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Ukraine's Offensive Guard soldiers are already performing tasks on the front line, including on the eastern and southern axis. Colonel Mykola Urshalovych, acting director of the Planning Department for the Use of the Main Directorate of the National Guard of Ukraine, said this at a briefing at the Military Media Center, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. "Now, as part of battalions and some crews, Offensive Guard soldiers are already performing their tasks, that is, they have engaged in battles," the colonel said. Read also: Ukrainian offensive: National Guard penetrated 650 meters deep into Russian defenses He noted that National Guard…

The military associates the air strikes on Zmiinyi Island with continued pressure on civilian shipping. Head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Defense Forces of Ukraine Nataliia Humeniuk said this during a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine - Ukrinform. "Three of these sorties were labeled as an air threat to foreign civilian vessels that could have made a voyage to Ukrainian ports. All this was aimed at continuing pressure on civilian shipping in view of the future prospects of the grain deal," Humeniuk said. Read also: Ukraine ready to join Black Sea grain export deal at any moment…

Units of a Ukrainian National Guard brigade have penetrated 650 meters deep into the enemy's defenses and are entrenching themselves on the achieved lines. Ukraine's National Guard said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Units of an operational brigade of the National Guard advanced about 650 meters deep into the enemy's defenses, one-and-a-half kilometers along the front line and entrenched themselves on the achieved lines," the message reads. In this sector, Ukrainian National Guard soldiers continued offensive actions as part of strike groups. On the Mariinka and Berdiansk axis, National Guard units are on the defensive, preventing the…

Supporting the Ukrainian Armed Forces and confronting Russia in the war it started costs Ukraine about UAH 2 trillion (about $54 billion) per year. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said this at a conference of Ukrainian ambassadors, according to an Ukrinform correspondent. "In fact, support for the Armed Forces and the war cost Ukraine about UAH 2 trillion. This is more than the revenue part of a peacetime budget," Shmyhal said. According to him, in peacetime, the revenue part of Ukraine's budget amounted to UAH 1.3 trillion. Currently, the state survives thanks to financial support from partners, as well as…

The enemy is spreading fakes about an alleged attack by a Ukrainian unmanned boat on a Russian ship escorting civilian transport in the Black Sea. Head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Defense Forces of Ukraine Nataliia Humeniuk said this during a briefing at the Media Center Ukraine - Ukrinform. According to her, in the context of hybrid warfare, the enemy is deploying a powerful information front. "We warned in advance that they were preparing provocations in the Black Sea. And this is one of such provocations," said Humeniuk. She emphasized that there is no evidence of…

The Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed a Russian aerial reconnaissance point and eliminated its operator in Lyman direction. "Ukrainian defenders destroyed an aerial reconnaissance point of the occupying forces in Lyman direction," the State Border Guard Service posted on Telegram, publishing a corresponding video. As noted, the border guards discovered the place where the enemy drones were launched. They passed on the information about the object to their comrades from the Air Assault Forces who fired artillery on it. As reported, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 247,850 Russian invaders from February 24, 2022 to August 3, 2023. Illustrative…

In July, the Defense Forces of Ukraine thwarted four attempts by Russian saboteurs to cross the border in Sumy and Chernihiv regions. "In July 2023, four attempts by the enemy saboteur and reconnaissance groups to penetrate into the territory of Ukraine were detected and thwarted in the area of responsibility of the North Operational and Strategic Group of Troops," Lieutenant General Serhiy Nayev, the Commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, posted on Telegram. According to Nayev, the events took place on the section of the Russia–Ukraine border within Chernihiv and Sumy regions. "These cases were…

Russian troops are on combat duty in the Black Sea with 17 ships, including surface and submarine carriers 'Kalibr' with a total volley of 12 missiles. Natalia Humeniuk, the head of the Joint Press Center of the Operational Command 'South', said this on the air of the nationwide telethon 'United News' according to Ukrinform. "The ship grouping is deployed quite strongly - 17 ships in the Black Sea and one ship is usually on duty in the Azov Sea. Two missile carriers continue to be on combat duty - one surface and one underwater. They can carry 12 Kalibr missiles…

The enemy struck Nikopol and Synelnykove districts, Dnipropetrovsk region, damaging private houses and two educational institutions. "The enemy terrorized two districts of Dnipropetrovsk region – Nikopol and Synelnykove – at night. In the first, Chervonohryhorivka community was struck twice, using heavy artillery. More than 15 shells were fired. Four private houses, the networks of one of the transport companies, and power lines were damaged. One of the schools was damaged also. Its windows were broken and the walls were impaired," Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Serhiy Lysak posted on Telegram. Read also: Woman killed as Russian army hit…

Over the past day, Russian troops struck the settlements of four districts of Kharkiv region, injuring a civilian and damaging electricity supply facilities and private houses. “In particular, Kharkiv, Bohodukhiv, Kupyansk, and Chuhuiv districts suffered from the Russian army strikes,” Oleh Syniehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, posted on Telegram. In Bohodukhiv district, Oleksandrivka and Tymofiyivka villages came under Russian artillery fire. A private house and an outbuilding were damaged. As a result of enemy strikes from artillery and helicopters on the village of Odnorobivka, five private houses, outbuildings, a car, and electricity supply facilities were damaged. A…