Category: Updates
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8/21/2024 — Ammunition for Ukraine with Russian funds 
From: Kyiv Post — Part of the ammunition for Ukraine within the Czech initiative will be purchased using funds from frozen Russian assets. This will allow the purchase of hundreds of thousands of additional shells, — Czech Minister of Defense
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8/21/2024 — Russian troops encircled on Seym River near Kursk
From: Anna From Ukraine 🇺🇦 Vlog 781: War in Ukraine
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8/21/2024 — The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP) in Ukraine will be terminated…
From: Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (908th day) —A historic decision was made today, August 20, when Verkhovna Rada (our parliament) adopted in the second reading draft law No. 8371 on the ban of religious organizations connected with ruzzia in Ukraine. According to it, the activities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP)…
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8/20/2024 —US blocks Ukraine from firing British missiles into Russia 
UK government source says request sent to Washington more than a month ago to allow the Storm Shadow missile to be fired into Russia still await a reply From: Meanwhile in Ukraine 🇺🇦 The UK has officially urged the Biden Administration to lift the ban on #Ukraine using #StormShadow missiles to strike russian territory. Over…
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8/20/2024 — Ukraine can join NATO even while partially occupied, says Czech president
From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Czech President Petr Pavel believes Ukraine’s NATO membership should not be contingent on reclaiming full control over its entire territory. He expressed this position during a joint interview with Czech publications Novinky and Pravo on Aug. 19. Pavel argued that Ukraine’s full territorial control is not a “mandatory condition” for…
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8/20/2024 — Russian blue-chip stocks tumble on Moscow Exchange amid Kursk operation impact
From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 The Moscow Stock Exchange index fell on Aug. 19 to its lowest point since July 2023, Russian news agency Interfax reports. The MSE Index dropped to 2,798.72 points (-1.04%), and the RTS Index fell to 991.67 points (-1.04%), with most blue-chip stocks on the exchange showing a negative trend of…
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8/20/2024 — Impending FSB reshuffle in wake of Ukraine’s Kursk operation — Russian media
From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Following a breakthrough by Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast, intense infighting has begun within Russia’s FSB security service, independent Russian outlet Important Stories reported on Aug. 19, citing sources close to the intelligence agency. The journalists write that FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov may soon leave his post. His first deputy, Sergey…
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8/20/2024 — Olena Zelenska reveals the war’s impact on her marriage with President Zelenskyy
In an interview with Lord Michael Ashcroft, First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska discussed how the war has impacted her marriage with President Volodymyr Zelensky as they approach their 21st wedding anniversary in September. From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 “We’ve grown closer and stronger because we’ve supported each other the way we needed to. War…
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8/20/2024 — Belarus Stations Troops, Aircraft at Ukraine Border Following Lukashenko’s Orders
Lukashenko had announced on August 18 that he ordered the repositioning of nearly a third of the army to the Ukrainian border. From: Kyiv Post—Belarus has stationed aviation and air defense troops along its border with Ukraine, just a day after the country’s self-proclaimed president, Alexander Lukashenko, announced plans to deploy nearly a third of the military…
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