Russia’s War of Ukraine: List of the main events, today 1,267 | Russia-Ukraine, news war

Here are the main events of the day 1,267 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Here is how things stand on Thursday, August 14:

Fighting

• The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the Russian forces have acquired the settlements of Zatishuk and Zabovidin in the eastern Donetsk region of Ukraine.
• The Ukraine Army said its drones hit the oil pumping station in Uniona in the Russian region of Bianank. “The damage and fire were widely recorded in the area of the bachelors pumping station,” said the Ukrainian General Staff at Telegram.
• The authorities said that a small fire was lit by the debris of a devastating Ukrainian drone, which was immediately photographed in the Slangiansk oil refinery in the Russian Krasnodar area.
• The Ministry of Defense said that Russian air defense units destroyed 46 Ukrainian drones overnight, including five on Krasnodar.

Alaska summit

• US President Donald Trump threatened “severe consequences” if Vladimir Putin did not agree to peace in Ukraine.
• Trump also said that his meeting with Putin could follow him one second, including the leader of Ukraine, President Voludmir Zelinski.
• Trump did not specify what the consequences might have if Putin did not agree to a ceasefire, but he warned of economic sanctions if his meeting with Putin in Alaska proved on Friday that she is not fruitful.
• German Chancellor Friedrich Mirz said that European leaders had set conditions for a ceasefire in Ukraine that would protect their security interests in a call with Trump on Wednesday.
• European leaders, including Zelinski, invited Trump before he met Putin.

• Britain, France and Germany-the participating heads of the so-called “coalition from wishing”-have identified their location on the road to a ceasefire in Ukraine, in a statement issued after their virtual meeting.
• They said in the joint statement: “Ukraine must have strong and credible security guarantees to defend its sovereignty and regional safety effectively.”
• They said: “The coalition of those wishing to play an active role, including through plans by those who want to spread the strength of reassurance as soon as hostilities stopped.”
• They added: “No restrictions should be placed on the armed forces in Ukraine or its cooperation with the third countries. Russia cannot have the right to veto the path of Ukraine to the European Union and NATO.”
• British Prime Minister Kiir Starmer Trump told that there should be strong security guarantees as part of any peace agreement with Russia.
• The Starmer office said: “The Prime Minister was clear that our support for Ukraine is unusual – the international borders should not be changed by force and Ukraine must have strong and reliable security guarantees to defend its regional safety as part of any deal.”
• Zelinski said he warned Trump that the Russian leader “relieves” his desire to end the war.
• Alexei Fadiv, a Russian deputy spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said that the Moscow’s position on ending the war in Ukraine has not changed since Putin has set his circumstances last year, which includes the full withdrawal of Kiev’s forces from the main Ukrainian regions and abandoning container ambitions.
• Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Russia wanted to include a decrease in the presence of NATO forces in any talks on the future of Ukraine.

Regional affairs

• The head of the North Transport Agency said that the Russian infiltrators briefly took control of a dam in Norway earlier this year.
• While leading the dam in Brimanger, west of Norway, on April 7, the infiltrators opened the flood gate and released 500 liters (132 gallons) of water per second for four hours before the attack was discovered and stopped.
• The Minister of Defense in Belarus said that the joint training that will be held by Russian and Urban forces next month will include training in the planned use of nuclear weapons and the Russian -made Orchnik missile.
• The Baltic Foreign Ministry said that Estonia is expelling a Russian diplomat due to violations of sanctions and other crimes against the state.
• The ministry said that the first secretary of the Russian embassy in Tallinn was announced “unwanted personality” and must leave Estonia. Moscow said that Estonia’s expulsion was a hostile act that would pay the response.

Military aid

• NATO said in a statement that Germany plans to finance a group of $ 500 million of military equipment and ammunition for Ukraine obtained from the United States.
• NATO Secretary -General Mark Root praised Germany to the decision, adding: “This delivery will help Ukraine to defend itself against the Russian aggression.”
• Prime Minister Peter Viela said an initiative led by Check to Ukraine has provided one million large ammunitions so far this year.
• The Czech government expects that the number of ammunition shipments will rise this year after delivering 1.5 million pieces, including 500,000 shells 155 mm, in 2024.
• Polish Defense Minister said that Poland had signed a $ 3.8 billion contract to upgrade its fleet of F-16 combat aircraft.
• Poland has been increasing defensive spending since the war in Ukraine began and plans to allocate 5 percent of the GDP of its armed forces in 2026.
• The European Commission has signed a guarantee agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to obtain a loan of 500 million euros (586 million dollars) to help the energy sector in Ukraine.