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A Norwegian volunteer came under fire in Kherson on August 3. The Kherson Regional Military Administration said this in a post on the Telegram messaging app, Ukrinform reports. "At around 16:50, the Russian army attacked the central part of the city again. A volunteer sustained minor injuries," the post reads. Read also: Attack on Kherson city center: Number of injured rises to eight According to the statement, the wounded volunteer was taken to a local hospital. The man received the necessary medical care. His life is currently not in danger.

Some 30 combat engagements between Ukrainian forces and Russian troops were recorded on Thursday, August 3. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in an evening update posted to Facebook, Ukrinform reports. The General Staff said that throughout the day, Russia launched another air attack against Ukraine, using Iranian-made Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs. "The forces and assets of the Air Force, in cooperation with the air defenses of other elements of the Defense Forces, destroyed all 15 enemy Shaheds. Also, the enemy carried out one missile strike, 47 air strikes and fired 23 salvos from multiple rocket…

India will take part in a meeting at the level of national security advisers and political directors on key principles of peace based on the Peace Formula of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, which will be held in Jeddah. That's according to The Economic Times, Ukrinform reports. Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that the country will participate in the event in Saudi Arabia. He added that participation aligns with India's long-standing position that dialogue and diplomacy are the way forward.  Bagchi did not specify who exactly would represent India at the summit. Read also: Seoul eyeing international talks…

The majority of contract soldiers in the Russian Federation are trying to avoid going to the front line in Ukraine. Representative of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Andriy Yusov informed this on the air of Channel 24, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. "(In the Russian Federation - ed.) even contract soldiers are trying in every way to avoid moving to the front line and directly participating in assault operations. Another thing is that they are not asked about it," Yusov said. According to him, the whining of these people that everything is bad, that the commanders are inept, that Russian President…

Service members of the 8th Separate Special Forces Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed how they destroyed a group of Russian invaders and an enemy ammunition depot in Zaporizhzhia direction. "A group of occupiers consisting of seven soldiers was detected during aerial reconnaissance in Zaporizhzhia direction. Fire damage was inflicted by a 120 mm mortar squad. As a result, the target was destroyed, the enemy personnel did not get out of the position," the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine posted on Telegram and published a corresponding video. In addition, an enemy field ammunition depot, which…

In the Tavria direction, the Defense Forces completed 1,436 firing missions over the last day, destroying 22 units of enemy equipment and six ammunition depots. Oleksandr Tarnavsky, commander of the Tavria operational and strategic grouping of troops, said this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform. "The artillery units of the Defense Forces carried out 1436 firing missions over the last day. They destroyed 22 units of Russian military equipment. In particular, one tank, nine armored personnel carriers, four units of artillery systems and mortars, one easel grenade launcher, three UAVs, and four units of automotive equipment. Also, six enemy ammunition depots were…

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…