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Russian ammunition warehouse along Ukraine border erupts in huge fireball sparking evacuation of two villages
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • The ammo dump was located close to the town of Timonovo in Belgorod region

  • Destruction of the dump occurred less than 30 miles from the Ukraine border

  • Two towns were evacuated close to the blast, a local governor confirmed

  • Russian authorities said they are looking into the reason for the blast

  • Ukrainian authorities have not yet commented on the incident

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#1 
Posted by: DooDahMan || 08/19/2022 3:54 Comments || Top||

#2  "A Kaboom! There's an earth-shattering kaboom!" -Marvin the Martian
Posted by: magpie || 08/19/2022 14:07 Comments || Top||


Russians placed equipment and ammunition directly in the engine room of the Zaporizhzhya nuke plant
Posted by: Snash Shairt9621 || 08/19/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Zaporizhzhya NPP is a Nuclear Power Plant, a detail that would have made the article more interesting to the casual reader.
Posted by: magpie || 08/19/2022 1:08 Comments || Top||

#2  Zaporizhzhya NPP is the largest Nuclear Power Plant in Europe (5th in world) with 6 reactors. Pray no Russians are smoking near the ammo trucks.
Posted by: Snash Shairt9621 || 08/19/2022 1:37 Comments || Top||

#3  This is the place the Russians plan to cause a nuclear accident and blame the Ukrainians.
Posted by: Rob Crawford || 08/19/2022 6:27 Comments || Top||


#5  It's no accident if Ukrainians shell the place.
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 08/19/2022 12:35 Comments || Top||

#6  Ukrainian scorched earth. Destroy and ruin the area for Russia.
Posted by: Dale || 08/19/2022 16:23 Comments || Top||

#7  Good resource.
Posted by: Dale || 08/19/2022 17:59 Comments || Top||

#8  If it's that dangerous, the Russians can leave. They're making it a military target by using it as a military base.
Posted by: Rob Crawford || 08/19/2022 18:09 Comments || Top||

#9  #6 Ukrainian scorched earth. Destroy and ruin the area for Russia.
Posted by Dale 2022-08-19 16:23


Wow. Just f*cking wow. Deny Russia Ukrainian soil and the UKR's are the bad guys?

WOW
Posted by: Frank G || 08/19/2022 21:24 Comments || Top||

#10  What did you expect, Frank?
Posted by: Matt || 08/19/2022 21:39 Comments || Top||

#11  Less and less.... and I'm still disappointed
Posted by: Frank G || 08/19/2022 22:41 Comments || Top||


Ukraine planning nuclear provocation on Friday — Moscow
[RT] Ukraine plans to carry out artillery strikes on the Russia-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear power plant on Friday, and then accuse Moscow of causing a disaster at the site, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

The predicted attack will be timed to coincide with the ongoing visit to Ukraine by UN Secretary-General António Guterres
...Portuguese politician and diplomat, ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations. Previously, he was the UN High Commissioner for Refugees between 2005 and 2015. He was the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002 and was the Secretary-General of the Socialist Party from 1992 to 2002. He served as President of the Socialist International from 1999 to 2005. In both a 2012 and 2014 poll, the Portuguese public ranked him as the best Prime Minister of the previous 30 years...
, Moscow insisted.

An official said they had detected the movements of Ukrainian troops, indicating a looming "provocation."

Kiev has deployed units trained in responding to the use of weapons of mass destruction, pre-positioning them to report a radiation leak and demonstrate a purported action to mitigate it, Russian military front man Igor Konashenkov said.

The ministry said it expects a Ukrainian artillery unit to attack the plant on Friday from the city of Nikopol. "The blame for the consequences [of the strike] will be attributed to the Russian armed forces," the statement said.

Posted by: Fred || 08/19/2022 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats

#1  "Russia Blames Ukraine for Tomorrow's Nuclear Accident"

Spending a few days announcing "the other side" plans something makes a false flag operation rather transparent.
Posted by: Rob Crawford || 08/19/2022 6:19 Comments || Top||

#2  Russia has controlled the facility since March. They have a bunch of their gear stashed there. Something of a Regional HQ. To think Russia is shooting/shelling their own camp/base/equipment/troops is ukr fan fiction. And further, it is difficult to call something a false flag when Zelensky telegraphs UKR military plans and strategy to target Russian soldiers at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

“Every Russian soldier who... shoots using the plant as cover, must understand that he becomes a special target for our intelligence agents, for our special services, for our army.”

Transparent is debatable.
Posted by: mossomo || 08/19/2022 15:54 Comments || Top||

#3  "Russia Fires 53 Missiles At Nikopol, Ukraine Downs Orlan-10 Drone l Putin Asks Troops To Step Up Ops" Reactor is being shut down. Nikopol is Ukrainian firing location upon Nuclear reactor.
Posted by: Dale || 08/19/2022 16:58 Comments || Top||

#4  So while the Russians whine about Ukrainian forces setting up in abandoned schools and apartment buildings, they set up in a nuclear power plant and whine about it.

I would have expected more vodka out of Russia, but whines seems to be a major export.
Posted by: Rob Crawford || 08/19/2022 18:07 Comments || Top||

#5  Croon, autocrats' creatures, your credo!
"Drink deep of fermented potato,
Ukrainian grain,
And inherited pain
From your failures of will... and blame NATO!"
Posted by: Lumpy Ulimble3927 || 08/19/2022 19:37 Comments || Top||

#6  Paranoid and woke-baiting aside, that's "will" as in "the petty little bourgeois triumph of saving and transmitting what's valuable, generation to generation, within families, unmolested by pirate, potentate, or holy state."
Posted by: Lumpy Ulimble3927 || 08/19/2022 22:28 Comments || Top||

#7  Or, in Russia's case, the trifecta. ;-)
Posted by: Lumpy Ulimble3927 || 08/19/2022 22:29 Comments || Top||


Yesterday, the Armed Forces eliminated another 200 invaders, three tanks, a plane and a helicopter
[LB] The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Donetsk direction.

by Iryna Gamalii


Yesterday, the Armed Forces eliminated another 200 invaders, three tanks, a plane and a helicopter.

From February 24 to August 18, the Russian army lost about 44,300 soldiers in the war with Ukraine. Yesterday , the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated another 200 invaders, three tanks, one plane and one helicopter.

