Institute for the Study of War: Potential divisions among Russian proxies in Donbas. According to the U.S. think tank, there is a “larger trend of diminished LNR (Russian proxies in Luhansk Oblast) investment in and morale to support” Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Donetsk experiences shelling this morning
Ongoing shelling this morning in #Donetsk.
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Russian forces threaten parental rights over school curriculum
According to Fedorov, Russian forces are also pressuring local teachers and threatening to take away parental rights should they not send their children to school, which will likely follow a Russian curriculum.
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Russian forces set up checkpoints in Melitopol
Russian forces have set up checkpoints in temporarily occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, to identify Ukrainian partisans, Melitopol Mayor Ivan Fedorov said in a televised address on Aug. 15, reports Hromadske.
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Ukraine and Switzerland identify Russian assets
Ukraine and Switzerland are cooperating on methods to locate assets owned by Russian oligarchs and transfer them to Ukraine, said Artem Rybchenko, Ukraine's ambassador to Switzerland.
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Russian forces shell five Kharkiv districts early Aug 16
Mayor: Russian forces continue shelling Kharkiv. According to Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov, Russian forces fired on five of Kharkiv’s districts at around 2:15 a.m. on Aug. 16.
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Terekhov reports damage in several Kharkiv districts
Terekhov reported that Kharkiv's Shevchenkivskyi, Kyivskyi, Saltivskyi, Industrialnyi, and Kholodnohorskyi districts were affected. No casualties were reported.
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Canada freezes $320 million in Russian assets since Feb. 24
Canada freezes over $300 million in Russian assets since Feb. 24. According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada has seized $413 million CAD ($320 million) worth of Russian assets in compliance with economic sanctions since the start of the war.
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France to assist demining Chernihiv Oblast with equipment and training
France to help demine Chernihiv Oblast. In a meeting with Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Presidential Office, the French Embassy in Ukraine discussed the provision of equipment and specialists, as well as the training of Ukrainian personnel, to demine Chernihiv Oblast.
