[RT] Bloomberg staff have reportedly been reprimanded for prematurely breaking the news of a US-Russia exchange.
Bloomberg News has reportedly dismissed one of its journalists and taken disciplinary action against other staff members, after the outlet reported on a historic US-Russia prisoner swap before it was completed.
A total of 26 people were exchanged last week following lengthy negotiations that also involved Germany and Belarus, in the biggest event of its kind since the Cold War. Bloomberg News sparked outrage in the US journalistic corps by releasing its report while a plane carrying freed detainees was on its way from Russia to Türkiye. The media had reportedly been asked by the US government to break the news only after the prisoners had been handed over.
Editor-in-chief John Micklethwait reportedly addressed the incident in an email to the Bloomberg newsroom on Monday, saying the mishap “could have endangered the negotiated swap”.
“Even if our story mercifully ended up making no difference, it was a clear violation of the editorial standards which have made this newsroom so trusted around the world,” he wrote, according to the text of the message circulated by journalists online. Micklethwait said that following an investigation, the outlet has “taken disciplinary action against a number of those involved”.
He said he has written apology letters to each of the prisoners returned from Russia, and also contacted Emma Tucker, his counterpart from The Wall Street Journal, to apologize to her. WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was sentenced in Russia to a prison term for espionage, was one of the American citizens released under the deal.
Bloomberg’s senior White House reporter, Jennifer Jacobs, who co-bylined the story about the exchange, was fired by the news agency this week, according to multiple reports. She issued a statement on social media, distancing herself from what happened.
”In reporting the story about Evan’s release, I worked hand in hand with my editors to adhere to editorial standards and guidelines,” she wrote. “At no time did I do anything that was knowingly inconsistent with the administration’s embargo or that would put anyone involved at risk ,” she added, referring to Washington’s request.
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The media had reportedly been asked by the US government to break the news only after the prisoners had been handed over.
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[Regnum] The Mexican authorities invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to their country for the inauguration of the elected head of state Claudia Sheinbaum, the Mexican embassy in the Russian Federation told journalists on August 6.
“Russia’s invitation to take part in the inauguration of President Sheinbaum was sent to President Putin,” the diplomatic mission noted, according to a report cited by Izvestia.
The embassy also clarified that the Russian leader will decide whether he will attend the inauguration himself or send a high-ranking official on his behalf. Sheinbaum's inauguration ceremony will take place on October 1.
The Russian embassy in Mexico confirmed that Moscow received an invitation to the inauguration of the Mexican president.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, general elections were held in Mexico on June 2. The winner was Claudia Sheinbaum, who ran for the coalition "Let's Continue Making History Together." She outscored Senator Xochitl Galvez from the right-wing alliance "Strength and Heart for Mexico" and Jorge Alvarez Maines from the "Citizens' Movement" party. "Endeavor to persevere!"
For the first time, Mexico will be headed by a woman. On June 3, Putin congratulated Sheinbaum on her election victory. The Russian president sent her a corresponding telegram. In addition, Sheinbaum received congratulations from the Russian Foreign Ministry.
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[Korrespondent] 21:19 Deputy head of the Mykolaiv OVA Valentin Gaidarzhi said that the region was the first to complete the construction of fortifications. According to him, the task of building fortification structures has been completed 100%.
20:57 Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState reports that Russians continue to advance in New York in Donetsk Oblast and will likely be able to capture it in the near future. In particular, analysts cite footage of the raising of the Russian flag over the educational building of the New York Special General Education Boarding School No. 38 in the northwestern part of the settlement. According to analysts, this footage indicates a deterioration in the tactical situation in the settlement and the risk of its loss by the Defense Forces.
20:30 In Sumy Oblast, Defense Forces today destroyed an enemy helicopter, as well as a ballistic missile and two UAVs, OVA reported.
19:41 NATO showed a video about the training of Ukrainians on F-16 fighters, the first of which are already operating in the Ukrainian skies:
19:34 In Kharkiv, the number of victims as a result of today's Russian strike has risen to 12, one person has died, Zelensky said in an evening video address. According to him, there are more people under the rubble.
