On the 178th day of Russia’s large-scale military invasion of Russia, 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 Saturday, August 20 (Moscow time).

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The number of casualties as a result of a missile attack carried out by Russian forces on a five-story residential building in Voznesensk, Mykolaiv region, grew to 12 people, including three children. Two children are in critical condition. This message was published on Facebook by the Regional Attorney’s Office. At the same time, it is noted that there are no military installations in this territory. An investigation was opened into the shooting.

Meanwhile, as the mayor of Nikolaev Alexander Senkevich pointed out on his Telegram channel, as of today, the damage caused by the destruction caused by the forces of the Russian Federation exceeds the value of 813 million hryvnias (22 million euros in terms of). According to the mayor, in total, there are about 250 community facilities damaged in the city, including kindergartens, schools, hospitals, cultural and sports institutions.

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At the site of the hostel bombing in the Saltovsky district of Kharkov Rescue teams found three more dead bodies. A message about this was published on the Telegram channel kharkov town hall. According to his information, one of the dead is a man, other bodies are in such a state that they need to be studied by specialists. Workers from the State Emergency Service continue search operations at the scene of the tragedy. Thus, the number of those who died from the missile attack by Russian forces on the hostel reached 18 people.

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Russian troops are trying to improve the tactical situation towards Nikolaev, according to Evening summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook. The Ukrainian command points to bombardments from tanks and artillery of various sizes near Nikolaev, Ukrainka, Aleksandrovka and fifteen other settlements, an air raid in the Olginoe area, as well as an offensive battle in the direction of Vasilka – Blagodatnoye. At the same time, the offensive actions of the Russian army in the Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Bakhmut, Avdeevsky and Novopavlovsk directions were repelled by the Ukrainian military, notes the General Staff.

670,000 tonnes of grain have already been exported from Ukraine by sea

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Since the beginning of the “grain corridor” works, 27 ships have left Ukrainian ports in 20 days, carrying a total of 670,000 tons of agricultural products on board. Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine. In cargo, according to the secretariat, 18 ships entered, and about 40 requests for port calls are also under analysis. “Ukraine fulfills its obligations to the world in the fight against global hunger. Thanks to allies for implementing security guarantees in the Black Sea,” the message reads.

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First Deputy US Treasury Secretary Adewale Adeyemo On the 19th of August, I spoke by phone with Turkish Deputy Finance Minister Yunus Elitashto discuss “continued efforts to apply and enforce broad multilateral sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine,” the US Treasury Department said in a statement. According to the agency, during the conversation, Elitash “expressed concern that Russian organizations and individuals are trying to use Turkey to avoid sanctions imposed by the United States and 30 other countries”.

Russian military equipment destroyed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces is demonstrated in Kyiv

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AT THE Kyiv on the capital’s main street – Khreshchatyk – there is an exhibition of Russian military equipment destroyed by Ukrainian troops. “In February, the Russians planned a parade in central Kyiv. Six months after the start of a full-scale war, the disgraceful display of Russian rusted metal is a reminder to all dictators of how their plans can be destroyed by a free and brave people,” the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said on Twitter.

At the same time in Russia Forum “Army-2022” in the Rostov region demonstrate the military equipment exported from the Ukrainians, according to the organizers of this event.

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as part of “Drone Army” project Ukraine has already received about 100 of the 200 requests large unmanned aerial vehiclesable to travel long distances. Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said this in an interview with the Ukrinform agency. The rest of the devices will arrive before early November, the official said.

“Now we have almost 2,500 kilometers of front line. There is also a front depth, which we conditionally divided into four levels. The first line is up to 3 km, the second, third and fourth – 60, 70 and 120 km , respectively. So for a three-kilometer zone, we need up to 10,000 drones <…> They are needed for urban combat and short-range reconnaissance,” added Fedorov.

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On the pro-Russian “mayor” of the occupied countries Mariupol Konstantin Ivashchenko was committed assassination attempt, he was not injured, TASS reports, citing a source in the city’s “mayor’s office”. Ukraine has not yet commented on this information.

UN Secretary General – on unsanctioned fertilizers of the Russian Federation

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UN Secretary General António Guterres urged governments and the private sector to work together to supply world markets with Russian food and fertilizers as well as Ukrainian grain, according to an agreement reached last month. Speaking at a press conference in Istanbul, Guterres said food and fertilizers from the Russian Federation, which are not subject to Western sanctions, must have “unrestricted access to world markets”. “The export of food and fertilizers from Ukraine and Russia is crucial to further calming commodity markets and lowering prices for consumers,” added the UN Secretary-General.

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hackers hacked television in annexed Crimea, reports the Department of Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram. Instead of broadcasting Russian channel One, a video was shown with a speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as footage of Crimea before the occupation. It is unclear from the Stratcom report when exactly the hacking took place and which address the Ukrainian president is referring to.

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Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation accused Ukraine of using chemical agents against the Russian military. According to the agency, on July 31, soldiers who were in the area of ​​Vasilyevka village, Zaporozhye region, were hospitalized with signs of severe poisoning. “As a result of the research, a poisonous substance, botulinum toxin type B, was found in the bodies of military personnel,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. The ministry called it “chemical terrorism” on the part of Kyiv. saying that he would soon prepare supporting documents and send them to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

Distance learning in border schools in the Kursk region

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at 13 schools in the Kursk regionlocated on the border with Ukraine, will introduce a distance learning format, said the governor of the region Roman Starovoit on the Telegram channel. The decision, according to the governor, is a necessary measure given the “yellow” level of terrorist threat in the region. Almost all kindergartens in border areas will be open for free, Starovoit added.

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AT THE Kyiv prohibited exploitation mass events from the 22nd to the 25th of August. The head of the military administration of the city of Kyiv, Mykola Zhirnov, gave the corresponding instruction to the mayor of the capital, Vitali Klitschko. The reason for the ban is possible attacks from Russia. City officials are also instructed these days to attract “the necessary minimum number of officials, civil servants and workers to ensure Kyiv’s daily life”.

The authorities of the Nikolaev region – about the bombing of Voznesensk

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Russian troops bombed the city Voznesensk Mykolaiv region, Vitaly Kim, head of the regional military administration, said on Telegram. He said a five-story residential building and private homes came under fire. Nine people were injured, including four children. All the injured children are in critical condition, Kim said.

West warns of NATO intervention in case of ZNPP accident

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Tobias Ellwood, a British MP, head of the special defense committee in the UK House of Commons, said that in the event of a radiation leak due to a Russian attack on the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZAES), NATO involves Article 5 of your letter.

“Let’s make it clear now. Any deliberate damage that would cause a potential leak of radiation at the Ukrainian nuclear reactor would be a violation of Article 5 of the NATO letter,” he wrote on Twitter, commenting on an article in The Times that says Russia is preparing provocations in the occupied ZAES.

Ellwood’s words were confirmed by Adam Kinzinger, member of the US House of Representatives from Illinois: “This is not even discussed. Any radiation leak will kill people in NATO countries. This is automatically the fifth article.”

Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty equates an armed attack on any of the NATO member countries with an attack on the entire alliance and in such a situation, in effect, obliges the bloc states to provide immediate mutual assistance, including the use of military force.

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