War in Ukraine: What happened this week?
Three Britons appeared in court accused of fighting against Russia, while Ukraine ministers are drawing up plans in case a radioactive emergency is declared.
As the conflict in Ukraine continued, Chamberlink Daily rounds up the past week 's events.
Monday 15 August
Russia 's defence minister and the UN chief discuss the security situation at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, with Russia previously agreeing to facilitate an IAEA mission to the plant amid warnings from the UN 's nuclear agency of a nuclear disaster.
Ukraine 's parliament extends martial law for a further three months.
Tuesday 16 August
Five men, including three from Britain, deny being mercenaries fighting with Ukrainian forces against Russia in a Russian proxy court.
The three Britons could face death sentences under the laws of the self-proclaimed, unrecognised 'Donetsk People 's Republic '.
The British military begins training 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers in marksmanship, battlefield first aid and urban warfare.
Wednesday 17 August
The head of NATO urgently calls on Russia to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to visit the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant amid rising safety concerns.
Stoltenberg also tells journalists in Brussels that Russia should immediately withdraw all of its troops from the plant, which Russian forces captured in March.
Ukrainian authorities perform disaster response drills following repeated shelling at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
Russia's Economy Ministry now expects energy export revenue to reach $338 billion in 2022, up more than a third from $244 billion last year, as higher commodity prices offset a decrease in volumes.
The jump in revenues, if it materializes, will help shore up Russia's economy in the face of sweeping Western sanctions that are crippling some of its industries.
Thursday 18 August
Ukrainian Ministers say they are drawing up plans in case there is a radioactive emergency at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear site.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who wants a demilitarized zone to be established around the plant to avoid a potential catastrophe, meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan for talks.