⚡️An explosion at the Sterlitamak Petrochemical Plant in Russia’s Bashkortostan Republic on the morning of Aug. 19 injured at least three people, municipal authorities reported.https://t.co/gMRoBzO9fG
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 19, 2024
Day: August 19, 2024
Combat training of the 82nd Air Assault Brigade. pic.twitter.com/D7cd5t4pYh
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) August 19, 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ukraine, the Indian Foreign Ministry said today, weeks after Kyiv condemned him for hugging Putin during a visit to Russia. https://t.co/k2XiuI1Mzo
— Glasnost Gone (@GlasnostGone) August 19, 2024
Ukrainian President Zelensky said Sunday the daring military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow across the border. https://t.co/ZyPKMZ7qNQ
— Glasnost Gone (@GlasnostGone) August 19, 2024
In July, the Clooney Foundation, along with several other non-governmental organizations, filed a case with the UN Human Rights Committee, accusing Russia of violating the rights of Ukrainians killed in a 2022 missile attack on Vinnytsia.https://t.co/BC0v76voLV
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) August 19, 2024
📡 We’re back with our live coverage of Ukraine’s offensive into the Kursk region. Follow us throughout the day for updates.https://t.co/CA9N2GqhUJ
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) August 19, 2024
Ukrainian air defenses downed all 11 Shahed-type “kamikaze” drones launched by Moscow overnight from the Kursk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk directions in Russia, the Air Force reported.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 19, 2024
⚡️ Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day killed at least four people and injured at least 17, including a child, regional authorities reported early on Aug. 19.https://t.co/OU8ToccP3j
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 19, 2024
One for you @POTUS. Ukraine’s invasion of Russia exposes the folly of the West’s escalation fears. Russia’s weak response “should persuade Kyiv’s allies of the need for greater boldness & convince them that the time has come to commit to Ukrainian victory” https://t.co/MDxWle0WoJ
— Glasnost Gone (@GlasnostGone) August 19, 2024
For more than two years, Russian occupiers have been controlling the largest nuclear power plant in Europe—the Zaporizhzhia NPP. And invariably, the Russian presence poses a fundamental threat to the radiation safety of our country, all of Europe, and the world.
Russia is… pic.twitter.com/dN4Zyl33Xj
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 19, 2024