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• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 18.00, on August 6, 2022 Ukraine MOD 06 Aug 2022
• The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02 to 06.08 Ukraine MOD 06 Aug 2022
• The operational update regarding the russian invasion on 06.00, on August 6, 2022 Ukraine MOD 06 Aug 2022
• Russia Begins Fresh Assault in Eastern Ukraine VOA 06 Aug 2022 -- As Russia began an assault Saturday on two key cities in eastern Ukraine, the body that monitors ships in and out of Ukraine ports authorized five more vessels to sail. Four are to leave Sunday with nearly 162,000 metric tons of foodstuffs.

Ukraine

• We are doing everything to get yet more effective and modern weapons - address of President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 06 Aug 2022
• President holds meeting on compensating Ukraine for damage caused by Russia's aggression President of Ukraine 06 Aug 2022
• Ukrainians Thank North Macedonia For Supply Of Soviet-Era Tanks RFE/RL 06 Aug 2022 -- An adviser to the Ukrainian president has thanked North Macedonia for military aid, saying his country will "never forget" the help from the small Western Balkan nation as it battles to hold off Russia's full-scale invasion.
• Ukraine eyes to export grain from ports in Mykolayiv region People's Daily 06 Aug 2022 -- Ukraine is aiming to start exporting its grain from the sea ports in the southern Mykolayiv region, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Friday, citing a regional official.

Russia

• 'Ukraine risking another Chernobyl': Russia warns over fate of Zaporozhskaya nuclear power plant Press TV 06 Aug 2022 -- Moscow has raised the alarm over the fate of the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Station. Ukraine and Russia have been trading accusations for strikes targeting Europe's largest nuclear power plant.
• Russia blasts Ukraine for 'nuclear terrorism' Press TV 06 Aug 2022 -- Russia has reprimanded the Ukrainian regime for "nuclear terrorism," saying the Ukrainian army has carried out artillery attacks against a nuclear power plant located in southeastern Ukraine.
• Russian Military Calls Kiev's Shelling of Zaporozhye NPP Nuclear Terrorism Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- The Russian Defense Ministry is considering the shelling of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant by Ukrainian forces to be an act of nuclear terrorism under a UN convention adopted by a resolution of the UN General Assembly, the head of the Russian National Defense Control Center, Col. Gen. Mikhail Mizintsev, who also leads Russia's humanitarian response coordination headquarters, said on Saturday.
• US may use Ukraine conflict as pretext to deploy nukes in space, Russia warns Press TV 06 Aug 2022 -- The US may try to use the persisting security crisis in Ukraine as a pretext to deploy armaments -- including nuclear weapons -- in space, Russia's deputy UN envoy has warned.
• US May Use Ukraine Crisis as Pretext to Deploy Nuclear Weapons in Space, Moscow Warns Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- Russia and China proposed an international treaty aimed at preventing the militarization of outer space in 2008. Washington dismissed the idea as a "diplomatic ploy" which would allow Moscow and Beijing to get the upper hand on the US militarily, effectively killing the proposal.

United States

• US set to announce $1-billion arms package for Ukraine: Report Press TV 06 Aug 2022 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden is planning to announce yet another military aid package for Ukraine to add to about $8.8 billion in assistance Washington has given Kiev since Russia launched the campaign five months ago.
• U.S. Ambassador To UN Says Russia's War On Ukraine Will Worsen Food Insecurity RFE/RL 06 Aug 2022 -- The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says Russia's war in Ukraine has only made an already "horrific" global food crisis even more dire.

NATO

United Nations

• Director General Grossi Alarmed by Shelling at Ukraine NPP, says IAEA Mission Vital for Nuclear Safety and Security IAEA 06 Aug 2022 -- The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, issued the following statement today about the situation at Ukraine's Zaporizhzya nuclear power plant:
• Atomic Energy Chief Warns Of Risk Of 'Nuclear Disaster' At Ukraine Power Plant RFE/RL 06 Aug 2022 -- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expressed grave concerns about the shelling of the massive Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine, saying it heightens the risk of "nuclear disaster."

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• 1st caravan of grain ships leaves Ukraine People's Daily 06 Aug 2022 -- The first caravan of ships carrying grain left Ukraine's Black Sea ports on Friday under a landmark deal to prevent a global food crisis, Ukraine's Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said.
• Foreign-Flagged Cargo Vessel Arrives At Ukrainian Port For The First Time Since The Start Of The War RFE/RL 06 Aug 2022 -- Ukraine's infrastructure minister says that a foreign-flagged ship has arrived at a Ukrainian port for the first time since Russia's invasion began in February.
• JCC Authorizes Four Ships Loaded With Foodstuff to Leave Ukraine's Ports on Sunday - UN Sputnik 06 Aug 2022 -- The Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul on Saturday gave permission for four ships loaded with foodstuffs to leave Ukrainian ports on Sunday under the grain deal, the press office of the United Nations said.
• Amnesty Ukraine Chief Quits Over Rights Report RFE/RL 06 Aug 2022 -- The head of Amnesty International's Ukraine office has resigned, accusing the rights watchdog of parroting Kremlin propaganda in a report that criticized Kyiv's military response to Russia's unprovoked invasion.