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21:46 Zelensky said that today he heard a report on the use of Patriot and IRIS-T air defense systems: "Powerful systems, very effective ... They have already given a significant result. And not only to Ukraine. Because every destruction of Russian missiles in our sky, and especially such as aeroballistic daggers - Russian terrorists boasted of them for a long time ... Each success of our soldiers is the confidence of the world that a terrorist state is not capable of breaking common security.
According to Zelensky, this week alone, Russia used 65 different missiles against Ukraine, 178 attack drones, of which 87 were Shaheds. “We managed to shoot down a significant part. We will do everything to make the Ukrainian air shield only become stronger. It is here, in our skies, that we can prove that terror is losing,” the president stressed.
20:14 Zelensky announced an important week in an evening video message: "There will be new communication with partners - for the sake of defense packages for Ukraine. We will add even more content to the international events of August-September that are already planned. And the Crimean Platform, and the Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen, our participation in the UN General Assembly, and the Formula of Peace. And, of course, we will continue the internal cleansing of our state from those who, unfortunately, weaken Ukraine with their abuses."
19:55 At the summit in Saudi Arabia, Ukraine did not insist on adopting its peace formula, writes The Wall Street Journal, citing sources. Also, according to the two diplomats, Kyiv did not push for the withdrawal of Russian troops before negotiations began, a key part of its plan. At the same time, the participating countries did not demand that Ukraine abandon its formula.
The newspaper notes that this is a significant difference from a similar meeting in Copenhagen in June - then Kyiv insisted that the largest developing countries accept the Zelensky peace plan, but a number of states refused to do so.
19:27 The Department of Strategic Communications of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (StratCom) reported that on August 6, at about 15:00, the Defense Forces hit "two key communication routes of the occupiers - the Chongarsky and Geniysky automobile bridges."
19:09 The next round of peace talks on Ukraine may take place in September as part of the G20 summit in India, Bloomberg reports citing one of the French diplomats. He also said that none of the countries participating in the negotiations of the Global South did not demand the presence of Russia in the next negotiations, but the head of the Brazilian delegation, Celso Amorim, said that the peace process should include Russia "in one form or another."
In turn, Spiegel writes that the meeting on Ukraine in Jeddah ended without a final declaration, however, with "cautiously positive signals from China." In particular, European diplomats noted that China "actively" participated and expressed "positive" views on a possible meeting of this kind.
19:01 The Ministry of Reintegration announced the resumption of the work of the humanitarian corridor Kolotilovka (RF) - Pokrovka (Ukraine) on the border of the Belgorod and Sumy regions. It can be used by Ukrainians who are evacuated from the temporarily occupied territories. A volunteer center operates on the Ukrainian border, where all Ukrainians can receive free psychological, legal and humanitarian assistance, as well as spend the night and get to Sumy or other cities of Ukraine.
18:13 The Russians fired at Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region in the morning, one person was injured, the Office of the Prosecutor General said. The enemy also fired artillery at the village of Putnikovo in the Kupyansky district - two people were injured. In addition, the Russian army struck at the village of Podoli, Kupyansky district, according to preliminary information, controlled by a FAB-250 bomb. One person died, another was injured.
17:42 The participants in the peace talks on Ukraine in Jeddah did not adopt a joint statement, Reuters reports citing an EU representative. At the same time, the interlocutor called the negotiations positive, adding that an agreement was reached among the participants that any peaceful settlement should be based on respect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.
The Office of the President of Ukraine said that some participants in the meeting had different views, "however, all countries testified their adherence to the principles of the UN Charter, international law and respect for the sovereignty and inviolability of the territorial integrity of states."
17:11 Peskov told The New York Times that at present there are no grounds for concluding an agreement on Ukraine, "we will continue the operation in the foreseeable future." According to him, the Russian Federation wants to control all those "new regions that are written in the Constitution as Russian."
16:08 The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the bridge across the Tonkiy Strait, connecting Genichesk with the Arabat Spit, fired 12 missiles, Russian air defense allegedly shot down nine of them, said the "governor" of the occupied Kherson region Vladimir Saldo. According to him, one civilian was wounded, the gas pipeline to Genichesk was also interrupted, and more than 20,000 residents of the city were left without gas.
The "head" of the occupied Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said that as a result of a missile attack in the area of the Chongarsky bridge, there was damage to the roadbed of the automobile bridge, there were no casualties. According to Saldo, three holes were formed on the Chongarsky bridge as a result of the impact, the supporting structures were not damaged. The Chongar checkpoint is closed to traffic due to strikes on the bridge, Gauleiter of the occupied Zaporozhye region Volodymyr Rogov said. Social networks, meanwhile, publish photos of bridges after the strikes .
13:57 In the event of an air threat, Ukrainian pilots will redeploy aircraft to other airfields, Air Force speaker Yuriy Ignat said, commenting on the Russian shelling of the airfield in Starokonstantinov, Khmelnitsky region. “Our aviation is quite mobile, our pilots know how to counter the enemy in these conditions. We have dozens of operational airfields on the territory of the state. Therefore, the enemy will not be able to destroy our aviation so easily,” Ignat assured.
13:24 According to British intelligence, Russia lost at least half of its airborne troops during the war against Ukraine, which corresponds to a figure of 15 thousand people. Analysts drew attention to the appeal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Teplinsky, on the occasion of the celebration of the Day of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation on August 2. In a video that was subsequently deleted, he said that 8,500 paratroopers were injured and yet returned to duty or did not leave the front. However, he did not comment on how many servicemen were killed or were too seriously injured to return to duty.
Extrapolating from Teplinsky’s figures, we can conclude that at least 50% of the 30,000 paratroopers who were in Ukraine in 2022 were killed or wounded, according to intelligence.
