Updated . According to updated data , as a result of the strike, seven people were killed and 20 more were injured. The Russian military launched a missile attack on a residential high-rise building in the Saltovka district in Kharkov. This was announced by the head of the Kharkov regional military administration Oleg Sinegubov. After the shelling, a fire started. Sinegubov said that the building was completely destroyed.

Russia is recruiting remand prisoners to fight in Ukraine, human rights activist and Russia Behind Bars founder Olga Romanova said on Wednesday. “They’ve started recruiting in SIZOs [pre-trial detention centers]. Not convicts — suspects and indictees. Criminal cases are also being suspended,” Romanova wrote on Telegram.

In Russia, suspects and accused persons currently in pretrial detention facilities have begun to be recruited to participate in military operations in Ukraine. This was reported by human rights activist and founder of the " Rus Sidyashchaya " foundation Olga Romanova. According to Romanova, criminal cases are suspended.

The war in Ukraine has reached a stalemate. Here’s why it’s unlikely to last. Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy / Ukrinform / ZUMA Press Wire / Scanpix / LETA Ukrainian soldiers launch a strike from a British-made M777 howitzer in the Kharkiv region In the 40 days since the Russian army captured the city of Lysychansk, it hasn’t gained more than seven miles of ground anywhere along the 620-mile front between Kharkiv and Kherson.

The Leninsky District Court of Crimea fined a visitor to a karaoke bar in the resort village of Shchyolkino who ordered a Ukrainian song. This is reported by Kommersant. "A citizen ordered a Ukrainian nationalist song "Wild Field" from a DJ at an entertainment venue. At the same time, a video image was broadcast on the projector discrediting the use of the Russian Armed Forces, as well as symbols of the Azov nationalist battalion, which is banned in Russia," the court told the publication.

The Saatchi Gallery has cancelled its exhibition The Ukrainian Way , which was due to run in London from 3 to 11 September. The exhibition was organized by Russian collector and philanthropist Igor Tsukanov. Initially, gallery owner Marat Gelman acted as its consultant, and the Kyiv organization M17 Contemporary Art Center acted as its partner. All funds received from the exhibition were planned to be sent to organizations that support Ukrainian art and culture.

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko published a post on Facebook calling on German authorities to respond to the “narratives of Russian propaganda” published by Deutsche Welle ’s Russian service. "At the moment, we do not understand why the Russian service of the German broadcaster is playing along with Russian propaganda, manipulating quotes and substituting concepts about the causes and consequences of Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

Russia’s regions are forming volunteer battalions. Meduza obtained an audio recording of one military official’s recruitment pitch. Stanislav Krasilnikov / TASS For several months now, Russian regions have been forming their own volunteer battalions to generate more troops for the war against Ukraine. Back in July, Meduza reported on the formation of “Sobyanin’s Regiment,” a company named after Moscow’s mayor (who, incidentally, has tried to distance himself from the war).

The Kasta group turned to fans with a proposal to organize secret concerts. The appeal was published on the musicians' twitter. The report notes that "Casta" was on the list of artists "who are against, and to which the authorities canceled all public concerts in Russia." Previously, members of the "Caste" openly opposed the war in Ukraine. “Well, we will meet with you in a different format.

Israel and Turkey agreed to restore diplomatic relations in full, as well as to return ambassadors and consuls general to the capitals of the two countries. The parties came to an agreement after negotiations between representatives of the countries.

UN Secretary General António Guterres arrived in Ukraine. According to his press secretary, Guterres is now in Lviv. Guterres will take part in a trilateral meeting with Ukrainian and Turkish Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Recep Tayyip Erdogan on August 18 to discuss the situation at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. During his trip to Ukraine, Guterres also plans to visit the port of Odessa, from where Ukrainian grain is exported abroad under an agreement brokered by the UN.

A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced Salma al-Shebab, a Saudi citizen who retweeted messages from human rights activists, to 34 years in prison, The Guardian reports. Al-Shebab, 34, a mother of two, is a UK resident and a student at the University of Leeds. She travelled to Saudi Arabia in December 2020 during the holidays to bring her family back to the UK, after which she was arrested.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. The war and gas blackmail from the Kremlin hit the economy of Europe. How much? What, Europeans will eventually make concessions to Putin? The eurozone economy is close to recession. The decline with a probability of 60% will come in the next 12 months, believes economists interviewed by Bloomberg. This is the highest risk level since November 2020.

Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska has filed a lawsuit against opposition figure Alexey Navalny and two of his associates over an investigation they released last year about Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, according to social media posts from Navalny.

The Washington Post has released a huge text about the “Way to War”. We retelling him Maxar Technologies / AFP / Scanpix / Leta satellite picture of Russian troops in the Smolensk region. December 5, 2021 The US authorities came to the conclusion that Russia was going to attack Ukraine, about five months before the start of the war. Trying to interfere with this, the White House went on an unusual step and declassified his intelligence about the impending invasion.