⚡️ Ukraine captures over 100 Russian troops in Kursk Oblast in less than a day, Syrskyi says.
Ukraine's cross-border incursion into neighboring Kursk Oblast began on Aug. 6, and by Aug. 13, Ukraine said it controlled 74 settlements in the region.
Ukraine's cross-border incursion into neighboring Kursk Oblast began on Aug. 6, and by Aug. 13, Ukraine said it controlled 74 settlements in the region.
⚡️Russian court orders to freeze Linde UK subsidiary assets.
An arbitration court in St. Petersburg ruled to freeze the assets of Linde Russia U.K. Limited, a subsidiary of German-based Linde chemical company, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported on Aug. 14, citing Russian court documents.
Ruskhimalyans filed a number of lawsuits in the Russian courts after Moscow's all-out war against Ukraine and subsequent Western sanctions stalled work on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant at the Baltic port of Ust-Luga in Leningrad Oblast.
An arbitration court in St. Petersburg ruled to freeze the assets of Linde Russia U.K. Limited, a subsidiary of German-based Linde chemical company, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported on Aug. 14, citing Russian court documents.
Ruskhimalyans filed a number of lawsuits in the Russian courts after Moscow's all-out war against Ukraine and subsequent Western sanctions stalled work on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant at the Baltic port of Ust-Luga in Leningrad Oblast.
⚡️ SBU says it busted Russian spy network, including ex-members of Yanukovych's security.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on Aug. 14 it had uncovered a Russian intelligence cell that included two former members of ex-President Viktor Yanukovych's security detail and an active member of Ukraine's National Guard.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said on Aug. 14 it had uncovered a Russian intelligence cell that included two former members of ex-President Viktor Yanukovych's security detail and an active member of Ukraine's National Guard.
⚡Creation of civil administration in Russia's Kursk Oblast not ruled out, Zelensky says.
The creation of different civil administrative bodies in Russia's Kursk Oblast should not be ruled out, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Aug. 14, as Ukraine's incursion into Russia stretches into its second week.
The creation of different civil administrative bodies in Russia's Kursk Oblast should not be ruled out, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Aug. 14, as Ukraine's incursion into Russia stretches into its second week.
Opinion: Modi's Kyiv visit will be a tightrope walk between Washington and Moscow
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly plans to visit Ukraine in late August, a little over a month after his controversial meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Indian diplomacy could score a geopolitical triumph if it positions Modi’s upcoming visit as a bold new peace initiative, writes former UN under-secretary-general Shashi Tharoor in this op-ed.
Photo: Ludovic Marin/AFP
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly plans to visit Ukraine in late August, a little over a month after his controversial meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
Indian diplomacy could score a geopolitical triumph if it positions Modi’s upcoming visit as a bold new peace initiative, writes former UN under-secretary-general Shashi Tharoor in this op-ed.
Photo: Ludovic Marin/AFP
⚡Russian drone strike in Kharkiv Oblast kills 2 medics, police report.
A Russian first-person-view (FPV) drone struck a car in Kharkiv Oblast, killing two combat medics from the Hospitallers Medical Battalion, the head of the investigative department of the police of the Kharkiv Oblast, Serhii Bolvinov, said on Aug. 14.
A Russian first-person-view (FPV) drone struck a car in Kharkiv Oblast, killing two combat medics from the Hospitallers Medical Battalion, the head of the investigative department of the police of the Kharkiv Oblast, Serhii Bolvinov, said on Aug. 14.
⚡No injuries after training grenade explodes in Kyiv cafe.
A training grenade was detonated in a popular cafe in the center of Kyiv on Aug. 14, causing a loud explosion, locals present said. There were no injuries or damage to the cafe, an employee told the Kyiv Independent.
A training grenade was detonated in a popular cafe in the center of Kyiv on Aug. 14, causing a loud explosion, locals present said. There were no injuries or damage to the cafe, an employee told the Kyiv Independent.
⚡Authorities in Russia's Kursk Oblast order evacuation of another town.
Alexey Smirnov, the acting governor of Russia's Kursk Oblast, ordered the mandatory evacuation of the town of Glushkovo on Aug. 14 amid Ukraine's ongoing incursion in the area.
Alexey Smirnov, the acting governor of Russia's Kursk Oblast, ordered the mandatory evacuation of the town of Glushkovo on Aug. 14 amid Ukraine's ongoing incursion in the area.
⚡️Crimean museum dedicated to Lesia Ukrainka repurposed by Russian authorities, mentions of writer erased.
The museum has been repurposed under a new name, the Yalta Historical and Literary Museum, with exhibitions focusing on Yalta's history, music, and literature.
The fate of the original exhibits dedicated to Lesia Ukrainka is uncertain, with concerns that they may have been archived, relocated, or possibly destroyed.
The museum has been repurposed under a new name, the Yalta Historical and Literary Museum, with exhibitions focusing on Yalta's history, music, and literature.
The fate of the original exhibits dedicated to Lesia Ukrainka is uncertain, with concerns that they may have been archived, relocated, or possibly destroyed.
⚡️Finnish President voices support for Ukraine's right to self-defense.
At a press conference on August 13, he emphasized that Finland imposes no restrictions on Ukraine’s use of Finnish-supplied weapons, provided it adheres to international law.
