On the 161st day of Russia’s large-scale military invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops continue their attempts to capture the neighboring country’s settlements. Ukraine’s armed forces and territorial defense units resist aggression. It is impossible to verify the statements of representatives of both sides of the conflict from independent sources. According to the UN, about 14 million Ukrainians have already left their homes. DW continues to monitor developments on Wednesday, August 3 (Moscow time).

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European satellite operator Eutelsat interrupted the broadcast of the Russian TV channel NTV Mir in Europe. The decision was taken at the request of French media regulator Arcom, after comparing Ukraine to Nazi Germany on air, the Paris-based company told AFP. It is not reported in which European countries the broadcast of the Russian TV channel will be interrupted. Arcom’s page claims that NTV Mir “repeatedly represented not only the Ukrainian leadership and army, but above all, Ukrainian citizens as adherents of the Nazi ideology of the Third Reich and as extremely dangerous”. Among other things, the regulator cites a program dated April 24, in which the Ukrainian president is called “a comedian in the role of Hitler”.

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky spoke remotely with students from 20 Australian universities. He said the Russian leadership lacked the courage to take responsibility for the crimes it committed in Ukraine. “Now this world is faced with a choice. Long overdue, uncomfortable, unpleasant for some, but inevitable for all. For many countries, the time has come when their own interests must give way to the interests of the planet. actions of a global terrorist,” Zelensky said.

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Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) detained deputy of the city council of Cherkasy, assistant to deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Vasily Nimchenko Oleksandr Zamirailo, Ukrainian News reports to a law enforcement source. According to the agency, Zamirailo intended to head the administration of the occupation in the Cherkasy region in the event of his capture by Russian forces. The arrest took place before the deputy’s scheduled departure to the United States, is indicated below. Zamirailo, who justified the Russian invasion, tried to leave Ukraine against the background of the success of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in liberating the occupied territories, writes the Ukrainian News.

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According to statistics border services of the FSB of the Russian Federation, in the first half of this year, 5.85 million foreigners visited Russia, which is 15.5% less than in the same period in 2021 and 61% less than in 2019. 81,500 citizens from other countries entered Russia for tourist purposes, is still reported. This is 21% less than last year and more than 95% less than in the first half of 2019, he added. According to the results of the first quarter, the inbound tourist flow was almost 2.5 times higher than in the second quarter.

Canada to allocate $40 million to Ukraine for granaries

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authorities Canada will allocate 52 million Canadian dollars (in terms of 40 million US dollars) to Ukraine for the purchase of grain storage facilities. The funds will be provided through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Kyiv’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Policy said. Thus, it must “guarantee the storage of a further 2.4 million tonnes of grain in 2022-2023, along with adequate technical support and equipment,” the statement reads.

According to the forecast of the Ukrainian ministry, in this harvest it is possible to harvest up to 51.1 million tons of grain. At the same time, 14 percent of granaries in Ukraine, with a total capacity of 75 million tons, are damaged or destroyed, another 10 percent are located in territories taken over by the Russian Federation, and 30 percent remain full of last year’s grain. harvest, which has not yet been exported.

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