The president also emphasized that in July, the Defense Forces used more drones than the Russians: "This should be a sustainable trend on the front - in relation to all types of drones that our units have. From FPV to all the others, including our long-range drones, which already have a strategic impact on the war. And our Ukrainian leadership in drones can be the factor that not only brings a fair end to the war closer, but also makes Ukraine a security provider for other states." According to Zelensky, the state has contracted a million drones to Ukrainian manufacturers for 2024.
19:23 Russia continues to attack Ukraine with North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles. Tonight, a missile with markings typical of missiles from the DPRK disintegrated in the air over Brovary, writes the specialized publication Defense Express.
19:20 The Russian Foreign Ministry called the words of Deputy Minister Sergei Ryabkov "incorrect interpretation" of media reports that Kiev was preparing an assassination attempt on Putin and Belousov at the Navy parade. The Foreign Ministry said that Ryabkov did not answer affirmatively the question of whether such an action was being prepared at the parade. The Deputy Minister only acknowledged the presence of "a certain connection with this kind of event."
19:08 The powers of the US Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery Penny Pritzker, who is leaving her post, will be transferred to Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma, Blinken said.
17:19 The Russian Defense Ministry stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with a force of up to 300 people, supported by 11 tanks and 22 armored vehicles, allegedly attacked Russian positions in the Kursk region from 8 a.m. Border guard troops and border troops are repelling the attacks, and reserves have been deployed to the area of the clash, the Russian Defense Ministry added.
17:03 Russians have repeatedly attacked Kherson from drones during the day - currently, eight casualties are known, OVA reported. As a result of the Russian drone attacks, a resident of Berislav was also killed, two residents of Stanislav and one resident of Belozerka were wounded.
16:22 Ukraine's international partners are raising the issue of lowering the draft age below 25, said Fedir Venislavsky, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence: "They believe that the age of 18-25 is the most optimal and effective for citizens to be able to actively fight due to their physical and psychological qualities. However, there are no initiatives at the level of our state, at the level of the executive and legislative branches."
15:40 Zelensky reported that he held a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Headquarters, where a decision was made to allocate additional funding to the missile program. "There will be more missiles of our own production," the president announced.
The meeting participants discussed the situation at the front, in particular the Pokrovskoe, Toretskoe and Kharkov areas. Syrsky reported via video link from the scene. "Another report from Defense Minister Rustem Umerov is about the saturation of additional brigades with weapons and equipment. We are actively working with partners," Zelensky said.
15:26 Kursk Region Governor Alexey Smirnov stated that as a result of today's massive shelling allegedly from Ukraine, one person was killed and 13 were wounded.
15:18 The Ukrainian Armed Forces are creating a unified system for working with family members of killed, missing and captured servicemen - a patronage service, the General Staff reported. The corresponding concept and roadmap were approved by Commander-in-Chief Syrsky. The main goal of creating such a system is to care for the families of servicemen and provide them with general information, accompany the wounded in healthcare institutions, coordinate and communicate with the families of prisoners, missing and killed.
First of all, social support services will be staffed by servicemen released from captivity and servicemen who, due to injury or health reasons, cannot participate in combat operations. It is expected that soon the patronage services will become regular units in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
15:07 Russians launched a missile attack on the infrastructure of the Sumy region, according to preliminary information, no one was hurt, OVA reported.
14:59 The Council of the European Union has approved the allocation of 4.2 billion euros in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine in the form of grants and loans under the Ukraine Facility program, the Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council reported.
14:08 The number of victims as a result of the morning Russian attack on Kharkiv has risen to eight, including an eight-month-old child, the National Police reported.
13:56 The FSB has reported an "armed provocation" on a section of the Russian state border within the Kursk region. The agency claims that border settlements were shelled, and border guards, together with attached units of the Russian Armed Forces, "took measures to repel armed aggression."
13:42 Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council Andrey Kovalenko stated that Russian war correspondents are lying about the controllability of the situation in the Kursk region, while in fact “Russia does not control the border.”
