Updated August 13, 2023 at 4:36 p.m. EDT|Published August 13, 2023 at 2:44 a.m. EDT
In a tragic incident, Russian shelling in Ukraine’s Kherson region resulted in the deaths of seven individuals, including a 3-week-old infant from the same family. The Interior Minister, Ihor Klymenko, confirmed that the baby girl’s 12-year-old brother and their parents were also among the victims. Although the boy was initially rescued alive, he sadly passed away at the hospital.
This devastating event is just one of many strikes taking place across Ukraine. Over the weekend, Russian forces launched seven missiles, conducted 47 airstrikes, and initiated 43 rocket attacks, causing civilian casualties and destruction of crucial infrastructure. The Ukrainian military reported these alarming statistics early Sunday.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that it successfully intercepted a drone attack on the Crimean Peninsula and shot down at least two missiles targeting the Crimean Bridge, which connects Russia with the territory. It is important to note that Russia illegally annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.
Photographs released by Ukraine’s Interior Ministry show blurred-out bodies near the burnt remains of a one-story home in the village of Shiroka Balka in Kherson, where the family and another resident lost their lives on Sunday. Additionally, two men were killed in strikes on the neighboring village of Stanislav. Although Russian forces withdrew from Kherson city last year during a Ukrainian counteroffensive, they still maintain control over territory on the left bank of the Dnieper River.
In a separate incident, a Russian warship fired warning shots at a cargo vessel bound for Ukraine in the Black Sea. Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed that the vessel failed to obey orders to stop, leading to the firing of warning shots and subsequent boarding and inspection of the ship. Eventually, the vessel was allowed to continue its journey to the Ukrainian port city of Izmail. It is worth mentioning that this incident occurred after Ukraine established temporary corridors in the Black Sea to facilitate the passage of civilian vessels that have been stranded since the beginning of the war.
According to the British Defense Ministry, there is speculation that the Kremlin may no longer provide funding for the Wagner mercenary group, as it appears to be undergoing a downsizing and reconfiguration process. The Wagner group recently relocated to Belarus following a failed mutiny by its founder, Yevgeniy Prigozhin, who was once an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ukrainian officials and an analysis conducted by the Institute for the Study of War have reported “tactically significant advances” made by Ukraine along the border between the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions. These advances, although small, serve to dispel concerns over the Ukrainian counteroffensive potentially faltering during a time when weariness is growing among the Ukrainian population.
In the Kharkiv region of northeast Ukraine, over 100 individuals were evacuated due to increased shelling by Russian forces. Last week, Oleg Sinegubov, the head of Kharkiv’s regional administration, ordered the mandatory evacuation of Kupiansk’s civilian population, which amounts to approximately 11,000 people. Ukrainian authorities have already evacuated around 200 individuals since the announcement was made on Thursday.
Tragically, a first responder from Ukraine’s State Emergency Service has passed away in the hospital after sustaining injuries in a twin missile strike in Pokrovsk, located in the eastern Donetsk region. Colonel Vitalii Kints, who headed the 9th state fire and rescue squad, brings the death toll of the twin strikes to 10, with over 80 individuals injured.
It has come to light that Russia’s new history textbooks are promoting a distorted narrative. As Russian high-school students prepare to return to class, they will encounter updated history textbooks that disseminate misinformation. Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov introduced these textbooks last week, targeting graduating 17-year-olds. The sections include “confrontation with the West” and “Ukraine is a neo-Nazi state,” along with the false claim that Russia is attempting to end military actions rather than initiating them. This manipulation of historical information represents a gaslighting campaign by Putin, aiming to shift blame onto the West and portray Russia as the victim rather than the aggressor in the war in Ukraine.
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