On the 173rd 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 continues to monitor developments on Sunday, August 15 (Moscow time).

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Disaster risk at Europe’s largest Zaporozhye nuclear power plant “It grows every day,” Energodar Mayor Dmitry Orlov told AFP. “What is happening there is absolute nuclear terrorism, and it could end unpredictably at any moment,” he said. According to him, mortar attacks were carried out at the plant “every day and every night”. “The situation is dangerous and what worries me most is the lack of a de-escalation process,” added the mayor of Energodar, who lives in Zaporozhye. Kyiv called for the creation of a demilitarized zone around the nuclear plant and demanded the withdrawal of Russian troops. Dozens of countries joined.

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The best Ukrainian Air Force pilot of 2019, Anton Listopad, died in battle. A few days before his death, President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded him the Order of Courage 3rd degree. “Millions of Ukrainians watched with admiration and pride on the day of the 300th anniversary of Independence [Украины] Flight over Khreshchatyk of the aviation column of the parade of troops. The leader of this column was just our Anton, ”says the post-obituary posted on Facebook by the Lyceum Physico-Technical of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Council, where Listopad studied.

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For a military installation attacked by the RF Armed Forces in Ukraine, there are 73 civilians. This conclusion can be drawn from the data Deputy Minister of Home Affairs of Ukraine Evgenia Enina. “We see numbers – more than 22,000 civilian objects hit and only about 300 military objects. We see how cruise missiles fly directly over nuclear power facilities, we see enemy missiles hitting critical infrastructure facilities, chemical production,” Yenin told the service of press of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

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Russians who do not openly protest the war actually support it. This view was expressed in his daily evening speech by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. “It must be remembered that when evil reaches such proportions, people’s silence approaches the level of complicity. And the refusal to actually fight evil becomes only an aid to it. So if you have Russian citizenship and you are silent , means that you are not fighting, which means And no matter where you are – on Russian territory or abroad, your voice must sound in support of Ukraine and therefore against this war,” Zelensky said.

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