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Friday, August 14
Ukraine war latest: Zelensky makes fresh plea for Patriots as Air Force stops publishing missile numbers
Key developments on Aug. 13: * Ukraine could 'destroy all the Russians’ ballistic missiles' if US sells 10% of Patriot missile supply to Kyiv, Zelensky says * Ukraine repatriates 261 bodies that Russia claims belong to Ukrainian soldiers * Ukraine's Air Force faces backlash over decision to stop publishing Russian ballistic missile figures * Scandal-hit Skelia assault regiment to fight under Azov command as Drapatyi's reforms gain momentum * Head of Mykolaiv draft office arrested on corrup
Trump imposes steep tariffs on drone imports
Trump's latest round of tariffs comes a few weeks after President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he and Trump had reached an agreement on the sale of Ukrainian drones to the U.S.
Massive explosion rocks Italian ammunition plant that produces artillery for Ukraine
The factory is operated by KNDS Ammo Italy, a subsidiary of the French-German defense firm KNDS. The facility produces artillery shells supplied to Ukraine via European partners.
SpaceX backs down after Poland spat, calming fears in Ukraine over Starlink access
"The declaration I received is clear: Poland will be included in the intra-European Starlink Roam travel area," Poland's Digital Minister said on Aug. 13.
Thursday, August 13
Head of Mykolaiv draft office arrested on corruption charges
The suspect had been documented accepting $15,000 in bribes for assisting in draft evasion, Ukraine's Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said.
Poland thwarts alleged Kremlin plot to assassinate US-Ukrainian national, Tusk says
"This marks the first instance where someone, acting on Russian orders, has attempted to assassinate an American citizen on the territory of another NATO country," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
About Donetsk Oblast
The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Donetsk Oblast, covering 26,517 square kilometers (10,239 square miles) in Ukraine’s East with a pre-war population of approximately 4.1 million. The administrative center is Kramatorsk, as Donetsk city has remained under Russian occupation since 2014. Donetsk Oblast has been the scene of intense fighting, for example, around the cities of Bakhmut, Avdiivka, and Vuhledar, as Moscow attempts to capture the entire region.
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A fire broke out at an oil refinery over 6,000 kilometers (4,000 miles) from Ukraine in Russia's Far East, as a Voronezh Oblast logistics hub belonging to major Russian online retailer Wildberries was targeted overnight on Aug. 11, monitoring channels reported.