12:57 As a result of today's Russian Iskander strike on the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kharkiv, five people were injured, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
12:11 Since the launch of the Ukrainian state project I Want to Find in January 2024, 20,098 requests have been received to search for missing servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine. The project has found 588 people, of whom 533 are prisoners of war and 55 are dead. Of the living, 100 have already returned home as part of prisoner of war exchanges, 433 are in Ukraine as prisoners of war, the project reported.
11:55 Ukraine was unable to destroy dozens of Russian Su-34s due to the US ban on strikes on Russian territory, Forbes writes. The publication found out that at the beginning of the summer, Russia deployed dozens of Su-34 fighter-bombers at the Malshevo airbase. Since this base is well protected, Ukraine asked the US for permission to strike it with ATACMS missiles, which are difficult to intercept. However, Washington refused due to fears of escalation of the war. Russia, meanwhile, moved most of the aircraft away from the border with Ukraine, which made them out of reach of ATACMS.
10:58 Russians have struck the center of Kharkiv, according to preliminary information - with an Iskander, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. Civilian premises, including a clinic, housing infrastructure, cars were damaged. Two people sought help with an acute stress reaction, there may be people under the rubble.
10:19 Acting Governor of Kursk Region Alexey Smirnov stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly tried to break through to the region's territory, and the FSB Border Service and Russian Armed Forces prevented the breakthrough. Meanwhile, Z-publics write that tanks entered Kursk Region. The units operating on the border received their own tactical sign - a triangle.
09:53 In Kiev, as a result of falling rocket debris, a parking lot in the Desnyansky district was damaged, Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported. There were no casualties or damage to buildings.
08:52 In Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, a police officer was wounded as a result of shelling by an FPV drone, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
08:28 In Donetsk Oblast, on August 5, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed - in Toretsk. Two more people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
08:24 In the Kherson region, over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed and five were injured. A critical infrastructure facility, an administrative building, eight multi-story buildings and 13 private houses were damaged, reported the head of the OVA Oleksandr Prokudin.
08:20 In the Kiev region, during a night attack, debris damaged an apartment building, two gas stations and an office center, no one was hurt, said the head of the OVA Ruslan Kravchenko.
08:16 At night, Russia attacked the Kiev region with four Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, two Kh-59 guided air missiles and 16 Shahed-type attack UAVs, the Air Force reported. Two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, two Kh-59 guided air missiles and 15 attack UAVs were shot down in the Kiev, Kherson, Mykolaiv and Khmelnytskyi regions.
07:54 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 6:
personnel - about 585,140 (+1050) people,
tanks - 8421 (+4),
combat armored vehicles - 16,294 (+8),
artillery systems - 16,384 (+39),
MLRS - 1138 (+0),
air defense systems - 910 (+0),
aircraft - 365 (+0),
helicopters - 326 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 13,158 (+36),
cruise missiles - 2420 (+6),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 22,148 (+54),
special equipment - 2738 (+1).
07:25 In the Zaporizhia region, over the past day, two people were injured as a result of Russian attacks on the Vasilievsky district, reported the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
07:13 Acting Governor of Kursk Region Alexey Smirnov announced the shelling of Sudzha, five people were injured, including three children. According to him, 26 aircraft-type UAVs were shot down in the region overnight. At the same time, the Russian Defense Ministry claims that air defense forces destroyed 12 drones over the territories of Kursk and Belgorod regions overnight.
06:40 Russian propaganda media write that the Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly used ATACMS cluster missiles for the first time to shell Lugansk, which are capable of striking at a distance of up to 300 km.
02:39 The presence of F-16 fighters does not change the US position on strikes on Russian territory, said State Department spokesman Matthew Miller: "My response has not changed, which is that we continue to look at the needs of the Ukrainian military, assess the security situation, and try to respond to their needs. And that is a process that has been going on from the very beginning to this day. So we make appropriate decisions on the weapons that we provide to Ukraine, as well as the limitations, if any, that we impose on the use of those weapons."
00:21 Trump again promised to bring Kiev and Moscow to the negotiating table: "I will contact Putin, I will contact Zelensky - I know both of them very well - and I will make sure that they start negotiations for peace. This is the first thing I will do when I become president."
