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Tuesday, August 18
Breaking: Zelensky formally nominates acting defense chief Khmara as minister, ending month of uncertainty
Zelensky also nominated Andrii Sybiha to again take up the post of foreign minister.
Russia threatens UK over supplying Ukraine with drones
"London's actions will inevitably carry consequences for which it will have to answer," the Russian Embassy to the U.K. said.
PepsiCo said it would leave Russia. Last year, it paid $237 million to the state
In response to Russia's full-scale invasion, PepsiCo announced it would suspend production and sales in Russia in March 2022 — and yet, last year it still paid $237 million in income tax to the Russian state. PepsiCo, one of the largest food and drink producers in the world, remains Russia's fourth-largest foreign business — with 60,000 workers and 19 factories still producing Pepsi Cola for Russian shelves under new names, Lyubimaya Cola and Evervess Cola. That continued presence means more m
German court convicts Ukrainian man in alleged Russian sabotage plot
The Stuttgart court sentenced the man to one year and three months in prison, but ruled that his pre-trial detention would count toward the sentence, meaning he will now be released.
SBU detains alleged Russian agent accused of registering 27 Starlink terminals for Moscow's troops
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained a suspected Russian agent in Kharkiv Oblast who allegedly registered 27 Starlink terminals in the front-line city of Izium to coordinate Russian troops and drone strikes.
20th-century military leader Yevhen Konovalets reburied in Kyiv
"Along with him, Ukraine has brought back a part of itself: its memory, its Ukrainian experience, and our national history — the history of all those who, at different times, lived and fought for Ukraine, for our independence, and for our sovereign state," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
About Kherson Oblast
Kherson Oblast in Ukraine’s south had a population of around 270,000 people at the beginning of 2022. Russia currently occupies about 73% of Kherson Oblast. The administrative center of the region is the city of Kherson, which was captured by Russia in February 2022 and liberated after eight and a half months.Kherson Oblast borders Mykolaiv Oblast, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. To the south of Kherson Oblast is the Black Sea and Crimea.
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Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed that 600 drones were headed toward the region.
