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17:37 An hour ago, the Russians brought eight buses of seriously wounded soldiers from the Zaporozhye region to Mariupol's intensive care hospital No. 2, the hospital is overcrowded, said Petr Andryushchenko, an adviser to the mayor of the city.
17:16 The Russian attack on the elevator in the port of Izmail damaged almost 40 tons of grain that African countries, China and Israel were waiting for, said Infrastructure Minister Alexander Kubrakov. According to him, the maritime station of the port and the infrastructure of the Danube Shipping Company suffered the most damage.
17:13 In Ukraine, the school discipline "Protection of Ukraine" will be updated, Minister of Education Oksen Lisovoy said. In particular, according to him, today both students and female students have a request for training in medical care, mine safety, drone control and terrain orientation. Since September, it is planned to launch a pilot project of the updated discipline in schools in different regions.
16:31 In Russia, they announce a new wave of attacks on military registration and enlistment offices. If the day before yesterday nine arsons of commissariats were recorded, then yesterday - at least 20. The geography of attacks is also wide - from St. Petersburg to the Crimea. It is interesting that pensioners, teachers and young women participate in such flash mobs. Russian law enforcers are already claiming that unknown "Ukrainian curators" are behind the attacks. For more details, see the article Why Russians are at war with military registration and enlistment offices .
16:03 Russian political technologists have prepared another round of a disinformation campaign against Ukraine, the purpose of which is international discredit and incitement of internal political strife, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reported. In particular, publications on the topics of bribes, political confrontations, etc. are planned in the Ukrainian information space. At the same time, the Russians are trying to find and update existing problems and pain points, including for the Western world.
The purpose of all materials is the same - to convince Ukrainians and their allies of the futility of resistance, sow doubts and confrontations in the anti-Putin coalition and create the impression that there are other "more important" problems. The GUR emphasizes that the only way to counteract enemy propaganda in the information space is to check any information and critical attitude towards materials aimed at inciting hostility among the allies.
15:37 The Ministry of Economy showed a machine for preparing soil for mine clearance from Kharkov manufacturers, which has already received a certificate of conformity. The machine has a simple structure, the cost of its production, maintenance and repair is relatively low. The development allows you to effectively neutralize anti-personnel and detect anti-tank mines.
15:04 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that tonight Ukraine allegedly again tried to attack a ship of the Russian Navy, "accompanying civilian maritime transport" in the Black Sea, with a sea unmanned boat. The Ukrainian boat was allegedly destroyed.
14:29 Reuters reports that during the night, the port of Izmail on the Danube coast was seriously damaged as a result of a drone attack. Agency sources say he was the main target of the Russian attack. This attack led to a jump in food prices in the world.
14:25 Erdogan and Putin had a telephone conversation and agreed on the visit of the Russian president to Turkey, Erdogan's office said. Erdogan told Putin that Ankara will continue to make intensive efforts to restart the grain agreement.
In turn, the Kremlin reported that Putin, in a conversation with Erdogan, outlined Russia's position on the grain deal, confirmed his readiness to return to it as soon as the West fulfills all obligations to the Russian Federation. The Kremlin did not directly announce the upcoming visit, but noted that Putin and Erdogan "agreed to continue contacts at various levels, including in the context of preparations for a possible meeting between the two leaders."
13:57 Czech President Petr Pavel gave permission to 14 citizens of his country to fight on the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and rejected eight requests, his press service said. Presidential permission is necessary for those who want to legally fight in Ukraine, otherwise they face criminal prosecution. In total, 146 citizens of the Czech Republic already have the consent of the head of state to participate in hostilities on the side of Ukraine. However, how many Czechs actually left for Ukraine is unknown.
13:28 In recent days, relations between Poland and Ukraine have deteriorated somewhat. The reason for this was the statement by the representative of the administration Andrzej Duda Marcin Przydacz about the alleged "ungratefulness of Ukrainians." Because of the scandal, Kyiv and Warsaw alternately summoned ambassadors to the carpet, and today Zelensky intervened in the situation. Read more in the material Diplomatic conflict between Poland and Ukraine .
12:59 Another ten children deported by Russia have returned to Ukraine. In total, 141 children were returned to Ukraine as part of Save Ukraine's nine rescue missions, said Mykola Kuleba, executive director of the organization and ex-Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights.
12:17 Ukraine is preparing for the second meeting at the level of national security advisers and political advisers to the leaders of states in Saudi Arabia. It will be dedicated to the key principles of peace based on the Zelensky Peace Formula. Yermak said that after the first meeting in Copenhagen in June, the number of participants will be increased: countries from the West, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America will take part in the meeting in Saudi Arabia.
Ukraine's strategy for the implementation of the Peace Formula involves three levels: a meeting with ambassadors, a meeting of national security and political advisers, and a founding Global Peace Summit with state leaders, where the Formula will be implemented. The goal in Saudi Arabia is to develop a common vision of the Formula, to work out the possibilities for holding the upcoming Global Peace Summit.
11:35 British intelligence reported that over the past two months, Russia has likely begun to form large new formations to strengthen its ground forces, including the 25th Combined Arms Army. Analysts note that after the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Federation mainly attracted mobilized reservists to replenish existing formations or as part of infantry regiments. It rarely created new combined arms organizations such as combined arms armies. The exception was the 3rd Army Corps, created in the summer of 2022, which generally performed poorly on the battlefield.
Now Russia is likely to deploy any new formation in Ukraine as a reserve force. However, in the long term, the Russian Federation seeks to strengthen its forces in the face of NATO. Without a new wave of mobilizations, Russia is unlikely to find enough new troops to man even one new army, analysts say.
