Ukraine
- While speaking to the Deputy of the UN Secretary General Feltman, President Poroshenko stated that conflict in Donbass couldn’t be solved solely by military means.
- National Bank once again strongly devaluated Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH) to new historical minimum: 13.22 UAH/1$ (-27 cop), 17.65 UAH/1€ (-32 cop), 3.66 UAH/10 RUR (-7 cop).
National Bank implemented obligatory sales of all foreign currency revenues for exporters for the period of three months starting from August 20th, as well as ordered to conduct all import/export transactions during up to 90 days, in order to compensate pressure on the Fx rate.
Banks have been as well ordered to open separate accounts for salaries, pensions and stipends, to ensure appropriate taxation of the passive income.
NBU decided to sell non-value added assets, including the scandalous wellness center in Yaremche, valued at 1 bin. UAH - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine stressed that Russian «humanitarian convoy» will be given access to the territory of Ukraine if International Red Cross officially confirms it can deliver it.
- National Electricity Commission ordered to the energy companies to uninterruptedly supply with electricity all enterprises of "Ukroboronprom", as well as to reassess consumption conditions and volumes according to the newly claimed needs.
- Financial Minister Shlapak reported that Ukraine asked IMF to shorten the timing of stand-by credits provision.
Kyiv
- Preparations to the military parade planned for the Independence Day are ongoing on Khreshatyk during the night.
War in Ukraine
- As reported by the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), more than 416 thousands civilians fled the combat areas in Donbass and 76 thousands out of them submitted claims for the refugee status.
- Heavy fights are ongoing in Ilovays’k, Donets’k, Luhans’k, Gorlivka, Torez, Shakhtars’k, Zurges, Snizhne, Stanitsya Luhans’ka, Krasny Luch. During the day, terrorists tried several times to counterattack Ukrainian Armed Forces in Ilovays’k, but all attempts have been successfully expelled. Near Luhans, terrorists shot down Ukrainian jet fighter SU-25. Militants stressed that even OSCE drones will be shot down. Military attache of the US embassy is saying they are considering supplying of the air defense suppression systems to Ukraine. Ukrainian army has captured Russian APC with all documents and evidence, during the fight near Lutugino town.
- Terrorists are destroying Donbass infrastructure. A serious risk of flood has emerged as a result of electricity supply cut to water pumps that are pumping out water from coal mines. An attempt to restore the water supply in Donetsk has failed. As officially reported by the Region Authorities, 34 civilians were killed during the day in Donets'k region, terrorist controlled cities are being shelled with artillery.
International
- As "the President" of self-proclaimed Transdnestria claimed, a special emergency recall of reservists to the «military peacekeeping forces» have been announced.
- ITAR-TASS reported, that full scale military exercises of the Strategic Missile Troops started in Russia, involving 1 200 of military men and 200 military units, aimed to train the operators of intercontinental ballistic missiles on simulators, in case the nuclear strike order will be received, as well as to test the readiness of radiological, biological and chemical defense units.
- In the center of Moscow, Russian authorities captured four Russian citizens, who’ve put Ukrainian flag on one of the tallest buildings in the area and painted the top red star in Ukrainian national colors
- Estonia plans to minimize dependence on gas supply from Russia with a pipeline project from Finland.
Trends
- Russia and satellites demonstrate preparations for full scale invasion of Ukraine, conducts numerous military but not civilian defense exercises.
- Russia systematically destroys infrastructure of Donbass via its mercenaries and DPR, LPR terrorists. This demonstrates that control over eastern Ukraine is not the final objective, but could be a method to influence Ukrainian economy within the plan to capture bigger part of Ukrainian territory.
- Ukraine is unable to manage financial problems alone. This is being confirmed by recent activities of NBU to stabilize the Fx rate, claims to the IMF to shorten the timing of the stand-by credits provision, as well as the recent resignation of the Economy Minister Sheremeta, which was submitted during the Government meeting
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