Category: World

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has determined to put in writing a letter to US President Donald Trump relating to Ukraine’s assault on the Druzhba pipeline, via which Russia provides oil to Hungary and Slovakia.

Supply: main Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: The newspaper printed a replica of the letter and Trump’s reply.

"This pipeline provides Hungary and Slovakia, two international locations that haven’t any different technique of importing crude oil. Hungary helps Ukraine with electrical energy and petrol, and in return they bomb the pipeline that provides us. A really unfriendly transfer! We want President Trump each success in his pursuit for peace," Orbán wrote.

The US president reportedly replied: "Viktor, I don’t like listening to this – I’m very indignant about this. Inform Slovakia that you’re my nice good friend."

Background:

• Earlier, Overseas Minister Péter Szijjártó complained concerning the third assault on the Druzhba oil pipeline, on account of which the availability of Russian oil to his nation was as soon as once more halted.
• On the night time of 17-18 August, items inside the Unmanned Techniques Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, along with different defence forces, struck the Nikolske oil pumping station in Russia’s Tambov Oblast.
• After this, Péter Szijjártó hinted at a doable cessation of electrical energy provides from Hungary to Ukraine, even though electrical energy is equipped on a business foundation.
• The European Fee mentioned in response that the Ukrainian assault on the Druzhba oil pipeline has no influence on oil provides to Hungary and Slovakia, Budapest’s complaints in opposition to Kyiv however.

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Andrii Yermak, Head of the Workplace of the President of Ukraine, has introduced that he has proposed a reform of the Workplace of the President, an thought supported by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Supply: Yermak on Telegram

Quote: "At the moment I proposed to the Ukrainian president that the Workplace of the President bear a reform. The thought is {that a} vital variety of its employees needs to be army personnel with confirmed fight expertise within the full-scale battle or fight veterans."

Particulars: Yermak famous that this considerations staff in any respect ranges throughout all departments with out exception. "Volodymyr Zelenskyy supported this concept," Yermak added.

Yermak considers it truthful to contain army personnel with fight expertise within the work of the President’s Workplace. "As a result of these individuals are the measure of honour, morality, and devotion to Ukraine. I do know nicely how the tempo modifications when you’re surrounded by individuals who have been by means of the battle. They don’t search for excuses; they search for options to attain outcomes," the pinnacle of the President’s Workplace stated.

For example, he talked about his deputy Pavlo Palisa, who beforehand commanded the 93rd Separate Mechanised Brigade Kholodnyi Yar.

"That is the tradition that ought to unfold all through your entire civil service sooner or later. And this isn’t solely an instance for the state," Yermak stated.

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Russian forces have attacked Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with Grad multiple-launch rocket techniques (MLRS), FPV drones and a guided bomb, damaging a municipal facility, a farm and residential buildings.

Supply: Serhii Lysak, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Navy Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "Two of the oblast's districts got here underneath enemy hearth. In Nikopol district, the aggressor hit the district centre [the city of Nikopol] in addition to the Marhanets and Pokrovske hromadas. FPV drones and Grad MLRSs had been used. A municipal facility, two three-storey buildings and an unused home had been broken. A home and a storage caught hearth. One other six houses had been broken." [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Hearth on the scene Picture: Serhii Lysak on Telegram

Particulars: A night strike by an FPV drone on the Myrove hromada brought on a hearth in a summer season kitchen and an outbuilding and broken a home.

The Synelnykove district was attacked with drones and a guided bomb. A farm, a storage and dry grass caught hearth and a secondary college was broken.

Broken constructing Picture: Serhii Lysak on Telegram

"Air defenders destroyed 4 drones within the oblast in a single day," Lysak summed up.

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Ukraine’s Defence Minister Denys Shmyhal has met with the management of the German department of defence conglomerate KNDS Deutschland, which manufactures Leopard 2 tanks.

Supply: press service of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence

Particulars: The principle subject of the talks was increasing industrial cooperation and establishing joint ventures in Ukraine to fabricate army gear and spare components.

The events agreed to launch restore and repair hubs for quickly repairing weapons. In accordance with the ministry, KNDS has repaired the primary three Gepard anti-aircraft techniques in Ukraine.

It was additionally agreed that everlasting communication between the producer and Ukrainian service personnel needs to be established. It will enable German gear to be improved by contemplating the fight expertise of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

KNDS Deutschland plans to create an in depth community of centres in Ukraine to restore heavy gear and put together a base for additional manufacturing.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emphasised that there isn’t a various to placing stress on Russia and introduced that new diplomatic efforts are being made to finish the warfare with Russia.

Supply: Zelenskyy in his night deal with

Quote: "Proper now, the alerts coming from Russia are, to be trustworthy, merely obscene. They're making an attempt to wriggle out of the necessity to maintain a gathering. They don't need to finish this warfare, they're persevering with to hold out large-scale assaults on Ukraine and fierce assaults on the entrance line. On prime of that, they've launched missiles on a US-owned plant – as on many different civilian targets."

Particulars: Zelenskyy careworn that he views Russia’s assault on a US-owned plant in Mukachevo, Zakarpattia Oblast, as a focused strike on American property and US investments.

