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LIVE UPDATES: US Army Deploying Roughly 260 Soldiers to Europe in Response to Ukraine Conflict

04:46 GMT 12.08.2022 (Updated: 20:56 GMT 19.10.2022)

In February, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine after the republics of Donetsk and Lugansk (DPR and LPR) appealed for help in defending themselves against Ukrainian forces.

Russian armed forces and the allied militia groups of the People's Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk continue their advance in Ukraine, having liberated the territory of the Lugansk People's Republic from Kiev's troops last month.

At the same time, Ukrainian forces continue to carry out attacks against civilians in Donbass.

On August 8, the head of Zaporozhye Region signed a decree on holding a referendum to join Russia.

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22:13 GMT 12.08.2022

US Army Deploying Roughly 260 Soldiers to Europe in Response to Ukraine Conflict

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Army is deploying approximately 260 soldiers from the state of Kentucky to Europe in response to Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, Army Public Affairs said in a statement.

"The Department of the Army announced today the fall deployment of the 101st Division Sustainment Brigade headquarters, from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to support the United States’ unrelenting commitment to our European and NATO allies," the statement said on Friday.

The deployment is not a permanent change to overall US Army force posture in Europe and is a temporary action in response to the conflict in Ukraine, the statement added.

22:02 GMT 12.08.2022

Members of the 17th Fires Brigade from Ft. Lewis fire two High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) rockets simultaneously in a training exercise at Yakima Training Center Nov. 1, 2007 in Yakima, Wash. - Sputnik International, 1920, 12.08.2022

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Ukraine to Run Out of HIMARS Missiles Within Next 3-4 Months - Reports

12 August 2022, 22:02 GMT

16:26 GMT 12.08.2022

There is No Confidence That UN Secretariat Will Not Interfere With Sending IAEA Mission to Zaporozhye NPP - Moscow

15:25 GMT 12.08.2022

Ukrainian Military Targets Chemical Plant in Gorlovka - Mayor

DONETSK (Sputnik) - The Ukrainian military attacked the Stirol chemical plant in Gorlovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) on Friday, mayor Ivan Prikhodko said, adding that the enterprise's territory caught fire.

"Ukrainian Nazis opened fire at the Stirol plant. There is fire on the territory of the enterprise. We are clarifying the information!" Prikhodko wrote in his Telegram channel.

The head of the plant said that there were no injuries.

13:56 GMT 12.08.2022

Moscow Will Give Appropriate Response to Expulsion of Russian Diplomat From Montenegro: Russian Foreign Ministry

13:10 GMT 12.08.2022

DPR Believes That By Shelling Zaporozhye NPP, Kiev is Seeking to Bring Peacekeepers to Ukraine

12:41 GMT 12.08.2022

First Ship With Grain to Leave Ukraine for Ethiopia Under UN Food Program

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The first cargo ship of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will leave the port of Odessa in Ukraine and head to Ethiopia to deliver grain to the African nation, European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday.

The European Council chief praised cooperation of "all involved actors," which made the shipments possible and helped avoid food shortage and famine.

Earlier on Friday, two other dry cargo vessels carrying agricultural products left Ukraine bound for Turkey and Iran.

12:40 GMT 12.08.2022

Air Defense Around Zaporozhye NPP Has Been Strengthened: Regional Authorities

12:06 GMT 12.08.2022

Ukrainian Forces Shell Kakhovskaya HPP Using HIMARAS MLRS, Attack Was Repelled, Authorities Say

11:48 GMT 12.08.2022

Zaporozhye Region's Authorities Slam Guterres' Position on NPP as Irresponsible

Zaporozhye NPP cooling pools. - Sputnik International, 1920, 12.08.2022

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Zaporozhye Region's Authorities Slam Guterres' Position on NPP as Irresponsible

12 August 2022, 11:48 GMT

10:31 GMT 12.08.2022

Transneft Says Ukraine Confirms Received Payment for Transit of Russian Oil to Europe

Ukraine has confirmed that it received the payment for the transit of Russian oil through its territory to Europe via the Druzhba pipeline, Igor Demin, an aide to the president of Transneft, told Sputnik on Friday.

"The Ukrainian side has confirmed that it received the payment," Demin said.

Earlier in the day, the Russian company said it was waiting for Ukraine's confirmation to start pumping oil to Europe.

10:03 GMT 12.08.2022

5 Control Points Destroyed in Kharkov Region and DPR; Manpower, Weapons and Equipment in 157 Districts Were Hit Over the Last 24 Hours

09:56 GMT 12.08.2022

Russian Aerospace Forces Destroyed American AN/MPQ-64 Radar System - Russian MoD

09:54 GMT 12.08.2022

Russian Air Defense Shot Down 2 HIMARS Missiles, 4 Olkha MLRS Shells and 5 Drones - MoD

09:54 GMT 12.08.2022

Ukrainian Troops Lost More Than 2,000 People During Offensive of Allied Forces Near Soledar - Russian MoD

09:39 GMT 12.08.2022

Netherlands Will Participate in Training of Ukrainian Military: Kiev

08:27 GMT 12.08.2022

Zaporozhye Region's Official Not Excluding Mothballing NPP If Shelling Continues

The Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (NPP) can be mothballed if Ukrainian troops continue to shell its territory and infrastructure, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the regional military-civil administration, said on Friday.

"They [attacks] have led to the fact that the load on the nuclear power plant is minimal, the output is minimal, there is a mode of preserving ... we will save the nuclear power plant, mothball it, remove the loads that are on the liberated territories," Rogov said on the air of the Russia 24 channel.," Rogov told the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

08:04 GMT 12.08.2022

Kiev Used Western-Made Missiles in Attempted Attack on Zaporozhye NPP - Local Authorities

07:58 GMT 12.08.2022

Critical Facilities of Zaporozhye NPP Not Damaged After Ukraine's Shelling, Operation of Reactors Not Disrupted, Local Authorities Say

The critical facilities of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP) were not damaged as a result of shelling by Ukrainian troops, and the operation of the NPP reactors was not disrupted, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the regional military-civil administration, said on Friday.

"The critical facilities of the nuclear power plant were not damaged, the operation of the reactors was not disrupted. The air defense system was working," Rogov told the Rossiya 24 TV channel.

The official noted that one of the shells launched on Thursday fell 10 meters (32.8 feet) from the nuclear waste storage facility at the NPP.

07:42 GMT 12.08.2022

Zasyadko Mine in DPR De-Energized, 109 People Trapped Underground - Mayor of Donetsk

Mayor of the city of Donetsk Alexey Kulemzin said on Friday that power went off at the Zasyadko mine in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), leaving 109 people trapped underground.

"At 08:30 a.m. local time (05:30 GMT), the Zasyadko mine was de-energized. There are 109 people underground," Kulemzin said on Telegram.

On Thursday, shelling by Ukrainian forces caused blackouts at the Zasyadko mine, leaving 29 miners trapped underground.