The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 18.08 approximately amounted to:

  • personnel - about 44,300 (+200) people were eliminated,

  • tanks ‒ 1,889 (+3) units,

  • armored combat vehicles ‒ 4,179 (+17) units,

  • artillery systems – 1,010 (+17) units,

  • RSZV ‒ 265 (+2) from,

  • air defense equipment ‒ 136 (+0) units,

  • aircraft – 234 (+1) units,

  • helicopters – 197 (+1) units,

  • UAVs of the operational-tactical level - 793 (+1),

  • cruise missiles ‒ 190 (+0),

  • ships/boats ‒ 15 (+0) units,

  • automotive equipment and tank trucks ‒ 3,061 (+7) units,

  • of special equipment ‒ 93 (+0).

It will be recalled that the British intelligence reported that the Russian army lost a large number of tanks in the war with Ukraine due to the fact that they have a low level of dynamic protection (ERA). Many Russian tank crews lack the knowledge and skills to support ERA, which leads to either a poor fit of explosive elements or its complete failure.

Russia shelled the residential sector, school and communal facilities of Donetsk region, - Ministry of Internal Affairs

[LB] Avdievka was the most affected.

by Zaza Pavalishvili


Over the past day, the enemy has made 22 strikes using rockets and artillery on 14 populated areas of Donetsk region.

This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

"Avdiivka suffered the most - seven strikes were documented in the city. Bakhmut, Druzhkivka, Krasnohorivka, Siversk, Toretsk, Komyshivka township, Ocheretine township, Zhelanne Druge village, Memryk village were also subjected to mass shelling. the village of Netaylove, the village of Pervomaiske, the village of Fedorivka, the village of Svitle," the message reads.

The occupying forces used S-300 air defense missiles, Uragan, Grad rocket launchers, artillery and launched an airstrike.

A total of 51 objects were destroyed and damaged - 40 residential buildings, a utility company, a school, agricultural machinery, a hangar and a correctional colony building. The police recorded the war crimes of Russia.

It will be recalled that the head of the OVA reported that the Russian military killed three civilians in Donetsk region . Six people were injured.

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Chronology of the war in Ukraine: Thursday, August 18 (updated)
Direct Translation via Googler Translate. Edited.
[Vesti] August 18 is the 176th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .

5:50 . Kharkov region . A missile strike was recorded in the Slobodsky district of Kharkov. The hit was on the hostel. 2 people died, 18 injured.

6:30 . In the Black Sea, the ship grouping of the Russian fleet continues to keep 2 rocket launchers with 1️6 missiles "Caliber" and one large landing ship at the ready, the OK "South" reported. On the southern front, the Russian troops lost 29 soldiers, a 203-caliber Pion self-propelled gun, 5 units of armored and automotive vehicles, as well as the supply of ammunition in Belogorka in a day.

7:30 . Dnipropetrovsk region . In Nikopol, a woman was wounded as a result of massive shelling. 15 shells from cannon artillery were fired at the city, as a result of which 15 private houses were damaged. A school, cars, a shop and a temple were also hit.

8:30 am . Nikolaev region . During the day on August 17, two districts of the region came under shelling. Houses damaged, people injured.

Donetsk region . As a result of shelling on August 17, 3 people were killed : in Avdeevka, Netaylov and Kurakhovka. Another six people were injured.

Chronology of the war in Ukraine: Thursday, August 18 (updated) - photo 1
9:15 a.m. Kharkov region . The Office of the Prosecutor General reports that as a result of the shelling of a residential building in Kharkov on August 17, 7 people were killed, 20 were injured . The Russian army hit a three-story house with an Iskander, which caused a fire in three entrances. Among the victims is a 12-year-old girl. Also in Kharkov, the Palace of Culture "Railwayman" came under fire.

9:30 a.m. Turkish President Erdogan flew to Lviv to meet with Zelensky and UN Secretary General Guterres.

Zaporozhye region . Rocket attack on Zaporozhye . 4 missiles hit an infrastructure facility in the Shevchenko district. No significant damage.

10:50 am . The Director General of the IAEA announced his readiness to lead a mission to the Zaporozhye NPP.

11:30 am . Donetsk region . There was a video with the consequences of the shelling of Seversk.

Kharkov region . From under the rubble of a hostel in the Slobodsky district of Kharkov, which the Russian Federation fired on August 18, 9 people were rescued. 3 people died. Four more may remain under the rubble.

13:00 . Nikolaev region . Explosions are heard in Nikolaev.

Lviv region . Before meeting with Guterres and Erdogan, Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited a hospital where wounded soldiers are being treated.

13:40 . Lvov . UN Secretary General António Guterres is given a tour at the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.

Chronology of the war in Ukraine: Thursday, August 18 (updated) - photo 2
14:00 . Donetsk region . so-called. "DPR authorities" announced that regular ferry flights will begin between uncontrolled Mariupol and the Russian Federation from September 5.

Lvov . Turkish President Erdogan has already arrived in the city.

14:20 . Nikolaev region . As a result of daytime shelling of Nikolaev, 2 people were injured , they were hospitalized. Another person died on the way to the hospital.

14:50 . The proposal for a demilitarized zone around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is unacceptable, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. In their opinion, this will make the station more vulnerable.

15:00 . Lvov. Negotiations have begun between Erdogan and Zelensky .

15:20 . Zaporozhye region . Stopping the ZNPP by the Russian military will bring the scenario of a radiation catastrophe closer, Energoatom reports. Due to the disconnection of the ZNPP generators from the energy system of Ukraine, they cannot be used for their own fuel cooling needs in the event of a plant blackout.

15:40 . Crimea . A large-scale fire is reported in the north-west of Crimea near Mezhvodnoe.

Lvov . The first photo from the negotiations between Zelensky and Erdogan appeared .

Chronology of the war in Ukraine: Thursday, August 18 (updated) - photo 3
16:35 . Lvov . Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with UN Secretary General António Guterres. We agreed to continue coordination on the implementation of the grain initiative. We discussed possible directions for its development, the issues of illegal and forced deportation of Ukrainians, the release of our military personnel and doctors from captivity.

Chronology of the war in Ukraine: Thursday, August 18 (updated) - photo 4
17:10 . Lvov . Presidents Zelensky, Erdogan and UN Secretary General Guterres have started a trilateral meeting .

17:50 . Lvov . The meeting of Vladimir Zelensky, Tayyip Erdogan and António Guterres in Lviv has ended, it lasted only 40 minutes, according to the Turkish portal Haberturk.

18:00 . Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. According to the President of Ukraine, the parties discussed the possibility of improving the grain initiative, the situation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and nuclear blackmail on the Russian side, as well as the large-scale export of Ukrainian grain by Russia. In addition, the heads of state touched upon issues of defense cooperation.

