Russia-Ukraine war day 532
Here is the situation on Wednesday, August 9, 2023.
Russia-Ukraine war day 532 |Fighting
- According to authorities, at least eight people were killed and several more were injured during a Russian missile strike on a famous hotel and flats in Pokrovsk, Ukraine’s Donetsk area. Civilians and rescue personnel were among those murdered, said Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko. Two missiles struck the middle of Pokrovsk within 40 minutes of each other, according to witnesses.
- Donetsk Mayor Alexei Kulemzin, who was installed by Russia, accused Ukraine of bombarding the city, killing three people and injuring ten more.
- According to Russia’s defense ministry, Ukrainian soldiers were attempting to retake locations in the Kupiansk direction, but Moscow’s forces withstood five attempts, according to the Russian news agency TASS.
Grain exports and the Black Sea
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that his military would fight back against Russia in the Black Sea to guarantee that its waters were not blocked and that the country could import and sell grain and other supplies. “If Russia continues to dominate the Black Sea outside its borders, blockading or firing at us, launching missiles at our ports, Ukraine will respond in kind.” “This is a just defense of our chances, of any corridor,” Zelenskyy added.
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken slammed Moscow’s offer to feed six African nations with free grain, calling it “laughable” given the nations’ projected 50,000 tonnes. “The Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) delivered 20 million tonnes to low and middle-income countries,” Blinken told the BBC, calling Moscow’s offer “a drop in the bucket of what countries were getting and what they needed.”
Russia-Ukraine war day 532 |Cyberwar
The Ukrainian intelligence service says it stopped a Russian hacking attempt on the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s battle information system. Russian hackers attempted to get access to “sensitive information on the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the location and movement of the Defence Forces, and their technical support,” according to the SBU.
Economy
- Due to severe weather, Ukraine’s milling wheat harvest in 2023 might fall to 40%, down from 70% in prior years, according to the Ukrainian Agrarian Council (UAC). The amount of Ukrainian wheat with acceptable protein content for milling is heavily influenced by meteorological conditions.
- According to the finance ministry, Russia’s budget deficit for January-July increased to 2.82 trillion roubles ($29.3 billion), or 1.8 percent of GDP.
Sanctions
Individuals and firms in Iran, Turkey, Dubai, Slovakia, and Switzerland have been included in the latest round of sanctions aimed at cutting off Russia’s access to foreign military equipment.
