On the 166th 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 is following developments on Monday, August 8 (Moscow time).

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The Polarnet vessel, which was one of the first to exercise the right to grain export from Ukrainesuccessfully passed the inspection team in Istanbul and arrived at its final destination in Turkey, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Infrastructure.

“This first successful experience in implementing the ‘grain initiative’ allows us to be optimistic about the future prospects of transport. I am grateful to our partners in the UN and Turkey for effectively ensuring the safety of the ship and maximum cooperation at all stages implementation of the agreements”, commented the Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure at this event, Alexander Kubrakov.

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The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine confirmed information about mining of power units at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant Russian troops, said Andrey Yusov, a spokesman for the department.

Previously, Energoatom reported that the ZNPP is currently operating at the risk of violating radiation and fire safety standards.

According to the company, the nitrogen-oxygen station and the combined auxiliary building were seriously damaged at the nuclear power plant. The risks of hydrogen leakage and radioactive spray remain, and the risk of fire is also high. In addition, three radiation monitoring sensors around the spent nuclear fuel dry storage site were damaged. The reason for the damage to the Energoatom is called the bombing of nuclear power plants by the Russian side.

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Bayraktar combat drones will be produced in Ukraine

A factory for the production of drums will be built in Ukraine Bayraktar Drones. The announcement was made by Ukraine’s ambassador to Turkey, Vasily Bodnar, in an interview with RBC-Ukraine. According to him, the Turkish manufacturer Baykar has already created a company in Ukraine, acquired land and developed a project for the factory.

“The plant will be built. Just a week ago, the government approved a bilateral agreement and sent an agreement to the parliament for ratification on the construction of the plant itself,” explained the diplomat.

Bodnar added that Ukrainian companies that produce components such as engines, wheels and spare parts will be involved in the production of Bayraktar in Ukraine.

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As a result of a missile attack by Ukrainian troops along the Antonovsky Bridge across the Dnieper construction equipment was damaged in Kherson. This was reported by “Interfax” with reference to the “deputy head of the interim administration” of the Kherson region Kirill Stremousov. “The opening of the bridge is a little late,” his agency said, quoting him.

Meanwhile, the deputy head of the Kherson Regional Council, Yuri Sobolevsky, said that the Russian Armed Forces cordoned off the Antonovsky Bridge on two sides after attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to him, the bridge received serious damage.

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to Helsinki dismantled the “Peace in the world” monument the work of Soviet sculptor Oleg Kiryukhin, according to Finnish online publication yle.fi. The sculptural group, located in Hakaniemi Square, was removed from the pedestal and sent to the warehouse of the city’s Museum of Art. Its future fate will be determined later by the museum administration and Helsinki City Hall.

City authorities explained the need to remove the monument by reorganizing traffic on the square and on Hakaniemenranta street: they will put a sidewalk in the place where it was located.

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“The first three German anti-aircraft self-propelled artillery Gepard is already in Ukraine. They are among the best in their class”, reported the press office of the Operational Command “South” on Facebook on Monday morning, noting that these complexes will be used to cover important infrastructure facilities for attacks by helicopters and aircraft in low and low altitude. ultra-low altitudes.Previously, July 25, the fact that Germany transferred to Ukraine the first three German Gepard anti-aircraft guns, on the air of the information telethon from all over Ukraine, said Defense Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov.

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Russian troops will likely mobilize antipersonnel mines along the defense line in the Donbass, the British Defense Ministry said, citing military intelligence. In Donetsk and Kramatorsk, the Russians probably tried to use PFM-1 and PFM-1S anti-personnel projectile mines, the so-called “butterfly mines”. They belong to the category of weapons of indiscriminate action, according to the message of the British Ministry on Twitter.

These mines were used, in particular, during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and mutilated large numbers of children who mistook them for toys.

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Russian troops, according to the city administration, inflicted missile attack on Kharkov. “There is information about at least one victim,” wrote the mayor of Kharkiv, Igor Terekhov, on his Telegram channel.

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On the night of August 7th to 8th Ukrainian armed forces attacked with HIMARS missiles at points of temporary deployment of enemy troops at industrial facilities in Melitopol. The announcement was made on the Telegram channel by the mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov. According to him, a significant amount of military equipment was destroyed, the loss of enemy manpower as a result of the attack was at least 100 people.

