On the 175th 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 17 (Moscow time).

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AT THE Nikolaev strong explosions thundered, said Mayor Alexander Senkevich. He urged residents to remain in shelters until the end of the air raid alert. The mayor did not detail the causes and consequences of the explosions.

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AT THE Smolensk region On August 17, a “scheduled training with control alert for the citizens of the reserve” will take place, writes the Rabochy Put newspaper, citing the region’s military commissariat. The department asks citizens who are registered with the military to appear “to clarify personal data” upon receipt of the subpoena.

Diplomatic way out of the war in Ukraine to be discussed in Lviv

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At a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, UN Secretary General António Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Lviv on August 18, they will discuss diplomatic exits from the war, reported in the Turkish presidential office. It will be about “ending the war between Ukraine and Russia through diplomatic means”, they said. In addition, the parties will address the issue of increasing the work of the mechanism formed for the export of Ukrainian grain to world markets.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged residents to occupied areas of the Donbass and Kharkiv region do not go near the military installations of the Russian army and all places where the RF Armed Forces “store ammunition and equipment”, where the headquarters are located. Zelensky made the corresponding statement during an evening video message. According to the Ukrainian leader, the Russian leadership hopes that “Ukrainians, Europeans and the whole world will feel tired of this war”. “We must do everything so that neither we nor our friends and partners are tired,” said the head of state. “Every day it must get more and more difficult for Russia to fight – this is our number one political-military task,” he concluded.

Furthermore, Zelensky noted that he had informed French President Emmanuel Macron about the situation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. The parties discussed further security assistance to Ukraine and macro-financial support from Kyiv. The Ukrainian politician also spoke with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen about financial aspects. In addition, the question of new sanctions against Russia was raised.

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