War

Russia has lost at least 5,083 pieces of military equipment in its war with Ukraine since its unprovoked all-out invasion of Ukraine began on February 24. That's according to the international research group Oryx, which counts and identifies the destroyed/captured military equipment in Russia's war against Ukraine based on photos and videos published on the Internet, Ukrinform reports. As of August 7, photos of 3,238 pieces of destroyed Russian equipment were published on the group's website, including 109 pieces of damaged equipment and 326 pieces of abandoned equipment. Some 1,410 pieces of Russian military equipment were captured by Ukraine's defense…

British L119 105mm howitzers are effectively helping Ukrainian service members destroy Russian invaders in southern Ukraine. According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces said this in a Telegram post. "Artillery units of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already mastered and are using British L119 105mm howitzers in practice. It is in the Kherson region that they help Ukrainian gunners effectively hit and destroy enemy targets," the report reads.

Russian troops are leaving explosive devices in residential houses, shops, dog pens and children’s playgrounds in the areas liberated in Kherson Region. The relevant statement was made by Kakhovka Operational Task Force on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “[Russian] occupiers are leaving such ‘gifts’ in the most unexpected places: residential houses, children’s playgrounds, shops, dog pens… One does not have to be a military person to realize that such actions of the enemy are directed against civilians,” the report states. Russian invaders have long abandoned the idea to defeat the Ukrainian Army, and now they are aiming at Ukrainian civilians,…

Over 3.5 million Ukrainians have been left homeless due to the Russian armed aggression. The relevant statement was made by the United24 fundraising platform on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. Six months into the war, Ukrainians continue to fall victims to Russian terrorist attacks nearly every day. Recently, Russian projectiles have hit civilian objects in Mykolaiv Region and Kharkiv Region. “They [civilian objects – Ed.] are targeted by the occupiers 60 times more often than military objects, according to the data from the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine,” the report states. Currently,…

More than 1,063 children have been affected in Ukraine due to Russia’s full-scale armed aggression. "As of the morning of August 7, 2022, the official number of killed children did not change over the past day – 361. The number of injured children increased – more than 703," the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram. As noted, the data are not final as efforts are ongoing to establish casualties in the areas of active hostilities, in temporarily occupied and liberated territories. Most children were affected in Donetsk region – 371, Kharkiv region – 197, Kyiv region – 116, Chernihiv region…

Oleksandr Starukh, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, has stated that evacuation will be almost impossible in case of an accident at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. "A prepared provocation took place in Enerhodar town. Two power lines were damaged, power unit No. 4 [of Zaporizhzhia NPP] was disconnected from the power grid. There is no great danger yet, but I must state that it is almost impossible to implement our evacuation plans in the current conditions," Starukh said during the nationwide telethon. Read also: Ukraine calls on world to take measures to force Russians to release Zaporizhia NPP…

If Ukraine succeeds in continuing a counteroffensive in Kherson region and pushes toward Izyum, the Russians will be facing a hard choice – they will either have to retreat from their positions west of Izyum or deploy more personnel and equipment. That’s according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Ukrinform reports. “The seriousness of the dilemma facing the Russian high command likely depends on Ukraine’s ability to sustain significant counteroffensive operations on multiple axes simultaneously. If Ukraine is able to press hard around Izyum as it continues rolling into the counteroffensive in Kherson, then Russian forces will…

In the wake of Russian aggression toward Ukraine, one of the tasks that NATO has is to fulfill is to support Kyiv in this war, unleashed by Russia. That’s according to Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, who addressed an event in Utoya, Norway“In this conflict, NATO has two tasks. Support Ukraine. And prevent the conflict from spreading into a full-scale war between NATO and Russia,” Stoltenberg said. The secretary general said NATO supports Ukraine in their right to self-defense, adding that this right is “enshrined in international law.” “The Ukrainian people have shown great courage throughout the war,” Stoltenberg stressed.…

Ukrainian forces have liberated two villages in eastern Ukraine in the last week. Oleksii Hromov, deputy chief of the main operational department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said this at a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine - Ukrinform. "During the week, our troops improved their tactical position and advanced deep into the enemy's defense lines outside the settlements of Mazanivka, Brashkivka, Sulyhivka and Dmytrivka. They liberated two settlements - Mazanivka and Dmytrivka," he said. Earlier reports said that Russian invaders are attempting to keep control of occupied areas in southern Ukraine and are preparing…

At the meeting of the Supreme Commander Headquarters on August 4, provision of the necessary weapons to Ukraine’s defense forces was discussed along with a report on the progress of the general mobilization. That’s according to the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. "On August 4, 2022, a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief HQ was held chaired by President of Ukraine, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. During the meeting, attended by key leaders of the security and defense sector, a number of urgent security issues were discussed," the statement reads. The first…