War

It is currently difficult to assess a Ukrainian counteroffensive, which is still in its initial phase, but there is potential for Ukraine to achieve success, and Ukrainian forces have the advantage of determination and morale on their side. U.S. Permanent Representative to the OSCE Michael Carpenter said this in an interview with Ukrinform. "My assessment is that it's early days, as we say in colloquial English, which means that we have a lot of time left to see how the counteroffensive shapes up," Carpenter said, commenting on the strategic counteroffensive operation of the Ukrainian defense forces. He said that there…

The Defense Forces of Ukraine are making progress in Tavria direction. "Artillery units of the defense forces performed 1,508 fire missions during the day. Over the past day, the enemy lost 256 people killed, wounded, and captured (94 killed, 162 wounded)," General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander of the Tavria operational-strategic group of troops, posted on Telegram. He also noted that 18 units of enemy military equipment had been destroyed, in particular, three armored combat vehicles, eight artillery systems and mortars, one Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopter, one unmanned aerial vehicle, four vehicles, and one Yastreb-AV radar system. Eight enemy ammunition depots were…

The Ukrainian military continues offensive operations near the village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region. Spokesman for the Tavria Defense Forces Valerii Shershen said this on the air of the nationwide telethon "United News", an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "Today, our troops in the Tavria direction continue offensive actions in the area of Robotyne. Actions are underway to destroy the enemy and reduce the number of occupiers on our land. We have certain advances of hundreds of meters," said Shershen. According to him, there is also positive movement in the Berdiansk direction. The defense forces are advancing despite the opposition of enemy units…

F-16 fighters will certainly benefit Ukraine, but it is necessary to look very carefully at the added value and costs - whether it will be the most useful investment of resources. The U.S. Permanent Representative to the OSCE Michael Carpenter said this in an interview with Ukrinform. "I'm not going to preview any future decisions other than to say, and this is actually quite important, that we have launched the process of this training of Ukrainian pilots on the F-16 and then potentially other fourth generation aircraft," Carpenter said when asked whether the U.S. administration would approve the transfer of…

Ukraine's defense forces are putting pressure on Russian troops staying on the east (left) bank of the Dnipro River in the Kherson region. Andrii Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, said this on national television, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. "[The situation with Russian troops there] is not fun, it's true. After all, this can clearly be traced by those draconian 'filtration measures' [that are carried out there]. In fact, it's just the terror of the local population, which has increased significantly recently," he said. Read also: Humeniuk: News of advancement…

Two men were injured in the Russian shelling of Kozacha Lopan, Kharkiv region, around 09:20. "The occupiers continue to terrorize the civilian population. Around 09:20, the enemy fired at Kozacha Lopan in Kharkiv district. Two men were injured and hospitalized in serious and moderate conditions," Oleh Syniehubov, the Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. He added that private houses and outbuildings were hit, and a fire broke out. Emergency services are working to eliminate the consequences. According to Vyacheslav Zadorenko, the Head of the Derhachi Town Military Administration, the fire was opened from tanks. The victims…

One person was killed and another was injured in the enemy shelling of Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region. “Under the procedural guidance of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation was launched into the violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine),” the Prosecutor General's Office reports. According to the investigation data, the Russian military once again shelled Nikopol on August 7. The fire was probably opened from tube artillery. A 36-year-old man was killed, another local resident was injured. Private houses, outbuildings, cars, power lines,…

Another sea mine washed up on the Black Sea coast of the Mykolaiv region by a storm. The operational command 'South' reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform. The Defense Forces specialists destroyed the mine by controlled detonation. Access to the location of the dangerous object is currently restricted. According to Operational Command South, since the beginning of the year, the Defense Forces have discovered at least 31 mines in the coastal waters of the Black Sea. Read also: Ukrainian tractor driver runs over Russian mine in Kherson region The military emphasizes that during stormy weather, the mine danger in…

From the port of Mariupol, Russian invaders have exported another batch of stolen Ukrainian grain to Rostov-on-Don. Petro Andriushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, reported this on Telegram and published a maritime map of the Russian ship 'Mezhdurechensk', according to Ukrinform. "Another batch of stolen grain left the port of Mariupol yesterday. Again - Mezhdurechensk. It's not even hiding after identification anymore. So. Yesterday it left, today it is in Rostov-on-Don. Less than a day, but more than a daylight hour. Probably due to weather conditions - a storm warning," Andriushchenko wrote. Read also: In Mariupol, Russians hand…