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Sunday, August 16
Russian attack rocks Kyiv as numerous explosions heard within minutes
Six explosions were also heard in the city's Pecherskyi district within three minutes of the air raid sounding, leaving no time to find shelter, a Kyiv Independent journalist on the ground said.
Ukraine begins using British drones to strike targets deep within Russia, Times reports
Ukraine has begun using British drones in deep strikes against Russia over the past six months, the Times reported Aug. 15, citing sources in Ukraine's Armed Forces.
Saturday, August 15
Poland will soon have Europe's largest army, Tusk pledges
"Our Polish-Ukrainian relations can be debated, but no one can doubt that supporting Ukraine in the war with Russia is for our security," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said during the country's Army Day celebrations.
Zelensky orders government to prepare law protecting Ukraine's cultural monuments
"Today, I signed a decree on measures at the state level to protect Ukraine's national shrines," Zelensky said on the 975th anniversary of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. The monastery was badly damaged during a Russian strike in June.
Russia threatens 'serious damage' to relations with US, Turkey over weapons shipment to Ukraine
Sending arms to Ukraine undermines attempts by the U.S. and Turkey to act as peace brokers, Russia's Foreign Ministry said regarding an upcoming shipment of 70 ATACMS missiles and other weapons to Ukraine.
Is Kyiv’s bomb shelter system actually safe?
The Kyiv Independent's Polina Moroziuk travels through Darnytsia, one of Kyiv's most heavily targeted districts, to investigate the local bomb shelters.
About Berlin
Berlin is Germany's capital and largest city, with a population of approximately 3.7 million in the metropolitan area. The city serves as the seat of the German federal government and has played a central role in European responses to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine since February 2022. Berlin hosts major diplomatic meetings on Ukraine policy, coordinates significant military and financial aid deliveries, and shelters over 100,000 Ukrainian refugees who fled the war.
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Ukrainian forces struck Russia's Savasleyka military airbase, which stores Mig-31 fighter jets capable of launching Kinzhal ballistic missiles, monitoring channels reported on Aug. 15.
