[Korrespondent] 23:39 Zelensky announced a "significant aggravation" of the situation around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and criticized Amnesty International: "Despite the fact that Russian shelling of a nuclear power plant is one of the most dangerous crimes against Ukrainians and all Europeans, against the right to life of every person, for some reason then there is no report and even a simple message from Amnesty International about it. Very eloquent silence, which once again indicates the manipulative selectivity of this organization."
23:30 Zelensky said in an evening video message that this week the Armed Forces of Ukraine and intelligence have achieved "strong results" in destroying the logistics of the Russian army, the rear bases of the occupiers. The president also stressed that the Russian army would not change its tactics: “The invaders know that they are losing to the Ukrainians in direct battles, inferior in skill, and therefore the enemy relies on artillery and all-out shelling. They are trying to destroy everything in front of them and go to ruin".
According to Zelensky, a total of 1,060 settlements have already been liberated, and the vast majority of them require significant restoration work. That is why, according to him, one of the most important areas for August and September is the implementation of the Fast Recovery Plan - what needs to be done on the territory liberated from the enemy.
22:51 The joint coordinating center, as part of a food deal, allowed the release on Sunday, August 7, of four ships with food from Chernomorsk and Odessa, Russian media write.
22:33 2,000 residents were evacuated from the Donetsk region in a week, Irina Vereshchuk said. According to the minister, people are being evacuated to housing prepared for them in the Kirovograd, Poltava and Khmelnytsky regions. Upon arrival, they are provided with a cash payment of UAH 2,000 for adults and UAH 3,000 for children and the disabled. These payments will be made every month. Also, evacuees can count on funds from international organizations.
22:19 The Russian military is shelling the ZNPP in order to destroy its infrastructure and disconnect it from the energy system of Ukraine, Energoatom says: "Acts of nuclear terrorism at the Zaporizhzhya NPP - its artillery shelling - are aimed at destroying the infrastructure of the station, damaging all power lines through which electricity is supplied to energy system of Ukraine, de-energization of the south of the country".
The company is confident that the shelling of the station is highly likely to continue, and this can be prevented by the coordinated actions of security organizations, in particular the UN, the IAEA and WANO, as well as the constant pressure on Russia from the international community.
22:11 Western countries are concerned about the deepening of Turkey's ties with Russia, writes the Financial Times. Six Western officials told the publication they were concerned about a promise made at a meeting in Sochi by Putin and Erdogan to expand their cooperation in trade and energy. The West does not exclude any negative actions if Turkey gets too close to Russia.
21:50 In the Sumy region today, about 200 "arrivals" were recorded in a day - the Russians fired at the territories of the Esman, Glukhov, Burin, Shalygin, Belopol, Nikolaev communities, said the head of the OVA Dmitry Zhivitsky.
20:49 Dry cargo ship FULMAR S arrived at the port of Chornomorsk, Infrastructure Minister Alexander Kubrakov said: "For our part, we are doing everything possible so that our ports can receive and process much more ships. In particular, we plan to reach the level of at least 3-5 ships per day. Our goal is to reach a monthly transshipment volume in the ports of Odessa of 3 million tons of agricultural products."
20:30 In Nikolaev, where there is a curfew until Monday, they are looking for collaborators. As the head of the regional council, Anna Zamazeeva, said, all residents of the city are being tested. Departure is allowed for those from whom tickets were purchased in advance. Residents are checked by the relevant authorities in all residential buildings and apartments.
20:18 IAEA chief Rafael Grossi spoke about the risk of a nuclear catastrophe after the shelling of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant: "I am extremely concerned about yesterday's shelling of Europe's largest nuclear power plant, which underlines the real risk of a nuclear catastrophe that could threaten public health and the environment in Ukraine and beyond" .
According to Grossi, military actions that threaten the safety of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant "are completely unacceptable and must be prevented at all costs."
20:15 The Russians brought weapons and explosives to the Zaporozhye NPP , Andrey Yusov, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, said on the air of the telethon. Also, according to him, the invaders mined a number of communications - gas supply, electricity and water supply. According to Yusov, this is done before the "imminent counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine."
19:09 The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled the offensive actions of the Russian invaders in the Slavyansk, Bakhmut and Avdeevsky directions, the General Staff said in the evening summary .
18:05 The Turkish dry cargo ship FULMAR S is approaching the commercial seaport of Chornomorsk - the first ship since February 24, said Sergey Bratchuk, speaker of the Odesa OVA.
17:41 North Macedonia handed over tanks and planes to Ukraine, Podolyak said: "A friend in need is known. It doesn't matter what size your country or GDP, what matters is your heart. Many nations today show more courage than half of the G20. Like the North Macedonia, giving Ukraine a shoulder in the form of tanks and planes. We will never forget that."
17:13 Zelensky established a new award for the defense of Ukraine, which will be awarded not only to military personnel, but also to civilians, including volunteers and foreign citizens who have made a significant contribution to strengthening the defense of Ukraine.
