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22:26 Zelensky said in an evening video message that the smoke on the Crimean bridge is Russia's answer for its terror: "There is not a single day that the Russian evil does not receive our completely fair answer. Every destroyed occupier, all units of burned Russian equipment, fire instead of their headquarters and warehouses, very eloquent smoke on the Crimean bridge and not only - all this is evidence that we will not leave a single crime of Russia unanswered.
21:29 Podolyak called "an act of piracy" the shelling and forced inspection by Russia of the international civilian dry cargo ship Sukra Okan, heading to the Ukrainian port of Izmail. According to him, this is "an absolute violation of international maritime law, an act of piracy and a crime against civil ships of a third country in the waters of other states." The adviser to the head of the Presidential Office emphasized that "this precedent with an attempt to introduce a" marque "requires clear legal fixation, identification of all persons and recognition of the fact of a crime by the international community. Ukraine will draw all the necessary conclusions and choose the best answer."
21:07 The Russians again attacked the Kherson region in the evening, the OVA reported. In Belozerka, at least 12 houses were damaged and two people were injured as a result of an air strike and shelling. Russians dropped three guided air bombs on Odradokamenka - several residential buildings were damaged, people were not injured.
21:02 Speaker of the OK Pivden Natalya Gumenyuk said that the information of the Russian Defense Ministry about the shelling and search of the Sukra Okan vessel has not been confirmed by anyone and can be an element of a hybrid war: "Today we have only one thing - a demonstration of aggression by the Russian Defense Ministry. They are trying with all their might to indicate their dominance in the Black Sea: supposedly they are able to stop the ship, raise aircraft, and nothing will happen to them for this. Like inspect and release."
20:33 The Armed Forces of Ukraine are digging five mines laid by the invaders for every square meter, Reznikov said: "Today Ukraine is the most mined country in the world. Hundreds of kilometers of minefields. This is a serious obstacle for our troops, but not insurmountable. At this stage of the de-occupation campaign, we More demining equipment is urgently needed. This is a major setback for our military."
19:37 InformNapalm investigators claim that the statement of the Russian Defense Ministry about opening fire on the dry cargo ship Sukra Okan in the Black Sea is a fake. According to the data of objective control provided to InformNapalm by the sailors of one of the ships who observed this event from a distance, there was no "successful examination" of the vessel. According to the sailors, the Sukra Okan ship with a Turkish crew on board did not obey the Russians' demands to stop the course, but simply temporarily changed course towards the coast, the territorial waters of Turkey. There was also no helicopter and no warning shots, only threats on the radio.
19:11 France in August completed the training of 6,000 Ukrainian troops under the 2023 program, Defense Minister Sebastian Lecornu said. Also, according to him, France every month supplies Ukrainians with shells of 155 mm caliber.
17:49 In Mariupol, the guerrillas liquidated by arson the occupants' base located in the area of ​​the so-called Manezh or the Azovstal Sports Complex, said the adviser to the mayor of the city, Petr Andryushchenko. Since May, enemy equipment has been repaired here, and the work of Russian air defense by sea has been repeatedly recorded from there. The partisans themselves said that today the leader of the "DPR" Denis Pushilin visited Mariupol, and the maximum attention of the guards was paid to him, and not to the situation on the Left Bank of the city. As a result of the arson, about ten Russians were killed and wounded, three trucks, a barracks, and at least five cars were destroyed.
17:10 The Russians have been shelling settlements in the Kherson region all day today. As of 17:00, seven dead and 13 wounded are known, Interior Minister Igor Klimenko said. In particular, five people died in Shirokaya Balka - among them one infant and a 12-year-old child, two more - in Stanislav. Three people were wounded in Kherson and Berislav, two each in Stanislav and Kamyshany, one each in Veletensky, Zolotoy Balka and Novokair. On Monday, August 14, mourning was declared in the region.
15:42 Scholz confirmed that Germany is studying the possibility of technical restrictions on Taurus cruise missiles before transferring them to Ukraine. At the same time, the chancellor added that the decision on the supply has not yet been made.
13:38 The Russians fired on the village. Kucherivka, Kupyansky district, Kharkiv region, one person was seriously injured, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
12:47 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that in the morning in the Black Sea a dry cargo ship Sukra Okan under the flag of Palau was found, en route to the Ukrainian port of Izmail. The captain of the dry-cargo allegedly did not respond to the request to stop for inspection, and "warning fire" was opened from the Russian warship. A Ka-29 helicopter with a group of Russian servicemen was raised from the board of the patrol ship Vasily Bykov. Based on the results of radio communications, the inspection team boarded the dry cargo ship, after the completion of its work, the ship continued to move to the port of Izmail.
