Reznikov scandal, Usyk victory, three pilots remembered

Your slice of the headlines in Ukraine. Daily. Monday, August 28, 2023.

●       Reznikov to resign if uniform procurement corruption allegations prove to be true

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has vowed to hand in his resignation if accusations of the ministry procuring summer jackets instead of winter ones are accurate, Reznikov told NV on Aug. 25.

●       Russia officially declares Wagner leaders Prigozhin, Utkin dead

War criminal and Wagner mercenary group leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and his second-in-command, Dmitry Utkin (aka Wagner), have been officially declared dead in a plane crash over Tver Oblast, declared the Russian Investigative Committee in an Aug. 27 press release.

●       Russia’s Kursk Airbase suffers major losses in successful attack by Security Service of Ukraine

Kursk Airbase in western Russia was attacked by counter-intelligence agents of the 13th Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) on the night of August 26-27, according to NV sources.

●       Ukraine forms maritime drone brigade

The Ukrainian Navy has unveiled a new naval drone brigade as part of its operational structure, during the presentation of state awards on Ukraine’s Independence Day on Aug. 24.

●       Ukraine breaking through the first line of Russian defense towards Tokmak, says retired officer

Retired Major Oleksiy Hetman, a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war, discussed the effective advance of the Ukrainian Forces in the south and the unsuccessful Russian attacks on the Kupyansk direction in an interview with Radio NV on Aug. 26.

●       Usyk celebrates Dubois knockout in style with unforgettable dance — video

Ukraine’s world heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk celebrated his victory over Britain’s Daniel Dubois in style with an exuberant dance that ignited the pro-Ukrainian audience in Poland to join along.

●       Second ship sets sail from Ukrainian port after collapse of grain deal

A second ship has left a Ukrainian port since the collapse of the Black Sea Grain Initiative in June, as the bulk carrier Primus, flying under the flag of Liberia, left Odesa and set sail toward the Bulgarian port of Varna on Aug. 26, reports maritime tracking website MarineTraffic.

●       Optimistic job market trends sweep across southern Ukraine

Job vacancy numbers across southern Ukrainian oblasts are rebounding and approaching pre-full-scale invasion levels, according to employment data gathered from OLX Robota, a top online job advertising platform in Ukraine.

●       Iran negotiates sanctions relief with US — report

Washington has agreed to ease sanction pressure on Tehran, enabling Iran to increase its oil shipments to China, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 25.

●       Prigozhin likely killed over control of Wagner’s Africa business — Bellingcat

Wagner Group’s owner Yevgeny Prigozhin was likely killed due to a conflict with the Main Directorate of Russia’s General Staff (GRU) over influence in Africa, Bellingcat investigative journalist Christo Grozev said on Aug. 24.

●       Juice, Minka, Prokazin – more about the pilots killed in a tragic accident in Zhytomyr Oblast

Juice, Minka, Prokazin: these are the names of the pilots killed in a terrible air crash in Zhytomyr Oblast on Aug. 25.

●       ‘Dovbush’ – biggest film in Ukrainian history – finally hits the big screens

The Ukrainian adventure-historical film ‘Dovbush’ made its debut on the big screens after premieres across the globe. Director Oles Sanin shared this insight with Ukrinform on Aug. 24.

●       Government dismisses Kruk as State Emergency Service Head after high-profile helicopter disaster

The government fired Serhiy Kruk as head of the State Emergency Service, Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko announced on his Telegram channel on Aug. 25.

●       Facing a generation gap, Ukraine needs a national initiative to encourage Ukrainians to return

Ukraine requires a nationwide state-level initiative to attract back those who left during the war, as a demographic gap has emerged in the working-age population, says Monobank co-founder Oleh Gorokhovsky.

●       Germany to transfer long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine — Reznikov

Germany has committed to transferring long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said in an interview with the German newspaper Bild on Aug. 26.

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