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[Korrespondent] 21:54 Drone attacks in Moscow are already becoming commonplace and occur on a regular basis. For example, on August 11, a drone crashed in the north-west of Moscow. The Russian authorities habitually assert that there were no casualties or damage. Read more in the material Attacks become regular .
20:42 Since the spring, the United States has been trying to get Egypt to start supplying weapons to Ukraine, but Cairo refuses to do this, writes The Wall Street Journal. At the same time, under pressure from Washington, Egypt abandoned plans to send missiles to Russia.
19:31 Kuleba called on Germany and the United States to provide Ukraine with long-range Taurus and ATACMS missiles: "Long-range missiles have proven to be crucial. That is why Taurus and ATACMS are essential for Ukraine's success, and we ask partners to provide them as soon as possible. Both missiles will be used exclusively within our borders. The longer the missile range, the shorter the war."
19:18 Ukraine today began consultations on security guarantees with the UK, similar negotiations with the United States are ongoing, Yermak said. He recalled that in total, 13 countries have already joined the G7 declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine. And the number of countries that supported the dialogue on the Peace Formula reached 58.
19:15 The Russians fired heavy artillery at Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region, one person was injured, the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak, said. 15 private houses, outbuildings, five power lines were damaged.
18:39 The United States imposed sanctions against the founders of Alfa Bank - Russian oligarchs Mikhail Fridman, Petr Aven, Alexei Kuzmichev and German Khan, the country's Finance Ministry said.
18:32 "Head" of the occupied Lazurnoye Kherson region Oleksandr Dudka said that citizens of Ukraine who have not received a Russian passport will no longer be given medicines purchased at the expense of the budget. “First of all, this concerns insulin, which have already experienced for themselves how to be a citizen of another country,” he said.
Also, according to Dudka, people "who have not yet obtained the passports of the country in which they live" will not receive humanitarian assistance. In addition, he promised to bring to administrative responsibility, and then to criminal responsibility, parents whose children do not go to Russian schools. "If you are not satisfied with the laws of the Russian Federation, please pack your things and get ready to leave," Dudka said.
18:26 Zelensky said in an evening video message that, among other things, he held a meeting today with the head of the GUR Budanov, the commander-in-chief Zaluzhny, the commander of the Navy Neizhpapa, the head of the SBU Maliuk, the Ministry of Infrastructure regarding alternatives to exporting grain through a transit corridor.
18:13 Moscow is waiting for even more drone attacks, and the air defense of the Russian capital is not able to protect local residents, Andrei Yusov, a spokesman for the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, told the Kyiv Post: "The whole world sees that the Russian defense system, like the whole country, which impersonates for a leader in the global arms market, inefficient, outdated and incapable of adequately responding to modern challenges."
17:41 The British Marines completed the training of about a thousand Ukrainian colleagues, which lasted six months. They trained in conducting raids and complex operations, the press service of the Royal Navy of Britain said. The training course included the use of mortars, new generation light anti-tank weapons (NLAW) and Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, reconnaissance drones, as well as the destruction of obstacles, including "dragon's teeth".
17:24 Ukrainian special forces conducted a successful operation on the left bank of Kherson and captured a group of Russian intelligence officers. More details - in the material Raid of the Armed Forces of Ukraine .
16:57 The leader of the banned Communist Party of Ukraine, Petro Symonenko, fled to Russia during the occupation of the Kiev region, accompanied by Russian special forces, and now he is active in anti-Ukrainian activities. For this, the SBU informed him of suspicion.
In Russia, Simonenko was appointed deputy chairman of the "Central Committee of the International Communist Association" Union of Communist Parties - Communist Party of the Soviet Union ". At the direction of his boss, Gennady Zyuganov, Simonenko began a public campaign in support of Moscow's aggressive policy. In particular, he spoke at a communist forum in Cuba , where he tried to legitimize the annexation of Ukrainian territories and the activities of the "LDNR".
16:35 Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with the President of Zambia Hakainde Hichillema, offered to take part in the implementation of the Peace Formula and join the next meeting at the level of advisers and the preparation of the Global Peace Summit. They also discussed the need to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
15:59 With today's strike with daggers on the airfield in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, Russia wanted to hit the Ukrainian pilots who will study on the F-16, Yuriy Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said. According to him, in this way the Russian Federation wanted to deprive Ukraine of the prospects for further rearmament with the latest Western models of equipment. "These attacks do not bring them success, four Kh-47 Kinzhal missiles have been used up," Ignat noted.
15:31 The head of the defense committee of the German Bundestag, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, called on the German government to provide Ukraine with long-range Taurus cruise missiles as soon as possible. According to her, this weapon is "urgently needed by Ukraine." In her opinion, this "is in line with international law, because if Ukraine knows where it is being attacked from, then it can launch preemptive strikes to stop the attacks."
