War

This morning, the enemy launched a missile attack on Ivano-Frankivsk region, western Ukraine. "This morning, the enemy launched a missile attack on Prykarpattia. A civilian object was hit. There are casualties, including a child who was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The doctors did everything possible, but, unfortunately, the child's life could not be saved. Condolences to the family!" Svitlana Onyshchuk, Head of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. The victim of the missile strike was an 8-year-old boy, the Prosecutor General's Office posted on Telegram. "According to the investigation data, around 10:00 on August 11,…

The Defense Forces of Ukraine are making progress in Tavria direction. “Artillery units of the defense forces of Tavria direction performed 1,464 fire missions during the day. Over the past day, the enemy lost 257 people killed, wounded and captured (killed - 49, wounded - 208),” General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander of the Tavria operational-strategic group of troops, posted on Telegram. As the commander informed, 16 units of enemy military equipment were destroyed, including four armored combat vehicles, three artillery systems and mortars, one multiple launch rocket system, one unmanned aerial vehicle, five vehicles, and two units of special equipment.…

The enemy actively resists in Bakhmut direction. Nine combat engagements took place there over the past day. "Over the past day, nine combat engagements took place in Bakhmut direction. The defense forces have priority here. The enemy actively resists, using artillery. The enemy launched 531 strikes with all types of artillery, carried out five air raids," Serhiy Cherevaty, spokesman for the Eastern Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said during the United News national telethon. According to him, the enemy’s manpower was destroyed significantly – 63 occupiers were eliminated, 127 were wounded, and five more were captured. Moreover, five…

In the prisons of the so-called 'Luhansk People's Republic', Russian invaders have begun forced preparations to send prisoners to the front. The Luhansk Regional Military Administration reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. "The lists of those who are eligible have already been sent to the Russians. Almost everyone will be sent to the front, except for the seriously ill and certain categories of prisoners," the statement reads. According to the RMA, in the cities that were temporarily occupied last year, the money is received mainly by those who are entitled to at least some social benefits. According to the…

The Russian army has been shelling the Kherson region since the morning, three women were injured in Komyshany. The Kherson Regional Military Administration reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. As noted, at about 4:00 a.m. an enemy attacked a residential building in Komyshany. Three women aged 50, 65 and 84 were injured. The victims were hospitalized and currently they are receiving the necessary medical care. Read also: Russians shell Bilozerka in Kherson region - people receiving humanitarian aid injured At 8:00 a.m, Russians dropped explosives from an unmanned aerial vehicle on the humanitarian aid distribution center in Beryslav. No…

Due to an urgent need for 155 mm artillery rounds since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United States plans to increase their production to more than 80,000 per month as early as next year. This was stated on Thursday by the spokesman for the U.S. Department of Defense, General Patrick Ryder, who spoke at a briefing in the Pentagon, Ukrinform's own correspondent reports. "We’ve provided to date over 2 million 155 mm ammo rounds to Ukraine since the start of the fight. We’ve also enabled a rapid increase in 155 mm rounds’ production from 14,000 a month in February…

Office holders in various "Kremlin towers" maintain certain elements of their own private armies, primarily for future self-defense. That’s Andrii Yusov, the spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, who spoke on the air of the national telethon, Ukrinform correspondent reports. He noted that the current leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, currently has great autonomy - both political and military. "We’re not seeing those teams of Kadyrov’s men on the front lines. At present, they either act as units preventing retreat of regular troops, used in purge operations, or reserved for future conflict resolution and protection of…

The village of Tsyrkuny, Kharkiv district, was completely cleared of explosive objects after being liberated from Russian invaders. This is reported by the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Ukrinform saw. "Up to 20 bomb squads worked daily to clear the territory on a total area of more than 750 hectares. K9 units and two specialized demining vehicles were also involved," said the Civil Protection Department chief, Ivan Sokol. Read also: Ukraine has only 26 units of equipment for humanitarian demining According to the official, the bomb squads started demining the settlement in May 2023. As a priority, sappers cleared local roads,…

A reconnaissance unit that performs combat missions at the front received a batch of FPV drones from the 'Ukrainian Team' volunteer headquarters. The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine reported this in a message on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "Controlled FPV drones with a high-quality camera are capable of reaching speeds of up to 100 km/h and climbing to an altitude of up to 1000 meters. The payload is more than 1 kilogram of explosives," the statement reads. Read also: Ukraine's defense minister shows Rochel Senator armored vehicles received from Canada According to the DIU, thousands of citizens donated to purchase 150…

Two musicians were killed in a missile attack on Zaporizhzhia last night. The Matviyivka Village Center for Culture and Leisure reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. "As a result of a missile attack by Russian terrorists on Zaporizhzhia, our talented girls, Svitlana Semeykina and Kristina Spitsyna, were killed. Yesterday they were singing and playing together for people, and today none of them is left. A Russian missile mercilessly took their voice, their lives, and with it a piece of the soul of each of us," the post reads. Read also: Four injured in 82 Russian shelling attacks on Zaporizhzhia…