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 117th, 129th Territorial Defence brigades, and 1st Special Operations Brigade near Stetskovka, Miropoliye (Sumy region), Ryasnoye, Volchansk, and Volchanskiye Khutora (Kharkov region). Two counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 63rd Mechanised Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 120 Ukrainian troops, two pickup trucks, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 14th, 43rd, 116th Mechanised brigades, 77th Airmobile Brigade, 110th, and 115th Territorial Defence brigades near Sinkovka, Tabayevka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic), and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 370 Ukrainian troops, five motor vehicles, one UK-made 155mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and two UK-made 105mm L119 howitzers. One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery warfare station and three ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 23rd, 24th, 54th, 72nd Mechanised brigades, 5th, 10th, and 80th Assault brigades near Verkhnekamenskoye, Ivano-Daryevka, Ivanopoliye, Grigorovka, Chasov Yar, Predtechino, Ostroye, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 520 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one French-made 155mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and two 152mm D-20 howitzers.
As a result of active actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Timofeyevka (Donetsk People's Republic) and took more advantageous lines.
Moreover, losses were inflicted on formations of the AFU 31st, 32nd, 100th, 117th Mechanised brigades, 142nd Infantry Brigade, and 109th Territorial Defence Brigade near Toretsk, Novgorodskoye, Vozdvizhenka, Grodovka, and Tarasovka (Donetsk People's Republic). Three counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 53rd, 151st Mechanised brigades, and 95th Air Assault Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 355 Ukrainian troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, and 128th Territorial Defence Brigade near Vodyanoye, Makarovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Mirnoye (Zaporozhye region). Two counterattacks launched by units of the AFU 108th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 105 Ukrainian troops, one tank, nine motor vehicles, three Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery systems, and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 65th Mechanised Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, 124th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 37th Naval Infantry Brigade near Malaya Tokmachka, Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka (Kherson region), and Kherson.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 65 Ukrainian troops, four motor vehicles, two U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzers, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, and two field ammunition depots.
Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Groups of Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed two MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force on the base airfield, one P-18 air target detection and tracking radar station, delivered strikes at weaponry and ammunition depots, as well as engaged the AFU manpower and hardware clusters in 127 areas.
Air defence units shot down six U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 51 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, 635 airplanes and 278 helicopters, 29,235 unmanned aerial vehicles, 561 air defence missile systems, 16,776 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,396 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 12,904 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 24,419 units of special military equipment have been destroyed in the special military operation.
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[NewsFront] 21:42 Sudzha – Green Way.
Military operations outside the SVO zone. A missile attack by the Russian Armed Forces on a column of military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Sudzha-Rylsk highway near the village of Zeleny Shlyakh. Advancement of a column of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine deep into Russian territory about seven km from the demarcation line in the Kursk region.
21:35 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Aleksandro-Kalinovskoe direction: Russian flag over the center of Novgorodskoe.
- About an hour ago, footage of the raising of the Russian flag over a school in the northwestern part of Novgorodskoye appeared on the Internet. In fact, this means that the battle for the city is in its final stage.
– In the last few weeks, the Russian Armed Forces have achieved great success in this area, having managed to break through the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ defensive lines and take commanding heights. In light of the rapid advance of Russian assault groups, there is a possibility of encircling enemy forces in the city and the “pocket” to the east.
– Judging by the configuration of the front line, the phenol and machine-building plants have also come under the control of Russian troops, which most likely means the capture of the private sector. If the guesses are correct, then the Ukrainian formations could have left the city due to the threat of being trapped in a "cauldron".
– In this case, Russian troops will clearly continue their offensive in the direction of the villages of Leonidovka, Shcherbinovka and Petrovka to further encircle Dzerzhinsk from the west, which will significantly complicate the position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the city and in the area as a whole.
20:41 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
The situation in the Kursk region.
– The situation in the Kursk region remains tense: at the moment, the main battles are still taking place in the Sudzhansky and Korenevsky districts, where, judging by the latest footage, Ukrainian formations have managed to advance.
