Ukrainian troops strengthen their positions in the south , carrying out two deadly raids on the supply lines of the Russian military that have occupied the Kherson region since the beginning of the war. "They can't do anything about it on the battlefield," says President Volodymyr Zelensky . But Moscow replies that massive military aid from the West to Kiev will not be able to prevent a Russian victory, and meanwhile herald new, albeit limited, successes on the eastern Donbass front.

Meanwhile, as has been the case for several days, the two sides exchange accusations of carrying out bombings near the nuclear power plant in the Russian-controlled region of Zaporizhzhia .

A member of the pro-Russian local government, Vladimir Rogov, said that the Ukrainians have resumed hitting the city of Energodar, and rockets have also fallen along the bank of the Dnieper, where the plant is located. Kiev claims that it is the Russians who carry out the bombings, and the intelligence services of the Ministry of Defense accuse the Russians of planning an action against the site under false Ukrainian banners.

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18.20 - Mayor, "central Zaporizhzhia risks are growing every day"

The risks of a nuclear disaster for the Zaporizhzhia power plant occupied by Russian troops "are growing day by day", according to the mayor of Energodar, the town where the large plant is located. "What is happening there - said the mayor, Dmytro Orlov, speaking from the regional capital Zaporizhzhia, which is still in Ukrainian hands - is nuclear terrorism beautiful and good" and "can end up in an unpredictable way at any moment". The Russian military are accused of having barricaded themselves in the plant from where they continue to fire, shielding themselves from it, taking advantage of the danger of a Chernlobyl-style atomic disaster. "The situation is very dangerous, and what worries most is that there is no sign of de-escalation," added the mayor of Energodar.

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2.10 pm - Kiev, evacuating parts occupied by the Russians in the Kherson region

The Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister, Iryna Vereshchuk, urged the evacuation of compatriots who remained in the territories of the Kherson region occupied by Russian forces, stressing that "a difficult winter is coming". This was announced by The Kyiv Independent newspaper. According to the regional administration, since February 24 - the date of the start of the Russian invasion - about 50 percent of the region's residents have fled. Another 20,000 people are expected to be evacuated.

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12.30 - Kiev, intense fighting in the east

Intense fighting in eastern Ukraine between Kiev and Russian forces continues, but there are no substantial changes to the front line. This is what emerges from today's bulletin of the General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces, quoted by the UNIAN agency. The clashes, accompanied by artillery and rocket bombardments, particularly hit the Donbass area. In the Kramatorsk region, the Russians have also carried out air strikes near the town of Spirny and fighting continues in the Ivano-Daryivka area. In the Sloviansk region, Moscow forces tried unsuccessfully to break through the defense lines in the Dolyna area.

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11.50 am - Kiev, risk of security breach at the Zaporizhzhia power plant

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant operates with the risk of violating fire and radiation safety regulations: the Ukrainian atomic agency Energoatom reiterated this on Telegram, according to UNIAN reports. "From 8 am on August 14, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been operating at the risk of violating radiation and fire safety standards," the report reads. "Risks of hydrogen leakage and dispersion of radioactive substances remain and the risk of fire is also high - he continues -. In addition, three radiation monitoring sensors around the site of the storage facility have been damaged".

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10 am - Moscow, the government of Zaporizhzhia evaluates the closure of the nuclear power plant

The government of the Zaporizhzhia region is evaluating the possibility of interrupting the activity of the nuclear power plant of the same name due to the continuous bombing by Ukrainian forces: the permanent representative of Russia to the international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, writes on Telegram.

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9.20 am - Kiev: 43,550 Russian soldiers killed since the beginning of the war

About 43,550 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since the invasion began, according to the Kiev army. In its update on the losses suffered by Moscow so far, the Ukrainian army indicates that 233 fighters, 194 helicopters and 784 drones have also been shot down. Ukrinform reports it. In addition, the Kiev forces claim to have destroyed 1,864 Russian tanks, 980 artillery systems, 4,126 armored troop transport vehicles and 15 ships and 187 cruise missiles.

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8 am - Zelensky: "Good news from the front in the south of the country"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke of "good news" from the south of the country, where fighting against Russian forces continues. “Let's not waste a single day - he recalled - let's reduce the potential of the invaders”.

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7.30 - Moscow: “Pisky has taken control”, but Kiev denies

The Russian defense ministry said that the Moscow armed forces have taken control of Pisky, a center on the outskirts of the city of Donetsk, the provincial capital that pro-Moscow separatists have controlled since 2014. The Ukrainian army, however, reported that his soldiers prevented a nocturnal advance towards the smaller cities of Avdiivka and Bakhmut and Kiev denied Pisky's fall: "The fighting continues".

(Unioneonline)

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