18:30 . Lvov . Turkey will take part in the post-war reconstruction of the Ukrainian infrastructure. The corresponding memorandum was signed by the relevant ministers of the countries.

19:49 . President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that a dialogue with Russia is possible only in the event of a complete withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory.

21:12. In the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, a fire broke out in a warehouse with ammunition. Evacuation began in several villages.

21:43. Russian media write that air defense went off in the occupied Kerch. The "authorities" of the peninsula confirmed the operation of air defense systems.

22:17. Explosions thundered in Nikolaev on the evening of August 18, but it is not yet known whether they were the result of shelling. At 21:55, an air alert was announced in the city and the Nikolaev region, after which explosions were heard. So far, local authorities have not commented on this situation.

22:43. Local telegram channels report that explosions are heard near the Belbek airport in Sevastopol.

23:03. An explosion near the Belbek airfield is confirmed in Crimea. The "Governor" of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, said that the air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian drone. Claims that there are no casualties or damage. Reuters reported at least 4 explosions in the Sevastopol area.

23:30. The Kherson Regional Council said that the Ukrainian military had hit Russian positions in the temporarily occupied Nova Kakhovka.

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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: August 18th, 2022
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Korrespondent] 23:10 Residents of Sevastopol also reported explosions. The "Governor" of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, said that a drone was shot down by air defense means near the Belbek airport, "there is no damage, no one was injured."

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.

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Russian Perspective: Operation to Denazify Ukraine: Operational Brief August 18th (updated)
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Kindly note that several entries in this article were removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.

[NewsFrontInfo] 23:37 Ground-based high-precision weapons hit the temporary base of foreign mercenaries in Kharkov, more than 90 militants were killed, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

23:28 Since 22.50 Moscow time, Ukrainian troops have been conducting a massive shelling of Energodar (near the ZNPP) from heavy artillery, the authorities of the Zaporozhye region said.

21:50 "I am still not a supporter of collective responsibility," Arestovich told the newspaper. According to him, choosing those who need to be denied a visa, you need to be "more selective." As an example of those who should be denied entry, he named those who support Russian President Vladimir Putin. At the same time, Zelensky’s adviser himself admits that it will be "technically difficult" to determine this.

21:50 The main thing from the statement of the head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mizintsev:

▪️The Armed Forces of Ukraine are located in the hostel of the University of Kharkov, armored vehicles are placed nearby;
▪️The Armed Forces of Ukraine placed ammunition depots in the music school of Toretsk DPR, installed MLRS nearby;
▪️The Russian military carried out six humanitarian actions in a day in the NVO zone in Ukraine;
▪️Sappers of the RF Armed Forces neutralized 550,000 explosive objects in the Donbass;
▪️More than 26,000 people were evacuated to the Russian Federation from the territories of Donbass and Ukraine per day.

21:50 Ukraine will not compromise with Russia, said Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, and said that now there is an opportunity to "kill Russia's spine."

"On the question, to what extent is the restoration of borders the goal of Ukraine? Only complete de-occupation up to the borders of 1991," he wrote.

"Any territorial compromise with the Kremlin is a war postponed for the future. It is today that there is a chance to kill the spine of the Russian “colossus with feet of clay," Danilov emphasized.

21:50 Air defense system worked in Kerch, there is no danger to the city and the Crimean bridge, according to an adviser to the head of the Crimea.

20:55 In the Kherson region destroyed Georgian mercenary.

It became known about another Georgian mercenary killed in Ukraine. The militant Berdia Jokhadze was eliminated on August 12 in the Kherson region.

In total, during the period of the special military operation in Ukraine, at least 18 mercenaries from Georgia were killed.

19:00 The SBU announced that they had detained an official of the Lviv City Council, who organized a scheme for illegally transporting conscripts abroad. During the search, she has more than 8 million hryvnias in cash.

According to the SBU, the detainee was the head of one of the regional departments of social protection of the Department of Humanitarian Policy of the Lviv City Council, and her accomplices were employees of one of the medical institutions.

For 1,300 dollars, the official guaranteed the production of certificates included in the inspection report of the Medical and Social Expert Commission on the establishment of a disability group. Such "documents" are the basis for men of military age to travel abroad under martial law.

At the moment, the official has been informed of suspicion of illegal transfer of persons across the state border of Ukraine.

18:04 Russian military applied Kh-69 cruise missile at the Ukrainian Armed Forces facility

The use of high-precision aviation ammunition was shown at a briefing by the RF Ministry of Defense.

🔹The X-69 cruise missile was developed by specialists from the Tactical Missiles Corporation.
🔹Main characteristics: maximum flight range up to 290 km; speed from 700 to 1,000 km/h; warhead weight 300-310 kg.
🔹Precision-guided munitions can be placed both on external mounts and in internal weapons bays.

The Russian Kh-69 cruise missile is designed to destroy ground targets that may not have radar, infrared or optical contrast to the surrounding background, with coordinates known before launch.

18:04 Russian artillery spotter told RIA News about his work and showed a hit on the positions of the Ukrainian military in the Kharkiv region

18:04 Ukraine, with the support of the United States and a number of NATO countries, is preparing a new provocation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant - the Russian delegation at the NPT conference.

16:50 Ukrainian militant set fire to residential building and boasted in social networks. Amnesty International, in rewriting its report, clearly does not intend to include the war crimes of this type of Ukrainian fighters.

15:52 All services are put on alert in Energodar in case of provocations by the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the Zaporozhye NPP - the head of the CAA.

15:49 In the Zaporozhye region, they began to issue Russian license plates to motorists with the region code "185" - Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

14:20 Thanks to the destruction of call centers in Ukraine, IT crime has decreased during the special operation. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Vladimir Kolokoltsev.

"In the Russian Federation, every fourth crime is still committed using IT technologies. However, over the three months of this year, their number has significantly decreased - by 8.5 percent."

According to experts, this indicates that call centers located in Ukraine and neutralized during a special military operation of the RF Armed Forces were massively involved in this process, ”the minister was quoted in the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

14:19 Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published footage of the transfer of three MiG-31 aircraft with hypersonic missiles "Dagger" to the Kaliningrad region

14:15 Three MiG-31s ​​with Kinzhal missiles have been relocated to the Chkalovsk airfield in the Kaliningrad region, where round-the-clock combat duty will be organized as part of strategic deterrence, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

MiGs with Kinzhals worked out issues of interaction with fighters of the 6th Air Force and Air Defense Army, as well as naval aviation of the Baltic Fleet during the flight, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

13:16 Russian law enforcers detained two men in Kherson who were transmitting information to the Armed Forces of Ukraine about the movement and location of the RF Armed Forces. One of them fought near Mariupol on an artillery mount on the side of Kyiv, our correspondent reports.

