On the 160th day of the full-scale Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine Russian troops continue to try to capture the settlements of the neighboring country. The armed forces and units of the territorial defense of Ukraine resist aggression. It is impossible to verify the statements of representatives of both sides of the conflict from independent sources. According to the UN, about 14 million Ukrainians have already left their homes. DW continues to follow developments Tuesday, August 2 (Moscow time).
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Canada expands list of sanctions against Russia, adding it has 43 people and 17 legal entities. Sanctions included the research and production companies Almaz and Salyut, the Gorizont joint-stock company, and the Perm plant Mashinostroitel. 43 people on the list of individuals are Russian army officers who, according to Ukraine, were in the Buchansk region during the occupation and may be involved in the killing of civilians there.
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In response to the recognition of the Azov regiment in the Russian Federation as a terrorist organization The military said that Russia “after the public execution of prisoners of war of the Azov regiment in Yelenovka is looking for new reasons and explanations for its war crimes.” Azov once again called on the US and other countries to recognize Russia as a “terrorist state.” “Russia has been proving this status with its daily actions for many years. Every day, its army and special services commit war crimes. Connivance or silence is complicity,” the statement reads. statement “Azov”
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In the Nikolaev region since the beginning of the war 403 people were killed, 1435 residents were injured, TV channel reportsHromadske”with reference to the head of the region, Vitaly Kim. He stressed that at the moment there are no plans to announce a mandatory evacuation in the region. “Our Armed Forces are now moving forward, so this is not a question. Therefore, we do not plan a forced evacuation. We have three evacuation routes out of four from the city open,” Kim said.
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Former Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andrey Melnik said he would like personally apologize to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Olaf Scholz) and sent a request to Scholz’s office about the possibility of meeting before leaving from the country. In May, Melnyk called Scholz “an offended liverwurst” because of the unwillingness of the chancellor to go to Ukraine after they refused to receive German President Steinmeier. “Offended liverwurst” is a literal translation of the enduring German expression “beleidigte Leberwurst spielen”. The correct translation into Russian is “to pretend to be offended.”
In a conversation with Bild, Melnyk stressed that, despite the desire to apologize to Scholz, he considers his criticism of the German authorities justified, whom he reproached for insufficiently active assistance to Ukraine. “Sometimes, at least for me, I got the impression that it was necessary to raise one’s voice and perhaps also to criticize. Without this, I think the German society might not have fully realized the seriousness of the moment,” he explained.
Spain will not transfer Leopard tanks to Ukraine due to their technical condition
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Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles said: Spain will not send Leopard tanks to Ukraine from their stocks, as they were inspected to be in a “deplorable condition” and their use could be dangerous. This is reported by the Spanish agency EFE. Robles stressed that on August 3 she would consult with Kyiv on the necessary additional military assistance.
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Ministry of Defense of Russia accused the United States of direct involvement in the war in Ukraine. “The Russian Ministry of Defense has recorded and is taking into account for the future the official recognition of the Deputy Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian military department, General Skibitsky, about Washington’s direct approval of each target for Kyiv before strikes from American HIMARS multiple rocket launchers,” the statement reads. message departments. “All this irrefutably proves that Washington, contrary to the statements of the White House and the Pentagon, is directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine,” the DoD said.
Earlier in an interview with the British The Telegraph The representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Vadym Skibitsky said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine use the information that they receive in real time to strike with the help of HIMARS. But American specialists are not engaged in direct goal-setting, since the United States does not want to be considered a participant in the conflict, he stressed.
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Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Russian military destroyed six American MLRS HIMARS in Ukraine. On July 22, the Ministry of Defense announced that four HIMARS launchers had been destroyed between July 5 and 20. The Armed Forces of Ukraine called these messages “fakes”. Representatives of the Pentagon also called the statements of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation erroneous, adding that they do not have data confirming the loss of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at least one such installation. In July The US Department of Defense announcedwhich transferred 12 out of 20 HIMARS systems to Ukraine.
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The largest Russian strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine
Civilian targets in sight
In more than five months of a full-scale war, Russia has dealt many blows to Ukrainian civilian targets. Schools, hospitals, shopping centers, streets and squares, residential areas became the target of rockets, aerial bombs, artillery shells. The number of those killed and wounded in these attacks runs into the thousands.
