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22:28 Ukrainian volunteers rented one of the best satellites for donations. It is owned by ICEYE. Details about it, as well as about the reaction of social networks - in the material Ukrainians bought a satellite for donations .
22:20 Turkey will take under the patronage the restoration of Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region, Zelensky said.
22:17 Zelensky said in an evening video message that he called on Guterres to use all UN capabilities to ensure Russia complies with international law regarding prisoners: "We discussed sending a fact-finding mission to Yelenovka. The full truth about this Russian terrorist attack must and will be established ".
22:13 Zelensky said in an evening video message that there are no objective obstacles for the IAEA mission to get to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant: "Today we discussed the parameters of this mission with Mr. Guterres and that it can very quickly and safely get to the station legally through the free territory of our state. And the only way. The one who arranged the nuclear blackmail, definitely cannot be a "transporter" of any such missions. Russia must immediately and unconditionally allow representatives of the IAEA to the station and just as immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops from the territory The world has the power to ensure this, but if it does not, it means that you can simply throw the entire corpus of international documents on nuclear and radiation safety into a landfill.Russia is destroying this international order."
21:40 Residents of Kerch reported explosions. The Crimean "authorities" said that the air defense systems had worked, "according to preliminary information, there is no danger."
21:37 The Estonian government has approved a new military aid package for Ukraine, which includes new batches of mortars and anti-tank weapons, as well as another field hospital.
21:34 The UNITED24 platform published a video about a real nuclear threat to all mankind: "The situation with the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is the most difficult in history. Nuclear blackmail is a very typical strategy for Russians. But the potential threat from Europe's largest nuclear power plant can exceed the scale of catastrophes by ten times at Fukushima and Chernobyl.
21:23 Ukrainian military intelligence received new confirmation of information about the preparation by the occupiers of a provocation on the territory of the ZNPP on August 19. In particular, licensed personnel have been ordered to stay at home, and a small number of operational personnel will be allowed to enter the station. On the evening of August 18, representatives of Rosatom were absent from the meeting of the Zaporizhzhya NPP management - moreover, since the occupation, they have been required to participate in all such meetings. To date, they have generally left the territory of the Zaporizhzhya NPP.
21:17 Zelensky signed a law imposing a moratorium on raising utility tariffs for the period of martial law and six months after its completion. The difference in tariffs will be compensated by the state to the supplier.
21:04 Russian troops have made unsuccessful attempts to advance in three directions in the east and south of Ukraine. As a result, the enemy suffered losses and retreated, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the evening summary . At the same time, in the south of Ukraine, the invaders reinforced their grouping with forces into two battalion tactical groups.
20:48 At the meeting in Lvov, no one persuaded Ukraine to make concessions in favor of Russia, Kuleba said. According to him, the solution of many problems through diplomacy will depend on the coordination and decisions of "this trinity" - Zelensky, Erdogan and Guterres: "There is mutual understanding between them, this is the main thing. The presidents and the Secretary General coordinated not just positions, but their actions on key issues: the grain corridor, the ZNPP, the release of our prisoners. It's not just that we talked, but agreed on who does what."
Kuleba added that Zelensky and Erdogan spoke in private for a long time - much longer than was planned.
20:27 In the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, an ammunition depot caught fire near the village of Timonovo. Residents of the villages of Timonovo and Soloti are taken to a safe distance, there are no injured or victims. The cause of the fire is established, said the Governor of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov.
20:01 The UN initiates a mission to investigate the terrorist attack in Yelenovka. The mission will be headed by Brazilian General Carlos dos Santos Cruz, Guterres said following a meeting in Lviv: "What happened in the Yelenovka colony is unacceptable. All prisoners of war are protected by international humanitarian law. The International Committee of the Red Cross should have access to them. At the request of the governments of Ukraine and RF, I decided to start a fact-finding mission. Ukraine and RF are aware of the timing and the team."
19:43 Zelensky, after negotiations with Erdogan and Guterres, announced the need to increase the number of ships for the export of Ukrainian grain. He also said that the negotiators outlined possible ways to improve the grain deal initiative.
19:26 Zelensky and Guterres agree that the situation in Ukraine should be resolved at the negotiating table, Erdogan said after a meeting in Lvov. He also said that possible ways of ending the war in Ukraine were discussed at the tripartite meeting. Now, according to Erdogan, he intends to discuss the results of the Lvov talks with Putin.
In turn, Zelensky said that negotiations with Moscow are possible only if Russian troops leave the occupied territory of Ukraine.
