EXTRAORDINARY ONLINE Separatists from Donetsk accused the Czech Republic of participating in the planned attack – Topky.sk

Live from Ukraine As a result of the insufficient development of bridges in the Donetsk region, they have become a barrier for the Russians ONLINE 21:37 The unity of the member states of the European Union towards Russia must be confirmed day by day. This was stated by EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell in an interview published by AFP on Tuesday. According to Borrell, it should not be forgotten that the Union unites states that have different approaches to Russia. 21:06 Ukrainian officials on Tuesday accused Moscow of organizing illegal mass adoptions of children who are taken from the occupied regions of Ukraine to Russia. TASR took over the report from the AFP agency. 20:50 The governor of Sevastopol in the Russian-annexed Crimea said that the air defense there is fighting drones. It was written today by the Russian agency TASS with a reminder that Crimea has recently been the target of several attacks. 20:13 Ukraine has already spent more than 420 billion hryvnias on the war with Russia, which began half a year ago, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said at today’s meeting of the Ukrainian government. According to Shmyhal, the total expenditure of the budget amounted to more than a trillion hryvnias, military expenditure thus exceeded two fifths of the total expenditure of the Ukrainian budget. 19:57 Pro-Russian separatists from the internationally unrecognized Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) claim to have repelled a terrorist attack. According to them, it was committed by a Ukrainian, trained in the Czech Republic, at the time of the upcoming referendum on the annexation of the DNR to Russia. This was reported today by the Russian state agency TASS. 19:30 The United States plans to provide Ukraine with additional equipment, training and weapons for the army. In the long term, Kyiv promises aid worth three billion dollars (74 billion crowns), AP and Reuters reported, citing unnamed government officials. Officially, the USA wants to help inform about the new package on Wednesday, when half a year has passed since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 19:05 Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová reiterated Slovakia’s support for Ukraine on Tuesday at the Crimean Platform online summit, which was opened by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. At the summit, together with other world leaders, she also called on Russia to immediately end the occupation of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. The head of state informs about it on the social network. 18:19 Russian President Vladimir Putin attacked Ukraine, probably as a result of the surrender of NATO troops in Afghanistan. Czech President Miloš Zeman said this at a meeting with Czech diplomats on Tuesday. The reporter of TASR in Prague informs about it. 18:09 The North Atlantic Alliance and its member countries remain determined to provide strong support to Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the so-called summit on Tuesday. The Crimean platform, the organizer of which is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi. The TASR reporter informs about it. 17:15 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz assured on Tuesday that Germany and other Western countries will long-term support Ukraine in the fight against Russian military aggression. TASR took over the report from the DPA agency. 17:00 The EU will never recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by Russia. We are working tirelessly with Ukraine to expose human rights violations, hold those responsible accountable and support victims, says Ursula von der Leyen. 16:20 The arrival of people fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine did not significantly affect the labor market in the south of Moravia. By the end of July, 7,921 Ukrainian refugees had found work in the region, said Kateřina Beránková, spokeswoman for the Slovak Labor Office. At the end of July, the number of vacancies in the south of Moravia exceeded the number of people without work in the records of the office. While there were 34,803 vacancies, there were 31,088 people without work. 15:15 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi on Tuesday in a speech at the summit of the so-called of the Crimean platform promised to bring “freedom to Ukraine and to the citizens of Crimea”. TASR informs about it based on a Sky News report. In an online speech that opened Tuesday’s virtual summit, the Ukrainian leader promised that Kiev would one day restore Ukrainian rule over the Crimean peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in 2014. 14:54 Germany has registered almost a million refugees from Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion. On Tuesday, the Ministry of the Interior in Berlin announced that 967,546 people from Ukraine came to Germany for at least a certain period of time, and 36 percent of them are children. TASR took over the report from the AFP agency. 14:20 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi promised on Tuesday that he will protect the national colors of the Ukrainian flag, while his country will “never recognize” foreign invaders. We inform you about it based on a Sky News report. In a speech dedicated to the Day of the National Flag, which is commemorated in Ukraine on Tuesday, Zelenskyy said that the colors of the Ukrainian flag will never be replaced by others. 13:54 Ukrainian forces hit the administration building of the separatist Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. According to the TASS agency, this was stated by the administration of the head of the internationally unrecognized DNR, Denis Pušilin. The building caught fire after the rocket hit. The Ukrainians hit the object using the US-supplied HIMARS missile system, the deputy minister of information of the separatist republic said. Kyiv has not yet commented on the information. 