Sunday, August 7. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine

Business Sunday, August 7. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine Katya Soldak Forbes Staff Forbes Ukraine Forbes Staff Aug 7, 2022, 07:03pm EDT | Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A boy pushes his bicycle while communal worker inspect a crater following a strike on the second . .

. [+] largest Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on August 3, 2022, as the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 160th day. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP) (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Dispatches from Ukraine, provided by Forbes Ukraine’s editorial team.

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues and the war rages on, reliable sources of information are critical. Forbes Ukraine’s reporters gather information and provide updates on the situation. Sunday, August 7.

Day 165. By Dmytro Aksyonov Donetsk. Today five civilians were killed and eight more wounded as a result of Russian military shelling and bombing of towns and settlements in the Donetsk region, including Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Blahodatne, according to a report from Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko.

Russian forces have intensified their strikes on other regions of Ukraine, with shelling or rocket strikes reported in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Cherkasy regions. Vinnitsya. Russian forces have conducted rocket strikes on military infrastructure in the city of Vinnitsya, local authorities report .

While an exact number of casualties has not been announced, it is reported that people have been injured as a result of the strike. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has commented on Russia’s reported preparation for referendums that would allow the invading nation to annex newly occupied territories in Ukraine, saying that in the event such referendums were held, Ukraine would decline any further negotiation with Russia. While peace negotiations between the two warring sides have stalled— with not a single round of talks held between them since the end of March—some view the success of the grain export deal as a precursor to the restart of the negotiation process.

Some notable Ukrainian officials have broached the possibility of restarting negotiations after the conclusion of Ukraine’s counteroffensive in the country’s south, when Ukraine is in a better negotiating position. After Russian military forces shelled the massive Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant for a second time, as reported by the Ukrainian nuclear company Energoatom, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Western countries to impose further sanctions on Russia. MORE FOR YOU Pfizer Tests Pill That Could Prevent Covid Infection Liz Cheney Needles Trump For Bashing Bush: ‘I Like Republican Presidents Who Win Re-Election’ Covid Pandemic Slashes Life Expectancy — Here’s Where It Fell The Most Speaking to European Council President Charles Michel, Zelenskyy called for an embargo on the Russian nuclear industry, including its exports of nuclear fuel.

Additionally, the Ukrainian leader said he asked Michel for aid in unblocking the remaining €8 billion in funding which EU member states have pledged to Ukraine, but are yet to deliver. International human rights organization Amnesty International has apologized for the “distress and anger” caused by a controversial report accusing the Ukrainian military of endangering civilians. The report, which infuriated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, triggered a torrent of online backlash against Amnesty International and moved top leadership in the organization’s Kyiv office to resign.

In an email to Reuters on Sunday, Amnesty said it had found Ukrainian forces next to civilian residences in 19 towns and villages it visited, exposing them to the risk of incoming Russian fire. “This does not mean that Amnesty International holds Ukrainian forces responsible for violations committed by Russian forces, nor that the Ukrainian military is not taking adequate precautions elsewhere in the country,” it said. “We must be very clear: Nothing we documented Ukrainian forces doing in any way justifies Russian violations.

” The Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a Russian ammunition depot in the Donetsk region on August 6, reports Ukrainian Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine As of August 7, more than 3,5 million Ukrainians have lost their homes due to Russian military aggression, according to the president Zelenskyy’s initiative United24. Katya Soldak Forbes Ukraine Editorial Standards Print Reprints & Permissions.