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war in Ukraine. Strikes in the East and South, no more oil transit… The point in the night

On this 168th day of the conflict, despite waves of air and ground attacks by the Russian army, Ukrainian forces in Donbass are not giving up.

According to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army, Moscow is continuing to shell several locations in eastern Ukraine, around Chernihiv in the north, Kharkiv in the northeast and the city of Mykolaiv in the south. Explosions were also reported overnight in Zaporizhia Oblast, reports Governor Oleksandr Starukh, quoted by The Kyiv Independent.

Updated on Tuesday 9 August 2022.

In the south, two new ships loaded with 70,000 tons of grain left Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Chornomorsk on Tuesday.

The situation at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant Zaporijjia, the largest in Europe, remains complex. The location in southern Ukraine was the target of strikes at the end of last week for reasons that are still unclear. The Russians and Ukrainians gave up responsibility.

“Crimea is Ukrainian,” emphasizes Zelenskyy

“Crimea is Ukrainian and we will never give it up. We will not forget that the occupation of Crimea was the beginning of Russia’s war against Ukraine.”hammered out Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday evening during his daily speech after the deadly explosions near an airfield in Crimea.

“The world is beginning to realize that they were wrong in 2014 when they chose not to respond with full force to Russia’s initial aggressive actions.”added the Ukrainian President.

Despite the conflict, Crimea has remained a major vacation spot for many Russians, who continue to enjoy summers on its shores.

Transit of Russian oil cut through Ukraine

On Tuesday, Russian hydrocarbon transport company Transneft announced that supplies of Russian oil through Ukrainian territory to Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, European Union Member States with no access to the sea, were suspended on August 4.

Transneft said that payment for the right of transit through Ukraine for the month of August, made on July 22, was refused on July 28 due to the entry into force of certain sanctions against Russia.

These are supplies via a branch of the Druzhba pipeline, which crosses Ukraine and supplies the three countries concerned.

Ukrainian power lines targeted

Currently the Russian military “implement the program (of the Russian group) Rosatom, aimed at switching it to the power grids of Crimea”the head of the Ukrainian company Energoatom, Petro Kotin, denounced in the evening.

“The first condition for this is damage to the power lines connecting the facility to the Ukrainian power system. From August 7 to 9, the Russians have already damaged three power lines. At the moment, the plant is operating on a single power output, which is an extremely dangerous mode of operation.”‘Cause when it’s cut “The plant will have to switch to diesel generators and everything depends on their reliability”explained Petro Kotin.

Macron and Johnson reiterate their determination to support Ukraine

Emmanuel Macron and Boris Johnson on Tuesday reiterated their determination to support Ukraine for as long as needed and to maintain a high level of coordination between the partners to meet Kiev’s military, humanitarian and economic needs, the French presidency said.

The French President and British Prime Minister reiterated their support for European efforts to allow bulk exports by road and river, the Elysee Palace said in a statement, as the war in Ukraine has caused a global food crisis.

Two new NATO memberships and demining dollars

For his part, US President Joe Biden on Tuesday initialed the United States’ ratification of the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO in response to the Russian invasion.

The United States will also provide $89 million to help Ukraine destroy anti-personnel landmines it said were planted voluntarily by Russian soldiers in populated areas in the north of the country before withdrawing in March.

Latvia wants to join Kiev’s application to the ECtHR

Latvia formally asked the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Monday to join Ukraine’s case against Russia.

The ECtHR announced in late June that it had registered a formal intergovernmental application by Ukraine against Russia, a rather rare case aimed at taking cognizance of human rights abuses committed by Moscow since it began invading Ukraine on February 24.

Kiev’s request concerns “Allegations by the Government of Ukraine of massive and flagrant violations of human rights committed by the Russian Federation in its military operations on the territory of Ukraine since February 24, 2022”, referred to the ECtHR, the Council of Europe’s judicial arm. If the court grants Riga’s request, Latvia will be granted third-party status.

Upon arrival in Latvia, every Ukrainian refugee is informed of their right to testify about the facts and events they witnessed during the Russian invasion if their experience is relevant to the criminal investigation. In the first four months of the investigation, at least 49 refugees gave evidence and two Ukrainian citizens were recognized as victims.

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