Russians may have beheaded Ukrainian fighter, Defense Forces destroy bridge in Kursk Oblast: July 16 highights

Developments in Kursk Oblast

The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue fighting in Russia’s Kursk Oblast and have advanced in some directions from 1 to 3 km towards the enemy. Currently, fighting continues near Malaya Loknya, Ukraine hopes to replenish the exchange fund there.

The Russians said that Ukrainian troops allegedly destroyed a bridge over the Seim River in Kursk Oblast. According to them, part of the Glushkovo district is cut off from the rest of the territory controlled by Russian troops.

Subsequently, it became known that the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is participating in combat operations on the Kursk axis. There they showed footage of the destruction of the bridge.

Russians cut off the head of an alleged Ukrainian soldier

A video appeared on the Internet in which the Russians show the severed head of an alleged Ukrainian serviceman. The Human Rights Commissioner has already appealed to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Ukraine lost a MiG-29

Today, August 16, the Ukrainian military lost a MiG-29 multipurpose fighter, but nobody was killed. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the destruction of aviation equipment of the Armed Forces at a Dnipro airfield.

Russia has announced that Ukraine is planning to attack the Zaporizhzhia and Kursk nuclear power plants

The Russians said that Kyiv plans to strike the Kursk and Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plants. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine denied this, and the Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council warned that the Russian Federation could be preparing a nuclear provocation.

A Rada Committee unanimously and finally approved the amendments to the bill on the banning of the Moscow Patriarchate Church

The Committee of the Verkhovna Rada on humanitarian and information policy unanimously finally approved the amendments to the draft law on the banning of religious organizations associated with Russia and recommended that the parliament adopt it in the second reading and as a whole.

Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a conversation with members of the Council of Churches and Religious Organizations.

Misunderstanding between Okhmatdyt and the fund, which collected 380 million hryvnias for restoration

Children's Hospital Okhmatdyt in Kyiv said that the charitable foundation Okhmatdyt — Healthy Childhood, where people who care about them made donations for restoration after the Russian attack on July 8, refused to transfer the amount received to the medical institution - namely 378 million hryvnias ($9.2 million).

The fund explained that they currently do not know the legal mechanism for the transfer, and they have not yet received a clear answer from the Ministry of Health in this regard. The benefactors emphasized that they want to transfer the funds of the hospital within the limits of Ukrainian legislation - transparently and in a balanced way.

More than $1 million were found in the possession of heads of military commissariats in Kyiv Oblast

The law enforcement officers exposed the heads of the Boryspil and Bucha territorial recruitment centers in Kyiv Oblast for a draft dodging scheme. During the searches, they found $1.2 million.

Ukrainians with weapons tried to get to Romania

In Zakarpattya Oblast, a group of men attacked a border guard. All three have already been detained.

One of them did get to Romania and, after being detained, showed where the hidden weapons were. The Romanian publication PresaSM said that he had requested political asylum in the country.

Experimental changes in military registers

The Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution on an experimental project on automatic verification of data on conscripts, people eligible for service, and reservists.

In particular, boys between the ages of 17 and 25 must be registered for military service without passing the military medical commission, and boys between the ages of 16 and 25 who live in Ukraine and apply for a passport will be entered in the Unified State Register of conscripts, people eligible for service, and reservists.

Other news

• Spymaster Budanov: As a priority, seriously wounded women and defenders of Azovstal will be returned from captivity.
• A soldier who shot people in Ternopil Oblast faces life imprisonment.
• Canada allowed Ukraine to use the provided armored vehicles on Russian soil.
• The Cabinet of Ministers approved the creation of the "e-Consul" system.
• Internet providers and mobile operators will be able to reserve all workers, according to the government.