Russian servicemen. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 20The Russian military, performing tasks in the Zaporozhye region, were sent chemical warfare agents, the Russian Defense Ministry said; Ukrainian troops tried to strike at Melitopol, but the air defense went off, RIA Novosti correspondent reported; They tried to kill the mayor of Mariupol near the city zoo, the agency correspondent also reported. Liberated Territories The information was later confirmed by local authorities: Volodymyr Rogov, a member of the main council of the administration of the Zaporozhye region, said that two rockets fired by Ukrainian militants were shot down in Melitopol.The SBU fought with Ukrainians who wanted to get a Russian passportIn the city of Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, the first ten Russian passports were issued to local residents, the ceremony was held in the assembly hall of the local registry office, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported from the scene. Vitaly Ganchev, head of the administration of the Kharkiv region, and Artem Turov, deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, came to congratulate the new citizens of Russia. An assassination attempt was made on the mayor of Mariupol Konstantin Ivashchenko on Saturday at the entrance to the city zoo, the territory was cordoned off by law enforcement officers, a correspondent of RIA Novosti reported. Sources on the spot said that in the afternoon at the entrance to the city zoo, when the head of the city was passing there, a «clap» sounded, there were no victims or victims. Later, a RIA Novosti source said that security measures were strengthened in the city. Later, the DPR Ministry of Internal Affairs officially announced that DPR law enforcement officers were identifying persons involved in the detonation of an explosive device near the Mariupol Zoo, where the head of the city was supposed to be on a visit. According to the NM of the DPR, the Ukrainian troops were poorly trained and poorly armed, they were literally «sent to die» in Zaitsevo. Russian aviation destroyed about 20 mercenaries from the United States in the Kharkiv region with precision weapons, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters. The strike was carried out in the area of the Andreevka settlement on the positions of the Kraken nationalist formation, killing more than 100 militants, including up to 20 American mercenaries. >August 19, 11:38 Special military operation in UkraineM777, Javelin, Bayraktar: foreign weapons seized in UkraineRussian territoriesIn Sevastopol on Saturday morning, a drone fell on the roof of the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet, there were no casualties, said the governor of the city Mikhail Razvozhaev. Later, he clarified that the UAV was shot down and caught fire after the fall. Later, he said that investigations were underway at the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol after the drone attack. Toward evening, Razvozhaev again reported that air defense was working in the city and asked its inhabitants to remain calm.
Media: The United States allowed Kyiv to use American weapons for strikes in the CrimeaPoisoning of the Russian militaryUkraine used poisonous substances against the Russian military in the Zaporozhye region, the Russian Defense Ministry said. They said that on July 31, the Russian military, performing tasks in the area of the village of Vasilyevka, Zaporozhye region, were taken to a military hospital with signs of severe poisoning. As a result of the examination, a poisonous substance, botulinum toxin type «B», was found in the body of military personnel. They added that in order to establish the causes of poisoning, specialists from the Main Research and Testing Institute of Military Medicine of the Ministry of Defense (St. Petersburg) conducted an additional analysis that unequivocally confirmed the presence of an organic poison of artificial origin — botulinum toxin type «B». The Russian Defense Ministry also noted that Russia is conducting an additional investigation into the poisoning of the head of the administration of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo with chemical warfare agents. The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate the poisoning of the Russian military in the Zaporozhye region, the press service of the UK reported. .jpg» /> The Ministry of Defense announced the development of bioweapons in Ukraine under the cover of USAID There were at least four “arrivals” of NATO-style heavy artillery at the nuclear power plant, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the regional administration, said. He noted that not even two days had passed since the previous shelling of Energodar. It is noted that the critical facilities of the station were not damaged.