"He [my former commander] asked me to identify the places of concentration of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the city of Kherson and give him the coordinates. I answered him: I agreed, tol done of the detainees, Petr Zhadan. In total, since March of this year, he handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine nine coordinates for the location of Russian troops in the city of Kherson.

12:18 The United States is transferring anti-radar missiles to Ukraine without advertising such deliveries, Business Insider reported.

According to the publication, the Ukrainian military is receiving AGM-88 HARM missiles. However, their use "will have only a limited impact" on combat operations: aviation in the conflict has not become a "decisive factor", since Ukraine lacks modern fighters, and Russia has something to counter American missiles, the newspaper notes.

12:17 New statement by the Russian Ministry of Defense about Kyiv preparing a provocation at the Zaporozhye NPP:

- The purpose of Kyiv's provocation at the Zaporozhye NPP is to create an exclusion zone of up to 30 kilometers, to bring in international forces and accuse Russia of nuclear terrorism;
- According to the forecast, in the event of an accident at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, radioactive substances will cover Poland, Germany, and Slovakia;
- The Ukrainian side, together with the curators from the United States, is trying to cause, in their opinion, a minor accident at the nuclear power plant and, thereby, disrupt the normal and safe operation of the nuclear power plant, blaming Russia for this;
- If the negative development of the situation with Ukrainian shelling continues, the issue of putting the 5th and 6th power units into cold reserve may be considered, which will lead to the shutdown of the Zaporizhzhya NPP;
- The Ukrainian military is systematically shelling the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, there were 12 shellings in a month, more than 50 shell explosions and 5 kamikaze drones were recorded.

11:59 Russian Defense Ministry briefing:

- More than 250 nationalists were liquidated as a result of Russian artillery strikes on the positions of the 95th Airborne Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR;
- In the Nikolaev region, about 60 nationalists were destroyed by a strike by the army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the point of temporary deployment of the 28th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
- Operational-tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed more than 60 percent of the personnel of the battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdievka area;
- The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed more than 80 nationalists with strikes in the areas of the villages of Belaya Krinitsa and Velikoye Artakovo;
- Russian air defense systems destroyed ten Ukrainian drones in the DPR, Kharkiv and Kherson regions in a day.

11:57 According to information from local residents, in Zaporozhye, the military is trying to take away the premises from the ninth maternity hospital, which is located in the Khortitsky district. They say that a military hospital should be organized in the building.

The employees of the maternity hospital several times managed to fend off the demands of the military. But in mid-August, they came with an order from the "governor" of the Zaporozhye region, Alexander Starukh.

At the same time, in other hospitals in Zaporozhye, in particular in the ninth and in the regional one, there are mothballed premises that can be used as military hospitals.

This story perfectly illustrates the approaches of the Zelensky regime, which deprives citizens of elementary benefits in the interests of continuing the war.

11:57 At the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation declared about the readiness to present to the IAEA real pictures in good resolution, which show that weapons, especially heavy ones, are not placed on the territory of this station.

At the same time, the United States is hushing up objective data about the shelling and the situation at the nuclear power plant, thereby encouraging the impunity of the Kyiv regime and contributing to the possible development of a nuclear catastrophe in Europe, the department added.

10:56 Korchinsky calls hit the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant to stop the advance of the Russian army. Like, it doesn’t matter that our own people suffer, the main thing is to stop Russia. In the zone of possible radiation contamination, there may be residents of large cities - Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrvsk, that is, several million people. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are already shooting at the ZNPP, that is, the Ukrainian army is essentially a terrorist organization, and the Ukrainian state is ready to bury itself along with its citizens.

10:56 One vessel with corn left Chornomorsk, - the Turkish Ministry of Defense. It is also reported that four ships will head to Ukraine for cargo.

10:55 At night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted three strikes with kamikaze drones on Energodar, the administration building was slightly damaged. This is reported by the authorities of the Zaporozhye region.

10:54 Ukrainian shelling of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station poses a threat to the cooling system of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. The plan for the evacuation of residents in the event of an accident at the ZNPP has been worked out. This is reported by the head of the Regional State Administration.

09:20 Russian troops do not have heavy weapons either on the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant or in the areas adjacent to it. There are only security units there - Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

08:53 Consequences of fire damage by the Russian army of location of Ukrainian armed formations in the Saltovsky district of Kharkov.

08:06 Calculation of BM-21 122mm rocket artillery "Grad" in the Kharkiv direction suppressed the fire of the French self-propelled gun mount "Caesar", as well as smashed positions of Ukrainian security forces equipped in this area.

07:53 Fires in Kharkiv continue after morning strikes. Another place of temporary deployment of Ukrainian militants is on fire

07:10 The Ministry of Defense showed new personnel combat work of the crews of the BM-27 220mm rocket artillery "Hurricane" on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the special operation.

06:32 After the night shelling of Ukrainian facilities in Kharkiv, powerful strikes continued in the morning. The Gauleiter of the city reported at least five hits on the target.

03:49 The Energoatom company, which manages Ukrainian nuclear power plants, has created a crisis headquarters in case of an accident at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

03:19 Reported about five strikes on the objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Zaporozhye.

01:07 Arestovich tried to explain why factories and infrastructure have not been built in Ukraine for 30 years:

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#1  Looks like Putin is successful in denazifying Belgorod, Russia now. Dude is good at this:

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Perspective from the Breakaway Republics: Invasion of Ukraine: August 18th, 2022
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:17 At the site of the shelling of Svetlodarsk in the DPR, fragments of rounds with foreign markings were found, a military officer of the People's Militia of the LPR said.

22:21 In the Donbass, hostilities and shelling by the Ukrainian security forces continue: a child was killed, two more were injured during the shelling of the Stroitel residential area in Gorlovka.

21:30 Shelling was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine:

19:15 Stakhanov using MLRS HIMARS (three missiles).
Information about the victims and damage is being specified.

20:30 APU fired upon residential area "Stroitel" in Gorlovka - two civilians were killed, including a little girl

Ukrainian militants have been massively shelling Gorlovka over the past week - today the blow fell on the Stroitel residential area. As a result, two people died, including a little girl. Two more children were taken to the hospital in serious condition, it is also known about injured adults. Gorlovka Mayor Ivan Prikhodko shared the horrific footage of the tragedy on his Telegram channel.

20:28 APU is again shelling the cities of the LPR! According to eyewitnesses, Stakhanov suffered. They talk about getting into a driving school.