19:07 UN Secretary-General António Guterres, following a meeting with Zelensky and Erdogan in Lvov, called for an urgent agreement on restoring the civil status of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and ensuring the security of this zone.
18:35 Zelensky and Guterres agreed on the parameters of a possible IAEA mission to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, the President's website reports.
18:33 The Russians have appointed in the occupied Zaporozhye region a "deputy prime minister" for infrastructure development - Alexei Lysov from the government of the Vologda region, and also a "deputy minister of labor and social policy" - Evgeny Markelov from the administration of the Krasnodar Territory.
In the Kherson region, Aleksey Katerinichev from the Center for Rescue Operations of Special Risk Lider became the "first deputy head of the administration for security", "Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry" - Semyon Mashkautsan from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, "Minister of Finance" - Yevgeny Nemtinov from the "Ministry of Finance" of Crimea.
18:25 Ukraine and Turkey signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the restoration of infrastructure, which provides for the participation of the Turkish side in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. It is assumed that Turkish government and business structures can develop specific restoration projects, as well as provide consulting and technical assistance, the OP reports. As the first project, the restoration of the bridge in the village of Romanovka, Kyiv region, connecting Bucha and Irpen with the capital, is being considered. It was destroyed at the beginning of a full-scale Russian invasion, and this effectively stopped the aggressor's advance on Kyiv.
18:16 Prigozhin wants to send 50,000 prisoners to war, Olga Romanova, a human rights activist and founder of the Rus Foundation, said in an interview with the We Can Explain channel. She noted that, according to various estimates, up to 3,000 Russian convicts are already fighting in Ukraine, and about 200 have already died.
Romanova warns that you should not believe in promises of big money and the removal of a criminal record. There are no guarantees, and you can die not only from a Ukrainian shell, but also from a bullet in the back of the head fired by the Wagnerites. There are already problems with the promised payments for injuries and deaths, and there are likely to be even more, the human rights activist added.
17:55 In Kharkiv, the bodies of seven more dead were removed from the rubble. Thus, in the city, as a result of strikes, 17 people were killed, including a child born in 2009, 42 people were injured , Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. In Krasnograd, a couple died in their own house, their 12-year-old daughter was thrown into the yard by an explosive wave and was seriously injured. In addition, there are two more wounded in Krasnograd.
17:46 The meeting of Zelensky, Erdogan and Guterres in Lviv has ended, it lasted only 40 minutes, according to the Turkish portal Haberturk.
17:42 Zelensky said that at a meeting with Erdogan, they discussed the possibility of improving the grain initiative, the situation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and nuclear blackmail by the occupiers, large-scale theft of grain by Russia in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. They also touched upon issues of defense cooperation.
17:38 On Friday, August 19, the Russians are preparing a provocation at the ZNPP. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, tomorrow the invaders announced an unexpected "day off" at the station - only operational personnel will be there. According to intelligence, representatives of Rosatom, who have recently been constantly at the station, urgently left the territory of the facility. At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the alleged preparation of a "terrorist attack" by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
17:31 Stopping the ZNPP by the Russian military will bring the scenario of a radiation catastrophe closer, Energoatom says in response to Russian threats to put the 5th and 6th power units into a "cold reserve": "Due to the shutdown of the ZNPP generators from the energy system of Ukraine, they cannot be used for work to the own needs of fuel cooling when the station is de-energized. This will bring closer the possible scenario of a radiation catastrophe at the largest nuclear power plant in Europe - the Zaporizhzhya NPP".
17:19 A trilateral meeting of Zelensky, Erdogan and Guterres began in Lviv.
17:03 About 15 million Ukrainians need the help of a psychologist, 3 million of them are at risk of getting psychiatric disorders, head of the Ministry of Health Viktor Lyashko warns. He urged to get rid of prejudices regarding the word "psychologist" or consultations with a psychologist through a hotline. The minister also said that the war in Ukraine would lead to an increase in the number of oncological and cardiovascular diseases, Ukrainians could grow old by 10-15 years.
16:39 Zelensky met with UN Secretary General António Guterres in Lviv. We discussed the grain initiative and the directions of its development, the issues of illegal and forced deportation of Ukrainians, the release of Ukrainian military personnel and doctors from captivity. Particular attention was paid to the topic of Russia's nuclear blackmail at the Zaporozhye NPP. "The UN must ensure the security of this strategic facility, its demilitarization and complete liberation from Russian troops," the president stressed.
16:31 Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Alakar held a meeting with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, the Turkish ministry said.
16:03 The "administration" of the occupied Zaporozhye region promises that tomorrow drones will broadcast online the situation at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, where, according to the "data" of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Ukrainian troops are allegedly preparing a provocation.
