Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,275

On Friday, August 22, 2018, this is how things are going.

Fighting

According to Denis Pushilin, the newly elected leader of the occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine, a Ukrainian-led missile and drone attack in the industrial city of Yenakiyeve claimed two people died and 21 were injured in the industrial city of Yenakiye. Additionally, the city’s and Horlivka’s neighboring cities suffered damage from the attack.
Two industry sources told the Reuters news agency that Russia attacked a gas compressor station in eastern Ukraine as the country’s efforts to bring fuel into storage facilities for the winter heating season escalate.

Petro shortages are being reported in a number of regions in Russia and parts of Ukraine where it is under control, as a result of Ukraine’s increased fuel demand and increased winter storms.

According to Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, the Netherlands will send two Patriot air defense systems and about 300 personnel to Poland, where they will protect a port for military aid going to Ukraine.
Even though a quick ceasefire with Russia seemed unlikely, Wuestner, the association’s head, advised European leaders to be open to the challenges and not minimize the military task in Ukraine.

Due to the “colossal threats,” Russians’ state nuclear corporation’s head Alexey Likhachev said, “Russia’s nuclear shield should be strengthened in the coming years.”

According to Alexander Volfovich, head of Belarus’ State Security Council, Belarus is examining how best to increase its domestic missile production, including looking into how to best increase its Polonez rocket launcher systems’ use of nuclear weapons.
In response to drones entering from Belarus, NATO member Lithuania has established a 90-kilometer (56-mile) long no-fly zone close to its capital along the country’s border.

Sergey Lavrov, the head of Russian foreign affairs, has accused European leaders of trying to thwart progress made at the US-Russia summit last week in Alaska regarding a potential peace deal in Ukraine.
Lavrov reaffirmed Russian concerns about the absence of Moscow’s input during European discussions on security guarantees for Ukraine.
Lavrov added that there are some issues that need to be resolved before such a meeting can take place, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s declaration of readiness to meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy.
If Putin refused to arrange a bilateral meeting with him, Zelenskyy said Kyiv would want a “strong reaction” from the US. Russia is also accused of attempting to omit a meeting with the Ukrainian leader.

Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, claimed to have spoken with Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, about the conflict in Ukraine.

Source: Aljazeera