– From the direction of Sverdlikovo, the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Stryker armored personnel carriers were able to reach the Rylsk-Sudzha highway, along which they attempted to advance in the direction of the settlement of Zeleny Shlyakh. However, on the section of the highway to the east of the village of Nizhny Klin, the enemy armored group was ambushed, and the equipment itself was later finished off by drones.
– Ukrainian media are actively distributing a video of captured Russian servicemen in the area of the Glubokoe tract, from where Ukrainian Armed Forces units had previously attempted to advance towards Kurilovka. A photo of a burnt Russian Ka-52 helicopter has also appeared.
– At the same time, clashes continue on the section of highway 38K-004 near the Sudzha checkpoint, as well as in the area of the village of Gordeyevka. However, due to the lack of objective monitoring footage, it is difficult to establish the exact configuration of the front in these areas.
– Ukrainian forces continue to strike with artillery and drones throughout the Kursk region. According to the latest data, three people have been killed in the region, at least 18 have been injured, including children.
– Russian troops are also firing at enemy positions and concentrations – one of the targets hit was a Ukrainian Buk-M1 air defense system, which was destroyed by a missile strike north of the village of Sennoe in the Sumy region.
19:57 Pervomayskoye – Nevelskoye.
Positional military actions on the southern flank of Avdeevka. Syrsky's press service posted a video sequence with a claim of artillery attack of the positions of the Russian Armed Forces in Nevelskoye. Considering that the source is dishonest and unreliable in terms of the quality of the materials provided, control of this part of Nevelskoye by the Russian Armed Forces requires additional verification and confirmation.
19:45 Installed The flag in New York transparently hints at the threat of encirclement of enemy forces remaining to the east of Nelepovka.
18:44 Destruction of the Ukrainian Buk-M1 air defense system by Iskander OTRK strikes in Sumy Oblast –video.
18:01 Sumy – Sennoe.
Destruction of air defense systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Successful defeat after a series of strikes by operational-tactical missile weapons of the anti-aircraft missile system "Buk-M1" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the vicinity of the village of Sennoe in the Sumy region. Distance from the demarcation line up to 15 km.
17:40 Special military operation. Situation as of August 6 –map.
17:09 Today, from 08.00 Moscow time, the enemy, after a fire preparation by up to 300 militants from the 22nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, supported by 11 tanks and more than 20 combat armored vehicles, attacked positions of units covering the State Border of the Russian Federation in the areas of the settlements of Nikolayevo-Daryino and Oleshnya in the Kursk region, directly adjacent to the Russian-Ukrainian border.
– The troops covering the state border, together with units of the border troops of the FSB of Russia, are repelling attacks and inflicting fire damage on the enemy in the area of the state border and reserves in the territory of the Sumy region.
- Operational-tactical and assault aviation carried out strikes on concentrations of Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Basovka, Zhuravka, Khoten, Yunakovka, Belovody, Khrapovshchina in Sumy Oblast. Army aviation is effectively used against enemy armored vehicles. Reserves of the Russian group of troops in the Kursk direction have advanced to the area of the clash.
– As a result of the fire damage, sixteen units of armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed, including: six tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, four armored personnel carriers, three Kozak combat armored vehicles and an engineering obstacle clearing vehicle.
16:43 Statements by representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of August 6, 2024) –video.
16:11 Sumy and Poltava regions.
It is reported, that as a result of the night strike on military facilities, a Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicle parking lot and the Bukovel-AD radar station were hit. Russian aviation used Kh-59 and Kh-69 missiles against enemy targets.
15:49 At least 20 Ukrainian servicemen destroyed and about 50 more were wounded during an attempt to break through in the border Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region.
15:15 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
The situation in the Kursk region.
- This morning, Ukrainian formations attempted an offensive in the Kursk region, at the moment the main events are unfolding in the Sudzhansky and Korenevsky districts. The information about the enemy's attempt to break through was confirmed by the acting head of the region, Alexey Smirnov.
– At night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched strikes across the Kursk region, launching at least 26 drones. Most of the strikes were in Sudzha, where five civilians were injured, including three children. Footage of severe damage to residential buildings is circulating online.
