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22:15 A border sign has been installed on Zmeiny Island today, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reported.
20:48 Anna Malyar said that there were no “reasons for excitement” around the left bank of the Kherson region: “I just returned from those places. In order to land there, not be destroyed, and even gain a foothold, you need to clear the territory and push the enemy back "We protect people, that's why we work with counter-batteries. Yes, certain units there have completed a certain task. This is predictable, because our goal is to return all the temporarily occupied territories, so we are practicing this possibility everywhere."
19:29 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced an attempt by Kiev to carry out an attack with one drone on "objects on the territory of Russia" - air defense systems allegedly detected and destroyed it over the territory of the Belgorod region, there were no casualties or damage.
18:56 Head of the British Defense Staff Tony Radakin visited Kyiv, Zaluzhny said: "We carried out work at one of the command posts, familiarized Admiral Radakin in detail with the situation on the battlefield, with our offensive and defensive actions. We discussed the urgent needs of the Ukrainian army."
18:31 Ukrainian air defense has already shot down 13 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, as well as more than 20 Iskander and S-400 ballistic missiles, Air Force speaker Yuriy Ignat said.
16:57 In the Kupyansk direction, the Russians do not even have tactical advances, said the speaker of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergey Cherevaty: "For a long time they cannot achieve significant progress there, even at the tactical level. Competent defense has been built, our group has been reinforced with reserves. We know the leaders divisions of the Russians and their plans, based on this, we are defending."
16:20 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that Kiev made another attempt to strike at the Crimean bridge with the S-200 anti-aircraft guided missile converted into a strike version. The missile was allegedly found and shot down in the air, no damage or casualties were reported.
15:59 Greece became the 14th country that joined the G7 declaration of support for Ukraine and supported the provision of security guarantees that will be valid until joining NATO, the Office of the President said.
14:04 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced a Ukrainian attempt to strike at the Crimean bridge with an anti-aircraft guided missile S-200, converted into a strike version. The missile was allegedly detected and intercepted in the air, no damage or casualties were reported.
13:28 Yermak announced the fifth meeting with representatives of foreign diplomatic institutions dedicated to energy security and preventing the escalation of the war and the recurrence of aggression. The meeting participants gathered in the Club of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine - representatives of 58 countries joined the conversation, including online. The head of the Presidential Office recalled that 43 states were represented at the last meeting. Of the new countries - representatives of Austria, Belgium, Algeria, Portugal, Ecuador, Croatia, Switzerland, Guatemala, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Hungary, Azerbaijan, Montenegro, New Zealand and Ethiopia.
12:53 Adviser to the mayor of Mariupol, Petr Andryushchenko, reported a strong explosion and fire in Berdyansk - probably in the port area. Residents of the Mariupol region between Yalta and Urzuf hear explosions and see the consequences of a fire in the sky towards the Zaporozhye region.
11:22 The Russians hit Krivoy Rog with a rocket, previously ballistic, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak. People were not injured, the details are being specified.
10:41 In the morning, the enemy hit Orekhov, Zaporozhye region, with a guided air bomb - one policeman was killed, 12 more people were injured, including four police officers, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said.
09:27 Kuleba warned about a "very difficult" political season and a difficult autumn: "All these voices that are beginning to be heard in different countries of the world, that there are "problems", that negotiations are needed. It does not sound from officials, but it is getting louder these voices. We will do everything within the framework of international law and criminal law to ensure that these voices fade away."
09:24 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, two people were killed (in Elizavetovka and Seversk), another one was injured. In the Kherson region, one person died and ten were injured, according to the IVA.
08:52 In the morning, the enemy fired on the village of Kupyansk-Uzlovy, Kupyansky district, Kharkiv region - a residential building was damaged, one person died, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. Over the past day, the enemy from artillery, mortars and other weapons shelled the settlements of Bogodukhovsky, Kharkov, Chuguevsky, Izyumsky and Kupyansky districts, people were not injured.
08:45 At night, the Russians attacked from the south-east with five Shahed-136/131 shock UAVs, three of them were destroyed by air defense within the Zaporozhye region, the command of the Air Force reported.
08:39 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 12:
- personnel - about 253,290 (+510) people liquidated,
- tanks - 4295 (+5),
- armored combat vehicles - 8324 (+6),
- artillery systems - 5053 (+10),
- MLRS - 713 (+0),
- air defense systems - 472 (+1),
- aircraft - 315 (+0),
- helicopters - 313 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 4201 (+4),
- cruise missiles - 1378 (+1),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 7523 (+12),
- special equipment - 759 (+3).
07:41 Over the past day, more than 30 clashes have occurred at the front, the General Staff said in the morning summary . In particular, in the Kupyansk direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the area of Sinkovka and Ivanovka of the Kharkov region, in the Bakhmut direction - in the areas of Bogdanovka, Kleshcheevka and Belaya Gora of the Donetsk region.
In the Avdiivka direction, Ukrainian defenders continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the Avdiivka 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. The defense forces continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions.
06:03 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced another Ukrainian attack with drones in Crimea: out of 20 drones, 14 were allegedly destroyed by air defense systems, six were suppressed by electronic warfare, there were no casualties or damage.
00:32 The Kyiv Post writes, citing a source in the National Security and Defense Council, that Ukraine will seek Israel's exclusion from the Ramstein format, since the Israeli authorities have not provided real assistance, and the information obtained during the meetings is used by Israel in its own interests. According to the publication, during the June meeting, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant did not communicate with his Ukrainian counterpart Alexei Reznikov, but met with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
00:17 Ukraine and Greece have negotiated a bilateral agreement, according to which Athens will undertake to provide Kiev with security guarantees in several sectors, including defense, the Greek newspaper Ekathimerini writes. Representatives of the United States are also participating in the talks. Long-term goals include the reconstruction of Ukraine, its integration into the European economy, energy assistance and defense support. 
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