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2023-08-03 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Chronology of the Russian war against Ukraine: Wednesday, August 2
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[VESTI] August 2 is the 525th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .

07:00 . Kyiv. At night, the capital was attacked by more than 10 drones from different directions - the air defense shot down everything . A fall of debris was recorded in the Solomensky, Goloseevsky and Svyatoshinsky districts of Kyiv. The administrative building in the Solomensky district was damaged by debris: the facade from the 9th to the 11th floor was damaged. There is no information about the victims.

More than 40 clashes with the Russians took place at the front during the day. The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions, consolidate on the achieved lines, carry out counter-battery measures, the General Staff said in a morning report.

During the day, the Defense Forces aviation inflicted 8 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the Russian Federation, one - on the command post and one - on the anti-aircraft missile system. Missile and artillery units hit 14 artillery weapons in firing positions, four electronic warfare stations, four command posts, one weapons and military equipment concentration area, six air defense facilities, three personnel concentration areas, one ammunition depot and two more important objects.

08:00 . Odessa region. The Russians attacked the Odessa region with drones at night . Aimed at the port and industrial infrastructure in the south. There were fires, the elevator was damaged. There were no reports of casualties.

Kherson region. At night, the Russian army again attacked the center of Kherson. Fires broke out in a residential area, 2 people were injured. In the morning, the shelling of the city center continued: they hit the bank premises, as well as the house of a 78-year-old Kherson woman (the woman was not injured). In just one day, the Russian Federation carried out 74 attacks, firing 441 shells from mortars, artillery, Grads, tanks, UAVs and aviation.

09:00 . During the night, 23 Shahed-136/131 drones were destroyed over Ukraine . Launches were carried out from three directions - Kursk (RF), Primorsko-Akhtarsk (RF), Chauda (Crimea).

The Armed Forces of Ukraine knocked out the Russians from their positions near Avdeevka and Andreevka . During the conduct of offensive assault operations by the Defense Forces, the Russians were forced to withdraw.

Dnipropetrovsk region. At night, Russia shelled the Nikopol region three times with heavy artillery, terrorized Nikopol and the Pokrovskaya community. There are no dead or injured.

10:00 am . Zaporozhye region. During the day, the Russian military carried out 97 attacks on 20 settlements of the region: 14 air strikes, 74 shelling, six strikes from the MLRS, two UAV attacks, as well as a missile attack. A man was wounded in Orekhovo.

Kharkov region. During the day, shelling of Bogodukhovsky, Kharkovsky, Chuguevsky, Izyumsky and Kupyansky districts of the region continued. As a result of a missile attack on the village of Pershotravneve, a woman was killed and a man was wounded.

11:00 am . Sumy region. At night and in the morning, the Russian Federation carried out seven attacks, 49 explosions were recorded: five settlements in four territorial communities were shelled.

Donetsk region. On August 1, the Russians wounded three people: two in Kurakhovo and one in Chasovoy Yar.

13:00 . A total of 10 children returned to Ukraine from Russian deportation. In total, within nine rescue missions, Save Ukraine returned 141 children to Ukraine.

15:00 . The situation in the Tauride direction per day. The units of the Defense Forces continue to destroy the manpower and equipment of the Russian Federation. During the day, the Russians lost 19 units of military equipment (four armored combat vehicles, six units of artillery systems and mortars, one unit of TOS-1A "Sontsepek", one UAV, seven units of automotive equipment). Also, 10 ammunition depots and one fuel depot were destroyed.

16:00 . The night attack of the Russian Federation on the port of Izmail led to a jump in food prices in the world. Wheat prices on the Chicago Stock Exchange jumped 6.5%. The Russian military attacked warehouses and grain elevators at night - they damaged almost 40,000 tons of grain, which was expected by the countries of Africa, China, Israel. The Russians damaged the sea terminal and the infrastructure of the Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company, the key Ukrainian cargo carrier on the Danube.

17:55 . The head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleg Sinegubov, said that the Russian army had resumed its offensive in the Kupyansk direction. He said that the evacuation of the population in the Kupyansky district has not yet been announced, everything will depend on the situation at the front. According to him, the armed forces of Ukraine are still managing to hold their positions.

18:31 . Another 14 Czechs will fight in Ukraine. President Petr Pavel signed a total of 14 positive decisions approving the entry of Czech citizens into the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

19:09 . In the Transcarpathian region, the military commissar used soldiers to build his own house. This is reported by the Office of the Attorney General. According to the investigation, he bought a land plot for a new building and registered it with a relative in order to avoid liability.

19:57 . Within a day, the Russian Federation launched another Shahed UAV air strike on Ukraine. Defenders of Ukraine destroyed 23 UAVs. Also, the enemy launched five missile, 86 air strikes and made 36 attacks from the MLRS. Operational summary of the General Staff as of the evening of August 2.

20:29 . Traffic in the Kerch Strait is restricted for the movement of ships and aircraft. This is reported by Russian media with reference to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

20:55 . Between 20,000 and 50,000 Ukrainians have lost one or more limbs since the start of the full-scale war, - The Wall Street Journal. The actual number of injured may be even higher, since prosthetics take a long time.

21:37 . For four days in the Russian Federation and in the Crimea, 27 attempts to set fire to military registration and enlistment offices were registered.

22:00 . The head of the Kyiv OVA, Ruslan Kravchenko, said that the number of damaged houses in the region had increased as a result of the night attack by the Russians. As of 18:00, four residential buildings were damaged due to falling debris.

22:30 . A third of Americans (31%) supported sending US troops to Ukraine. Another 25% - did not support, but did not oppose, - Newsweek.

23:07 . The Armed Forces of Ukraine knocked out the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from positions near Avdieka, - representative of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Kovalchuk.

23:44 . During the day there were 33 combat clashes. In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost position west of Kurdyumovka, south of Andreevka and west of Kleshchievka, Donetsk region. Operational summary of the General Staff as of the evening of August 2.

00:17 . In the Maryinsky direction, the Defense Forces continue to restrain the Russian offensive in the Maryinka area. In the Shakhtyorsk direction, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost position west of Staromayorsky and north of Urozhaynoye.

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