Image: Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station

August 20, 2022 - It is reported that a Ukrainian drone struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea fleet in occupied Crimea on August 20th.

August 20, 2022 - Russia and Ukraine have agreed to allow international inspectors to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. Both sides accused the other of threatening the nuclear site.

August 19- In Mykolaiv, nine people were injured by Russians, including four children.

August 19 - The United States is preparing to buy 150,000 metric tons of grain from Ukraine for an upcoming shipment of food aid. The final destinations for the grain have not yet been confirmed.

August 18 - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said there were signs that global food markets were beginning to stabilize in the wake of the agreement to provide safe passage for merchant ships from Ukrainian Black Sea ports.

August 17 - Europe's natural gas prices are roughly seven times higher than prices in the US.

August 17 - 41% of Ukrainian schools are ready to resume classes in September, despite war, the Ukrainian education minister says.

August 17 - As a further sanction against Russia, starting on September 1 Finland will only allow Russian citizens to schedule 500 visa application appointments per day. Previously 1000 appointments a day were given.

August 17 - At least four people were injured in a Russian attack on the southern city of Odessa overnight.

August 17 - Russia bombs Ukrainian 700-800 times every day.

August 16 - Nikopol, a town across the river from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has again come under rocket fire from the Russians. Residential areas were hit and four people were injured.

August 14 - According to CNN, “Local hospitals are clearing wards ready to treat more victims. Russia is increasingly targeting civilians with illegal cluster bombs, significantly driving up the number of causalities and spreading terror. One victim told us he was sitting outside his home with friends when a cluster bomb struck, injuring three of them and breaking his leg, damaging his arm and peppering his body with tiny metal fragments.

CNN war correspondent, Nic Robertson writes, “Putin's hell has a lot more ugly tomorrows to come, and while the tide of Putin's offensive has yet to turn conclusively for Ukraine, it is weakening in their favor.”