Putin: “Ukrainian Attempted Attack on Kursk Nuclear Power Plant”
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukrainian troops of attempting to attack a nuclear power plant in the Kursk region last night, RIA Novosti news agency reported.
Chinese Embassy in Kiev: “Possible intensification of bombing”. After Washington, Beijing also warns its compatriots
The Chinese embassy in Ukraine, following the US, has also issued a warning to its citizens about a possible intensification of Russian bombing. The diplomatic headquarters in Beijing has renewed its call to Chinese citizens not to travel to Ukraine, “taking into account the current security situation”, and has told those who are there to immediately seek shelter in safe places when the air raid siren sounds. This was reported by the Russian agency Ria Novosti and other international agencies.
Moscow: “Another village captured in Ukraine’s Donetsk region”
The Russian Defense Ministry said that Russian troops have captured another village in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, Mezhevoye, in the direction of the town of Pokrovsk.
Zelensky: “Another settlement in Kursk in Ukrainian hands”
Another settlement in Russia’s Kursk region “is under Ukrainian control”: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on Telegram, reporting on his visit to the Sumy region on the border with Russia. “I visited the border area of the Sumy region and held a meeting with the Commander-in-Chief (Oleksandr, ed.) Syrsky and the head of the Sumy Military Administration,” the message reads. “The Commander-in-Chief reported on the operational situation in all areas of active operations… there is another settlement under Ukrainian control.”
Zelensky: Since the beginning of the war, Russians have destroyed more than 500 churches”
“Since the beginning of this war, Russian strikes have already destroyed more than 500 churches, houses of prayer and other religious buildings. All believers in Ukraine have suffered from the invasion of Russian evil”: writes on Telegram the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. “We greatly appreciate every expression of support for our country and our people in the fight for our lives, lives that Russia wants to destroy completely,” the message reads. “Anyone who targets churches with bombs and missiles deserves only the condemnation of the entire world. And this is exactly the attitude that the Russian state, the biggest terrorist in the world today, should receive.”
Criminal case opened against CNN correspondent in Kursk
The Russian FSB announced that it has opened a criminal case for “illegal crossing of the state border” against CNN journalist Nick Paton Walsh and several Ukrainian correspondents who filmed reports in the Sudzha area of the Kursk region where an incursion by Kiev forces is underway. The Russian authorities had taken the same initiative last week against the RAI crew composed of journalist Stefania Battistini and cameraman Simone Traini. The FSB added that the journalists will soon be included in the international wanted list. The maximum penalty for illegal crossing of the border is five years in prison.
US Embassy in Ukraine: ‘Possible Attacks on Independence Day’
The US Embassy in Ukraine, citing information from the US State Department, warned that Russia could prepare attacks against government and civilian targets in Ukraine in the coming days. The diplomatic mission in Washington said it had information that Russia was increasing its efforts to launch drone and missile strikes both at night and during the day across Ukraine. The embassy noted that this could happen before the celebration of Ukraine’s Independence Day on August 24.
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