[VESTI] August 1 is the 524th 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 . Kharkov region. Kharkiv was attacked by Russian drones during the night . One UAV hit a three-story building of an educational institution in the Saltovsky district: the roof and structures of the 2nd and 3rd floors were destroyed, no casualties were reported. Another 3 hits were recorded on the territory of a sports complex in the Shevchenko district: A two-story building was partially damaged, one person was injured.
RF. Drones circled over Moscow at night, and the Russian Defense Ministry complained about the attack on warships in the Black Sea.
08:00 . Dnipropetrovsk region. The number of victims of the Russian attack on Krivoy Rog has increased to 80 people , including 7 children. 19 people remain in hospitals, all of them in a state of moderate severity. The death toll has not changed - 6 people, including one child.
Chronology of the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine: Tuesday, August 1 - photo 1
09:00 . Chernihiv region. At night, in the region, the Russian DRG tried to cross the state border of Ukraine. Four armed men were spotted by border guards with the help of thermal imagers. Fire was opened to kill, which forced them to retreat.
10:00 am . Three civilian cargo ships after the withdrawal of the Russian Federation from the "grain deal" passed the Russian blockade in the Black Sea and anchored in one of the Ukrainian grain ports in the Danube Delta. They were accompanied by NATO planes.
11:00 am . The United States entered into agreements with Bulgaria and South Korea on the supply of 155 shells to Ukraine. Thus, the States are seeking to increase the supply of 155-mm ammunition critical for Ukraine to support the counteroffensive. Also, according to officials cited by the publication, the United States is negotiating with Japan on the supply of such ammunition.
12:00 . Kherson region. The Russian army shelled a hospital in the Kherson community : a doctor died on his first day of work, a nurse was wounded.
13:00 . The Air Force announced the takeoff of the Russian MiG-31K carrier of the Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles.
14:00 . Slovakia gave Ukraine the first two Zuzana 2 howitzers from a new military aid package. The production of 16 self-propelled guns for the Defense Forces was jointly funded by Denmark, Norway and Germany.
15:00 . Kharkov region. Russia hit Pervomaisky with two air bombs : a woman was killed, a man was injured.
16:00 . Kherson region. Four more medical workers were injured as a result of shelling of a hospital in Kherson on August 1. They were diagnosed with concussion and an acute reaction to stress. The number of injured after the shelling increased to 5, one person died.
17:00 . The situation in the Limano-Kupyansk direction during the day: the Russians used artillery there 617 times and aviation 7 times, 43 Russians were liquidated during 13 clashes, 123 were injured, a tank, three infantry fighting vehicles, 2 mortars, 2 artillery installations, 4 kamikaze drones were destroyed , 2 ammo depots and 3 trucks.
18:00 . The situation in the Tauride direction during the day: artillery units of the Ukrainian army completed 425 fire missions, 22 units of military equipment of the Russian Federation were destroyed (3 armored combat vehicles, 7 artillery systems and mortars, 1 MLRS, 1 unit of air defense systems, 1 UAV, 9 units of automotive and special equipment) , destroyed 5 ammunition depots.
18:44 . The Ukrainian military delivered precise strikes on the positions of the Russian aggressors on the protected island of Dzharylgach in the Kherson region. This was announced by the Center for National Resistance on Tuesday, August 1.
19:21 . During the day, the enemy launched 1 missile, 49 air strikes and made 33 shelling from the MLRS on settlements. Operational summary of the General Staff as of the evening of August 1.
19:55 . Explosions are reported in Sevastopol, Crimea. According to local media, the explosion occurred near the village of Sakharnaya Golovka, located in the Balaklava district of Sevastopol. As the Russians note in their public pages: "From the center of Sevastopol, a "mushroom" from the smoke is also visible."
20:18 . Kyiv has agreed with Zagreb on the use of Croatian ports for the export of grain, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba said.
20:33 . Reznikov can be appointed ambassador to Britain, and Budanov-Goncharenko can be put in his place.
21:04 . Forced mobilization in the Russian-controlled territory of Ukraine. After receiving a Russian passport in Novopskov (Lugansk region), men are immediately forced to go to the military enlistment office and register.
21:45 . On August 1, the aviation of the defense forces in a day delivered 7 strikes on the areas of concentration of enemy personnel and equipment, 1 - on the command post and 1 - on the air defense systems of the invaders. During the day, missile troops and artillery hit 10 artillery weapons in firing positions, 4 electronic warfare stations, 4 command posts, 1 weapons and equipment concentration area, 5 air defense systems, 3 personnel concentration areas and 2 more important enemy targets.
22:15 . 180,000 tons of grain have been destroyed as a result of Russian shelling over the past nine days, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.
22:53 . Putin is preparing for a long war to a victorious end, writes the Financial Times. The publication of the British newspaper, in particular, said: "Putin is betting that the Russian human resource that can potentially be mobilized is four times the size of the Ukrainian one, and the only urgent task is to be able to use this resource at will."
23:21 . Poland has deployed snipers on the border with Belarus. According to the Polish side, Belarus brings illegal migrants to the border and provides them with equipment that allows them to cross the fences.
23:55 . Russian media report on the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine towards Gorlovka in the area of ​​the Mayorsk checkpoint. The Ukrainian side has not yet confirmed or denied this information.
00:28 . In the Zaporizhia direction, the enemy is concentrating his main efforts on preventing the further advance of our troops. At the same time, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions, and consolidate on the achieved lines.