One person is killed and 12 others are injured in a Russian guided aerial bomb strike on Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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August 12, 2023 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov says that three Ukrainian missiles were shot down over the Kerch bridge.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu inspects the Northern Fleet and visits a Rosatom nuclear weapons test site in Novaya Zemlya.
A government investigation uncovers corruption at recruitment centres in 11 regions with 112 criminal proceedings opened. Bribes averaged around US$6,000 for a medical certificate granting an exemption from military service.
Investigative news website Dzerkalo Tyzhnia reveals documents showing the Ministry of Defence overpaid for summer camouflage kits bought as winter coats for troops. The documents are suspected to be related to a investigation launched in June by Ukraine’s security services into Former Deputy Defense Minister Vyacheslav Shapovalov.
A New York Times investigation reveals that a company tied to Serhiy Pashynskyi, who was previously under investigation for corruption, has become the biggest private arms supplier to the Ministry of Defence.
Disasters and accidents
Hurricane Dora, which partially caused the wildfires in Hawaii, becomes a Pacific typhoon.
Six people are killed and fifty others are rescued when a boat carrying migrants capsizes in the English Channel off the coast of Calais, France.
A Sukhoi Su-30 crashes during a training mission in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, killing both pilots.
South Koreans gather in central Seoul to protest against Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.
The death toll from the wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, United States, increases to 89, making it the deadliest wildfire in the state's history.
Four people are killed and one other injured following a house explosion in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, that destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others.
Law and crime
Ecuador transfers head of the Los Choneros criminal group, Jose Adolfo Macias, from Prison 8 in Guayaquil to La Roca maximum security prison. He is accused of threatening presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio before his assassination.
Politics and elections
Andrea González Náder, the running mate of assassinated presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, is nominated by the Movimiento Construye party to run for president.
Malaysians in Selangor, Kelantan, Terengganu, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah and Penang vote for their state assembly members, following the dissolution of the assemblies.
Sports
In association football, Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr FC wins their first Arab Club Champions Cup in a 2–1 victory.
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