On the 180th 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 Monday, August 22 (Moscow time).

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AT THE Kremenchug In the Poltava region, a fire broke out at a thermal power plant, the city’s mayor Vitaliy Maletsky told Telegram. “During the decommissioning of the rubble of the thermal power plant, the leftover grease and construction debris ignited,” he wrote, adding that rescue units were involved in putting out the fire. There is still no information about the victims, according to the mayor. The cause of the fire is being established.

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About 9,000 Ukrainian servicemen died in the war unleashed by Russia, he said. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. “Not only the military and not only those who took up arms participate in this war, but also our little children, who are not to blame for anything, except for the fact that they were born here and at this time. they are really nothing they do not understand what is happening, but they definitely need protection both near Soledar, Bakhmut, Velyka Novoselka, and here, because their father went to the front, and maybe he’s one of those nearly 9,000 heroes who died,” he said. He’s on the “Defenders. Roll Call” forum.

Peel of Antonovsky Bridge in Kherson

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At the bombing of the Antonovsky bridge at least 15 people were injured, Russian news agencies TASS and RIA Novosti reported, citing representatives of “emergency services” in the Kherson region. Allegedly, the blow was delivered by the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the US HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS).

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Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation claims to have solved the murder of the daughter of Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin, journalist Daria Dugin, and accuses Kyiv of the crime. “The crime was prepared and committed by the Ukrainian special services,” said the FSB’s Center for Public Affairs (CSP).

The Russian intelligence service said that the perpetrator of the crime is a citizen of Ukraine Natalia Vovk. She is said to have arrived in Russia on July 23, accompanied by her minor daughter and, after the murder, left for Estonia via the Pskov region. In order to obtain information about Dugina and prepare the assassination attempt, Vovk installed himself in the house where the journalist lived, according to the FSB.

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The head of the Joint Press Coordination Center of the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine, Natalia Gumenyuk, confirmed the information about Attacks on the Antonovsky Bridge in the Kherson region, stating that the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to maintain fire control over transport arteries in the occupied territories. “The Antonovsky Bridge is one of the transport directions that the Russians are trying to revive, but they understand that such a complex structure cannot be pieced together with a bucket of concrete, which requires significant repairs and technological processes. Therefore, we remind you of our remote presence”, the publication quotes her as saying “Babel”.

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Ukrainian media reports explosions near the Antonovsky bridge in Russian-occupied territory Kherson. As the Russian news agency TASS writes, in the sky over Kherson “at least 10 times in a few minutes” the air defense system (air defense) worked. Local Telegram channels are posting pictures showing smoke rising from the bridge area.

Borrell against a total ban on Russians entering the EU

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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell opposed the proposal by some member states that border the Russian Federation to close entry to the bloc’s territory to Russian citizens. “Banning all Russians out is not the best idea. We need to be more selective,” he told a news conference in Spain, broadcast by the European External Action Service on Twitter.

Borrell noted that some countries have already taken certain steps towards the visa ban for Russians, others will not support it. According to the head of European diplomacy, it would be better to first discuss this issue at EU level. Europe should not open the door to Russian oligarchs, but “there are many Russians who want to flee the country because they don’t want to live in such a situation,” he said.

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