Ukrainian officials reported that Kyiv was placed on air alert three times overnight as air defenses were deployed in the suburbs of the capital. Ukrainian forces successfully intercepted Russian drones near Kyiv, while other regions, including Kherson and Kharkiv, reported casualties and infrastructure damage.
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Ukrainian SOF destroy Russian pontoon crossings, ammo, EW vehicle, and howitzer in Kursk
A video released by @SOF_UKR shows the destruction of pontoon crossings in the Kursk region. Also, the russian field ammo stockpile, an EW vehicle, and a 152 mm howitzer were damaged. pic.twitter.com/BabxKe1stw
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) 21 août 2024A video released by @SOF_UKR shows the destruction of pontoon crossings in the Kursk region. Also, the russian field ammo stockpile, an EW vehicle, and a 152 mm howitzer were damaged.
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Enemy advances in several areas, fighting ongoing in New York
The enemy advanced in Pivnichne, Druzhba, Zavitne, near Novogrodivka and Hryhorivka. Fighting continues in New York, – DeepState
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Robert Amsterdam condemns Ukrainian law as religious cleansing
The UOC-MP's international lawyer, Robert Amsterdam, condemned the law as a "dark new chapter for human rights in Ukraine" and vowed to pursue legal action against what he termed a "religious cleansing law." 7/
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Ukrainian MP says law cleanses Kremlin agent network
Roman Lozynskyi, a Ukrainian MP supporting the law, framed it as a step towards "cleansing from within the Kremlin's agent network," highlighting the perceived security implications. 8/
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Priests exchanged after Russian propaganda in Ukraine
Multiple priests have been prosecuted for distributing Russian state propaganda in Ukraine. Russia later exchanged them, indirectly confirming the Ukrainian accusations.
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Ukraine gives 9-month grace period for churches to sever ties with Moscow
The churches are not actually banned. But they must stop obeying Moscow The law provides a 9-month grace period for UOC-MP parishes and monasteries to sever ties with Moscow before potential court-ordered national ban 4/
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Ukrainian security service raids UOC-MP monasteries over Moscow ties
Ukraine's security service has conducted raids on UOC-MP monasteries and offices since 2022, claiming to have seized evidence linking clergymen to Moscow's destabilization efforts 5/
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Ukraine bans church with ties to Russia, author split
Ukraine's parliament passed legislation to ban religious organizations with ties to Russia, targeting the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) I am split about this decision. This church has long become a branch of Russia state propaganda in Ukraine 1/
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Ukrainian move could be seen as curtailing religious freedom
But it still public masquerades as a church. And so this Ukrainian move can and will be interpreted by Russia, its proxies, and some of anti-Ukrainian establishment in the US as curtailing the freedom of religion in Ukraine 2/