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propaganda began linking "Natalia Vovk" to Natalia Shaban, who they allege is linked to Ukraine's Azov Regiment.
Over 100 Russian mercenaries could have been killed in Popasna. Luhansk Oblast Governor Serhiy Haidai said that the Ukrainian military attacked the headquarters of the Russian private military company Wagner in Russian-occupied Popasna, Luhansk Oblast. Yuriy Kotenok, a Russian propagandist, wrote on his Telegram on Aug.14 that Ukrainian forces used HIMARS missiles to hit the base.
Ukraine needs at least $188 billion for post-war reconstruction, up from an earlier estimate of $108bn last month. According to the KSE Institute team (the analytical unit of Kyiv School of Economics), Russia's war in Ukraine has led to a direct loss of $110 billion worth of residential and non-residential buildings, and infrastructure sites, $2.1 billion of which was only from the past week.
Over 7,000 civilians have been evacuated from Donetsk Oblast since Aug. 1. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said that the government plans to evacuate at least 200,000 more from embattled Donetsk Oblast. Ukraine began mandatory evacuation from the region in August. Vereshchuk earlier said that a similar measure could be introduced in other oblasts where fierce fighting continues.
Britain: Russia has no moral right to sit at G20. A spokesman for the British Foreign Ministry said Russia has no moral right to attend the G20 meeting while continuing its invasion of Ukraine. Indonesia will host the summit in November and has said that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will attend.
Kyiv School of Economics: Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused direct losses worth $113 billion since Feb. 24. Maksym Nefyodov, head of reform support projects at the Kyiv School of Economics, said that the team is actively collecting satellite images to analyse the destruction caused by the Russian military and using those in the “Russia will pay” project to assess needs for future recovery.
Ukraine wants ‘political clarity’ from EU leaders by the end of this year on joining the bloс. Olha Stefanishyna, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister for European integration, said that the country had fulfilled 70% of its EU accession obligations. “We need to understand how long and difficult our path to EU membership will be,” Stefanishyna said. The EU granted Ukraine candidate status on June 23, the first step on its path towards full-fledged membership.
Ukraine has completed 70% of its obligations to the EU.Ukraine has fulfilled almost 70% of its obligations under the Association Agreement with the EU and understands the need to complete all necessary legal procedures for membership in the European Union. According to the Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration, Olga Stefanishyna, the Ukrainian authorities want to receive political clarity from EU leaders on the next steps on this path by the end of the year. In this context, she recalled the president's words that the European integration process remains the main motivator for our society,
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