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Ukrainian pilots are virtually trained on American attack aircraft
On August 20, 2022, it became known that Ukrainian pilots are being helped to master the A-10 fighters virtually at the secret training center in the USA. The initiator of the creation of the training camp was an ordinary Ukrainian officer Alexander Gorgan, who voluntarily went to the front from the first days of the war. Source: Alexander...
Russia is trying to bypass Western sanctions through Turkey – US Department of the Treasury
US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury said on August 19, 2022, that Russian legal entities and individuals are trying to use Turkey to circumvent American and Western sanctions during a telephone conversation with his Turkish colleague Yunus Elitas. Source: US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo “Deputy Secretary Adeyemo raised...
Russians caused more than UAH 813M worth of damage to the southern Ukrainian city
The Mayor of Mykolaiv (southern city of Ukraine) said on August 20, 2022, that a total of about 1,500 complaints from city residents regarding damage to residential buildings were recorded. Source: The Mayor of Mykolaiv Oleksandr Syenkevych “As of today, Russian occupiers have caused more than UAH 813 million[$22 million – ed.] worth...
The EU joined Ukraine’s case against Russia on genocide in the UN International Court of Justice
On August 20, 2022, it became known that the European Union provided the UN International Court of Justice with its information within the framework of the case of Ukraine against Russia regarding the genocide of the Ukrainian people by Russian occupiers. Source: International Court of Justice Thus, on August 17, the European Union submitted...
Operational report August 21, 2022 by the General Staff of AFU on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The official operational information for the 179th day of the Russia-Ukraine War (21.08.2022). The movement of Russian federation military air defence equipment into Belarusian territory was recorded in the Polissya and Volyn directions, Ukraine. The danger of the Russian Federation launching missile and air attacks from this country’s soil...
Russian rockets hit a high-rise building near the South Ukraine nuclear plant: photos
The Head of the Mykolayiv Regional Military Administration reported that Russians shelled the city of Voznesensk in the Mykolaiv region (south of Ukraine) on August 20, 2022. Rockets hit a five-story building and private house near the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). 12 people were injured. Source: The Head of the Mykolayiv Regional...
Portugal, Greece, Germany and Cyprus do not support the ban on entry of Russian tourists to the EU
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal emphasized on August 20, 2022, that it opposes the ban on the entry of Russian tourists to the European Union. The same decision was announced earlier by Germany, Greece and Cyprys. Source: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal emphasized that the...
No mercy to the Ukrainian population: Russian diplomat reacted to the US military aid to Ukraine
The permanent representative of the Russian Federation to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov openly expressed his hatred for Ukrainians on Twitter on August 19, 2022. Source: Russian representative to international organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov On August 19, the United States announced a new military aid package for...
The UK and the US say that a strike on Ukraine’s NPP will be a violation of NATO Article 5
Tobias Ellwood, Chair of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee, believes that an attack on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant will provoke a response from the military forces of NATO countries. He said it on Twitter on August 19, 2022. Source: British Member of Parliament, Chairman of the Special Committee on Defense in the...
Ukrainian air defense shot down 4 Russian cruise missiles
The Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration said on August 20, 2022, that Russian occupiers hit the Dnipropetrovsk region (central Ukraine) with four cruise “Kalibr” missiles, but the Ukrainian anti-aircraft defense shot down all the targets. Source: The Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration...