BREAKING:
At least 9 people stabbed at “diversity festival” in Solingen, Germany.
Reports of several fatalities.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 23, 2024
Day: August 23, 2024
⚡️Ukraine pushing Russian forces out of Kharkiv Oblast step by step, Zelensky says.
Zelensky’s statement comes after Ukraine’s 3rd Separate Assault Brigade launched a counterattack in Kharkiv Oblast and advanced almost two square kilometers a day prior.https://t.co/xkP6JKAdTD
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 23, 2024
Minister @rustem_umerov met in Kyiv with Latvian Defence Minister @AndrisSpruds.
🇺🇦🤝🇱🇻 https://t.co/2ykdRU9J5c— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) August 23, 2024
The Houthis in Yemen have released a video of them blowing up the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion in the Red Sea.
The crew was evacuated off the ship by the French Navy 2 days ago after the ship was initially hit.
The vessel carried 150,000 tons of crude oil. Ecologic disaster pic.twitter.com/KbWD9pAvFH
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 23, 2024
A terrified Russian man opens his gate to a Ukrainian soldier in the Kursk region.
Having listened to Russian propaganda, he believes that he is about to be brutally interrogated.
Instead he receives some food and walks away in shock. pic.twitter.com/yNZ6CUlxfM
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) August 23, 2024
I spoke with @POTUS Joe Biden and thanked him for his warm congratulations on Ukraine’s National Flag Day and the upcoming Independence Day.
The Ukrainian people are grateful to President Biden, his administration, Congress, and the entire American people for their unwavering…
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 23, 2024
⚡️Norway to finance production of NATO-standard artillery shells in Ukraine.
The Norwegian government will provide Kyiv with its defense technology and finance the production of 155-millimeter artillery shells developed by the Nammo in Ukraine. https://t.co/kNYKT1oGh0
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 23, 2024
Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Kursk Oblast in southwestern Russia helped Kyiv to once again change the narrative of Russia’s invincibility in the war, says retired U.S. Lieutenant General Ben Hodges in an Aug. 22 interview with The Kyiv Independent.https://t.co/t2AHanmbsf
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) August 23, 2024