zelensky during the last summit with Turkish President Recep Tayyp Erdogan, on 5 August in Sochi. And now the Russian side has said: "First, the leaders can discuss and determine a roadmap" to end the war. "Later, the delegations can start working to put this roadmap into practice."
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Erdogan arrived in Lviv, will see Zelensky and Guterres
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Lviv for a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. This was announced by Anadolu. Before an interview with Zelensky where bilateral Ankara-Kiev relations will be addressed, Erdogan will lay a wreath at the historic Lychakiv cemetery. After the bilateral meeting between the presidents of Turkey and Ukraine, Guterres will have a trilateral meeting with Erdogan and Zelensky and a joint press conference is subsequently scheduled. This is the first face to face between Erdogan and Zelensky since Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Medvedev to Europeans: "Punish your governments at the polls"
At the polls "we would like to see European citizens not only express discontent with the actions of their governments, but also say something more coherent. For example, that they call them to account, punishing them for their obvious stupidity". The vice president of the Russian national security council, Dmitri Medvedev, writes on Telegram, underlining that "the votes of the voters are a powerful lever of influence".
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Exercises in Zaporizhzhia: "Ready for any scenario"
Ukraine must "prepare for all scenarios" in the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant: is the warning of the Ukrainian Interior Minister, Denys Monastyrsky, quoted by the Guardian. Dozens of Ukrainian emergency services workers in gas masks and fireproof suits took part in a disaster response exercise amid fears of another Chernobyl-like accident. The exercises involved evacuating the injured, carrying out radiation detection and washing contaminated vehicles.
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Moscow: "Kiev prepares a provocation during Guterres' visit"
Russia said Ukraine is deploying forces in the Zaporizhzhia area and plans to launch artillery attacks on the facility from the city of Nikopol tomorrow when UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is expected to visit Odessa. "The blame for the consequences (of the attacks) will be attributed to the Russian armed forces," said the Russian defense ministry, pointing the finger at Kiev, accused of preparing a "provocation" at the plant with the intent of making Moscow fall. responsibility "to create a disaster at the plant". Russia also denied the deployment of heavy weapons at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. "Russian troops do not have heavy weapons either on the territory of the plant or in the surrounding areas. There are only guard units," the ministry said in a statement.
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Kiev, Moscow's war is in a strategic stalemate
Russia's war against Ukraine has reached a "strategic deadlock". This was stated by Oleksiy Arestovych, high adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a video taken by the Guardian. "The Russian forces have made only minimal progress and in some cases we have advanced from last month. What we are seeing is a 'strategic stalemate'," Arestovych explained.
(Unioneonline)