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LIVE UPDATES: German Government Intends to Supply Kiev With 20 Additional Rocket Launchers

04:38 GMT 20.08.2022 (Updated: 20:56 GMT 19.10.2022)

In February, Russia launched a special military operation to demilitarize and de-Nazify Ukraine after the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics asked Moscow to help defend themselves against intensifying attacks by Ukrainian forces.

Russian armed forces as well as the allied forces of the People's Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk continue to advance in Ukraine as part of the special operation, having liberated the territory of the Lugansk People's Republic from Kiev's troops last month.

Ukrainian forces continue to shell areas surrounding the Zaporozhye NPP, including the local thermal power plant and the city of Energodar.

The Zaporozhye NPP, located on the left bank of the Dnieper River, is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe in terms of the number of units and output. Since March, the plant has been under the control of the Russian military.

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01:59 GMT 21.08.2022

Germany Plans to Supply Kiev With 20 Additional Rocket Launchers - Government

Germany plans to provide Ukraine with 20 rocket launchers with a caliber of 70mm, as well as 2,000 rockets, updated data on the federal government website shows.

"Some of the deliveries require upgrades or productions is ongoing; also training measures take place," the German government specified.

No details were provided on when the planned delivery of rockets fitted with "laser target designators" will take place, with officials explaining that "security concerns" prevented them from relaying the information "until after the handover."

Earlier this week, the Ukraine Support Tracker of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy said that financial assistance to Ukraine from Western countries "dried up" in July, with Kiev having received only 1.5 billion euros ($1.512 billion) last month.

Major actors such as Germany, France or Italy, have not made any significant new pledges, the Ukraine Support Tracker said.

Ukraine's Bureau of Economic Security admitted in early July that it had identified cases of sale of humanitarian aid and military goods supplied by Western countries to Ukraine amid Russia's special military operation. Approximately 10 criminal cases have been initiated over such incidents.

23:13 GMT 20.08.2022

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18:33 GMT 20.08.2022

Assasination Attempt on Mariupol Mayor Results in No Injuries, Casualties

MARIUPOL (Sputnik) - An assasination attempt on Mariupol Mayor Konstantin Ivashchenko has taken place at the entrance to the city zoo, with the territory cordoned off by the law enforcement forces, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Saturday.

The local sources said that earlier in the day, while the mayor's car was proceeding near the zoo, the detonation of an explosive device was heard, adding that nobody was injured or killed.

An explosive ordnance disposal team of the Donetsk People's Republic's (DPR) internal ministry is operating at the accident scene.

The DPR's law enforcement forces are identifying the persons involved in the detonation of the explosive device near the zoo, the republic's internal ministry said.

"Law enforcement officers are establishing the circumstances of the explosion, ... identifying individuals involved in the detonation of the explosive device in the central part of Mariupol," the ministry's public relations center said on its official Telegram channel.

It has been established that the explosive device was improvised and contained submunitions, it added.

17:32 GMT 20.08.2022

Ukrainian Forces Launch Artillery Strike on Zaporozhye NPP and Energodar Suburbs, Authorities Say

LUGANSK (Sputnik) - The Ukrainian forces have launched an artillery strike on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (NPP) and the suburbs of Energodar using Western long-range weapons, the city administration's press service told Sputnik on Saturday.

"Artillery strikes were recorded on the territory of the Zaporozhye NPP. According to the provided data, Kiev used Western long-range weapons, and the shelling was conducted from the opposite side of the Dnipro river. The munitions exploded in the immediate vicinity of one of the administrative buildings of the station. The NPP's critical facilities were not damaged," the city administration's spokesman said.

The data on injured employees at the NPP is being clarified, he added.

15:39 GMT 20.08.2022

UN Working With US, EU to Facilitate Exports of Russian Food, Fertilizers - Guterres

WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) - The United Nations has been working together with the European Union and the United States to remove the financial and logistical obstacles which halt the exports of Russian grain and fertilizers, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday.

"The sanctions do not apply to food and fertilizers, but of course there is a chilling effect on the private sector, and there are a certain number of obstacles and difficulties that need to be overcome in relation to shipping, insurance, finance. I can tell you that we are working hard in cooperation with the US, the EU in order to be able to make those obstacles being removed and to allow for what we can see that is extremely important for people especially in developing countries," Guterres told reporters at the grain deal's Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul.

The secretary general also said that without consistent delivery of fertilizers in 2022, "there may not be enough food in 2023," adding that getting more food and fertilizer out of Ukraine and Russia is "critical to further calm commodity markets and lower prices for consumers."

On July 22, Russia, Ukraine, and Turkey signed an UN-brokered initiative to provide a humanitarian maritime corridor for ships with food and fertilizer exports from Black Sea ports. Three key Ukrainian ports – Odessa, Chornomorsk, and Yuzhny – were unblocked to resume exports.

06:33 GMT 20.08.2022

Russian Air Forces Destroyed About 20 US Mercenaries in Kharkov Region, MoD Says

The Russian air force has destroyed around 20 US mercenaries in the Kharkov region as a result of a high-precision strike, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

"Over 100 militants, including up to 20 US mercenaries, have been killed in the area of [the village of] Andreevka, Kharkov region, as a result of a Russian air force strike against combat positions of the Kraken nationalist formation and a unit of foreign mercenaries," the ministry told reporters.

05:56 GMT 20.08.2022

UAV Attacks Russia's Black Sea Headquarters in Sevastopol, Governor Says

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Ukrainian Troops Taking Revenge on Zaporozhye by Shelling Cities, NPP - Authorities

The regular shelling of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (NPP), as well as the local civilian population is Kiev’s revenge for the imminent loss of Zaporozhye Region, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the regional military-civil administration, told Sputnik.

"The constant shelling of cities and towns by the Ukrainian troops is dictated by their revenge, anger and impotence from the fact that the Zaporozhye region will never return to Ukraine. The Zelenskyy regime is aware of the inevitable loss of the Zaporozhye region, and therefore is trying to harm my countrymen as much as possible, intimidate and force them to leave the region, including blackmailing them with strikes on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant," Rogov said.

He emphasized that no threats or ultimatums on the part of the Kiev authorities or Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky can make Zaporizhzhia deter from its path of joining Russia.

Earlier this month, Rogov told Sputnik that the Zaporozhye Region plans to hold a referendum on joining Russia in September.

According to the administrations of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, election commissions have already been created to hold a referendum on the issue of joining Russia.

The Kherson Region and most of Zaporozhye Region of Ukraine are now controlled by Russia's military as a result of the special operation that began on February 24, after the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR) requested help from Russia amid intensifying attacks by Ukrainian troops.

Local military-civil administrations have already been formed in the two regions, the broadcasting of Russian TV channels and radio stations has been launched, and trade ties with Crimea are being restored.