Russia-Ukraine struggle: Record of key occasions, day 184 | Russia-Ukraine struggle Information
Listed below are the important thing occasions from Friday, August 26.
Combating
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated the world narrowly averted a radiation catastrophe as electrical energy to Ukraine’s Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant was restored hours after being cut off.
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Russia’s defence ministry stated it had destroyed eight Ukrainian warplanes in raids on airbases in Ukraine’s Poltava and Dnipropetrovsk areas.
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Russia stated it hit a navy practice with an Iskander missile on the Chaplyne station that had been set to ship arms to Ukrainian forces on the entrance strains in jap Ukraine. Kyiv stated the missile additionally hit a residential space and killed 25 civilians because the nation marked its Independence Day on Wednesday.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to extend the dimensions of Russia’s armed forces from 1.9 million to 2.04 million service members.
Diplomacy
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Zelenskyy stated he had “a fantastic dialog” with US President Joe Biden and thanked him for his help within the struggle towards Russia, including that that they had mentioned the subsequent steps “on our path to victory”.
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Worldwide Atomic Vitality Company (IAEA) officers are “very, very shut” to with the ability to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the company’s Director-Basic Rafael Grossi stated.
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The highest United Nations official in Ukraine stated she was shocked by the navy raids that killed kids and different civilians within the city of Chaplyne on Wednesday. Denise Brown, the UN humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, known as on all events to stick to worldwide legislation.
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UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet known as on President Putin to halt armed assaults on Ukraine and stated the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant have to be demilitarised.
Economic system
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Ukraine’s financial system ought to stabilise over the approaching yr and broaden by as a lot as 15.5 p.c in 2023, relying on navy developments within the struggle towards Russia, the nation’s financial system minister stated in an interview.
