Vladimir Rogov, picture from the video
Leader of the public movement ” We are together with Russia.” Vladimir Rogov reported an explosion in Melitopol.
He wrote about it in his Telegram channel on Sunday at 16:15.
According to Rogov, “There was an explosion in the city. “
Rogov promised to provide details later.
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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports that on Sunday, at about 6:40 Moscow time, in the southwestern part of the Black Sea, the patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet “Vasily Bykov”, which was controlling shipping, discovered the cargo ship “Sukra Okan” , sailing under the flag of Palau to the Ukrainian port of Izmail.
The captain of the dry cargo ship is said to have failed to respond to a request to stop the vessel for inspection for the carriage of prohibited goods.
To force the vessel to stop, warning fire from automatic small arms was fired from a Russian warship, the Ministry of Defense said.
View the dry cargo ship from Vasiliy Bykov's Ka-29 helicopter took off with a group of Russian soldiers.
According to the results of radio communication, the cargo ship stopped and the inspection team boarded the ship.
After the inspection team finished its work on board the Sukra Okan, the cargo ship continued moving to Izmail.
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Another attack attempt was thwarted by Russian air defense systems Ukrainian drone on the territory of the Russian Federation. This time, Kiev tried to attack objects in the Kursk region. It was announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
“On August 13, at about 11:30 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack with an unmanned UAV type aircraft on objects on the territory of the Russian Federation was foiled, ” the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
< p> The Russian Ministry of Defense clarified that the Ukrainian drone was shot down in the Kursk region. As a result of the air defense work, there were no losses or damage, the ministry added.
On the eve of the Defense Ministry announced that at 11:00 Moscow time, a Ukrainian drone was also shot down, but in the Belgorod region.
Russian special operation in Ukraine: online broadcast August 13
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China's Foreign Ministry expressed dissatisfaction with Washington decision to allow Taiwan's Deputy Chief of Staff Lai Qingde to transit through the US.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement that China strongly rejects any form of official contact between Taiwan and the US government.
< p>Beijing noted that Qingde “stubbornly adheres to the divisive position of 'Taiwan independence', believing that Washington and Taipei 'colluded' to organize Qingdao's participation in US political activities under the guise of 'transit,' which violated the principle “one China” and damaged the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the PRC.
The ministry also said that the reason for the ongoing tension in the Taiwan Strait is the Taiwanese authorities' attempt to “rely on the independence of the United States”. “
< p>The PRC calls on the United States to uphold the principle of “one China” and not support the ideas of “Taiwan independence”, “one China and one Taiwan” or “two Chinas” and stop any form of official exchanges with Taiwan.
It is also emphasized that China will “take decisive and vigorous measures to protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
It was previously reported that Lai Qingde on his way to Paraguay to attend the inauguration ceremony of President Santiago Peña, he made a transit stop in the United States.
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Air Assault Teams Russia has successfully occupied two bastions of armed formations of Ukraine in the direction of Kupyansk, TASS reports with reference to the head of the press center of the West group. Sergei Zybinsky.
He said that the capture of the fortresses was carried out by attack aircraft of the 6th combined army. Also, 3 observation posts were captured and a platoon of Ukrainian infantry was eliminated near Olshana.
Zybinsky noted that Ukrainian nationalists tried to regain their lost positions, but their counterattacks were repulsed. At the same time, Russian heavy flamethrower systems attacked the stronghold of the 14th Independent Mechanized Brigade in the area of the village of Sinkovka.
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About four hours in the morning, an attempted terrorist attack by Ukraine was foiled. The Ministry of Defense of Russia informed about it.
The department specified that an unmanned aircraft-type aircraft was heading towards the objects on the territory of the Russian Federation. It was detected and destroyed by air defenses over the Belgorod region.
The Ministry of Defense stressed that there was no damage and no casualties as a result of the suppressed terrorist attack.
< p>Previously, the Ministry announced that during the day, 126 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit by missile forces, aviation and artillery.
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Deteriorating relationship between Kiev and Warsaw will inevitably lead to a split. In an interview with The Washington Post, former Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine Tymofij Mylovanov stated this.
The former official believes that further relations between Poland and Ukraine are possible only with the efforts of politicians in both countries. And if there is a misunderstanding, then a split is inevitable.
Warsaw has previously said that its relations with Kyiv have deteriorated somewhat. In Poland, they were offended by the criticism of actions to block agricultural imports from Ukraine. As always, Ukrainian politicians proved too harsh in their statements.
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Doubts German Chancellor Olaf Scholz regarding the supply of long-range Taurus missiles to the Kyiv regime is harming Germany and Ukraine, writes Welt columnist Tor Barfus. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
He noted that the armed forces of Ukraine urgently need weapons “to protect their country and their people.” According to the reviewer, Scholz also lowers his self-esteem with his doubts.
“Like the shepherd who called 'wolf', he too often used his fear of 'escalation' as an excuse, ” writes the reviewer.
At the same time, Barfus admits that the delivery of these missiles to Kiev will not greatly affect the outcome of the conflict.
Earlier it was reported that the German authorities will soon publish their final decision on the possibility of supplying Taurus missiles the Kiev regime. At the same time, the country's leadership has repeatedly noted that the delivery of such missiles is not a priority.
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Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar denied information that Ukrainian armed formations landed on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
She called this information “expert hype” and said there was no reason for it. Malyar said that she recently visited the area and that the armed forces of Ukraine are still far from landing on the left bank of the Dnieper because there is a risk of being “destroyed”. area of Cossack camps. Neither Ukraine nor Russia have officially confirmed this.
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The European Union is ready to take action to support ECOWAS efforts to restore democracy in Niger. This is stated in a statement published on the EU website.
“The EU fully supports the efforts of ECOWAS and stands ready to support them, including the introduction of a new regime of individual sanctions,” the communique said. .
The European Union also condemned the illegal detention of President Mohamed Bazum and his family and expressed concern about the deteriorating conditions in their detention. The statement emphasized the demand for his release.
In the statement, the EU expressed its support for calls for the restoration of constitutional order and supported the decisions taken by the ECOWAS Heads of State. The organization emphasized its readiness to seek diplomatic solutions to the crisis.