11:16 Crimean publics report a series of explosions in the Simferopol region near the village of Gvardeyskoye, where the airbase is located, which is used by the 37th aviation regiment of the Russian Federation. The occupying authorities are still silent.
11:10 The United States does not see a threat to NATO from PMC Wagner mercenaries, said John Kirby, coordinator of strategic communications at the National Security Council. At the same time, he added that the United States is "watching this closely." Kirby noted that, according to available information, some of the Wagnerites left for Africa, "trying to increase instability there", some are still in Ukraine, and another part moved to Belarus.
10:39 Biden wants to send part of the money provided for helping Ukraine to arms for Taiwan, writes the Financial Times, citing sources. The American president intends to soon make a corresponding request to Congress to speed up the supply of weapons to Taiwan against the backdrop of a growing threat from China.
Congress has yet to vote on this aid package, known as "foreign military financing." Experts note that the inclusion of Taiwan there will make it more realistic support for Republicans who are skeptical about aid to Ukraine, but support aid to Taiwan. The newspaper writes that the vote will be "the first test of support for Kyiv in the current Congress."
10:16 Reznikov said that the tenth model of the FPV drone has officially entered service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "Convincing performance characteristics and a new scale of production. The main thing is the saved lives of our soldiers," the minister stressed. According to him, over 15 months, the Ministry of Defense has already put into operation more than 30 models of UAVs of various types - reconnaissance, strike, kamikaze drones and loitering ammunition. Ammunition for UAVs has been officially created as a separate category.
"All this is being tested on the battlefield by our soldiers, being modernized. Unification will gradually take place. Now we are acting as flexibly as possible so that all capable teams of developers and manufacturers can prove themselves," Reznikov added.
09:39 At night, the Russians attacked the central part of Kherson, hit a residential area. Fires broke out in the places of hits, two people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. In the morning, the shelling of the center of Kherson continued: the enemy hit the bank premises and the residential building, people were not injured.
09:07 Air defense forces shot down 23 Shahed-136/131 Iranian attack drones at night. UAV launches were carried out from three directions - Kursk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF), Chauda (Crimea), the Air Force command said. Most of the drones were destroyed in the Kyiv and Odessa regions. Part of the drones launched by the enemy hit the port infrastructure in the Odessa region.
09:04 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed, eight more were injured. In the Kharkiv region, one person died, one was injured. There are three wounded in the Donetsk region, and one in Zaporozhye, according to the OVA.
08:52 Since the beginning of a full-scale war, from 20 to 50 thousand Ukrainians have lost one or more limbs, writes The Wall Street Journal. The data is based on information from the government and medical institutions, although the actual figure may be higher because the prosthetics process takes a long time.
At the beginning of the war, the main causes of amputations were injuries received during artillery and rocket attacks. Now many are injured by mines along the front line.
08:29 Ukrainian troops knocked out the Russians from their positions in the area south of Avdiivka, spokesman of the General Staff Pavel Kovalchuk said. In the Bakhmut direction, the Ukrainian military continues to conduct offensive operations south of Bakhmut. The enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost position north and west of Kleshcheevka, as well as northwest of Kurdyumovka. The defense forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the Kupyansk and Liman directions.
08:18 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 2:
- personnel - about 247,230 (+540) people liquidated,
- tanks - 4217 (+1),
- armored combat vehicles - 8213 (+8),
- artillery systems - 4866 (+27),
- MLRS - 700 (+1),
- air defense systems - 463 (+1),
- aircraft - 315 (+0),
- helicopters - 311 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 4042 (+15),
- cruise missiles - 1347 (+0),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 7349 (+25),
- special equipment - 718 (+0).
07:35 Over the past day, more than 40 clashes have occurred at the front, the General Staff said in the morning summary . In particular, in the Bakhmut direction, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost position north and west of Kleshcheevka, Donetsk region. In the Avdiivka direction, the Defense Forces repelled the attacks of Russian troops in the Avdiivka area, in the Maryinsky direction they continue to hold back the enemy's advance in the Maryinka area. In the Shakhtyorsky direction, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost position east of Staromayorsky.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions.
06:11 At night, the Russians attacked the south of the Odessa region with shock drones. As a result of the attack, fires broke out at the objects of the port and industrial infrastructure of the region, and the elevator was damaged. There were no reports of casualties, Oleg Kiper, head of the OVA, said.
05:36 At night, the Russians attacked Kiev with Shahed drones. Groups of drones entered the capital simultaneously from several directions, but air defense forces destroyed all air targets - more than ten UAVs, said Sergey Popko, head of the KGVA. A fall of debris was recorded in the Solomensky, Goloseevsky and Svyatoshinsky districts, there is damage to non-residential premises and the road surface. There were no serious damages and fires, there were no reports of casualties.
05:29 The United States plans to announce a new military aid package for Ukraine early next week, Politico writes, citing sources.
03:54 The United States will regard any attack by Wagner PMC mercenaries against Poland as an attack by Russia, said US Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield. According to her, Washington expressed concern about the activities of the group long before Prigozhin's "march on Moscow."
“We have seen their malicious efforts on the African continent. Therefore, we are certainly concerned that this group, at the direction of the Russian government - since they do not work independently of the Russian government - is a threat to all of us. And we must ensure the clarity of the message that that any attacks by the Wagner group will be considered an attack by the Russian government," she stressed.
00:17 US Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said she has information about Russia's preparations for a return to negotiations on a grain deal. In turn, Peskov replied that Moscow "is ready to immediately return to the grain deal, but after the conditions for Russia are met."