14:53 Russia today attacked Ukraine with four Kh-47 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles, one of which was shot down within the Kiev region, the command of the Air Force reported. The launches were made from the airspace of the Tula and Lipetsk regions of the Russian Federation from MiG-31K aircraft. The missiles entered the airspace of Ukraine from the north, heading southwest towards the Kolomyia airfield in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. Three missiles hit not far from the airfield, in particular, in the residential sector, civilian infrastructure facilities were hit.
14:45 The intensity of enemy shelling of the right bank of the Kherson region and the opposite bank of the Dnieper-Bug estuary has decreased, which indicates the effectiveness of Ukrainian strikes on the logistics of the Russians, said Natalya Gumenyuk, spokeswoman for the Southern Defense Forces. According to her, the enemy is trying to keep the number of shelling at around 70, but the number of shells has significantly decreased - from 400-500 to 300 shells per day.
Gumenyuk also said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are putting pressure on the enemy in order to dislodge him from the left bank of the Kherson region. The occupiers have now become more active in a geographically difficult area, where there are islands and straits, and they are trying to conduct reconnaissance. "In particular, in order to cover up their actions, they are intensifying shelling of settlements that are closer to the delta. Yesterday they suffered the most. Belozerka was shelled very powerfully. It is typical that the Russians are again hitting crowded places - a church, an administrative building" she explained.
14:19 Zelensky said that he had held a special meeting of the National Security and Defense Council based on the results of an audit of "military commissariats", as a result of which 112 criminal proceedings have already been initiated, 33 suspicions have been announced: "Our decisions: we are dismissing all regional" military commissars "- this system should be managed by people who they know what war is and why cynicism and bribery during the war is treason.Warriors who went through the front or cannot be in the trenches because they lost their health, lost limbs, but retained their dignity and do not have cynicism - it is for them "You can trust this recruitment system. Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny must implement this decision. Before the appointment of new leaders of the TCC, there will be an inspection by the SBU."
The President also announced a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council on military medical commissions, which will be held in two weeks. "Now - verification, preparation of proposals. Decisions will also be made," Zelensky stressed.
13:55 Lukashenka said that he would continue to take Ukrainian children to Belarus: “We will support the kids. And the fact that the Westerners are trying to provoke, almost bring to criminal liability, is ridiculous. We agreed with Putin that we will finance these trips".
13:46 This morning, the Russians launched a missile attack on the Ivano-Frankivsk region, hit a civilian object, Svetlana Onishchuk, head of the OVA, said. There are victims, a child died.
The Office of the Prosecutor General clarified that the Russian Federation had attacked the infrastructure of the Ivano-Frankivsk region with aeroballistic missiles. The missile hit the territory of a private house in the Kolomyisky district. An eight-year-old boy died, details of other victims are being specified.
13:40 Ukraine opens a humanitarian corridor for ships that have been stuck in the Black Sea ports since the beginning of the war. What is known about the new corridor - is the Black Sea unblocked in the material?
13:07 Der Spiegel writes that the issue of transferring Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine is being discussed, but the German Defense Ministry is asking the manufacturer to technically limit their flight range so that Kiev cannot hit Russian territory with them. In turn, Bild claims that the German authorities are not yet ready to transfer long-range missiles to Ukraine.
12:59 Head of the General Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces Daniel Zmeko visited Ukraine this week. Zaluzhny said that he had a "constructive meeting" with him, and they worked at one of the command posts.
12:46 According to the Ministry of Defense, over the past and current weeks, Russia has stepped up the use of almost the full range of its weapons to strike at Ukrainian cities. In particular, the number of attacks by sea, air and land-based cruise and ballistic missiles - daggers, calibers and Iskanders - has increased. The enemy also used anti-aircraft guided missiles and air bombs.
In addition, the activity of using Shahed UAVs in peaceful settlements and infrastructure facilities has increased more than three times. On the eastern and southern fronts, the enemy also actively used the loitering ammunition Lancet.
12:24 The first group of Ukrainian pilots will complete their F-16 training no earlier than next summer, writes The Washington Post, citing sources. According to the publication, to begin with, pilots who already speak English must take a four-month language course in Britain, where they will learn specific terminology. Thus, combat training, which will last about six months, is postponed to January. The second group will be ready in another six months - around the end of next year.
12:01 GUR MOU records a significant increase in the number of suicides among Russian officers, said Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Ukrainian military intelligence. According to him, some of them kill themselves out of fear of retribution from Ukraine for the crimes committed.
11:55 According to the Kiev city military administration, during today's rocket attack on the capital, a fall of debris was recorded in the Dnieper and Obolonsky districts. In the Obolonsky district, debris fell on the territory of a children's hospital - there were no injuries, fires or casualties. Also, the wreckage was recorded in one of the residential areas of the area, the fire was eliminated. There is no information about casualties and injuries.
