VIDEO. Belarusian military reinforcements on the Ukrainian border, Russian strikes in kyiv… one minute to be up to date on the war in Ukraine

Every morning on Midilibre.fr, discover "News from kyiv", a minute of video to keep up to date with the latest events in the war that has been raging in Ukraine, on the outskirts of Europe, since February 2022. Here are the highlights of Tuesday, August 20.

Belarus sends military reinforcements to the border with Ukraine

Belarus said Monday it had sent additional troops, aircraft and an armory to its border with Ukraine, a day after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he had deployed nearly a third of his country's troops to the region. Following Ukraine's August 6 incursion into Russia's Kursk region, Lukashenko, a staunch ally of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, accused Kiev of aggressive policies and sending more than 120,000 troops to the border with Belarus.

Ukrainian military reports Russian strikes on kyiv

Ukrainian air defense systems repelled missiles launched by Russia against the capital Kiev overnight, the Ukrainian military said, adding that initial reports did not indicate any injuries or damage. This is the fifth attack by the Russian military on Kiev in August, the capital's military administration added on Telegram. Cruise missiles may have been used by the Russian military.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Kiev on August 23

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ukraine on August 23 at the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday. The two leaders will discuss bilateral relations as well as multilateral cooperation, the Ukrainian president's office said in a statement. The trip comes after his meeting with Vladimir Putin on July 8-9, during which a Russian strike on a children's hospital in Kiev killed two people and embarrassed the Indian leader.

Zelensky calls on allies to authorize use of long-range weapons

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday called on his Western allies to allow kyiv to strike Russia with the long-range weapons it has delivered, in order to"stop the advance" of the Russian army in eastern Ukraine.

Zelensky says the Ukrainian army is achieving its goals in Russia's Kursk region

The Ukrainian army is achieving its goals in the Russian border region of Kursk, where it launched an offensive of unprecedented scale nearly two weeks ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday.

The Pokrovsk civilians have just one to two weeks to evacuate

Pokrovsk civilians have just one to two weeks to evacuate as Russian troops advance. The Pokrovsk front remains the scene of the most intense fighting in eastern Ukraine, with a record number of clashes reported last week, while the Ukrainian army continues its surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region.

The Russian army announces that it has captured the town of Zalizne in eastern Ukraine

The Russian army claimed Monday the capture of the town of Zalizne, very close to that of Toretsk located in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk (east) and the target of a Russian offensive for several weeks.