Two more grain ships have left Ukraine’s ports

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Monday morning two more ships with food left Ukrainian ports. This was reported by the Turkish Ministry of National Defense on Twitter. It is indicated that the Sacura ship left the port of Yuzhny, which will deliver 11,000 tonnes of soybeans to Italy. And the ship Arizona, loaded with 48,458 tons of corn, left the port of Chornomorsk. This grain carrier is heading to the Turkish port of Iskenderun.

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The Ukrainian military neutralized the occupiers’ reconnaissance groups in Bakhmutsky, Bakhmut and Yakovlevka. This is stated in the operational summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook. Regarding the situation in other areas of hostilities, it is reported, in particular, that the Russians are building an air defense system, numerous bombings of military and civilian infrastructure from cannons and rocket artillery, and numerous repelled enemy attacks. In the border areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions of the Russian Federation, troops from the Western Military District are still being held.

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Russian occupation authorities will likely speed up preparations for the arrest pseudo-reference with the aim of annexing Ukrainian territory. This is stated in the expert report of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW). It should also be noted that the “door-to-door voting” planned by the organizers increases the possibilities of intimidating Ukrainian civilians and makes any independent supervision of the “referendums” impossible. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has previously said that if Moscow goes down that path, negotiations will be impossible.

UN Secretary-General: Any attack on a nuclear power plant is suicide

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UN Secretary General António Guterres condemned the bombing of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. “Any attack on a nuclear plant is suicide. I hope these attacks stop and at the same time I hope the IAEA gets access to the plant,” Guterres said, without blaming either side for the attack. “We support the IAEA’s efforts to create conditions for the stabilization” of the nuclear plant, added the UN Secretary-General.

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Other American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) summary:

– Major reshuffles in the Russian military leadership continue to occur due to military failures in Ukraine. This likely affects Russian command and control in Ukraine.

– Russian troops carried out limited ground attacks southwest and southeast of Izyum, east of Seversk, and east and south of Bakhmut.

– Russian forces have likely achieved success in settlements in the northwestern and southwestern outskirts of Donetsk, and also continue to try to break through Ukrainian defenses at the Avdiivka-Donetsk contact line.

– Russian Federation troops unsuccessfully tried to advance east of Nikolaev.

– In the Orenburg region, a new separate 72nd motorized rifle brigade is being formed as part of the Third Army Corps of the Russian Federation.

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US Senators Richard Blumenthal (Democrat Party) and Lindsey Graham (Republican Party) on CNN urged President Joseph Biden to include Russia on the list States sponsoring terrorism due to the introduction of troops into Ukraine. There are now 4 countries on the list – Iran, North Korea, Cuba and Syria.

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Ruined building in Bakhmut

AT THE Bakhmut Due to the constant bombing by the Russian army, the situation is deteriorating, but there is no humanitarian catastrophe, Deputy Mayor of the city Oleksandr Marchenko said in an interview with the National Public Television and Radio Company of Ukraine. “There is water supply. But because of the bombing, repair crews eliminate interruptions to the network every day,” said the official. In addition, in part of the city there is no electricity supply and the garbage collection facility was destroyed during the bombing.

Ukrainian ports will leave 2 more ships with grain

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The Joint Coordinating Center for the Export of Ukrainian Agricultural Products by Sea, which includes representatives from Ukraine, Turkey, Russia and the UN, issued two more ships with food permission to leave Ukrainian ports. The dry cargo vessel MV SACURA with 11,000 tonnes of soybeans will depart Yuzhny for Italy, and the MV ARIZONA vessel with 48,500 tonnes of corn will depart from Chernomorsk to Turkey.

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AT THE Kharkov there were at least 7 explosions, said Mayor Igor Terekhov. “So far, it is known with certainty about the bombing of the Kyiv region. Pre-arrival to infrastructure facilities,” specified the mayor. There are still no reports of casualties, he added.

Ukraine accuses Russian troops of attacking Vinnytsia region

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Russian troops launched rockets at several Military installations in the Vinnitsa region, informed the command of the Air Force of Ukraine. “There are casualties. The type of missiles is being established by the relevant services. The reasons for the failure of the missile warning system are being investigated,” added the Ukrainian side.

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