- Later, Ukrainian formations launched attacks in several areas. In the Korenevsky district, the enemy began moving from Vladimirovka in the direction of Gordeyevka. In the Sudzhansky district, the enemy's offensive is developing from the Sudzha checkpoint and the Glubokoe tract.
- At the same time, the main attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is aimed at Goncharovka and Kurilovka. According to incoming information, the enemy managed to wedge in along the 38K-004 highway, where at least three Ukrainian tanks and a group of infantry were spotted near the Sudzha checkpoint. Several armored vehicles were destroyed.
– Another direction of enemy attacks was the Nikolayevo-Daryino – Sverdlikovo line: according to preliminary information, battles are taking place on the outskirts of populated areas. Armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with a new tactical identification mark in the form of a triangle were also spotted in this area.
– In the Ukrainian media, what is happening is presented from diametrically opposed positions: while some call the offensive an information-psychological operation on the part of the Russian authorities, others, in their usual manner, exaggerate the successes, talking about the beginning of the fighting almost in Sudzha itself.
14:37 The crew of the Ka-52 helicopter hit the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the SVO zone –video.
The attack was carried out on the enemy’s stronghold and manpower in the area of responsibility of the “North” group of forces using unguided S-8 air-launched missiles and guided Vikhr air-launched missiles.
The forward air controller reported that all specified targets had been hit. The crew returned to the departure airfield.
13:51 Destruction of the self-propelled artillery unit "PzH 2000" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine –video.
13:10 On the morning of August 6, during an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation, air defense systems on duty destroyed 13 fixed-wing UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region and nine Ukrainian UAVs over the territory of the Belgorod region.
12:45 Artemovsk direction. (area of Chasov Yar settlement).
It's been quite active since morning today are working our assault groups and armored vehicles. At the same time, we try to minimize the risk of injuries during the attack.
12:03 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the Dzerzhinsk area in Severny and in Druzhba. A number of Ukrainian Armed Forces positions + a section of residential development came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces –map.
11:48 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Kherson direction: thwarted landing of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Tendrivska Spit.
– For the second time this year, Ukrainian formations are attempting to land on the Tendrovskaya Spit to the west of the Kinburn Peninsula.
- These places are isolated: only a lighthouse, where a small group of Russian naval infantry sits and monitors the air and sea space. Considering that the previous operation was planned by the GUR, there is reason to believe that this one was planned in exactly the same way. And its result was the same.
– Since midnight, Ukrainian formations began reconnaissance of the landing area, using the Bayraktar TB2 drone in the vicinity of Ochakov.
– To distract the attention of the lighthouse garrison on the Tendrovskaya Spit to the west of the Kinburn Peninsula, a BEK was launched. In fact, one of the garrison's tasks is to observe cruise missiles, UAV flights, and enemy BEKs.
– Around three o’clock in the morning, twelve boats with Ukrainian troops moved towards the spit, intending to land. As a result of a short battle, the first three boats were destroyed – they were washed ashore. The remaining nine turned around and headed in the opposite direction.
– The enemy’s losses during yet another failed landing are estimated at up to 20 men. As for the lighthouse garrison, five naval infantry escaped with light wounds received during the skirmish.
11:07 Frontline summary as of the morning of 06.08.2024
- Zaporizhzhya Front. Information is coming in about the advance of Russian troops east of Rabotino to a depth of up to one and a half kilometers. Several positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been taken. Also, Russian troops have become more active northwest of Verbovoye, where several Ukrainian positions have come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
- Donetsk Front. In Krasnogorovka, the clearing of liberated sections of the city continues, battles are underway on the outskirts with the remnants of the Ukrainian garrison. Enemy artillery is actively working.
In the area of Karlovka and the Karlovskoye Reservoir - no significant changes in the LBS. Heavy fighting is underway.
There are tactical successes of the RF Armed Forces in the Zhelannoye area.
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our troops are developing their offensive, on the outskirts of Dzerzhinsk, the RF Armed Forces are also fighting for one of the heights.