19:33 Statement by the official representative of the NM DPR on the situation at 19.30 on 18.08.2022

Over the current day, according to information from the JCCC of the DPR, the enemy fired more than 250 munitions from barreled artillery with a caliber of 155mm, 152mm and 122mm, 120mm mortars, including unguided aircraft rockets of 80mm caliber.

The fire was fired at the districts of thirteen settlements of the Republic. As a result of the shelling, one civilian was killed and five were injured. Five residential buildings and two civil infrastructure facilities were damaged. Additional information about injured civilians and damage to infrastructure is being specified.

Currently, a set of works is underway to clear anti-personnel mines PFM-1 "Lepestok" (PFM-1C).

We regret to inform you that while performing military duty in the struggle for independence, four defenders of the Donetsk People's Republic were killed and six were injured. We express our sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims.

19:17 Shelling was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine:

— Lisichansk with the use of MLRS Hurricane (12 rounds). Representation of the LPR in the JCCC.

18:40 According to preliminary information, as a result of the shelling of the Stroitel residential area by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two civilians were injured along Zhukov Street. We clarify the data.

18:17 Voenkor VGTRK Andrey Rudenko posted a report from the place of the criminal shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city of Svetlodarsk, as a result of which, unfortunately, there are dead, among them a teenage girl born in 2008.

17:20 Residents of the Luhansk People's Republic who lost their homes as a result of hostilities after February 19, 2022 can receive a lump sum payment, as well as receive compensation for lost or damaged housing.

17:02 Reports Anna_news correspondents from Soledar area. The people's militia of the LPR is working on the positions of the armed formations of Ukraine in the Soledar region. The shelling is carried out with propaganda rounds from self-propelled guns 122mm 2S1 "Gvozdika".

16:50 "... people ran away from here in a hurry, collecting only the most necessary things from things." Izvestia correspondent Denis Kulaga visited one of the houses in Maryinka that survived after the UAF strikes. By words of a journalist, people were forced to leave due to constant shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

16:39 Military expert Boris Rozhin on the situation at 13-00 Moscow time on August 18, 2022 during the operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine:

1. Avdievka.

To the north of Avdievka and in the industrial zone - no significant changes, positional battles.

To the south of Avdievka, the pressure of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the army of the DPR is intensifying in the direction of Vodiane, which is still under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The enemy is still holding out in Pervomaisk and Nevelskoye, although he has lost a number of positions during the offensive of our troops, which are gradually moving towards these settlements. It is still too early to talk about the real semi-environment of Avdievka. The Orlovka-Avdievka highway is still actively used to supply the Avdeevskaya group.

Artemovsk.
Fighting on the Zaitsevo-Kodema line. The enemy is still being held in these settlements, but in the area of Kodema he is gradually being pushed back.

On the outskirts of Artemovsk from Pokrovsky - without significant changes.

The Artemovsk-Soledar highway is still under enemy control.

Soledar.
Street fighting in the western part of Soledar.

Fighting on the outskirts of Yakovlevka, in Belogorovka, Bakhmutsky. Reports of the complete capture of Yakovlevka and Bakhmutsky are ahead of events.

Seversk.
Positional battles in the area of Serebryanka, Verkhnekamensky, Ivano-Daryevka. The enemy controls Seversk and the Seversk-Soledar road.

Slavyansk.
The main activity is in the area of Bogorodichny, where our troops made little progress, and in the area of the ruins of Mazanovka, which was occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine last week. According to the RF Ministry of Defense, in the Mazanovka area, the enemy suffered serious losses in manpower as a result of missile attacks on combat groups of the 92nd brigade.

16:03 The network reports that the Armed Forces of Ukraine from 122mm rocket artillery launchers BM-21 fired at the area of the overpass on Putilovka in the Kiev region of Donetsk.

16:02 The DPR JCCC recorded shelling from the AFU in the following directions:

-- settlement Dyleevka - settlement Gorlovka (settlement of Izotov sh-ty): two rounds of 122mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Rozovka - n.p. Novobakhmutovka: fired eight mines in 120mm caliber;
— n.p. Kleshcheevka - n.p. Dolomite: fired five rounds with a caliber of 155mm;
— n.p. Valentinovka - n.p. Novobakhmutovka: fired eight mines in 120mm caliber;
— n.p. Majorsk - n.p. Zaitsevo (southern): four mines of 120mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kyiv districts): seven rounds of 152mm caliber were fired;
-- Kurdyumovka settlement - settlement Gorlovka (settlement of Izotov sh-ty): three rounds of 152mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Zhovanka - n.p. Zaitsevo (southern):four mines of 120mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kyiv district): 10 missiles were fired from the BM-21 "Grad";
— n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kyiv district): six rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.

15:34 The Russian Armed Forces and the People's Militia of the DPR are gradually pushing back Ukrainian military formations formations a step back.

Thus, the artillery battalion of the 1st Slavic Brigade actively supports the offensive of the foot troops, which, in turn, transmit intelligence to the artillerymen. It is at these points that artillery strikes, freeing up a further path for advancement.

In the video: a 152mm D-20 howitzer is working on the points of location of enemy manpower in the Avdievka direction. Our fighters receive coordinates from a "bird" that hangs high and does not allow itself to be detected.

14:35 The headquarters of the DPR TeroO reports that as a result of the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city of Svetlodarsk, three people were killed, 11 more were injured.

14:34 Gorlovka Mayor Ivan Prikhodko reports that today the Central City District of Gorlovka has again become the target of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including the Bogoyavlensky Cathedral!

The window of the altar was broken, the fragments damaged the fence and the play elements of the playground. Fortunately, the administration of the Cathedral made a timely decision to close the site for visits. During the shelling, there were employees in the temple, people gathered for the morning service.

14:29 Shelling from the side of the VFU was recorded in the following directions:

— n.p. Majorsk - n.p. Zaitsevo (southern): eight mines fired in 120mm caliber;
— n.p. Nikolaevka Second - n.p. Metalworker: fired 10 mines in 120mm caliber;
— settlement Kurdyumovka — settlement Gorlovka (settlement of Izotov sh-ty): six rounds of 152mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): five rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.

14:11 In Moscow scattered petals"- at the embassies of the USA, Great Britain, Germany, Canada, Latvia and Italy. These don't kill - they're stickers. They must remind that these mines are prohibited by the Geneva Convention and appeal to conscience. The authorities of these countries already know about the first point, but this does not prevent them from regularly sprinkling “Petals” on the DPR. Conscience is even worse. In the meantime, these mines lie lurking in Donetsk, Gorlovka, Yasinovataya. They will still bring a lot of trouble to the most innocent and defenseless.

