Pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine

Ukraine announced the recapture of more than 20 settlements in Kharkiv and Donetsk regions within 24 hours.

It comes a day after Russia confirmed it was withdrawing from the area, though it explained that its actions were related to the "implementation of the special military operation" (as Moscow calls the war in Ukraine, which today entered its 201st day).

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Zelensky does not plan negotiations with Putin

He wrote on the Telegram channel that Ukrainian forces have recovered more than 3.000 square kilometers of territory this month and are continuing their offensive.

Ukraine has announced fresh gains in its counter-offensive, including the recapture of the strategic city of Izyum in the country's east, where Kiev accused Russia of carrying out reprisal strikes against electricity infrastructure.

Kyiv did not provide more precise information regarding the counteroffensive, reports Reuters.
The governor of the Luhansk region, Serhii Gaidai, announced to Ukrainian television, without specifying the locations, that "the counterattack is underway" and the forces of Kyiv "are having some success", but did not provide more information.

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Ukraine published a photo with the raising of the Ukrainian flag over Visokopilya in the Kherson region

As the war in Ukraine stretches into its seventh month, North Korea is hinting at its interest in sending construction workers to help rebuild Russian-occupied territories in the country's east.

In early August, Russian soldier Pavel Filatyev spoke about the conflict in Ukraine, in his testimony published on his profile on the social network VKontakte.
He then fled Russia.
Pavel Filatyev is the first active member of the Russian army who publicly criticized the invasion of Ukraine and left the country.

For days, the two sides have been accusing each other of shelling the area around the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia.
Energodar authorities claim that a Ukrainian drone was shot down over the nuclear plant. Previously, the Russian Ministry reported that Ukrainian forces fired nine shells at the nuclear power plant.

It is about Pavel Filatyev, who spoke publicly against the conflict in Ukraine through a memoir, published on his profile on the social network Vkontakte, which is written on 141 pages. After that, Filatyev managed to escape from Russia.