12:52 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that today an attempt by Ukraine to carry out a drone attack on objects in the Moscow region was allegedly stopped. Moscow claims that the UAV was destroyed by air defense systems on the territory of the Podolsk region, there are no casualties or damage.
12:36 The Russians fired on the village of Podoli, Kupyansky district, Kharkiv region: one person was killed, one was wounded. A private house was destroyed, a fire broke out in an outbuilding, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
10:49 For the whole day of August 5, no air or ground-based missile launches were recorded from the territory of Belarus. Moreover, around 19:00 there were no take-offs of aircraft that could potentially launch a rocket, and no aircraft were recorded entering the potential missile launch zone, reports the Belaruska Gayun monitoring group.
In addition, after the report about the alleged launch of missiles from the territory of Belarus to Ukraine, the group received "a sufficient number of denials from the most likely launch locations." In total, since February 24, 2022, at least 721 rockets have been fired from the territory of Belarus towards Ukraine.
10:16 The Russians launched rocket attacks on Kharkov, previously from the S-300 air defense system. Specialized services left to examine the consequences of shelling in the Kholodnogorsk region. At the moment, no information has been received about the victims, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
09:52 Since the evening of August 5, the Russians have attacked the Khmelnytsky region three times, aiming at the Starokonstantinov airfield, said the first deputy head of the OVA Sergey Tyurin. There was a series of explosions in the Starokonstantinovskaya and Khmelnitsky communities, most of the missiles were shot down by air defense forces.
In the Starokonstantinovskaya community, several private residential buildings, a building of a communal cultural institution, a bus station and a commercial premises were damaged by the blast wave. In addition, as a result of an enemy attack, a fire broke out in a corn waste warehouse on the territory of an elevator in the Starokonstantinovskaya community, one person was injured. Air defense worked on the territory of the Khmelnytsky community, the data is being specified.
09:05 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, two people were killed (in New York and Torsk), two more were injured. In the Kherson region, four were wounded, in Sumy - one, according to the IVA.
09:01 On the evening of August 5, the Russians attacked a non-residential premises in the village with a guided air bomb. Kruglyakovka, Kupyansky district, Kharkiv region. A large-scale fire began, according to preliminary data, two people were killed and four were injured, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
In addition, during the past day, shelling of the settlements of Bogodukhovsky, Kharkovsky, Chuguevsky, Izyumsky and Kupyansky districts of the region continued, one person was injured.
08:53 In Kiev, a trident was raised on the Motherland Monument. Installation work is planned to be completed by the Day of the Flag of Ukraine - August 23. It is also planned to rename the monument to Ukraine-Mother.
08:29 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 6:
- personnel - about 249,700 (+590) people liquidated,
- tanks - 4237 (+5),
- armored combat vehicles - 8262 (+11),
- artillery systems - 4965 (+22),
- MLRS - 705 (+1),
- air defense systems - 466 (+0),
- aircraft - 315 (+0),
- helicopters - 311 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 4126 (+10),
- cruise missiles - 1359 (+12),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 7441 (+19),
- special equipment - 734 (+4).
07:58 During the day, more than 30 clashes took place at the front, the General Staff said in the morning report . In particular, in the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the Olshana and Sinkovka districts of the Kharkiv region. In the Liman direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the Belogorovka area of the Luhansk region. In the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces are holding back the enemy in the Kurdyumovka area, in the Avdeevsky direction they repelled the attacks of Russian troops in the Avdeevka area. In the Maryinsky direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to restrain the offensive of Russian troops in the Maryinka area.
In the Shakhtyorsky direction, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost position in the Staromayorsky area. In the Zaporozhye direction, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to advance in the Robotino area. At the same time, the Defense Forces continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions, and consolidate on the achieved lines.
07:41 During the massive attack of the Russian Federation, which lasted from the evening of August 5 to the morning of August 6, the air defense forces shot down 30 cruise missiles and 27 Shahed-136/131 strike drones, the command of the Air Force reported . In particular, in the first wave of attack on the evening of August 5, the enemy used 14 Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles and three Kh-47 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles. Of these, 12 Calibers were destroyed, and information about the Daggers is not made public in the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In addition, on the night of August 6, the enemy continued to attack with Shahed strike UAVs from the southeast, Caliber cruise missiles from the Black Sea, and Kh-101 / Kh-555 cruise missiles from Tu-95MS strategic aircraft from the Caspian region. Air defense forces destroyed all 27 attack drones, five out of six Caliber missiles (second wave) and 13 out of 20 Kh-101/X555 air-launched cruise missiles.
In just a few waves of attacks from the evening of August 5 to the morning of August 6, the enemy used 70 means of air attack. The air defense destroyed 17 Caliber cruise missiles, 13 Kh-101/X-555 cruise missiles and 27 Shahed-136/131 attack drones.
05:50 The participants of the summit in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after the first day of consultations reached an agreement on two issues, writes Corriere della Sera. Thus, all participants in the negotiations believe that any peace agreement should be based on respect for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and the supremacy of the UN Charter. In addition, the participants agreed to create working groups to discuss the plan for resolving the war in Ukraine, proposed by Kiev. Negotiations are currently underway on the timing of the meeting of heads of state - it could take place before the end of the year.
00:34 During a massive missile attack on the evening of August 5, Russia could imitate missile launches from the territory of Belarus in order to draw Minsk into a war against Ukraine, Andrei Yusov, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, told Ukrinform: "As for missiles from the territory of Belarus, it was probably an electronic launch or an imitation of a launch, since Russian troops, forces and means are deployed on the territory of this country for all sorts of provocations in order to draw it into a war against Ukraine. He clarified that the information is being verified.