13:40 Pushilin’s administrative building was hit in Donetsk. Separatist officials report that militant leader Denis Pushilin was not injured in the shelling of the administration building. This is what his administration looks like now. 13:15 The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Oleksiy Danilov, expects that the Russian secret services are going to carry out a series of terrorist attacks in their own country with many civilian casualties. According to him, the reason is the decline in public support for the war in Ukraine among Russians. This is reported by TASR based on a report from the British newspaper The Guardian. According to Danilov, Saturday’s bomb attack, which killed journalist Daria Duginová, daughter of the well-known pro-Kremlin ideologue Alexander Dugin, is the first such attack. Their goal is to mobilize public opinion in Russia in favor of war. 13:05 Finland has slowed down the issuing of tourist visas to Russians, Prime Minister Sanna Marinová said. She also announced the introduction of special humanitarian visas for Russian opposition activists. 13:00 Campaign poster of the candidate of Putin’s party “United Russia” in the election of the governor of the Ryazan region. Candidate Pavel Malkov promises “Order, control and development” in the region. 12:20 German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday expressed his respect for Ukraine for its fight for freedom against Russia. He stated this in a letter on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine. TASR took over the report from the DPA agency. “I admire with what courage, with what determination, the armed forces and all residents face the brutal Russian attack,” Steinmeier wrote to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day on Wednesday (August 24). 12:10 Czech Minister of Education Vladimír Balaš traveled to Ukraine. In Kyiv, he should discuss the assistance provided by the Czech Republic to Ukrainian pupils and students in the field of education. This is reported by a reporter in Prague based on Tuesday’s press release of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Physical Education of the Czech Republic. 12:00 p.m. Hundreds of people gathered in Moscow on Tuesday for the funeral of journalist Daria Duginova, who was killed in a car explosion on the outskirts of Moscow on Saturday evening. TASR informs about it based on the AFP report. This 29-year-old journalist and columnist was the daughter of pro-Kremlin nationalist ideologue Alexander Dugin. People gathered at the Ostankino television tower in Moscow to say goodbye. Many of them brought flowers. Dugin and his wife, both dressed in black, sat next to their daughter’s open coffin, writes AFP. “She died for the people, for Russia, at the head,” Dugin said at the beginning of the mourning ceremony. Dugin worked for pro-Kremlin television stations, including RT (formerly Russia Today). 11:05 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has signed a law, according to which bomb shelters will be mandatory in every newly constructed building. TASR took the report from the BBC website. The Ukrainian parliament approved the draft of this law in July, the BBC recalls. The new legislation also includes the construction of a network of bomb shelters across the country. In a speech on Saturday evening, Zelensky warned Ukrainians to be vigilant in preparing for the Independence Day celebrations in the coming week, which will commemorate the 31st anniversary of independence. Zelensky warned that “this week, Russia could try to do something particularly heinous, something particularly cruel”. 10:30 Night Russian shelling killed 1 and wounded 3 in the Dnepropetrovsk region. According to Valentyn Reznichenko, Russian forces shelled the Kryvyi Roh district with Uragan rocket launchers, killing a woman and wounding her husband on August 23. 10:20 The Embassy of Ireland is returning to Kyiv, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs informs
Simon Coveney. 9:40 a.m. Exports of important Ukrainian agricultural products have decreased by almost half compared to the same period last year since the start of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. This is according to the data of the Ukrainian Ministry of Agriculture published on Monday (August 22), Reuters reported on Tuesday. 9:10 Today Ukraine celebrates National Flag Day. 8:35 Polish President Andrzej Duda arrived in Kyiv. 8:10 Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin visited Moscow on Monday despite Russia’s diplomatic isolation. TASR informs based on AP and HINA reports. Aleksandar Vulin held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and several other high-ranking officials. The Serbian Interior Ministry later quoted Vulin as saying that “Serbia led by (President) Aleksandar Vucic does not forget the centuries-old brotherhood” with Russia. Lavrov praised Serbia as the only European country “that did not join the anti-Russian hysteria”. 7:55 The Netherlands will allocate additional aid to Ukraine for more than 80 million euros, the country’s Ministry of Defense informs. Ukraine will spend 65 million euros on investments and another 10 million euros on removing mines and other munitions. 7:20 AM Another Russian ammunition depot was destroyed in Komsomolsky in the Donetsk region. 6:50 Erdogan said that he considers it his “main goal” to organize a meeting between Putin and Zelensky in Turkey in the near future. Photo gallery (8) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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