Thursday, August 25. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine

Business Thursday, August 25. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine Katya Soldak Forbes Staff Forbes Ukraine Forbes Staff Aug 25, 2022, 06:28pm EDT | Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A heavily damaged train is seen at a train station after a Russian attack Wednesday during Ukraine’s . .

. [+] Independence Day in the village Chaplyne, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022.

The number of confirmed deaths is 25, with another 31 injured (AP Photo/Leo Correa) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Dispatches from Ukraine, provided by Forbes Ukraine’s editorial team.

As Russia’s attack on 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. Thursday, August 25.

Day 183. By Dmytro Aksyonov Zaporizhzhya. Russian forces shelled the city of Orihiv in the Zaporizhzhya region, and surrounding settlements, killing a 17-year old boy and causing severe injury to a 66 year-old woman , reports Zaporizhzhya Governor Oleksandr Starukh.

Additionally, multiple private houses in the region were rendered uninhabitable as a result of the shelling. After a brief cut caused by Russian shelling, power line to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been restored. Earlier on Thursday, Ukraine has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that the country’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, temporarily lost connection to its last remaining external power line before being reconnected , IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said .

According to Ukrainian state nuclear firm Energoatom, the incident, which comes after an incident of shelling at the plant threatened its nuclear safety protocols, is the first time the ZNPP has been disconnected from the electric grid outside of planned maintenance in its operational history. Grossi underscored the incident as another reason for the necessity of an IAEA mission to the plant, which he volunteered to personally lead. Ukrainian officials say they approved of the proposed plan, while Russian officials say that while they are not opposed in principle, there remain some technical issues to be worked out.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he held a phone call with U. S. President Joe Biden in which he thanked Biden for “unwavering U.

S. support for Ukrainian people” in both financial and military categories since the U. S.

provided the country with $6 billion in support, consisting of an unconditional $3 billion grant of financial aid and a $3 billion package of military aid. The two leaders also discussed the next steps in the war and the “importance of holding Russia accountable for war crimes. ” Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday to increase the size of Russia’s armed forces from 1.

9 million to 2. 04 million as the war in Ukraine enters its seventh month. Moscow has not revealed any losses in the conflict since its first weeks, but Western officials and the Ukrainian government in Kyiv say they number in the tens of thousand.

The increase includes a 137,000 boost in the number of combat personnel to 1. 15 million, and comes into effect on Jan 1, according to the decree published on the Russian government’s legislative portal. 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 According to a report published by the Cluster Munitions Monitor, Ukraine is the only country in the world in which cluster munitions were used in 2022 , with the report noting that Russia has used cluster munitions hundreds of times in at least 10 of Ukraine’s 24 regions as a means of attacking cities and towns.

According to preliminary data, in the period from February to July 2022, as a result of Russian forces shelling Ukrainian territory with cluster munitions, at least 689 civilians were injured in Ukraine. The report also says that Ukrainian forces have used cluster munitions at least two times. The Associated Press reports that Russia continues to supply the United States with goods worth more than $1 billion a month , despite the sanctions imposed on the country for its invasion of Ukraine.

According to the agency’s estimates, since the end of February, more than 3,600 shipments of wood, metals, rubber, and other goods have arrived from Russia to the United States, which amounts to more than half of the supply delivered during the same period in 2021 (about 6,000 shipments). The head of the US State Department’s Sanctions Coordination Office, Jim O’Bryan, said that it would be impossible to completely block trade with Russia, as such a move could negatively affect world trade. Moreover, in some cases, such sanctions, blocking trade would hurt the US more than Russia.

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