Kiev has “failed” the main objective of its offensive in the region of Kurskthat is, to force Fly to withdraw his forces from DonbassHe said he was convinced of it Vladimir Putinstating that on the contrary his troops are now advancing in the east of theUkraine at “a rate not seen in a long time”, gaining ground “not in terms of 200-300 meters, but in terms of square kilometers”.
In due time however the Russia “will deal with the Ukrainian bandits” who have invaded its territory trying to “create instability in the border regions,” the president warned, speaking to students at a school at the opening of the school year. Kyzykin southern Siberia, near the border with Mongolia. And just to Ulaanbaatar Putin landed a few hours later, for his first visit to a member country of the International Criminal Court (ICC)the body that issued an arrest warrant against him on charges of deportation of Ukrainian children. Mongolia therefore, in theory, she would be required to arrest the head of the Kremlin. Hypothesis that Fly did not even take it into consideration, given the very close relations that traditionally bind the two states.
There Russia «he has no problems with the Mongolia regarding the decisions of the CPI“, assured Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskovafter having announced a few days ago that “naturally all aspects of the visit have been prepared in an exhaustive manner”. A spokeswoman for theEU he said that the Union has clearly expressed to Ulaanbaatar the “concerns” of European countries for the visit of Putinreminding the Mongolia the “legal obligations” that would arise from being one of the signatories of the Statute of Romefounding document of the CPI. That is, if not actually arrest Putinas he invokes Kievat least don’t receive it with great fanfare. A year ago the South Africaalso a signatory country (unlike Russia, China And USA), expressly asked the president Putin to give up going to Johannesburg for the summit of the countries BRICSwhich he agreed to participate in via video conference. But the relationship between Fly And Ulaanbaatar are something else. Satellite country of Fly during theSoviet Unionthe Mongolia has also maintained fraternal relations with its cumbersome neighbor, on which it depends for its energy supplies. The gas pipeline should also pass through Mongolian territory Power of Siberia 2a megaproject that aims to channel Russian gas to the China. And the president Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukhwhich he will receive tomorrow Putinhas already had words of praise for him.
Meanwhile, on the Ukrainian battlefields, the Russians they claimed the conquest of another village in Donetskthat of Skuchnoein the direction of the town of Pokrovsk. But Russian bombings also continue on Kiev and other regions. The Ministry of Russian Defense said that “energy plants and military-industrial complexes” were hit during the night from Sunday to Monday. But Ukrainian sources reported attacks on civil structures that have nothing to do with the war effort. In particular the mayor of Sumy, Olesandr Lysenkohe said that a bombing was also carried out on Sunday evening social support center and psychological for children and an orphanage, where 13 people were injured, including four minors. The president Volodymyr Zelensky He spoke of three more injuries when the Russians launched about thirty missiles towards the capital and two other regions, of which 22 were shot down. Despite this, the schools they reopened today also in Ukrainewith that which the same Zelensky he called it “a testament to the resilience of our people and the strength” of the country.
Meanwhile in Russia Civil Protection has announced that after two weeks a fire in a warehouse has finally been put out petrolium caused by an attack of Ukrainian drones on August 18th at Proletarskin the border region of Rostov-on-Don.