- Chasovoyarskoe direction. No significant changes in the LBS. The RF Armed Forces continue to carry out measures to improve their positions in the eastern part of the city and on the flanks.
- Khar'kov Front. Fierce fighting continues in Vovchansk. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to bring in reinforcements every day, but Russian troops are not only disrupting rotations and successfully repelling counterattacks, but are also advancing in the urban area themselves.
10:54 During the past night, the Kyiv regime attempted to carry out terrorist attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Air defense systems on duty destroyed 11 fixed-wing UAVs over the territory of the Kursk region and one Ukrainian UAV over the territory of the Belgorod region.
10:12 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Chronicle of the special military operation for August 5, 2024
– Over the course of 24 hours, Russian troops struck military targets in eight regions of the so-called Ukraine. The enemy, in turn, attempted to attack infrastructure in the Belgorod region with drones. All targets were successfully intercepted by Russian air defense systems on duty.
– In the Aleksandro-Kalinovsky direction, units of the Russian Armed Forces broke through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in several areas at once. Several streets in Druzhba and Kirovo, as well as a depot on the territory of the Severnaya mine, came under the control of Russian troops.
– In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are developing an offensive in the area of Vesyoloye and Zhelannoye, bypassing the key fortified areas of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Fighting was also noted in Ivanovka, where the enemy was pushed back from the central part of the village.
– In the Donetsk direction, a mopping up operation is underway in the liberated areas of Krasnogorovka, while Ukrainian formations maintain control over the northwestern outskirts of the city.
- In the Zaporizhia direction, Russian troops advanced northeast of Rabotino, dislodging the Ukrainian Armed Forces from their positions in several forest belts at once. The enemy, in turn, again fired several times at the territory of the Zaporizhia region.
09:44 Powerful explosions in Sumy.
09:27 "Lancet" destroyed German self-propelled gun PzH 2000 near Novoplatonovka in the Khar'kov region and did not allow it to fire on the positions of our units.
The self-propelled gun was completely destroyed by a precise hit from a loitering munition, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
09:10 Application of strikes on the fortified area of neo-Nazi formations of the Kyiv terrorist regime with the heavy flamethrower system "Solntsep-K" of the 83rd Guards Airborne Assault Brigade's RBC unit.
08:17 Enemy reports:
"The Russian Armed Forces have advanced near Zhelanny, New York, Zhelezny and Severny."
08:16 Russian Armed Forces advance in the Dzerzhinsk area in Severny and in Druzhba. A number of Ukrainian Armed Forces positions plus a section of residential development came under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
08:11 UAV crew of the 1st Slavic Brigade of the "South" group of forces in a night battle near Toretsk knocked down a heavy Ukrainian drone, "Baba Yaga," loaded with bombs.
08:09 Combat Job Using aircraft-type FPV drones "Molniya" against enemy equipment and positions.
08:05 Artillery of the Northern Fleet's naval infantry from the Dnepr group of forces destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces ammunition depot on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region, the Defense Ministry reported
08:00 Active military actions continue in the area of ??the settlement of Urozhainoe –video.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Eyewitnesses filmed the aftermath of a massive attack by the Ukrainian army on the Sudzhansky district in the Kursk region before the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to break through into Russian territory.
The footage shows a damaged truck, with the sounds of Russian attack aircraft flying overhead.
Acting Governor of Kursk Oblast Alexey Smirnov reported that Russian troops prevented an attempt to break through the state border from Ukraine on August 6. Ukrainian troops tried to cross the border in Sudzhansky and Korenevsky districts.
The governor said that one person was killed and 13 others were injured during the Ukrainian Armed Forces attack on Kursk Oblast. In particular, eight people were injured in Sudzha, including four children.
The FSB Border Service, together with the Russian military, repelled an armed provocation by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the border in the Kursk region.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that up to 300 Ukrainian fighters attacked border villages in the Kursk region, supported by 11 tanks and 22 armored vehicles. The department added that the state border cover units, together with the FSB border guards, are repelling attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and striking their positions near the state border, as well as reserves in the Sumy region.
