Source: Ukraine’s star fencer Kharlan auctions off Olympic saber raising UAH 10M for Army Two-time Olympic fencing champion Olha Kharlan raised UAH 10 million for the Armed Forces of Ukraine by raffling off a saber she used to deliver a win at the Paris 2024 Games. As Ukrinform reported earlier, the Serhiy Prytula Charitable Foundation …
https://apnews.com/article/russia-us-dual-national-treason-conviction-387878027e295f3e61fcc912413be0b4 U.S.-Russian dual national Ksenia Khavana was convicted Thursday of treason in a Russian court and sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges stemming from a $51 donation to a charity aiding Ukraine. Khavana, identified by Russian authorities by her maiden name of Ksenia Karelina, was arrested in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg in February and pleaded …
Source: Russia steals about 500,000 t of Ukrainian grain from Zaporizhzhia region Since early 2024, Russia has stolen about 500 thousand tonnes of Ukrainian-produced grain from the temporarily occupied areas of the Zaporizhzhia region, and is planning to take away another 200 thousand tonnes. The relevant statement was made by Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Head …
Source: Indian PM plans to visit Ukraine next week – media Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi intends to visit Poland and Ukraine on 21-23 August to promote dialogue and diplomacy amid the war unleashed by Russia. According to Ukrinform, this was reported by The Economic Times. It is noted that this will be the first visit …
Source: Trump Ally Demands Answers from Google, Meta Over ‘Censorship’ of Assassination Attempt – Newsweek The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, chaired by Rep. James Comer, is to launch an investigation into Google and Meta over the “potential censorship” of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Several Republicans pointed out following the July assassination attempt that Google’s search was not …
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3895139-ukrainian-drones-carried-out-largest-attack-on-four-russian-military-airfields-source.html A source at the SBU told this to Ukrinform. “Long-range drones of the Security Service of Ukraine and the Defense Forces (Air Force, Special Operations Forces, the Center for Unmanned Systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense and other branches of the military) carried out …
Source: Elon Musk: I’d Be ‘Happy to Host’ Kamala Harris on X | Newsmax.com X owner Elon Musk, after his nearly two-hour-long conversation with former President Donald Trump, extended an invitation to the nominee’s Democrat rival, Kamala Harris, to come onto the platform to speak with him. After he ended his interview with Trump on …
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/13/iran-rejects-western-plea-not-to-launch-retaliatory-attack-against-israel Iran has rejected western calls not to retaliate against Israel for the killing in Tehran of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, late last month. “Such demands lack political logic, are entirely contrary to the principles and rules of international law, and represent an excessive request,” Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanani said. A report …
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3894894-zelensky-ukrainian-forces-control-74-settlements-in-kursk-region.html Seventy-four settlements in Russia’s Kursk region are under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr said this in a post on Facebook following his conversation with Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukrinform reports. Zelensky said he was constantly in touch with Syrskyi, receiving reports on the frontline situation and Ukraine’s …
Source: Commander-in-Chief: Ukraine’s Army gains control of nearly 1,000km of Russian territory Currently, the Armed Forces of Ukraine control about 1,000 square kilometers of Russian territory. This was stated by the Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, who spoke at the meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “We …