Russia destroyed US military missiles and radar system

+++ 3 PM: According to the Ukrainian government, Russian troops are again shelling the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia. “Russia resorted to dangerous provocations and shelled a nuclear power plant,” Ukrainian Ambassador Serhii Kislitsia told a UN Security Council meeting in New York on Friday night.

Ukraine war news: Central government condemns shelling of nuclear power plants

+++ 1.45 pm: The central government has commented on the fighting around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. “Of course, the federal government is concerned about the information we have received from Ukraine on this matter and the fighting around the nuclear power plant,” government spokesman Steffen Hebstreit said on Friday. He said in a central press conference that the central government has repeatedly made it clear that it requests all parties to stop this extremely dangerous shelling.

+++ 12.45 hrs: Russian forces say US radar system destroyed According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, it is a variant of the AN/MPQ-64 system deployed in the Donbass. Also, two Himars type rockets were reportedly shot down. These missiles were last supplied to Ukraine by the US. The information has not been independently verified.

+++ 12.00 hrs: The first wheat cargo ship left the port of Chornomorsk, Ukraine, after the start of the Russian war of aggression. So far, since the resumption of grain exports, only sorghum and sunflower products have been shipped. The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced on Twitter on Friday that the Chormovski 121 will transport 3,000 tons of wheat to Turkey. At the same time, the Star Laura departs from the port of Pivtennij. It said it would bring 60,000 tons of corn to Iran. In Ukraine, the Ministry of Infrastructure confirmed the departure process and announced the arrival of two more ships for loading. A total of 14 ships with more than 430,000 tonnes of cargo have left Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea since August 1 as part of an internationally brokered grain export agreement. In late February, Russia invaded Ukraine and blockaded the country’s ports. Ukraine, for its part, has cut off approaches to the port, fearing a Russian invasion. In late July, the warring parties concluded agreements with Turkey and the United Nations aimed at guaranteeing a transit route for ships carrying agricultural products from the war zone.

+++ 11.00 am: Ukrainian civil servants said, according to a report by the news website Independence of KievSeveral attacks by the Russian army were repulsed. Attacks took place near Bachmut and Marinka, among others. Information cannot be independently verified.

News on Ukraine War: Russian Army “Significantly Weakened”

+++ 10.00 am: According to the British Ministry of Defence, heavy explosions at a Russian military base in Crimea are affecting the operational capability of the Black Sea Fleet. Citing intelligence reports, the ministry said eight fighter jets were badly damaged or destroyed. Speculation that the Russian military is using the base as a supply route for troops in southern Ukraine is explosive. However, the Luftwaffe was “significantly weakened” after recent losses. The causes of the explosion at the base are still unclear. Ukraine has not yet issued a clear statement on this.

+++ 09.15 am: Russian troops reportedly opened fire in the area around the city of Dnipro on Friday morning. A number of residential buildings were hit, according to the news website Nexta. Accordingly, about 40 rockets hit the city of Markanets, the head of the regional military administration, Valentin Reznichenko, said. At least three people, including a 12-year-old child, were injured. This cannot be independently verified.

Updated from Friday, August 12, 08:15: The Russian military appears to have succeeded in its fierce front-line offensive in eastern Ukraine. “The enemy has partially succeeded in advancing towards Horlivka-Zaytseve,” the Ukrainian General Staff said in a situation report on Friday morning. The city of Harlivka, north of Donetsk, has been in the hands of pro-Russian separatists since 2014. A heavily fortified position to the north of the city was apparently stormed.

Russian offensives continue south of Donetsk and Baghmut, along the defensive wall around the last city in the Donbass controlled by Kiev, Sloviansk-Kramadorsk. This information cannot be independently verified.

Ukraine war news: Heavy artillery strikes in Donbass – Russia doubles airstrikes

First report Friday, August 12 at 7 a.m: Kyiv-Ukraine war continues unabated. For Ukraine, Friday marks the 170th day of struggle against Russian aggression. Air raid warnings were sounded twice across Ukraine on Thursday evening (August 11). Ukrainian civil servants reported heavy fighting in the country’s east, where Russian troops are trying to advance in the Donbass. Under cover of heavy artillery fire, Russian forces attacked the towns of Pakmut and Avdiyivka. Fighter planes were also used. According to the Ukrainian military, the advance of Russian troops was initially repulsed.

According to a Ukrainian brigadier general, Russia has doubled the number of airstrikes on military positions compared to the previous week. “Enemy planes and helicopters avoid flying within our air defense zone, so the accuracy of these attacks is low,” Ukrainian Brigadier General Oleksiy Khromov told a press conference.

In the final days of the war, Russia’s offensive strategy focused on the capture of Baghmut. It is considered the cornerstone of the security system around the last Ukrainian-held city in the Donbass. However, not all military data can be directly verified. In a speech, President Zelensky called on all officials to maintain secrecy. You should refrain from commenting on the military situation so as not to disrupt operations.

Ukraine War News: The situation at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant could worsen

The threat situation at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine is currently stable and poses no security risk. “However, this could change at any time,” the United Nations Security Council stressed in New York last Thursday. Rafael Croce, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has asked Moscow and Kiev to allow international experts to visit the Security Council as soon as possible. “Personally, I am ready to lead such a mission.” Important facts cannot be gathered without physical presence.

In Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy demanded the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from the plant and accused Moscow of a “nuclear threat.” “No one else has used a nuclear power plant to threaten and impose conditions on the whole world,” Zelensky said in his evening video address. (a/dpa)