“We see no reason to restrict the actions of the Ukrainians,” Stubb said.
At a press conference on August 13, he emphasized that Finland imposes no restrictions on Ukraine’s use of Finnish-supplied weapons, provided it adheres to international law.
“We see no reason to restrict the actions of the Ukrainians,” Stubb said.
⚡️Russian phishing campaign targets Kremlin's enemies at home and abroad.
The campaign targeted Russian opposition figures, NGOs, and Western diplomats, including former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Steven Pifer.
The campaign targeted Russian opposition figures, NGOs, and Western diplomats, including former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Steven Pifer.
⚡️Russia offers workers up to $4000 to dig trenches in Kursk Oblast.
The job ads call for "general workers" who are able to dig fortifications in Kursk Oblast, with posted pay rates ranging between 150,000-371,000 rubles (approximately $1,600-4,000).
The job ads call for "general workers" who are able to dig fortifications in Kursk Oblast, with posted pay rates ranging between 150,000-371,000 rubles (approximately $1,600-4,000).
⚡️Update: Military confirms attack on 4 Russian airbases.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces confirmed that Ukrainian drones struck four Russian airbases overnight on Aug. 14. The consequences are being determined.
Previously, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent that long-range drones attacked four Russian military airfields: Khalino in Kursk, Baltimore and Borisoglebsk in Voronezh Oblast, and Savasleyka in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces confirmed that Ukrainian drones struck four Russian airbases overnight on Aug. 14. The consequences are being determined.
Previously, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent that long-range drones attacked four Russian military airfields: Khalino in Kursk, Baltimore and Borisoglebsk in Voronezh Oblast, and Savasleyka in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.
⚡India's embassy in Russia advises Indian nationals to evacuate Kursk Oblast, other border regions.
The Indian Embassy in Moscow issued an advisory for Indian nationals in Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk oblasts on Aug. 14, encouraging them to evacuate the areas amid the ongoing Ukrainian incursion into the areas.
The Indian Embassy in Moscow issued an advisory for Indian nationals in Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk oblasts on Aug. 14, encouraging them to evacuate the areas amid the ongoing Ukrainian incursion into the areas.
⚡️Ukraine captures over 100 Russian, Chechen soldiers in Kursk Oblast, source says.
Ukrainian special forces captured 102 Russian and Chechen soldiers in Kursk Oblast on Aug. 14, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent on Aug. 15.
As part of Ukraine's cross-border incursion into neighboring Kursk Oblast, special forces from the SBU carried out an operation on a Russian military base on Aug. 14 that resulted in the largest single capture of Russian troops so far in the war, according to the source.
Photo: Source, Security Service of Ukraine source
Ukrainian special forces captured 102 Russian and Chechen soldiers in Kursk Oblast on Aug. 14, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent on Aug. 15.
As part of Ukraine's cross-border incursion into neighboring Kursk Oblast, special forces from the SBU carried out an operation on a Russian military base on Aug. 14 that resulted in the largest single capture of Russian troops so far in the war, according to the source.
Photo: Source, Security Service of Ukraine source
Ukraine Business Roundup — Ukrainian companies need workers
Ukraine’s economy is feeling the labor crunch brought on by Russia’s war as companies face the reality that a large portion of their workforce has simply vanished.
Kyiv and Moscow plan to continue transmitting gas to Europe despite Ukraine's incursion in Kursk Oblast near a key cross-border transit point for the fuel, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 12, citing its undisclosed sources.
Read the full digest here.
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Ukraine’s economy is feeling the labor crunch brought on by Russia’s war as companies face the reality that a large portion of their workforce has simply vanished.
Kyiv and Moscow plan to continue transmitting gas to Europe despite Ukraine's incursion in Kursk Oblast near a key cross-border transit point for the fuel, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 12, citing its undisclosed sources.
Read the full digest here.
Photo: Diego Fedele/Getty Images
⚡Ukraine opens hotline for Russians in Kursk Oblast to request aid, evacuation to Ukraine.
Ukraine has opened a hotline for Russian citizens in Kursk Oblast that wish to receive humanitarian aid or want to be evacuated to Ukraine amid the ongoing fighting in the area, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Aug. 14.
Ukraine has opened a hotline for Russian citizens in Kursk Oblast that wish to receive humanitarian aid or want to be evacuated to Ukraine amid the ongoing fighting in the area, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Aug. 14.
⚡Russian attacks against Ukraine kill 5, injure 21 over past day.
Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day killed at least five people and injured at least 21 others, regional authorities reported early on Aug. 15.
Photo: Oleh Syniehubov / Telegram
Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day killed at least five people and injured at least 21 others, regional authorities reported early on Aug. 15.
Photo: Oleh Syniehubov / Telegram
⚡Russia declares federal emergency in Belgorod Oblast.
Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry declared a federal emergency in Belgorod Oblast on Aug. 15, as Ukraine's incursion into Russia marks its 10th day.
"The scale of what is happening does not allow the region to independently eliminate the consequences of the current emergency situation," Emergency Situations Minister Aleksandr Kurenkov said.
Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry declared a federal emergency in Belgorod Oblast on Aug. 15, as Ukraine's incursion into Russia marks its 10th day.
"The scale of what is happening does not allow the region to independently eliminate the consequences of the current emergency situation," Emergency Situations Minister Aleksandr Kurenkov said.