16:29 Cars of residents of the Kherson region who have received Russian citizenship will be given state registration numbers with the code 184, Russian media report, citing a representative of the traffic police.
16:26 Russian propagandists report that the collaborator, "deputy head of the administration" of Nova Kakhovka Vitaly Gura, who was assassinated today, died on the way to Crimea.
15:48 A second vessel arrived at the port of Istanbul along the grain corridor. The Navistar ship is carrying 33,000 tons of corn from Odessa. After inspecting the vessel at the port of Istanbul, the cargo will go to the port of destination, Hurriyet reports.
15:25 Podolyak said that the Zaporozhye NPP should be transferred under the control of a special commission: “This Saturday morning in many European cities became possible because yesterday the Zaporizhzhya NPP miraculously did not take off into the air. Russia seized the station and is staging dangerous provocations. demand that Russia withdraw from the nuclear power plant and transfer it under the control of a special commission.
14:59 Borrell called on the Russian Federation to let international observers into the Zaporozhye NPP: "The EU condemns Russia's military activities around the Zaporizhzhya NPP. This is a serious and irresponsible violation of nuclear safety rules and another example of Russia's disregard for international norms. The IAEA must have access."
Earlier, Energoatom reported that the Ukrainian side does not want to let IAEA representatives into the Zaporizhzhia NPP, since this is how the organization, in which Russia has significant influence, is going to "legitimize the stay of the occupiers there and, in fact, approve all their actions."
14:15 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that during the counter-battery fight in the Kharkiv region, "the Ukrainian platoon of the MLRS Alder and American HIMARS" was allegedly destroyed.
13:58 In Mariupol, the invaders are gathering prison cells on the stage of the chamber philharmonic society. In September, they plan to hold a show trial against the defenders of Ukraine, Mayor Vadim Boychenko said: "The Russian invaders continue to disregard all international norms. They continue to multiply war crimes, demonstrating disregard for the entire civilized world. I appeal to the international community, the UN and the Red Cross to intervene in the situation so that the rules for the treatment of prisoners of war work. We must do everything so that our defenders return to Ukraine alive and prevent a second Yelenovka in Mariupol."
13:26 In the center of occupied Berdyansk, an explosion was heard near the building of the city police department, the Center for Strategic Communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports. According to local publics, the quarter was cordoned off by Russian troops, the explosion was clearly audible throughout the central part of the city.
13:15 The head of the Donetsk OVA, Pavel Kirilenko, denied the information about the capture of Pesok near Donetsk, as stated by the occupiers. According to him, the village remains under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: "I clearly know what I'm talking about - yes, it's very difficult in Pisky, but the command took additional measures so that the enemy's plans were not implemented." Kirilenko added that the command is aware of the enemy’s plans to capture Avdiivka from the south, part of which should be control over Pesky, and is taking countermeasures.
13:09 Erdogan said that he offered Putin to hold his meeting with Zelensky in Turkey.
13:06 Russian media report an assassination attempt in the occupied Novaya Kakhovka on "deputy head of administration" Vitaly Guru. He was allegedly shot with a Makarov pistol. According to sources, Gura is in a serious condition in the hospital.
12:19 SBU liquidated the Russian intelligence network, which collected intelligence about the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Slavyansk, Kramatorsk and the Pokrovsky district of Donbass. Six local residents recruited by the special services of the Russian Federation transmitted data through specially created Internet platforms in the form of coordinates on electronic maps with confirming photos and videos.
11:37 Danilov in an interview with TRK Kiev urged to be patient in the issue of the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: "Let's be calm about these things when it happens. The military knows their job, they know when they need to start, and most importantly - as quickly, with as much as possible to do a useful thing for our country with fewer losses: to liberate our territories from the occupier."
According to the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, the so-called couch experts do not have information about the real situation. At the same time, Danilov recalled that the Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy regions had already been liberated from the invaders. He stressed that "we must be patient and see it all with our own eyes."
10:53 The Russians launched a missile attack on Konstantinovka, Donetsk region, at night. A five-story residential building was damaged, seven people were rescued from the rubble and from blocked apartments, said Pavel Kirillenko, head of the Donetsk OVA.
10:22 British intelligence predicts that Russia's war with Ukraine is about to enter a new phase, when the fiercest fighting will move to a front line stretching approximately 350 km southwest from Zaporozhye to Kherson, parallel to the Dnieper River. Now Russian forces are concentrating in the south in anticipation of a Ukrainian counteroffensive or in preparation for a possible offensive.
Russia is moving equipment and weapons from the Donbass to the southwest. Equipment is being moved to Crimea from the occupied Melitopol, Berdyansk, Mariupol, from the mainland of Russia through the Kerch bridge. Battalion-tactical groups of between 800 and 1,000 men have been deployed to Crimea and will almost certainly be used to support Russian troops in the Kherson region, analysts say.