16:01 The proposal to create a demilitarized zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is unacceptable, since it will make the plant "more vulnerable", the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
15:59 Slovak Defense Minister Yaroslav Nagy said that the government will not stop military support for Ukraine: "Russian propaganda is doing everything possible to change the mood of the population in order to stop or block the further transfer of military equipment to Ukraine. But the government, of course, decided to continue this process because we need to help the Ukrainians - they deserve it, and we understand very well what an occupation is."
15:57 The "DPR" announced that regular ferry flights will begin between Mariupol and Russia from September 5.
15:54 In the occupied Zaporozhye region, they began to issue Russian license plates with the region code 185, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation reported.
15:47 In Kharkiv, August 19 was declared a day of mourning for those who died as a result of Russian missile strikes last night, Mayor Igor Terekhov said. According to him, as a result of rocket attacks in the city, ten people were killed and another 20 were injured. The rubble is being cleared, and there may be 3-5 more people there.
15:44 Zelensky, by his decree, created the Berdyansk city military administration of the Berdyansk district of the Zaporozhye region.
15:38 Erdogan is accompanied by a large delegation at the talks with Zelensky, among others the heads of the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Trade, the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Defense, intelligence, the defense industry department and Bayraktar manufacturer Baykar Makina.
15:12 A meeting between Zelensky and Erdogan began in Lvov, according to the Turkish TV channel A Haber.
15:02 The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that three MiG-31 aircraft with hypersonic Kinzhal missiles were deployed to the Kaliningrad region "as part of additional strategic deterrence measures." Their round-the-clock combat duty will be organized.
14:55 As a result of the daytime shelling of Nikolaev, two people were injured, another one died on the way to the hospital, Mayor Alexander Senkevich said.
14:41 Erdogan arrived in Ukraine for talks with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky with the participation of UN Secretary General António Guterres. At the meeting, which is taking place in Lvov, Zelensky will be offered "diplomatic ways" to end the war that Russia unleashed against Ukraine. The West is cautious about Erdogan, who has become a key intermediary for Moscow, experts say. For more details, see Save Putin's Face: Why Erdogan Came .
14:33 The Serhiy Prytula Foundation bought a satellite. It was purchased with money raised by Ukrainians for Bayraktors, which the Turkish company decided to donate for free. According to Prytula, the satellite will give the military access to the ICEYE satellite imagery database for more than a year.
13:57 Scientists from the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute of the State Emergency Service and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine have developed a model for the spread of radiation in the event of an accident at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. The weather conditions for August 15-18 were used for the model.
13:31 Zelensky arrived in Lviv, visited the wounded soldiers in the hospital and listened to the report of the local leadership on organizing the evacuation of citizens from the combat zones. Meanwhile, UN Secretary General António Guterres visited Lviv National University. A trilateral meeting with Erdogan is scheduled in Lviv today.
13:16 Ukrainians who suffered from the aggression of the Russian Federation can receive from 5 to 30 thousand euros in compensation from the European Court of Human Rights.
13:04 Explosions are heard in Nikolaev. Mayor Alexander Senkevich asks residents not to ignore the air raid signal.
12:58 As a result of a nighttime enemy attack on Zaporozhye, three people were injured, one was killed, said Anatoly Kurtev, secretary of the City Council.
12:33 By the Independence Day of Ukraine on August 24, Russia is concentrating near the borders and in the occupied territories a large number of transport and launch containers with anti-aircraft guided missiles for the S-300 air defense system. In particular, in early August, a train with ammunition consisting of 28 wagons with missiles for the S-300 air defense system in the amount of 32 missiles left Ulan-Ude. The train will tentatively arrive at the border with Ukraine on the 20th of August, reports the Stratcom of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In addition, by mid-August, more than 120 containers with missiles for the S-300 air defense system were seized from the arsenal in Kotovo, and about 440 TPKs for the S-300 air defense system were stored in the Dzhankoy area. In the Belarusian Zyabrovka, there is also a concentration of missiles for the S-300, the total number of TPKs exceeds 60 units. "The threat of massive shelling of the territory of Ukraine, at least with S-300 missiles, is obvious. Taking into account the arrival of a number of echelons before the 20th, it is also obvious that they are concentrating by August 24," Stratcom warns.
12:27 In Orekhov, Zaporozhye region, due to enemy shelling, a curfew will be in effect from 2:00 pm Thursday, August 18, until 6:00 am Monday, August 22, the city council reports.