14:01 Shelling of the city of Krasny Liman. As a result of this blow, people died.

13:46 In Artyomovsk, the positions of the Ukrainian Nazis are being hit.

The Russian army and allied troops continue to carry out fire destruction of the enemy as they advance.

13:07 The DPR JCCC recorded shelling from the AFU in the following directions:

-- n.p. Ceramic - n.p. Novobakhmutovka: five NAR caliber 80mm were produced;
— n.p. Marinka - Donetsk (Petrovsky district): seven mines were fired with a caliber of 120mm;
— settlement Kurdyumovka — settlement Gorlovka (settlement of Izotov sh-ty): seven rounds of 152mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Majorsk - n.p. Zaitsevo (southern): fired six mines with caliber 120mm;
— n.p. Marinka - Donetsk (Petrovsky district): fired five mines with a caliber of 120mm;
— n.p. Marinka - Donetsk (Petrovsky district): six mines were fired with a caliber of 120mm.

13:01 The offensive of the DPR army from the bridgehead in Peski.

After the liberation of Peski, the DPR army continues its offensive in a northwestern direction. Advancement in this direction creates a threat to the coverage of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Avdiivka.

The advancing units are supported by artillerymen of the 11th regiment of the People's Militia, who continue to successfully destroy the enemy's fortified positions near Pervomaisky from various artillery systems.

12:51 11th Regiment of the NM DPR with artillery strikes turns to dust the fortified areas of the enemy in Pervomaisky. Artillerymen of the 11th Regiment of the People's Militia from various systems of artillery weapons continue to successfully destroy the fortified positions of the enemy near Pervomaisky. People's Militia of the DPR.

11:57 As a result of artillery shelling of the city of Svetlodarsk (DPR), there are casualties among the civilian population!

According to preliminary information, the VFU militants fired at the center of the city of Svetlodarsk during the distribution of water to the residents of the city in the area of the school and the city hospital. Three civilians were killed, including one child, and 12 people were injured. Additional information is being specified. Representation of the LPR in the JCCC.

11:51 The DPR JCCC recorded shelling from the AFU in the following directions:

-- n.p. Ceramic - n.p. Novobakhmutovka: five NAR caliber 80mm were produced;
— n.p. Marinka - Donetsk (Petrovsky district): seven mines were fired with a caliber of 120mm;
— settlement Kurdyumovka — settlement Gorlovka (settlement of Izotov sh-ty): seven rounds of 152mm caliber were fired.

11:43 Shelling was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine:

—Svetlodarsk (DPR) using 155mm artillery (five rounds). Representation of the LPR in the JCCC.

11:22 Alexey Kulemzin reports:

As a result of the morning shelling of the Petrovsky district, a woman born in 1961 died. on st. Gottwald, 83.

As a result of the shelling of the Kirovsky district, a woman was injured on the street. Revputi, 13. The data is being specified.

11:00 Fire MLRS "Haymars"destroyed multi-storey residential building in Pervomaisk. There are victims.

11:00 Mayor of Gorlovka Prikhodko reports: among the victims of the morning shelling of the armed formations of Ukraine are two men born in 1990 and 1987. Came under fire and were injured in the area of the traffic police on the street. International.

10:35 Statement by the official representative of the NM DPR on the situation at 10.30 18.08.2022

The Ukrainian side continues to terrorize the civilian population of the Republic, inflicting massive artillery strikes on residential areas and civilian infrastructure, which in turn do not pose a danger to the enemy and are not military targets.

Over the past day, according to the DPR JCCC, the enemy fired 379 rounds from the BM-27 Urugan multiple launch rocket system, 155mm, 152mm and 122mm cannon artillery, as well as 120mm mortars.

The fire was fired at the districts of thirteen settlements of the Republic. As a result of the shelling, one civilian was killed and nine were injured. Twenty-seven residential buildings and four civil infrastructure facilities were damaged. Additional information about injured civilians and damage to infrastructure is being specified.

Joint actions of the military personnel of the Donetsk People's Republic and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the following enemy weapons and military equipment: one armored personnel carrier, two mortars, three off-road vehicles, more than twenty personnel.

Currently, a set of works is underway to clear anti-personnel mines PFM-1 "Lepestok" (PFM-1C).

10:00 Statement by the official representative of the NM of the LPR, Captain Filiponenko I.M. as of August 18, 2022

Over the past 24 hours, during the active offensive operations of the units of the People's Militia of the LPR, the enemy suffered heavy losses in manpower and military equipment. Destroyed:

-up to 50 personnel;
-seven armored personnel carriers;
-five units of special vehicles;

Peaceful life is being restored in the territories of the Lugansk People's Republic liberated from Ukrainian nationalists: engineering and sapper units of the People's Militia of the LPR continue demining. During August 17, they cleared more than eight hectares of territory from explosive objects left by Ukrainian nationalists in the areas of the settlements of SINETSKY and PAVLOGRAD.

The NM of the LPR, together with public organizations, is delivering humanitarian aid to the residents of these areas. Thus, the servicemen of the NM of the LPR delivered more than 10 tons of humanitarian aid to the needy residents of the Pervomaisky district.

09:12 Aleksey Kulemzin reports on the shelling of the city:

Kirovsky district. Biryuzova. The facade of Avoska and the Lux beauty salon were damaged.

Kyiv and Kirovsky districts are under shelling.

During the evening shelling of the Petrovsky district, the glazing of the Holy Resurrection Church and the outbuilding on the street were damaged. Velyaminova, 2.

08:55 The DPR JCCC recorded shelling from the AFU in the following directions:

— n.p. Kleshcheevka - n.p. Grass: fired six rounds with a caliber of 152mm;
— n.p. Novgorodskoye - n.p. Zheleznaya Balka: 18 NARs in 80mm caliber were produced. (Without the use of aviation);
— settlement Kurdyumovka — settlement Gorlovka (settlement of Rumyantsev sh-ty): seven rounds of 152mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Orlovka - n.p. Yasinovataya: three rounds fired with a caliber of 152mm.

08:53 According to preliminary information, as a result of the next shelling of the settlement of urban type Golmovsky by Ukrainian militants, a civilian was wounded.

08:29 The Lugansk People's Republic and Belarus are establishing cooperation, Luhansk is waiting for concrete proposals on cooperation from Minsk.

08:00 Marochko reports that mass facts of disobedience of Ukrainian military personnel are noted in the area of the settlement of Soledar. The personnel refuses to carry out the orders of the higher command due to heavy losses and low level of support.

