War

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine held a daily conference call with commanders and officials to discuss the situation at the front, the supply and own production of weapons, the immediate plans of Russia’s invasion forces, and the efforts to tackle the consequences of enemy strikes. The head of state reported this on Telegram, Ukrinform saw. "The daily conference call. We heard a report from Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny on the situation at the front. Intense defensive and offensive operations are underway," the president wrote. He also noted that the Ministry of Defense had reported about the supply of equipment and ammunition, as…

The Ministry of Defense of Germany chose not to comment on the statements voiced by individual politicians regarding the possibility of transferring Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine. That’s according to Arno Kollatz, the ministry’s spokesman who gave a briefing on Monday, Ukrinform reports. "I have nothing to add to the defense minister's latest statements," Kollatz said. The officer also declined to comment on the technical details of the weapon in question citing security concerns. Read also: To see war end ASAP, Ukraine needs long-range missile systems, aircraft - expert Earlier, the foreign policy spokesman at the ruling Social Democratic…

The Commander of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, showed how Ukrainian defenders are using attack drones to destroy Russian reconnaissance stations in Bakhmut. Oleksandr Syrskyi published the video on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.  "Attack drones of the 77th separate airmobile brigade are destroying enemy reconnaissance stations in Bakhmut," the commander said. According to Syrskyi, "the work continues. We are driving the enemy out of their positions near Bakhmut."

Ukraine returned another 22 military servicemen from Russia where they had been held as prisoners of war. That’s according to the Head of the Office of the President, Andriy Yermak, who broke the news on Telegram, Ukrinform reports. "Today, another 22 Ukrainian soldiers were returned home from captivity. They are soldiers of the Armed Forces, two of them are officers and others are enlisted forces and non-commissioned officers. They took part in battles in various directions. There are wounded among those released," Yermak wrote. Read also: Russian POWs sentenced for particularly grave crimes not subject to swap - prosecutors According…

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba reacted to the latest missile attack launched on Ukraine by the armed forces of the Russian Federation. “Russia unleashed another salvo of missiles on Ukraine this Saturday. Russia will not stop until it is stopped. The global community must focus on enforcing a just and lasting peace: arming Ukraine, including with F-16s to close the sky, and implementing Ukraine’s Peace Formula,” Kuleba posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. Read also: Ukraine’s air defense units intercept 30 enemy cruise missiles, 27 Shahed drones As reported, from the evening of August 5 to…

At night, the enemy army attacked Zaporizhzhia city and settlements in Zaporizhzhia district.  "At night, the outskirts of Zaporizhzhia were once again attacked: the blast wave damaged the warehouses of an infrastructure object, and the dry grass around it caught fire. In Komyshuvakha, a utility company became the target, residential buildings nearby were damaged," Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Yuriy Malashko posted on Telegram. In total, over the past day, Russian troops launched 95 strikes on 21 populated settlements: six MLRS attacks on Temyrivka and Novodarivka, five missile attacks on Zaporizhzhia and Komyshuvakha, an air strike on Orikhiv,…

From the evening of August 5 to the morning of August 6, 2023, Russian troops were massively attacking Ukraine’s territory with air- and sea-launched missiles and Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 suicide drones. The relevant statement was made by the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “During the first attack wave, on the evening of August 5, 2023, the enemy used 14 Kalibr sea-launched cruise missiles and three Kh-47 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles. The air defense units destroyed 12 out of 14 Kalibr missiles. Information about Kinzhal missiles is not to be disclosed,” the report…

Russian invasion forces have introduced a military conscription office in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region. All male residents are forced to register. That’s according to Ivan Fedorov, a Melitopol Mayor in exile, who spoke on the air of the national telethon, reports Ukrinform. "The enemy understands they have not succeeded in manning their volunteer battalions. As long as a year ago, they started to form their Sudoplatov Battalion, which the residents did not join voluntarily so they would bring manpower from Russia. Then they began to form a Cossack Battalion. No one would join it either. Then they…

A total of 1,074 children in Ukraine have been listed as missing since the Russian full-scale invasion started. The relevant statement was made by the Ombudsman’s Office in Ukraine on Facebook, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Following the data from the Children of War state portal, as of August 5, 2023, a total of 1,074 children were listed as missing and 15,757 as found,” the report states. A reminder that Russia’s transport ministry is assisting with the deportation of 400 Ukrainian children from the Donetsk region to Russia and the temporarily occupied Crimea.

Seven Tu-95 bombers took off from Russia’s Olenya airfield. Operational Command South issued the warning via Facebook, Ukrinform reports. "The activity of the enemy's strategic aviation has been recorded. Seven Tu-95s took off from the Olenya airfield," the report reads. The command notes that Tu-95 bombers may carry Kh-101/555 missiles. Read also: Kuleba on latest missile barrage: Russia won’t stop until it’s stopped As reported, on Saturday, August 5, Russian invaders once again launched a barrage of missiles at Ukraine. Explosions were heard in Kyiv, Khmelnytskyi, and Zhytomyr regions. In addition, Zaporizhzhia outskirts were hit. President Volodymyr Zelensky in his…