12:21 The number of those killed as a result of a missile attack on a hostel in the Sloboda district of Kharkov has increased to three , among them one child born in 2009. Eight more people, including two children, were saved, according to the State Emergency Service.
12:13 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that if the "negative development of the situation" continues, the issue of putting the 5th and 6th power units of the ZNPP into cold reserve may be considered, which will lead to a shutdown of the station.
11:44 SBU detained a Russian agent who led more than 120 units of enemy equipment to the outskirts of Kiev. The traitor turned out to be a resident of the Sumy region, recruited by the special services of the Russian Federation. From the first days of the occupation of the region, he began to actively cooperate with the enemy, offering to become a guide and show safe ways to Kyiv.
11:28 The seizure of the ZNPP by Russian troops endangers the population of Ukraine, neighboring countries and the international community as a whole, Stoltenberg said. The NATO Secretary General stressed the need for the immediate withdrawal of the occupying troops of the Russian Federation from the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and the admission of IAEA specialists to it.
11:26 On the occasion of Independence Day, Ukrposhta will issue a block stamp and an envelope called Vilni, Nezlamni, Neperemozhni. This is the first such issue since the beginning of a full-scale war. The circulation of the stamp is 1 million copies. Details of the launch will be announced on the eve of August 24, said Igor Smilyansky, general director of Ukrposhta.
11:14 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that a "base of foreign mercenaries" was allegedly destroyed by a missile attack on Kharkov.
11:11 Yermak met with Palmer Lucky, an American inventor and entrepreneur, the founder of Anduril Industries, which develops technological solutions in the defense industry. We discussed the possibility of using new defense technologies to counter Russian aggression.
11:05 In July, six major European countries did not offer military support obligations to Kiev, writes Politico. The publication sees this as a sign that, despite historic changes in European defense policy, military aid to Ukraine appears to be dwindling just as Kyiv launches a decisive counteroffensive.
11:00 Kuleba, following a telephone conversation with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, said that he was ready to lead a delegation to the Zaporozhye NPP: "I insisted on the urgency of the mission's work on threats to nuclear security provoked by the military actions of the Russian Federation."
10:51 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of August 18. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Donetsk direction.
- personnel - about 44,300 (+200) people liquidated,
- tanks - 1889 (+3),
- armored combat vehicles - 4179 (+17),
- artillery systems - 1010 (+17),
- MLRS - 265 (+2),
- air defense systems - 136 (+0),
- aircraft - 234 (+1),
- helicopters - 197 (+1),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 793 (+1),
- cruise missiles - 190 (+0),
- ships/boats - 15 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 3061 (+7),
- special equipment - 93 (+0).
10:41 Every morning, two helicopters fly across the coast of Mariupol towards Donetsk, and in the evening they return back towards Yeysk. They are usually escorted by a military aircraft, Piotr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, said. He suggests that the "leadership" of the region from Russia considers it dangerous to stay near the front line at night, so they are transported in this way.
10:23 Ukraine has a sufficient exchange fund for the exchange of prisoners with the Russian Federation, Andrei Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the MOU, said on the air of the telethon. According to him, Russia has a "low interest" in certain groups of prisoners of war: "If we are talking about mobilized and military personnel from the territory of the ORDLO and representatives of the LDNR, then indeed, they are of the lowest interest. We see this at different levels of relations: starting with the fact that they are the worst trained, they are literally forcibly mobilized, the worst dressed and with the worst weapons, ending, among other things, with the issue of exchange.
Despite this, Yusov noted, the negotiation process on the exchange continues: "Work on the return of Ukrainian defenders continues, and we are waiting for news. The exchange fund and other tools for the return of Ukrainian defenders in Ukraine are sufficient. In addition, it is constantly replenished."
At the same time, the representative of the GUR added that the exchange is only one of the tools for the return of Ukrainian defenders: "The exchange fund is a very complex, multi-level and non-linear thing. It is far from often only about quantity. We will not discuss the specifics, but believe me, that both the coordinating headquarters for the treatment of prisoners of war and the relevant working groups are doing everything possible and using all the tools to return our defenders."
09:57 The speaker of the Pivden operational command, Natalya Gumenyuk, denied information about the complete restoration of the bridge near the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station. According to her, the Russians are constantly trying to restore the bridge across the Dnieper on the dam in Novaya Kakhovka, in order to at least create the appearance of a serviceable crossing. At the same time, only passenger cars can cross the bridge - heavy equipment will not pass there, "and the fire control that the Armed Forces of Ukraine keep over these arteries will make them understand that it is impossible to use the bridge for military purposes."
09:42 Erdogan flew to Lviv for a trilateral meeting with Zelensky and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Turkish TV channel A Haber reported.
