Russia Ukraine War News Live Updates: Russia ‘doubles’ number of air strikes on Ukraine; Latvia names Russia a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’
A Ukrainian serviceman jumps from a military vehicle near a frontline in Mykolaiv region, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, Ukraine, August 10, 2022. (Reuters)
Russia Ukraine War Live Updates: Russia has doubled the number of air strikes on Ukraine’s military positions and civilian infrastructure compared with the previous week, Ukrainian Brigadier General Oleksiy Hromov said on Thursday. “The enemy’s planes and helicopters avoid flying into the range of our air defences, and therefore the accuracy of these strikes is low,” he told a news conference.
Meanwhile, Latvia’s parliament named Russia a “state sponsor of terrorism” over the war in Ukraine and called on Western allies to impose more comprehensive sanctions on Moscow in order to bring an end to the conflict, Reuters reported.
In other news, a ship which carried grain and was scheduled to depart from Ukraine’s Chornomorsk port under a UN-brokered deal Thursday was unable to set sail due to bad weather conditions, Turkey’s defence ministry told Reuters. The deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey between Russia and Ukraine has allowed 12 ships to depart from Ukraine’s Black Sea port since August 1.