Business Monday, August 22. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine Katya Soldak Forbes Staff Forbes Ukraine Forbes Staff Aug 22, 2022, 06:33pm EDT | Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Dmyto Shengur cleans rubble in front of the house which was damaged after Russian bombardment of . . . [+] residential area in Nikopol, Ukraine, on Monday, Aug, 22, 2022. Nikopol is across the river from Ukraine's main nuclear power plant. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Dispatches from Ukraine, provided by Forbes Ukraine’s editorial team. As Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues and the war rages on, reliable sources of information are critical. Forbes Ukraine’s reporters gather information and provide updates on the situation. Monday, August 22. Day 180. By Dmytro Aksyonov Nikopol. Russian forces once again shelled the city of Nikopol, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, with 42 shells reportedly being launched at the city’s residential area, leading to the injury of four elderly civilians, with two of them requiring hospitalization, reports Dnipropetrovsk Governor Valentyn Reznichenko. Additionally, an industrial facility in the city of Synelnykove was shelled, leading to a fire. The extent of damages has not yet been reported. The Ukrainian National Guard has responded to claims published by Russia’s security service, FSB, implicating a member of the Azov regiment as the culprit behind the car bomb murder of Darya Dugina , the daughter of the prominent Russian ultra-nationalist ideologue Alexander Dugin. The National Guard says that the person in question has never served in any branch of Ukraine’s military. The Russian security service claimed that the assassination was orchestrated by Ukraine’s secret services and that the culprit, who it names as Natalia Vovk, 43, has fled to Estonia. Ukrainian officials have said, it’s possible that the event was orchestrated by the Russian security service as a way to legitimize a possible tribunal on Azov prisoners of war in the city of Mariupol, a move which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said would lead to a complete halt to negotiations between the two countries. Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is under threat. Leaders of the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and France say that independent inspectors need to visit the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine as soon as possible. Russian artillery shells the city near the facility. MORE FOR YOU Pfizer Tests Pill That Could Prevent Covid Infection Liz Cheney Needles Trump For Bashing Bush: ‘I Like Republican Presidents Who Win Re-Election’ Covid Pandemic Slashes Life Expectancy — Here’s Where It Fell The Most Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that his current priority is to hold a meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents in Turkey , adding that Turkey wished to contribute to a “strong peace” in Ukraine. Erdoğan recently met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, the first in-person meeting between the two leaders since the start of the war, and has previously held a press conference with Russian President Putin. During both meetings, Erdoğan pledged further cooperation between the countries. While Turkey has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it has not implemented any sanctions against the country, and has been accused by some Western officials of helping Russia bypass sanctions. According to a survey conducted by the Ukrainian think tank Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation (DIF), 55% of Ukrainians would define victory as the complete withdrawal of Russian forces from the country and the restoration of Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders , with 20% advocating for a complete defeat of the Russian armed forces. Only 9% would consider the withdrawal of the Russian army from all parts of the country except for Crimea a victory, with just 7. 5% considering the restoration of pre-February 24 borders as such. Ukraine's agricultural exports are likely to rise to about 4 million tons in August, from 3 million tons in July , thanks to the U. N. -brokered deal that unblocked Ukrainian sea ports, a deputy chair of the Ukrainian Agrarian Council said on Monday. Ukraine's grain exports are down 51. 6% year-over-year at 2. 99 million tons in the 2022/23 season up to Aug. 19, the agriculture ministry said last week. European Union foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, and a U. S. State Department spokesperson have both rejected calls for a blanket ban on visas for Russians , which was started by Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Borrell said the EU shouldn’t open its doors to oligarchs but that the bloc should still hold its doors open to people who “don’t want to live in this situation,” while the U. S. official said the country’s position focused on the necessity of drawing a line between the actions of the Russian government and its policies in Ukraine, and the people of Russia. Katya Soldak Forbes Ukraine Editorial Standards Print Reprints & Permissions.