09:39 In the Donetsk region on August 17, as a result of Russian shelling, three civilians were killed - in Avdeevka, Netailovo and Kurakhovka. Another six people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Pavel Kirilenko.
09:36 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that on August 19 Kiev is allegedly preparing a "resonant provocation" at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant during a visit to Ukraine by the UN Secretary General. Moscow claims that Ukrainian troops "are planning to launch artillery strikes on the territory of the ZNPP from firing positions in Nikopol." The Russians themselves allegedly do not have heavy weapons either on the territory of the ZNPP or in the areas adjacent to it, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
09:32 As a result of an enemy missile hitting a dormitory in the Sloboda district of Kharkov, the number of dead increased to two, 18 people were injured, including two children, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. According to him, today at about 4:30 the enemy fired eight rockets from Belgorod in the direction of the Kharkiv region. Also, as a result of a missile attack on the city of Krasnograd, residential buildings were destroyed, two civilians were killed, two more were injured, including a 12-year-old child.
09:25 This morning, Russian troops destroyed the Kharkiv Palace of Culture Zaliznyk with rocket attacks, the head of Ukrzaliznytsia Alexander Kamyshin said. The palace was built 90 years ago and was a monument of constructivist architecture.
Kamyshin also noted that recently he rarely reports on the shelling of railway infrastructure, but daily Russian troops hit several railway facilities - stations, tracks, bridges, etc.
09:14 The work of doctors in healthcare facilities in the occupied territories will not be considered collaborationism, Minister of Health Viktor Lyashko said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine: "This was our position, which we coordinated with law enforcement agencies, and made several statements about this. Cooperation with occupiers for political reasons, which will be recorded - this can be considered collaborationism."
Also, according to him, work under the leadership of people appointed by the Russians to healthcare institutions will not be considered cooperation with the occupiers: “Perhaps there will be some things that they will be forced to do, because this is a matter of their survival. This is not cooperation - this is survival. But if a person himself took the initiative, wanted to head some conditionally created "health department" and supports the occupiers, then, of course, this is cooperation."
Lyashko recalled that, according to the Geneva Convention, medical care is provided to everyone who is delivered there in a healthcare facility.
09:08 Tonight, the enemy launched a missile attack on Zaporozhye from the Vasilyevsky district. According to preliminary information, the Russians used multiple launch rocket systems. Four rockets hit an infrastructure facility in the Shevchenkovsky district, the facility received minor damage, said the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Starukh.
08:47 Fitch has upgraded Ukraine's foreign currency credit rating from RD (limited default) to CC (possible default). The reason is the restructuring of external debt. Foreign creditors have granted Ukraine a delay until 2024 on the payment of government bonds in the amount of almost $20 billion.
08:33 In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the Russian army attacked two districts at night - Krivoy Rog and Nikopol. As a result of the shelling of residential areas of Nikopol, one person was injured, said the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko.
08:25 Since August 18, Estonia has stopped admitting Russian citizens with Schengen visas issued by Tallinn, writes ERR. Now about 25 thousand citizens of the Russian Federation have such visas. The restrictions apply to travel for tourism purposes, visits to sporting and cultural events and trips to the Schengen area for entertainment purposes.
08:02 There were at least five missile attacks on Kharkiv this night. In addition to the hostel in the Slobodsky district, an administrative building in the Kholodnogorsk district was shelled. There was a very large fire on an area of ​​​​more than 4500 square meters. m, said the mayor of the city Igor Terekhov.
07:40 The Russian Federation continues to hold its troops in the border areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions. Russian troops launched offensives in separate sectors of the front, but none of them were successful, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in the morning report .
07:25 Russians fired at one more hostel in Kharkiv in the morning - this time in the Sloboda district. One person died, 18 were injured , including two children, said Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA.
06:13 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes that the Russians are trying to make the strikes on Russian military installations in Crimea look like terrorist attacks, similar to Islamist extremism, in order to divert attention from their violations of international law and undermine the call to declare Russia a state sponsor of terrorism. Analysts emphasize that attacks on Russian military installations are fully covered by the legitimate use of force and are not acts of terrorism. There is also no evidence that these attacks were carried out by extremists.
01:12 Invaders fired at a three-story residential building on Saltovka in Kharkiv with Iskander. Seven people died, 16 were injured , including an 11-year-old child, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
00:08 Under the rubble of a dormitory destroyed by the Russians in Kharkiv, there may be people with hearing problems who may not hear rescuers, said Natalya Popova, adviser to the head of the Kharkiv Regional Council.