On the evening of August 19, air defenses were triggered in the Crimean city of Yevpatoria, according to Oleg Kriuchkov, an advisor to the Moscow-backed head of Crimea. “Crimea is well protected,” he said on Telegram. Shortly after, Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev reported that the city’s air defense systems had fired in response to drones flying near the city. “Just like many city residents, I heard blasts in the center. Similar ones rang out earlier near the Streletska [Bay].

Discussion about an EU ban on tourist visas for Russian citizens is gaining momentum. In the past week alone, the foreign ministers of Latvia and Lithuania called for tightening travel restrictions, Finland decided to limit the number of tourist visas for Russians tenfold, and Denmark joined a number of other countries in advocating for an EU-wide embargo. Russia’s full-blown invasion of Ukraine has already prompted many EU countries to halt or restrict visa issuance for Russian nationals.

The 17 civilians killed during the Russian occupation of Andriivka Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times / Getty Images Bodies of civilians who were killed during Russia’s occupation of Ukraine’s Kyiv region In February and March, when the Ukrainian village of Andriivka was under Russian occupation, Russian troops reportedly killed at least 14 civilians; three more died as a result of shelling.

On the evening of August 19, the air defense system in Evpatoria and Sevastopol went off in Crimea. “In Evpatoria, presumably, the air defense system worked. Crimea is under reliable protection,” Oleg Kryuchkov, adviser to the head of Crimea, wrote on his telegram channel. He did not provide other details. The governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, also said in a telegram that an air defense system had been triggered in the city, presumably due to a drone. I work in government.

The US Department of Defense has announced an additional $775 million in arms supplies to Ukraine. According to CNN, as part of the new package, Ukraine will receive ammunition for HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, 16 howitzers, one thousand units of Javelin man-portable anti-tank missile systems, 15 Scan Eagle drones, Harm missiles to combat radar, TOW anti-tank systems, 40 wheeled armored vehicles with enhanced mine protection MRAP, Humvee jeeps.

Russian energy giant Gazprom announced on Friday that gas deliveries to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will be halted for three days at the end of August. The pipeline, which runs under the Baltic Sea to Germany, is set to be shut down for maintenance from August 31 to September 2. “Upon completion of work and in the absence of technical malfunctions, gas transport will be restored at the level of 33 million cubic meters per day,” Gazprom said in a statement.

The Washington Post has released material about the miscalculations of the Russian special services before the war. Here is his retelling Laurent Van Der Stockt / Le Monde / Getty images of fences on the approaches to Kyiv. February 26, 2022 Before the war in Ukraine, the FSB reported to the Kremlin that residents of a neighboring country would welcome the arrival of the Russian military - despite the special services available among the special services, testifying to the opposite.

In one Russian brigade, around 700 soldiers have refused to fight. But their superiors won’t let them leave. AP / Scanpix / LETA Russian soldiers on guard duty during a visit by foreign journalists to Kherson, which Russian forces captured at the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine.

Gazprom announced that on August 31, the only remaining Nord Stream turbine will be shut down for three days for maintenance. Gas deliveries will be stopped for this time, RBC reports . “Upon completion of work and the absence of technical malfunctions of the unit, gas transportation will be restored to the level of 33 million cubic meters per day,” RBC writes with reference to a statement from Gazprom. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, an energy crisis began in Europe.

Now the government decided to fight with abortions - the country has a sharp decline in the birth rate Getty images nurses with a newborn in the hospital of the city of Uan. March 12, 2020 The National Health Commission of China has published a set of recommendations designed to increase the birth rate in the PRC.

Eduard Isakov, member of the Federation Council from the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra, has publicly disowned his eldest daughter, Diana, who took an anti-war stance in an interview with Meduza. Commenting on media materials about his daughter (an article about her, in addition to Meduza, was also published by the BBC Russian Service), Isakov called Diana a "traitor", suggesting that she received a monetary reward for the interview.

The chief freelance psychiatrist-narcologist of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Bryun was detained in Moscow on a case of fraud. write about this TASS and RBC , citing sources. the arrest of the narcologist was the first to report Telegram channel 112 . According to him, along with Bryun, his deputy and vice-president of the Russian Narcological League Vladimir Yakushev was detained.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. A group of lawyers wants to find billions of dollars belonging to oligarchs from Russia and hidden around the world - to give this money to Ukrainians. Is this plan real? A group of Western lawyers is looking for a way to withdraw the assets of Russian businessmen and officials under sanctions, Bloomberg writes with reference to their sources. If the project is successful, up to one trillion dollars can be found.

The Estonian government will turn to the European Commission with a formal proposal for the introduction of the eighth package of sanctions against Russia. This was reported by the press service of the Estonian Foreign Ministry. According to the ministry, Estonia expects that the eighth package of sanctions will affect the economy, energy and trade, as well as expand the sanctions list of individuals and legal entities.

The Ukrainian attack on August 9 at the Saki airfield in the village of Novofedorovka in Crimea disabled more than half of the combat aircraft of the naval aviation of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. This was told to journalists by an unnamed senior representative of Western intelligence, according to the journalist of the British channel ITV News Emma Barrows, who was present at the briefing. “The real history of the Black Sea Fleet is as follows.