Ukrainians describe the hunger they faced during the first weeks of Russia's full-scale invasion Interviews by Iryna . Abridged translation by Sam Breazeale. Even though many Ukrainians expected Russia to launch a large-scale invasion, and some even prepared for it (such as by joining the Territorial Defense Forces), few could have predicted how rapidly the Russian military would seize multiple cities, sparking a humanitarian crisis.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky proposed to give protection to Russian citizens who are persecuted in their homeland and who can be killed by granting them refugee status. He said this in a video message following the results of the 170th day of the war in Ukraine. “They should get help from the civilized world. These are well-known legal mechanisms - through refugee, through asylum applications, through other opportunities to help and support.

The Czech Republic, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union , has backed calls to ban Schengen visas for Russian citizens in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said the country would seek consensus on the measure at an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Prague in late August. "(The Russians) must understand that such a bellicose policy has consequences," Lipavsky said.

Russian paratrooper pens memoir condemning February invasion of Ukraine Reuters / Scanpix / LETA A Russian airborne armored personnel carrier On the morning of February 24, thousands of Russian troops poured into Ukraine in a full-blown invasion. Pavel Filatiev was one of them. The 33-year-old paratroop spent two months on the front line before resigning from the army for health reasons. Now, he openly opposes the war.

Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur told Iltalehti newspaper that Estonia and Finland have agreed to unify their coastal defenses after Finland becomes a member of NATO. “The integration of the anti-missile defense of Finland and Estonia will make it possible to close the Gulf of Finland for Russian warships. The Baltic Sea with the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO will become the inland sea of ​​the alliance, ”said Pevkur (translated from Interfax ).

Yekaterinburg police have opened an administrative case against Sergey Nechayev, a military veteran who performs under the drag name Bomba Kibersisi, for singing the Russian national anthem in a local nightclub while waving an LGBTQ+ pride flag. Vladimir Afonskiy Bomba Kibersisi’s offending performance According to police spokesperson Valery Gorelykh, Nechayev is being charged with “violating the rules for using Russian state symbols” and faces a fine of up to 3,000 rubles (about $50).

Update. According to Politico, the search warrant, which was examined by reporters, said the FBI suspects Donald Trump of obstruction of justice and possible violation of the espionage law. US FBI agents during a search conducted on August 8 at the estate of former US President Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, seized 11 sets of classified documents. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal, citing a list of seized materials.

The Telegram messenger has released a new version of the application, in which it has expanded the functions available to Premium users. After the update, paid Telegram subscribers can prevent their interlocutors from sending voice and video messages in the settings. “You can set exceptions by specifying individual users or groups of users who will always be able (or never be able) to send you voice messages,” the Telegram blog says.

Approximately like in the summer of 2022. Photos In European countries in the summer of 2022, the strongest drought began in decades. She affected more than 60% of the territory of the EU and Great Britain. Many rivers and reservoirs were shallow or almost completely dry. Scientists associate drought with global warming. They warn that if earlier extreme heat in Western Europe was observed once every 10 years, now it will be faced with it every two to three years.

In Montenegro, in the city of Cetinje, an armed man killed 10 people, six more, including a policeman, were injured, Radio and Television of Montenegro reports, citing a police statement. The Montenegrin edition of Vijesti writes that, according to preliminary information, the shooting began due to a family conflict.

The police of Yekaterinburg conducted an investigation against the artist of Traveti-show Sergey Nechaev, who acts under the pseudonym Bomb of Cyberscy, due to the fact that on the night of August 7 he performed the Russian anthem at the local FAME nightclub, holding the LGBT+flag in his hands.

Steven Seagal went to Donbas. Meduza watched his interview with Vladimir Solovyov so you don't have to. The interview has been abridged, and is not written verbatim. You can watch the full interview here There are a lot of fakes around this conflict. I conducted an investigation and realized that 98% of the reports that are published in Ukraine are made by people who have never been there. They get information from unknown sources and spread the news without even trying to understand it.

During the flood in one of these apartments, a whole family died Anthony Wallace / AFP / Scanpix / Leta a basement apartment in Seoul after a flood. August 11, 2022 In South Korea, on August 8, the strongest rains in more than 100 years began. Thousands of houses were injured in Seoul, the streets and metro stations were flooded, hundreds of people were forced to leave their housing.

An unidentified man attacked Indian-British writer Salman Rushdie ahead of his lecture in Chautauqua, New York, according to the Associated Press. The journalist of the agency said that the man broke onto the stage of the educational center Chautauqua Institution and 10-15 times hit the 75-year-old Rushdie with his fists and a knife. The state police said the assailant stabbed Rushdie in the neck and also hit a man on the head who was talking to the writer on stage.

Russian convict turned Wagner Group recruit tells Mediazona why he agreed to go fight in Ukraine Sergey Fadeichev / TASS Last week, Mediazona reported that Kremlin-linked catering tycoon Evgeny Prigozhin was personally recruiting Russian convicts to fight as mercenaries in Ukraine. In the words of one inmate, Prigozhin offered “not only money, but acquittal and a clean record” to convicts who agreed to enlist in the Wagner Group — a notorious private military company that he is said to finance.