11:48 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that Ukraine's attempt to carry out a drone attack on "an object on the territory of Moscow" was stopped this afternoon. The UAV was suppressed by means of electronic warfare and fell in a forest area in the west of Moscow, there were no casualties or damage.
11:12 Russian media report an explosion near Karamyshevskaya embankment in the north-west of Moscow. Eyewitnesses say they saw a falling drone.
11:10 Turkey's representative at a meeting in Saudi Arabia on Ukraine said that "if Russia is not included in the search for a solution, there will be no results, no solution," Turkish newspaper Hürriyet writes. Germany replied that now it would be incorrect to invite Moscow to such meetings, since "Russia must enter at the right time." According to the publication, the next meeting in this format should be held in October, possibly in Turkey.
11:06 In Beryslav, Kherson region, the Russians attacked the police from the drone. One of the ammunition hit the roof of a service car, two law enforcement officers were injured, said Alexander Prokudin, head of the OVA. He also said that a man died in the hospital, wounded as a result of the morning shelling of a high-rise building.
11:02 Klitschko said that in Kiev, in addition to the fragments of a rocket that fell on the territory of one of the children's hospitals, two more crash sites were found in the Obolonsky district. On Bogatyrskaya Street, the roof of a private house was damaged, and another fragment was found in an open area in one of the dacha cooperatives. There were no casualties.
10:55 The airspace over Kaluga and Vnukovo airports is closed "for the safety of civil aircraft flights." Russian media write that at Moscow's Vnukovo airport there is a massive delay in flights for departure and arrival due to "suspicious aircraft in the sky." Previously, the Carpet plan was reintroduced in the air harbor.
10:37 Russia attacked Kiev with missiles, air defense went off. Rocket fragments fell on the territory of one of the capital's children's hospitals, there were no injuries or damage, Klitschko said.
10:19 Information about the mass departure of PMC Wagner mercenaries from Belarus currently has no confirmation, reports the monitoring group Belaruska Gayun. Investigators admit that this is another disinformation campaign.
09:57 The Russians hit a multi-storey building in Kherson, two people were injured. In Berislav, one person was injured as a result of a drone strike, the Office of the President reported.
09:38 On the territory of the Reikartz hotel in Zaporozhye, which was hit by a Russian missile the day before, a children's camp was working, the Ministry of Defense reported. The department clarified that the camp was open daily until 18:00, while the shelling began around 19:00. As a result of the impact, one person died and 19 were injured.
09:06 In the morning, the Russians hit a residential building in Kamyshany, Kherson region - three people were injured. The enemy also dropped explosives from a drone on the humanitarian aid center in Beryslav, no one was hurt, the OVA said.
09:02 In the Zaporozhye region over the past day, as a result of Russian attacks, two people were killed - in Zaporozhye and Preobrazhenka, a total of 21 people were injured, said the head of the OVA, Yuri Malashko. As a result of a missile strike in the regional center, four children were injured - three, six, ten and 14 years old. In addition, one resident of Preobrazhenka and one resident of Malaya Tokmachka were injured.
08:55 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, nine people were injured, in Kherson - also nine. In Kharkiv one person was killed, two were injured, according to the OVA.
08:17 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 11:
- personnel - about 252,780 (+580) people liquidated,
- tanks - 4290 (+12),
- armored combat vehicles - 8318 (+15),
- artillery systems - 5043 (+15),
- MLRS - 713 (+2),
- air defense systems - 471 (+2),
- aircraft - 315 (+0),
- helicopters - 313 (+0),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 4197 (+18),
- cruise missiles - 1377 (+0),
- ships/boats - 18 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 7511 (+16),
- special equipment - 756 (+10).
07:28 During the day, 34 combat clashes occurred at the front, the General Staff reported in the morning report . In particular, in the Kupyansk direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the Nadezhda region and south of Novoselovsky, Luhansk region, in the Bakhmut direction, in the Bogdanovka region, Donetsk region. In the Avdiivka direction, the Defense Forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the Avdiivka area, in the Maryinsky direction, in the Maryinka area.
In the Shakhtyorsky direction, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to restore the lost position in the Staromayorsky district of the Donetsk region. The defense forces continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions.
03:55 The United States plans to increase the production of 155 mm artillery shells from 24 to 80 thousand units per month next year, said Pentagon Speaker Patrick Ryder. He clarified that in February 2022, the country produced 14,000 shells per month, later this figure rose to 24,000. Ryder also said that the United States has already delivered more than 2 million such shells to Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation.
Ryder also commented on the U.S. military's use of cluster munitions: "We have every indication that they are using these weapons on the battlefield properly. But in addition to everything they need, we will continue to work closely to ensure that they have everything they need." to continue the struggle and regain sovereign territory."