Germany has issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian national in the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines that carry natural gas from Russia to Western Europe. At question is whether the Ukrainian government was involved in the 2022 attack, which many say contributed to a global spike in inflation. Elizabeth Cherneff narrates this report from Ricardo Marquina in Berlin. …
«За останній час фронт підійшов занадто близько до Покровщини, і на це слід реагувати належним чином» …
«Покровський напрямок продовжує бути найгарячішим через те, що жива сила противника постійно проводить штурми – попри втрати» …
Наразі у Покровську працюють усі сервіси та служби, але начальник МВА прогнозує, що вже невдовзі їхню роботу доведеться зупинити …
За даними ЗСУ, на Торецькому напрямку війська РФ атакували 24 рази неподалік Залізного, Торецька, Диліївки та Неліпівки …
Lisbon — Hundreds of Portuguese firefighters scrambled Sunday to put out a wildfire sweeping parts of the Atlantic island of Madeira’s south coast, a popular tourist destination, with strong winds complicating efforts to tackle the blaze. The wildfire, which started Wednesday in a remote rural area of Ribeira Brava has spread to the neighboring municipality of Camara de Lobos, and now has three fronts, island authorities said. Nearly 200 firefighters, backed by 38 vehicles, are tackling the fire but high temperatures, low humidity and strong winds are complicating efforts to combat the flames. A helicopter also battled the blaze but had …
Serhiy Danilets is one of the more than 100 thousand Ukrainian soldiers estimated to have been wounded in Russia’s war against Ukraine. But serious combat injuries haven’t stopped him and other fighters from enjoying life and, in some cases, making plans to head back to the front lines. Anna Kosstutschenko met with some of them in Kyiv …
Українська армія увійшла на територію Курської області Росії 6 серпня …
Seoul, South Korea — North Korea condemned Ukraine’s incursion into Russia as an unforgivable act of terror backed by Washington and the West, adding it would always stand with Russia as it seeks to protect its sovereignty, state media said Sunday. Ukraine’s drive into Russia is a product of the anti-Russia confrontational policy of the United States, which is pushing the situation to the brink of World War III, KCNA news agency said. The U.S. handed “astronomical” sums of lethal weapons to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the report said. “We strongly condemn the armed attack against the Russian territory by the …
Warsaw, Poland — Poland has taken steps to contain the spread of toxic golden algae in the river Oder’s tributary system to prevent a repeat of the pollution crisis that hit the waterway in 2022, the climate ministry said Sunday. Hydrogen peroxide has been pumped in at the junction of the Gliwice Canal and the Klodnica river, helping to reduce the algae by over 90%, the ministry said in a statement. Between Aug. 3 and 16 some 77 tons of fish have died in the affected section of the canal and in nearby lake Dierzno Duze. The risk related to the …
За даними військових, «найгарячіша» ситуація залишається на Покровському напрямку, де сили РФ намагались здійснити 33 атаки …
Kyiv — Russia on Sunday carried out its third ballistic missile attack on Kyiv this month but preliminary data indicated that most of the projectiles were shot down on approach, the military administration of the Ukrainian capital said. “This is already the third ballistic strike on the capital in August, with exact intervals of six days between each attack,” Serhii Popko, the head of the Kyiv military administration, said on the Telegram messaging app. Popko said the Russians had most likely used North Korean-made ballistic missiles. Reuters could not independently verify the type of missiles launched. Separately, the commander of Ukraine’s …
Ankara — Firefighters in Turkey have brought under control two large forest fires that had been burning for three days, with several other wildfires across the country expected to be put out soon, the Forestry Minister said on Sunday. The blazes in Turkey’s western coastal province of Izmir and northern province of Bolu started late on Thursday and firefighters have been working to contain them since then. Speaking in Izmir’s Karsiyaka district, Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said cooling efforts were under way to fully extinguish the fires. A small fire that started in Izmir’s Urla district on Saturday was also under …
Начальник Київського ОВА додав, що всім постраждалим буде надана необхідна допомога …
Прокурори кажуть, що «у взаємодії з іншими правоохоронцями документують наслідки обстрілів» …
Berlin — At least 23 people were injured when two gondolas of a Ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival near Leipzig in eastern Germany, news agency dpa reported Sunday. The fire started in one gondola and then spread to a second one on Saturday night, police said. Four people suffered burn injuries and one suffered injuries from a fall. Others, including first responders and at least four police officers, were to be examined in the hospital for possible smoke inhalation, dpa reported. The accident took place at the Highfield Festival at Stoermthaler Lake near Leipzig. Police are still investigating …
Місцеві жителі постійно – і вдень, і вночі – чують вибухи. Більшість – це робота сил протиповітряної оборони …
Islamabad — Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former prime minister, has formally applied to run for chancellor of Oxford University from his prison cell, a close aide announced Sunday. Khan served as Pakistan’s leader from 2018 until April 2022, when he was ousted through an opposition parliamentary no-confidence vote he alleges was planned by the powerful Pakistani military. “As per Imran Khan’s instructions, his application form to Oxford University Chancellor Election 2024 has been submitted,” Sayed Zulfiqar Bukhari said on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. “We look forward to everyone’s support for a historic campaign,” he wrote. Khan, who remains …
Це вже другий російський удар по Мирнограду за добу …