day 177 of war in Ukraine.

Russia attributes the explosion at one of its military bases in Crimea to sabotage. Armed groups loyal to Ukraine have claimed responsibility for the action and celebrate the enemy’s troubles as they seek to destroy supply lines.

At the diplomatic level, the isolation continues Vladimir Putin that it is having such serious consequences and may still have for the West, but operations in kyiv are also worrying. The Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterreswill meet with Volodymyr Zelensky to ask him for a change of strategy regarding the Zaporizhia plant, which kyiv would like to recover on occasion, running the serious risk of a nuclear accident.

Russia’s economy will contract less than expected and inflation will not be as high as projected three months ago, forecasts from the Economy Ministry showed, suggesting it is dealing with sanctions better than expected.

In Ukraine the export of grain continues, up to three million tons are expected to leave its ports in September and it is possible that in the future it could be four a month, according to the Zelensky government.

[Putin ofrece armar y entrenar en Rusia a combatientes de América Latina, África y Asia]