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The largest Russian strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine
Horror of Vinnitsa
On July 14, a rocket attack was delivered on one of the central squares of Vinnitsa. Residential buildings, the House of Officers, and an office building were damaged. 24 people died, including three children: a four-year-old girl and two boys, aged 7 and 8. 182 victims applied for help. The Russian Federation stated that the target was the House of Officers, where allegedly “a meeting of the command of the Ukrainian Air Force with foreign arms suppliers” was held.
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The largest Russian strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine
Five-story building in Chasovoy Yar
The city of Chasov Yar in the territory of the Donetsk region controlled by Kyiv was shelled on the evening of July 9. The missile of the Iskander complex, originally designed to destroy well-defended strategic objects, hit residential buildings. The entrance of one high-rise building – a hostel – completely collapsed, another house was badly damaged. The bodies of 48 victims were recovered from the rubble, including a 9-year-old boy.
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The largest Russian strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine
Recreation center in Odessa region
On the night of July 1, the Russian army fired three X-22 cruise missiles at the Belgorod-Dnestrovsky district of the Odessa region. Two rockets hit the popular resort village of Sergeevka, destroying two recreation centers, one of which belonged to Moldova. Another rocket almost completely destroyed one of the sections of a five-story residential building. 22 people were killed, 30 were injured, including three children.
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The largest Russian strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine
Shopping center in Kremenchuk
On June 27, Tu-22M3 bombers of the Russian Air Force launched Kh-22 cruise missiles at Kremenchug. According to the version of the Russian Defense Ministry, the blow was delivered “on hangars with weapons and ammunition received from the United States and European countries” in the area of the Kredmash plant. One of the rockets destroyed the factory greenhouses and one of the workshops, the second hit the Amstor shopping and entertainment center, where hundreds of people were. 21 people died.
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The largest Russian strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine
Shelling of the railway station in Kramatorsk
On April 8, at the time of the rocket attack on the railway station in Kramatorsk, hundreds of people were waiting for evacuation on its territory. 61 people were killed, including seven children, and dozens were injured. The Tochka-U missile was fired from the territory of the so-called “DPR”. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that there were no missiles of this type in service with Russia, which was refuted by international investigators.
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The largest Russian strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine
Drama theater in Mariupol
On March 16, Russian aircraft destroyed the drama theater in the center of Mariupol by dropping heavy air bombs on the building. The people who were there were not saved by the word “Children”, written in huge white letters in front and behind the building. According to various sources, from 300 to 600 people died. The Russian Defense Ministry stated that the theater was not bombed, and the explosion was the result of a provocation by fighters from the Azov regiment, who destroyed the building from the inside.
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The largest Russian strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine
Children’s hospital and maternity hospital in Mariupol
On March 9, Russian troops launched an airstrike on a maternity hospital and a children’s hospital in the center of Mariupol. As a result, 5 people died, including a pregnant woman with a child. At least 17 people were injured. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced a completely “staged provocation.” The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed that the hospital served as a stronghold for militants who expelled medical staff and women in labor from the building.
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The largest Russian strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine
Regional administration of Nikolaev
On March 29, an air strike hit the building of the regional administration of Nikolaev. As a result of a rocket hit, the central section of the building from the 1st to the 9th floors was completely destroyed. The fire didn’t happen. The explosion also damaged several nearby residential and administrative buildings. 36 people died. 34 bodies were pulled out from under the rubble, two more wounded later died in the hospital.
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The largest Russian strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine
Regional administration of Kharkiv
On March 1, Russian missiles hit the building of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration. As a result, ceilings were destroyed, windows were broken, and the roof was damaged. In total, 24 people died as a result of the strike, and about ten more were injured. The victims were not only people who were inside the building, most of which was destroyed, but also those who were passing by at the time of the impact.
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The largest Russian strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine
Number of civilian casualties
According to the UN, from the beginning of hostilities to July 12, 5,100 Ukrainian civilians have been confirmed dead, 346 of whom are children. The number of wounded civilians exceeded 6,500. The real number of civilian casualties is likely much higher, a UN official said.
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The largest Russian strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine
War crimes
According to the Geneva Conventions, war crimes that do not have a statute of limitations include, among other things, “deliberate attacks against the civilian population”, “attacking or shelling towns, villages, dwellings or buildings that are not protected and not military purposes, using any there was money.” Punishment of those guilty of war crimes is within the competence of the International Criminal Court.
Author: Vitaly Kropman
