Business Monday, August 15. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine Katya Soldak Forbes Staff Forbes Ukraine Forbes Staff Aug 15, 2022, 08:22pm EDT | Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Former striker and coach of the Ukraine national soccer team Andriy Shevchenko, left, and American . . . [+] actor Liev Schreiber stand in front of a house which have been destroyed by Russia bombardment in Borodianka, near Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. (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 invasion of 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 15. Day 173. By Dmytro Aksyonov Kharkiv. Russian forces shelled a nine-story residential building in the city of Kharkiv several times, with a total of nine injures and one dead, including a 75-year old woman who passed away as a result of her injuries, reports Kharkiv Governor Oleh Synyehubov. Russia continues its artillery campaign on the city in what some view as preparations for a renewed offensive in the region. About ten missile strikes on Kharkiv were reported in one day. Kherson . Medical professionals in Kherson, currently occupied by Russia, have been forced to receive salaries in Russian rubles, according to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry Intelligence. Ukraine shot down 2 Russian “Orlan-10” UAVs and an air-to-surface missile Kh-59 in the Zaporizhzhia region on August 15, according to Ukraine’s Armed Forces. U. N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric responded to an accusation by Russia that the U. N. Secretariat had blocked a visit by IAEA inspectors to the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant , Europe's largest NPP, which Russia seized in March during the early stages of its invasion of Ukraine. "The U. N. secretariat has no authority to block or cancel any IAEA activities," Dujarric told reporters. Both Russia and Ukraine have made separate calls for the IAEA to send a mission to the facility after shelling at the plant raised fears of a possible large-scale nuclear disaster, with both Kyiv and Moscow promising to guarantee the safety of IAEA officials en route to the destination. For the first half of 2022, revenue from the export of goods from Ukraine totals $22. 7 billion dollars, or just 76% of last year's figure , with a sharp fall in exports due to Russia's unprovoked invasion of the country. The war's impact on revenue was not as dramatic as it could have been, thanks to the easing of COVID-related restrictions, according to a report published by the Ukrainian State Statistics Service. During the first half of the year, the largest share of Ukrainian exports was plant origin products, at 24. 1% of total exports; metals (primarily iron) at 17. 6%; oils at 12. 1%; and mineral products at 12. 3% of exports. While Ukraine’s exports are unlikely to reach last year’s, the UN-led deal on grain exports is expected to help ease the country’s fiscal burden. 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 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has responded to calls by some EU member states to impose a bloc-wide ban on the issuing of travel visas to Russian citizens, saying that while there was room for a Europe-wide debate on banning Russian tourist visas, it was important not to make life harder for the Kremlin's opponents to flee Russia . While many EU members have called for the measure to be introduced, it is unlikely to be implemented by the bloc due to the opposition of high-profile members such as Germany and France. "What is important for us is that we understand there are a lot of people fleeing from Russia because they disagree with the Russian regime," said the German leader, following a meeting with leaders of Nordic countries in Oslo on Monday. Russia’s payment to Ukraine for natural gas transit this month has gone through without issue , even after a glitch led to a disruption of a payment for oil transits, according to people familiar with the matter. State-run Gazprom PJSC SC sent its regular monthly payment to Ukraine’s NJSC Naftogaz Ukrainy last week and it was accepted, according to anonymous sources quoted by Bloomberg . While Russia has been reducing gas supplies to Europe over what it describes as sanctions-related technological disruptions— with a notable example being the reduction of gas flows through the Nord Stream pipeline to just 20% of maximum capacity—it has not so far cut the bloc off from hydrocarbons entirely, despite warnings by some European officials that Russia may do so. Katya Soldak Forbes Ukraine Editorial Standards Print Reprints & Permissions.