12:30 Russia has resorted to new tactics in the Black Sea after strikes on its ships, said the speaker of OK Pivden Natalya Gumenyuk: "The invaders are now hiding behind the southeastern coast of Crimea. The main thing that has changed is that they created the so-called ship inspection area, where they collect civilian ships. In fact, they create a boom for themselves so as not to be damaged as a result of attacks.
12:14 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that today the air defense forces allegedly again destroyed Ukrainian drones over the territory of the Belgorod and Kursk regions, there were no casualties or damage.
11:19 204 people have been evacuated from the Kupyansky district of the Kharkiv region since August 9, including 71 children. In particular, 111 people were evacuated during the day, including 36 children and four people with disabilities, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
10:52 In the occupied Oleshki, Kherson region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed two enemy warehouses with ammunition, there is also a hit on the concentration of occupiers, Vladislav Nazarov, spokesman for the Pivden operational command, said.
10:01 Russians fired on Veletenskoe of the Belozersk community of the Kherson region, one person was seriously injured, the OVA reported.
09:25 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three people were injured, in Donetsk - one, according to the OVA.
09:23 The head of the Zaporizhia OVA, Yuriy Malashko, specified that as a result of yesterday's Russian strike by a guided air bomb on the city of Orekhov, ten people were injured, including law enforcement officers while on duty. One policeman died on the spot.
08:50 The German defense concern Rheinmetall will hand over to Ukraine the most modern reconnaissance drones Luna NG, capable of providing the LTE network, intercepting or jamming communications, by the end of the year, writes Bild. Such a drone can fly for more than 12 hours and transmit data for more than 100 km.
08:34 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 13:
- personnel - about 253,850 (+560) people liquidated,
- tanks - 4298 (+3),
- armored combat vehicles - 8335 (+11),
- artillery systems - 5072 (+19),
- MLRS - 713 (+0),
- air defense systems - 477 (+5),
- aircraft - 315 (+0),
- helicopters - 313 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 4204 (+3),
- cruise missiles - 1379 (+0),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 7543 (+20),
- special equipment - 760 (+1).
07:21 Over the past day, 39 clashes took place at the front, the General Staff said in the morning summary . In particular, in the Kupyansky direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the areas northeast of Sinkovka, north of Kislovka and southeast of Andreevka of the Kharkov region, in the Bakhmutsky direction - in the areas of Klescheevka and Belaya Gora of the Donetsk region.
In the Avdeevka direction, the Defense Forces are holding back the offensive of Russian troops in the Avdeevka area, in the Maryinsky direction - in the Maryinka area. In the Shakhtyorsk direction, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost position in the Urozhaynoye area of ​​the Donetsk region. Meanwhile, the Defense Forces continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions, had partial success in the Rabotino region of the Zaporozhye region, and are consolidated on the achieved lines.
In the occupied Gornostaevka, Kherson region, military patrols and servicemen of the commandant's office of the Russian troops go around all the houses, trying to find deserters among their servicemen. This is due to the fact that among the newly arrived military personnel of the Russian Federation, the number of not only deserters has significantly increased, but also those who use alcohol and drugs. They leave their places of duty and try to hide in abandoned buildings.
05:51 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced another attempt by Ukraine to attack with an aircraft-type drone "on objects in Russia." Air defense systems allegedly found and destroyed a drone over the Belgorod region, there were no casualties or damage.
03:13 Russia has begun producing its own version of Shahed-type Iranian kamikaze drones, CNN reports with reference to Conflict Armament Research, a British organization that studies weapon components. Experts noted that the drones produced by the Russian Federation have significant differences in the design of the airframe and internal units, including those for navigation. According to the researchers, this development is a turning point in Moscow's ability to expand the large-scale use of drones.
As in the Iranian versions, most of the components of the Russian drones are imported. Manufacturers - 22 companies from seven countries, including Russia. Components were produced by companies from China, Switzerland and the United States, with 12 components produced after the start of the war.
00:52 The Armed Forces of Ukraine have made "tactically significant" progress in the counteroffensive, advancing 16-19 km along the two main lines of attack, writes The New York Times. Thus, Ukraine wants to reach the southern coast and cut Russian supply lines. The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) called the move "tactically important" as the Russian redeployment is likely to further weaken Russia's defensive lines, creating opportunities for a potentially decisive Ukrainian breakthrough.