So, on August 2, a new BTG was transferred to the Crimea, and the BTG of the eastern group of troops is also being redeployed. Most likely, in the coming days they will be sent to the Kherson region, intelligence predicts. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces are increasingly focusing their strikes on bridges, ammunition depots and railroad tracks in the southern regions. The targets include a strategically important railroad siding to try to influence Russia's ability to replenish resources.
09:40 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of August 6. The enemy suffered the greatest losses in the Donetsk direction.
- personnel - about 41,900 (+250) people liquidated,
- tanks - 1802 (+10),
- armored combat vehicles - 4051 (+19),
- artillery systems - 955 (+5),
- MLRS - 260 (+0),
- air defense systems - 127 (+4),
- aircraft - 223 (+0),
- helicopters - 191 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 744 (+2),
- cruise missiles - 182 (+0),
- ships/boats - 15 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 2970 (+6),
- special equipment - 85 (+2).
09:34 The Russians fired last night at the highway transporting hydrogen to the ZNPP, said the head of the Zaporizhia OVA Alexander Starukh. There was a fire, there is no information about the victims. Also, as a result of damage to power lines, the 4th power unit of the station was disconnected from the power system and transferred to the reserve.
09:30 The occupiers fired at Kharkiv with rockets fired from Russian Belgorod. Only civilian infrastructure was hit, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. In particular, the Sloboda and Industrialny districts were affected. There was also a missile attack on the settlement of the Kharkov region. There are no victims or injured. According to the military, several missiles did not reach Ukraine, exploding on the territory of the Russian Federation, and several more missiles shot down the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In the region during the day, two people were injured from shelling and hospitalized.
09:24 Russians fired at Nikolaev at night, two people are wounded, the head of OVA Vitaly Kim reported. Also, as a result of yesterday's shelling of the Ship District of the city, one person died, 21 were injured.
09:21 The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit two command posts of the 76th Airborne Assault Division and the 49th Army in Chernobaevka, as well as the Russians’ command post in Bruskinskoye and the accumulation of equipment in Oleshki. In addition, Ukrainian troops destroyed six ammunition depots in the Beryslav and Kherson regions, OK Pivden reports.
09:16 Russia pulled together 25 thousand military men to the south of Ukraine to try to surround Nikolaev, writes The Times. At the same time, 10,000 military personnel are located on the western bank of the Dnieper, southeast of Nikolaev, which makes the offensive possible. The reason for such actions is the statements about the counteroffensive and the successful advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the front 2 km away from Nikolaev. An offensive may also be necessary for Russia to put the bridges across the Dnieper at Kherson out of HIMARS' reach. At the same time, experts state that ferry crossings will not help the occupiers to replace deliveries by road, and using pontoon bridges is very risky.
08:41 The Russian army at night fired at the Nikopol district from Gradov, from the barrel artillery - the Krivoy Rog district of the Dnepropetrovsk region, said the head of the OVA Valentin Reznichenko. Residential areas were damaged. As a result, three people were injured, residential buildings, a kindergarten and a children's art house were damaged. The gas pipeline, water supply and electricity network were put out of action.
In the Krivoy Rog region, the enemy hit the Zelenodolsk community. In Maryanskoe, a power line was broken, part of the village was left without electricity. Previously, no people were hurt.
08:37 The Russians may be mining the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant in anticipation of the future offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes The Insider. According to sources of the publication, military trucks allegedly with explosives drove into the engine rooms of several power units.
08:10 In the Donetsk region, as a result of Russian shelling, five civilians per day were killed - two in Experienced, one each in Avdeevka, Soledar and Pervomaisky. Another 14 people were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
07:59 Russian occupiers once again went on the offensive in the Avdeevsky and Bakhmut directions. The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled the enemy’s offensive in the directions of Yakovlevka-Vershina, Kodema-Zaitsevo and Lozovoye-Nevelskoye, the General Staff said in a morning report .
05:11 The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that Russian troops are likely to continue to use positions around the ZNPP to shell Nikopol from the opposite side of the Kakhovka reservoir. The British Ministry of Defense also believes that Russian troops use facilities at the ZNPP and in the city of Energodar as a refuge, where they rest and protect their equipment from Ukrainian strikes, given the nuclear power plant's protective status.
Also, ISW experts report that Russian troops conducted unsuccessful ground assaults on settlements south of Bakhmut and unsuccessfully tried to advance into Lozovoe, Kherson region, probably targeting the Ukrainian bridgehead on the Ingulets River. In addition, the Russians carried out several limited ground attacks north, northwest and southwest of Donetsk. Russian and Ukrainian forces have exchanged heavy artillery fire in Pisky, an indication that the Russians are unlikely to gain full control of Pisky, according to ISW analysts.
00:14 The European Commission has developed a new project of the already promised financial assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 8 billion euros: 5 billion will be given in the form of loans, 3 billion in the form of non-repayable grants, writes Politico. There are no deadlines yet, but the European Commission is aiming to get approval from the European Parliament and EU countries in September so that payments can begin in October.