Quote: "We count on a principled response from our companions. This warfare should be delivered to an finish. Stress should be utilized to Russia in order that the warfare ends. Putin understands nothing however energy and stress. After all, we’re doing and can proceed to do the whole lot essential to defend our state and defend our individuals. The president of the USA of America is completely proper in saying that this should be achieved not solely in defence.

However on the identical time, we aren’t slackening our efforts in diplomacy, in all our engagements with companions, in order that talks do happen and in order that they’re talks that may deliver peace nearer. The nationwide safety advisers are engaged on this – they’d a dialog yesterday, there's additionally been a number of communication immediately…

Now, every single day is including contours to the longer term safety structure for Ukraine. Weapons, funding, interplay with our companions, boots on the bottom, within the air and at sea. And every single day, our companions will take new steps in assist of Ukraine – I’ll have a number of diplomatic work."

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The communications division at Hungary’s presidential palace has tried to elucidate why head of state Tamás Sulyok eliminated the phrase "Russian" from a submit about an assault which Russia carried out on Zakarpattia on the evening of 20-21 August.

Supply: Telex, a Hungarian information outlet, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: The Hungarian president’s workplace stated the submit was modified as a result of the "president’s chancery was nonetheless ready for official and detailed data, in addition to affirmation of the circumstances of the missile strike on Mukachevo, who carried it out and who was accountable".

They confused that President Sulyok thought it was necessary to be among the many first to precise deep condolences to these affected.

The president’s chancery additionally talked about the criticism the president has come beneath in the previous few hours due to the manipulation of his submit.

Quote: "We wish to draw consideration to the essence of the assertion and the actual intention behind it, in addition to to its content material! The submit requires the speedy cessation of hostilities and the saving of human lives, and it expresses sympathy for these affected by the warfare. It’s value reminding ourselves that each warfare begins with the incitement of hatred. It’s our shared duty to not permit even this primary step."

Background:

• President Tamás Sulyok expressed condolences on Fb to these affected by the Russian strike on the plant in Mukachevo. Later, nevertheless, he eliminated the phrase "Russian" from his submit.
• Péter Magyar, the chief of Hungary’s largest opposition get together, Tisza, criticised Sulyok for doing so.
• Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán issued an announcement on the Russian strike on Zakarpattia on Thursday night with out condemning Russia’s actions.

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Ukraine’s defence forces have launched footage of Vovchansk, a metropolis in Kharkiv Oblast which has been beneath nearly every day assault by Russian forces making an attempt to seize it, however has held out for over a yr.

Supply: 57th Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade named after Otaman Kost Hordiienko; video by the ARES artillery reconnaissance battery of the 57th Brigade

Particulars: Solely ruins stay of the town, but Russian forces nonetheless dream of capturing it and conduct failed assaults nearly every day. On the bottom, in basements, Ukrainian infantry lie in await Russian forces and destroy them. Within the sky, drones preserve watch.

Quote: "Vovchansk is scarred, however unbowed!"

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The variety of individuals injured within the Russian strike on the plant of US firm Flex in Mukachevo on 21 August has risen to 23.

Supply: Myroslav Biletskyi, head of Zakarpattia Oblast Army Administration

Particulars: As of Thursday night, the variety of casualties stood at 23.

Six sufferers stay in hospital with shrapnel wounds and accidents to limbs, stomach and head; all are in a secure situation and one affected person has undergone surgical procedure, Biletskyi mentioned.

The remainder of the individuals who had been injured acquired outpatient care, primarily for acute stress reactions, hypertension and minor accidents.

Biletskyi mentioned he had spoken with the investor and the plant’s director. They mentioned the opportunity of relocating manufacturing and, as a precedence, offering jobs for these left with out work, which issues about 2,500 staff.

Quote: "It is a strategic firm for Zakarpattia. Because the starting of the 12 months alone it has paid over UAH 285 million (approx. US$7 million) in taxes, which have gone in direction of the event of the oblast. We won’t let the occupiers destroy the muse that has been constructed over years."

Background:

• On the evening of 20-21 August, Russia launched a missile strike on Mukachevo, hitting a civilian manufacturing firm.
• A fireplace overlaying 7,000 sq m broke out on the Flex plant.
• In his night handle, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy referred to as the Russian assault on the plant in Mukachevo a focused strike on US property and investments.

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Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has mentioned america might formally designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism if it doesn’t launch kidnapped Ukrainian kids.

Supply: Graham on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Graham famous that Russia has kidnapped over 19,000 Ukrainian kids for the reason that starting of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

He mentioned he intends to introduce a invoice that may designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism.

If such a call is adopted, cooperation with Russia would turn into unacceptable for different nations and companies, the senator harassed.

Ukraine has, since 2022, raised with Washington the difficulty of designating Russia a state sponsor of terrorism.

This might result in Moscow’s worldwide isolation and oblige the US to impose further restrictions on nations that work together with the Kremlin.

The administration of former US President Joe Biden rejected these calls for, saying that doing so would constrain US engagement with Russia as an entire and block any diplomatic efforts geared toward ending Russia’s warfare towards Ukraine.

Background: In 2023, the Parliamentary Meeting of the Organisation for Safety and Co-operation in Europe designated Russia a state sponsor of the Wagner Non-public Army Firm – Moscow’s shadow military and a terrorist group.

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