07:37 DPR JCCC recorded shelling from the AFU in the following directions:

— n.p. Friendship - n.p. Gorlovka (Central - urban area): 12 rounds fired with a caliber of 155mm;
— n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kyiv district): two rounds of 155mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Marinka - n.p. Donetsk (Petrovsky district): 10 mines fired with a caliber of 152mm;
— n.p. Pervomaiskoye - n.p. Donetsk (Kirovskiy district): three rounds of 152mm caliber were fired;
— n.p. Orlovka - Donetsk (Kyiv district): four rounds of 155mm caliber were fired.

07:06 Gorlovka Mayor Ivan Prikhodko reports that, according to preliminary information, as a result of the shelling of the Armed Forces of the Central City District of Gorlovka, several fires were recorded along the street. International on the territory of wholesale depots. An enemy shell damaged a five-story building on the street. Pervomayskaya, 87.

06:40 Over the past day, on August 17, 2022, no shelling of settlements was recorded by the LPR representative office in the JCCC.

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Turkish media announced a change in position of Russia on the meeting between Putin and Zelensky
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Commentary by Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets

Moscow has allegedly softened its stance on possible talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, Turkish television channel CNN Turk reported.

According to the channel's sources, if earlier the Russian side insisted on compiling a roadmap for Ukraine before the summit, now it allowed the possibility of discussing the roadmap directly at the meeting of the presidents of Russia and Ukraine. The sources added that the leaders of the two countries can discuss and define a roadmap, after which the delegations can proceed with its implementation.

This will be perceived by a significant part of Russian society as a betrayal and it is unlikely that they do not understand this. Such negotiations with the Ukrainians, when they become persecuted, are no longer needed by Russia, especially since the West will immediately talk about the victory over it and demand to give up the levers of control. The stuffing of the Turkish media is understandable, to understand the reaction of the Russian society, or it can rock it.

As for the meeting itself, in principle, NOTHING can be accepted there. Evidence of this was the meeting in Paris at the end of 2019 between Putin, Macron, Merkel and Zelensky, when the leaders came out with an agreed statement (at least this followed from similar statements by the leaders of Russia, France, Germany), but Zelensky immediately began to grunt and make faces, with all his appearance that this is not so.

Any promises and agreements Ukraine also never fulfills and never fulfilled. This is evidenced by the Minsk agreements and the Steinmeier formula, which Kyiv did not comply with "interpreting" the agreements completely contrary to what was written in black and white and signed.
In 2016, Steinmeier proposed that elections be held in the separatist-held territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which are de facto controlled by Russian-backed separatists
And if the Ukrainians promise something, they will never fulfill it. Checked.

Proof? End of March and Medina. When Russia withdrew its troops from three regions, and Ukraine violated its coloir agreements with Russia. Putin wants to step on the same rake again? So it will click on his forehead then.

It’s not worth talking about the decency of other people, especially the decency of Svidomo Ukrainians, who have never answered for a single word, judge by themselves. And Vladimir Vladimirovich I do not advise this at all.

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#1  These Russians are amazing. They invaded Ukraine entirely unprovoked, are committing unbelievable war crimes by the minute, they refuse to give Ukraine agency like the British did the Americans during our era struggling with them and at the same time blames Ukraine for the war.

Because they don't want to be like Russians are and no one else on earth does either.
If the readers here are so blind they cannot see you are a paid influence agent passing around Putin's ridiculous pr, they are like the ancient Jerusalem leadership when Jesus was here, they don't know what they are doing.
Posted by: Omineling Forkbeard1962 || 08/19/2022 10:08 Comments || Top||

#2  No, no! NATO expanding into Ukraine was NOT a provocation. Certainly not!
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 08/19/2022 12:38 Comments || Top||

#3  ..cause now Sweden and Finland are going to. Self fulfilling prophecy.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 08/19/2022 16:20 Comments || Top||


UAV near Kerch and Sevastopol
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Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin

[ColonelCassad] In addition to the traditional shelling of Donetsk and Gorlovka, today the enemy was actively shelling Svetlodarsk, there are many dead, including children.

Also today, they blew up a warehouse in the Belgorod region, scattered it in the Lepestki region, and also tried to attack the Kerch Bridge UAV and the Belbek airfield (two UAVs were shot down - one in the Belbek region, one in the Kerch region). Well, shelling of ZNPP and Energodar continues.

Regarding questions on what to do with it, my position has not changed since the spring.

1. The SBU and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense must be officially recognized as terrorist organizations. Members of these organizations and their accomplices should automatically be treated in the same way as terrorists and ISIS accomplices.

2. As a demonstrative response, strikes against the central and regional departments of the SBU, as well as the objects of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, including in Kyiv, are highly desirable.

3. As a response to attacks on the Zaporizhzhya NPP - to force the disconnection of Ukraine from the Zaporozhye NPP. Defiantly, as a response, destroy several thermal power plants, as well as strike at the infrastructure of underground gas storage facilities. The selection of objects is actually optional.

Terrorism must have a price that Ukraine, or what is left of it, must pay on a long-term basis.

Hysteria is not needed here, methodical and systematic strikes against the infrastructure of terror and its infrastructure and economic base are needed, regardless of the priority issues of conducting a military operation to defeat the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Ukrainian theater of operations.

US State Department spoke about the problems in case of recognition of the Russian Federation as a sponsor of terrorism

[REGNUM] A warning about the problems that could begin if Russia is recognized as a "country-sponsor of terrorism" was made by the US State Department to Congress. This was reported on August 18 by Politico.

"Multiple sources familiar with the conversations said that agency officials have presented serious problems with the legislative initiative to congressional offices in recent days," the report says.

It is specified that after the recognition of Russia as a "sponsor of terrorism" by the United States, Moscow will consider such a step as a direct attack from Washington and then many agreements will be in jeopardy.

In particular, there are no guarantees that Russia will adhere to the agreements under the multilateral agreement in Istanbul regarding the removal of restrictions on the export of Russian products, as well as Russia's assistance in the export of grain and other agricultural products from Ukrainian ports. In addition, there will be difficulties in maintaining work in the context of nuclear materials.

Recall that the authority to recognize countries as "sponsors of terrorism" belongs entirely to the US State Department, but the senators approved a resolution calling for such a decision, and a corresponding bill was submitted to the House of Representatives.

Earlier, REGNUM reported that, as Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova pointed out , if the US Congress "declares" Russia a sponsor of terrorism, there will be no more relations between the two countries.

