On the 168th day of Russia’s full-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 Wednesday, August 10 (Moscow time).

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Russia is almost certainly forming a new a great unit for the war in Ukraine. The 3rd Army Corps is deployed near the village of Mulino, in the Nizhny Novgorod region, the British Ministry of Defense reports, citing intelligence information. The army corps is apparently planned to be made up mainly of volunteer battalions. However, this unit is unlikely to have a major impact on the course of hostilities. Normal corps size for the Russian army of 15,000 to 20,000 soldiers is unlikely to be achieved due to lack of enthusiasm due among the population.

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The biggest European airline concern Lufthansa announced cancellation of flights to Russia and Ukraine until at least March 25, 2023. This was said in a statement. Lufthansa noted that Ukraine’s airspace is currently closed and flights to Russia and use of its airspace are impossible due to the “current regulatory and legal situation”. “The Lufthansa Group continues to closely monitor the situation and is in close contact with national and international authorities,” the carrier said.

ISW explains why Russia does not accuse Kyiv of attacking Crimea

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The Russian side cannot blame Ukraine for a missile attack on the Saki airfield in Crimea, because that would demonstrate the ineffectiveness of the Russian air defense system, “which has already been demonstrated by the sinking of the cruiser Moskva”, according to the American Institute. . for the Study of War (ISW).

On August 9, several explosions also occurred at Russian Federation military warehouses in the Genichesk district of the Kherson region. The simultaneity of explosions at two different locations likely rules out the official Russian version of an accidental fire at Saki, but does not rule out sabotage or long-range missile strikes, ISW experts point out in their daily summary.

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As a result of the night attacks in the Nikopol region Dnepropetrovsk region killed 13 people. The announcement was made on his Telegram channel by the head of the regional military administration of Dnepropetrovsk, Valentin Reznichenko.

They came to Marina Ovsyannikova with a quest

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in Moscow for the old Channel One employee Marina Ovsyannikova came with a search. She reported this to OVD-Info. To provide legal assistance, an OVD-Info lawyer, Dmitry Zakhvatov, came to her. According to him, agents broke into Ovsyannikova’s house without waiting for a lawyer. The case, in connection with which the search is being carried out, was initiated under the article on “dissemination of knowingly false information about the actions of the Russian Armed Forces” (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).

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On the night of August 10th Russian troops bombed the area near the village of Kushugum in the Zaporozhye region. According to Anatoly Kurtev, secretary of the Zaporizhzhya City Council, on his Telegram channel, a woman died as a result of the missile attack and about 30 buildings were destroyed.

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Russian officials appear to be using leaders immigrant and ethnic organizations in the Russian Federation to form volunteer units for the war against Ukraine. This is reported by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The report, in particular, mentions the Amir Timur volunteer battalion, made up of Uzbek citizens living in Perm territory.

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Moscow requested a UN Security Council meetings in connection with the bombing of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant on Energodar. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi had already expressed concern about the bombing of the station. He stressed that he is ready to lead the mission of the Agency’s experts in protecting and ensuring safety at nuclear power plants.

Moscow and Kyiv accuse each other of attacks on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant August 5th to 6th. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in particular said that “there are no people in the world who can feel safe when a terrorist state bombs a nuclear power plant”. On August 8, Kyiv called on the UN, the IAEA and the world community to take all possible measures to send a special mission to the Russian-occupied Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

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Sofia does not exclude the possibility of resuming negotiations with Gazprom on Russian gas supplies, the head of the Republic’s Energy Ministry, Rosen Hristov, said in an interview with bTV. “Firstly, we are looking for alternative suppliers, but if they are not enough, I will not be the minister who leaves the population with nothing,” he said. According to him, the purchase of gas from Gazprom does not go beyond EU policy, as Sofia does not intend to accept conditions different from those under which Germany and several other EU countries buy gas from Russia.

The United States allocates 89 million for the demining of Ukraine

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The United States allocates 89 million dollars to the work of about a hundred teams involved in the demining the territory of Ukraineas well as training and equipping Ukrainian experts in this field, according to the State Department.

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French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a telephone conversation, they reaffirmed their determination to support Ukraine for as long as necessary, as well as their intention to continue to coordinate their efforts to meet the needs of Ukrainians in the military, humanitarian and economic spheres. This was reported by the Élysée Palace press service.

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The New York Times reports, citing a top Ukrainian military official who requested anonymity, that the attack on Russian military base in Crimea was committed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. “It was a base from which planes regularly took off to attack our forces in the southern theater of operations,” the source said.

Podolyak: Kyiv is not responsible for explosions in Crimea

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Ukraine is not responsible for explosions at a Russian military base in Crimeasaid Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the chief of staff of the President of Ukraine, responding to a question from journalists from the TV channel Dozhd. Earlier, shortly after the explosions became known, Podolyak tweeted that “the future of the Crimean peninsula is to be the pearl of the Black Sea” and not “a military base for terrorists”. “It’s all just begun,” he added.

The day before, on August 9, a series of explosions thundered at the Russian-annexed Saki military airfield in Crimea.

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There were at least two explosions in the area Kirilovka village, located in the Melitopol district of the Zaporozhye region. The mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov, reports this on his Telegram channel. According to him, the Russian Federation’s military equipment base suffered from the explosions.

Zelensky: The war will end with the liberation of Crimea

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Russian military presence in Crimea it is a threat to the whole of Europe and to global stability. This opinion was expressed by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky during his traditional evening speech.

There will be no stable and lasting peace in many countries along the Mediterranean coast as long as Russia can use Crimea as a military base, he added. “This Russian war against Ukraine and against all free Europe started with Crimea and must end with Crimea – its liberation,” said the Ukrainian head of state.

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