In the Sudzhansky and Korenevsky districts of the Kursk region, battles are underway with the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the border, the acting head of the region, Alexey Smirnov , reported on August 6.
"Artillery and aviation are striking the enemy. Russian Defense Ministry soldiers and border guards continue to destroy the enemy ," he wrote on his Telegram channel.
About 16 units of saboteur equipment have already been destroyed.
As reported by the Regnum news agency , on the morning of August 6, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to break through to the region, but were routed and thrown back to Ukrainian territory. As noted by the Defense Ministry, up to 300 Ukrainian army fighters, supported by 11 tanks and more than 20 armored vehicles, attacked the positions of Russian troops covering the Russian state border near the villages of Nikolayevo-Daryino and Oleshnya.
Since the night, the forces of the Kyiv regime have attempted massive attacks with drones on the Kursk region. In total, as a result of the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one girl died, 18 people were injured.
Andriy Kolesnik, a member of the State Duma Defense Committee , said that the Ukrainian army will face a tough response for attempting to break through the state border. He emphasized that by using artillery and drones against civilians, Kiev is trying to compensate for failures on the combat contact line.
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Putin accuses Ukraine of 'provocation' amid alleged border incursion
"Gentlemen, you can't fight here! This is a war zone."
A bit soon to tell, but I wonder if this is a PR move by the Ukrainians to distract world attention from the recent Russian gains that have been occupying the news. Certainly a bold move, but whether it results in a strategic gain remains to be seen.
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Would UKR be able to hold any gains? Seems more nuisance then strategery.
Lot's of film floating around. Might be the whole reason for all this. Film will probably end up being part of an ukr marketing package for more donations.
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Would UKR be able to hold any gains? If Russia moves units in Ukraine then doubtful, which I think is the entire goal of this operation with the added bonus it makes Moscow look important and incompetent.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have launched a up to 25K, or small NATO Corps sized, incursion into the Kursk Oblast that is moving between 7 & 10 km a day.
AFU Bde have between 4 to 9 battalions per brigade with 6 Bn as average, so ~18 Bn seem involved. AFU's Strategic raid🧵 1/ pic.twitter.com/BiqBCtesoH
At the end he also points out the Russians now overstressing their railway hubs and rails desperately trying to get troops into the area and it is showing the cracks.
Objectives Ukraine has met so far:
1.) Cut off further energy to Europe
2.) Overstress supply and logistic lines for Russia
3.) Make them look weak and incompetent.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Since the beginning of 2024, criminal cases of 88 people accused of corruption in the military-industrial complex have been sent to Russian courts, said the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Alexander Bastrykin on August 6.
Of these, 48 people are defendants in criminal cases involving bribery, the head of the Russian Investigative Committee noted at an operational meeting.
In the first six months, the agency sent 14% more criminal cases on corruption to the courts than in the same period last year. These are mainly cases on bribery. The number of criminal cases brought against persons with special legal status has increased, the agency reported.
“It is necessary to promptly and clearly, in cooperation with operational investigative agencies, identify and strictly suppress theft and misuse of allocated funds, decisively counteract abuses by officials, and give a fundamental legal assessment of all violations of the law,” Bastrykin said.
In the spring and summer of this year, the Russian Investigative Committee opened a number of criminal cases on bribery, in which the defendants are individuals associated with the Ministry of Defense and the military-industrial complex.
Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Timur Ivanov, Head of the Personnel Department of the Ministry of Defense Yuri Kuznetsov, and Head of the Main Communications Directorate of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin were accused of accepting a bribe on an especially large scale. Former commander of the 58th Army Ivan Popov is under house arrest in a fraud case.
On July 26, the court arrested the former Deputy Minister of Defense, General Dmitry Bulgakov, in whose criminal case the Gryazinsky Food Plant and JSC Voentorg figure.
On August 5, the Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under the article “Abuse of authority in the execution of a state defense order” (Article 201.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) in connection with the supply of low-quality parts for military transport aircraft.
Today, August 6, the 235th Garrison Military Court arrested the former head of the Defense Ministry’s supply department, Vladimir Demchik.
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