Drone shot down near Belbek airport in Sevastopol

[REGNUM] An unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down by air defense systems near the Belbek airport in Sevastopol, the city governor Mikhail Razvozhaev said on August 18 . There were no injuries or casualties.

“Recently, according to preliminary data, an unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down near the Belbek airport by means of air defense. There is no damage. No one was hurt," the statement said.

Razvozhaev noted that “Ukrainian publicists began to disperse preparations about their “successful” attack,” and urged residents to keep calm.

As REGNUM reported earlier, it was previously reported that air defense systems were activated in Kerch, there is no threat to the city and the bridge.

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The price of ‘Minsk’
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Commentary by Russian writer Pavel Kukhmirov

[RodinaNaNeve] Donetsk is being bombed again this morning. After three relatively calm days, the calmness of which from the very beginning did not say anything. The bombing began at five in the morning, and the awakened residents of the city, having opened the windows, immediately felt the smell of burning. The morning smell, to which they have already become accustomed.

This has been going on for more than two months - it feels like six months. Artillery terror, which began in early July, after NATO gifts arrived to the Ukrainian fascists. Long-range guns, self-propelled guns and MLRS. And also modified missiles for the BM-27 Urugan MLRSs, with which they sow residential areas with Petal anti-personnel mines. All this from the very beginning is used very little for military purposes. The main task of these weapons in this war is genocide. They are doing it.

Grandma is a choreographer. Granddaughter is a little ballerina. One taught children to dance all her life, the other was preparing for a ballet competition in St. Petersburg. Their husband and grandfather identified their wife and granddaughter from fragments of clothing. Because there was nothing more to identify.

And today again Donetsk clenched his teeth and fists, accepting what is happening. And what is left for him? No one in a million-strong agglomeration has any idea when all this will end. He doesn't even know the prospects. A certain offensive by “small forces” that recently began on the Donetsk sector of the front, which so reassured everyone, seems to freeze in a pause. After the recent capture of Peski (an event that is undoubtedly positive), it is completely unclear whether we are talking about some kind of development of this success.

And without it (without resetting the enemy battery positions in Pervomaisky, Orlovka, Netaylovo), there can be no question of stopping the shelling of the agglomeration. It's not even about Avdiyivka - it's not so active now. We are talking about these new positions, from where 90 percent of the fire on the cities of Donbass comes from. But there is no news from there. Yes, they have nowhere to come from - military men are no longer allowed to go to the front. As they say, thanks guys. The bow is low.

And so these two months of horror continue. Day after day. An endless series of terrible pictures of the bloody theater of the absurd. One of the most memorable is what happened on the day when they fired at the funeral of Korsa (Colonel of the People's Militia of the DPR Olga Kachura, Hero of the DPR, known under the call sign "Korsa" - approx. ed.). Maybe ten days ago. And maybe more. I stopped counting the days. Time has long stopped in Donetsk.

Then, on the central pedestrian boulevard, right in the center of the city, a grandmother and granddaughter were killed. Grandma is a choreographer. Granddaughter is a little ballerina. One taught children to dance all her life, the other was preparing for a ballet competition in St. Petersburg. Their husband and grandfather identified their wife and granddaughter from fragments of clothing. Because there was nothing else to identify - a 155-mm shell turned them into bloody minced meat, which was smeared all over Pushkinsky Boulevard.

In the truest sense of the word, guys. This is not a metaphor. Then the Donetsk TG channels posted one of the last photos of this girl in a tutu. I don't know what her name is. I have long forbidden myself to know their names. Just not to die. Also in the truest sense of the word. For me, for a long time they are all - Kira and Christina Zhuk.

And this goes on and on. Death, death, death. That's just not necessary to condole with the Donbass. He doesn't need your sympathy. Donbass is sick of him. Donbass needs to stop killing its people, and stop shooting its cities at direct fire. In the meantime, it is not very clear how this is combined with the “war with small forces”, which is not a war at all, but a “special operation”. And for this you just need to start conducting this "special operation" in earnest. In full. Total war is not defeated by strange, leaky political games, the price of which is such girls and their grandmothers. And entire cities of millions are held hostage. Every day. Week after week. Month after month.

And against the background of this, the Crimea is slowly lighting up. And also “dear partners”, who are now either being denazified, or making “goodwill gestures” to them, they are hitting the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant with the same NATO howitzers that smash Donetsk. I'm wondering - is this already a "red line" or not yet? What else is needed to fully realize that it is not the enemy and not the enemy that is against us, but the infernal creatures from the underworld, which must be thrown back into hell, otherwise everything around us will become hell?

But this is not so easy to do. It's not that easy anymore. Do you know why? What is the reason for the fact that peaceful people are now dying, and cities are burning, and the enemy turned out to be “somewhat stronger” than expected?

This is the price of "Minsk".

That's it. The one that has been warned for years. Moreover, this price was paid from the very beginning, it just became so monstrously obvious now.

The one who considered this price acceptable for eight years, and, moreover, considers it as such even now, expresses the loudest that very “sympathy” that Donbass doesn’t need for hell. Depicts a grimace of grief in public and drops crocodile tears. But this is a lie. Behind all their mournful mines there is nothing but cynicism and indifference.

I repeat - Donbass does not need your "sympathy". He needs release. In deliverance from suffering. And there is only one way to do this - by exterminating the Nazis. In the truest sense of the word. Seriously.

Not "small forces". The alternative here is the “final solution of the Russian question,” and not just the fate of Donbass. The termination of any filthy agreements with them, with the help of which they have been carefully nurtured and nourished for all these eight years. And then they completely pulled them out from under the blow, saving them with exchanges instead of a bullet in the back of the head.

Those who did this are guilty of the current monstrous bloody performance no less than the Ukrainian fascists themselves. Which I call so in the truest sense of the word. And which in some places already outdo their predecessors.

Meanwhile, the harvest continues. The price of "Minsk" continues to be charged. Not from those who arranged them. How much longer will this last? I don't know.

Apparently, until the realization comes: total war is defeated only by total war. And they don't negotiate with the fascists.

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#1  Does this drivel really help understand world events? A guy whose tongue is so far up Putin's behind he serves as his official food taster is whining about civilian casualties in the war Putin started, and everyone is a "fascist".

Posted by: Rob Crawford || 08/19/2022 6:17 Comments || Top||

#2  Gosh,, I bet this horrible nightmare has something to do with the invasion by those nasty fascists of Russian soil back in February.
If those nasty Ukrainians had submitted peacefully none of this would have happened. So it is all their fault. And they can send their women and children out of the country to avoid such terrors. How unfair to us.
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